variety.com - 11/20/2008
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2,000 shows already sold out With nearly 2,000 shows already sold out, Summit Entertainment's teen vampire romance "Twilight" is looking more like a studio blockbuster than some of the blockbusters. In other words: Every studio in town, by their own admission, has "Twilight" envy. The debut of ...
rogerebert.suntimes.com - 11/19/2008
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/ / / November 19, 2008 By Roger
Ebert If you're a vampire, it's all about you....
Why is Edward Cullen obsessed to the point of erotomania by Bella Swan? Because she smells so yummy, but he doesn't want to kill her. Here's what he tells her: He must not ...
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Twilight :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/18/2008
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Up until now, Summit Entertainment hasn't exactly set
the movie world on fire. Run by veteran sales...
agent Patrick Wachsberger and former Paramount vice chairman Rob Friedman, the new indie distributor and finance company has struggled to prove that it...
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How the big studios missed the boat on 'Twilight'
variety.com - 11/19/2008
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A Summit Entertainment release and presentation of a
Temple Hill production, in association with Maverick Films/Imprint Entertainment....
Produced by Greg Mooradian, Mark Morgan, Wyck Godfrey. Executive producers, Karen Rosenfelt, Marty Bowen, Guy ...
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Twilight Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Movie ...
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Claymation Opens Sundance. Trade Roughage 11/20/08
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The 2009 Sundance Film Festival will open with the claymation feature Mary and Max from Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot. Featuring the voices of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Toni Collette, the film tells the story of a 20-year pen-pal correspondence, though Variety’s synopsis makes it sound creepier by noting that the friendship is initially between an 8-year-old girl and an obese, 42-year-old man.
Sony is making a movie about an African-American who spends 34 years in the White House. No, it’s not a hopeful prophesizing biopic of an 8½-term Obama. The adaptation of A Butler ...
'Twilight' shows selling out fast
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Some people got upset with me because I wrote "Twilight" has generated almost - if not more - buzz than "The Dark Knight," but considering all the madness around the upcoming vampire romance, I don't think it's that much of a far-fetched statement.
Sure, "Twilight" didn't beat "The Dark Knight" in terms of advance ticket sales, but then again, nobody went on a bloody rampage to see Christian Bale at an autograph session. Plenty of Twilighters did..
Anyway, Variety reports close to 2,000 shows are already sold out, including 600 midnight shows! Over at Fandango, the film climbed to No. 7 in the list of ...
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Daniel Craig’s James Bond Takes In $70.4 Million —
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With no new major releases hitting theatres this weekend except for the new 007 movie, Quantum of Solace , the box office numbers were top-heavy. The new James Bond film starring Daniel Craig took over the number one spot as it generated $70.4 million in its North American debut. Coming in ...
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