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Box Office Weekend: Fifty Shades of Grey Seeing Green
Controversy can lead to the demise or the rise of many films, good and bad alike. For the highly anticipated (but critically panned) Fifty Shades of Grey, the controversy was enough to make Presidents’ Day Weekend a profitable one, earning an estimated $81.7 million here and nearly $240 million worldwide, making the $40 million production a runaway success. It won out over the much better reviewed...[Read More]
Pete’s Dragon Starts Production in New Zealand
Principal photography on Pete’s Dragon got underway on February 10, 2015 in New Zealand. The film is a re-imagining of the 1977 Disney classic and will blend live action and CGI to tell the story of the special bond between an orphaned boy, Pete, and his best friend, Elliott, who just happens to be a dragon. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help) as Grace, a park ranger who discovers the ex...[Read More]
Size Matters In the Boyhood Honest Trailer
As impressive as director Richard Linklater’s award-winning film Boyhood is, there are a few criticisms that have been brought against it. These critiques have gone largely unanswered. That is, until now. Not content to let any film off without a skewering, the folks over at Honest Trailer and Screen Junkies aim their guns on this year’s Best Picture front-runner, a simple tale a mere ...[Read More]