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Using Pinterest to sell movie tickets
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Today, Variety posted a feature on Pinterest's potential to sell movie tickets, an emerging arena being dubbed "p-commerce." Pinterest is a largely female space, and was originally fueled by a demographic not frequently identified as early adopters, young, tech-savvy Mormon housewives. It's where people post cutesy recipes, fashions, and DIY... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Screener
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'Star Trek Into Darkness' nearly matches 2009 opening of original
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When Star Trek opened to $75 million in 2009, the performance was considered stellar for the franchise reboot. Sequels usually do even better, so Star Trek Into Darkness' $70.5 million opening (and $84 million over the four-day period) now seems lackluster, especially with many predicting that Spock & Kirk would... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Screener
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'Star Trek Into Darkness' on its way to a $100 million weekend
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Opening on Wednesday night in over 300 IMAX locations, Star Trek Into Darkness debuted to $3.3 million, similar to The Great Gatsby's early take for Thursday night screenings last week. Totals for Thursday haven't been tallied yet. Now playing in 3,868 theatres, the sci-fi sequel is expected to earn a... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Screener
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Cannes reception bodes well for June release 'Bling Ring'
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The Cannes crowd reportedly gave a chilly reception to The Great Gatsby, but early reviews for Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring have been more positive. It's worth noting that these reactions come from the very same crowd that booed her 2004 effort, Marie Antoinette. The A24 Films release comes out... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Screener
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Rachel McAdams falls in love with a time traveler (again) in 'About Time'
If About Time is as sweet as it looks in the trailer, it might just redeem Rachel McAdams from appearing in the horrible time travel romance The Time Traveler's Wife. The two-minute preview sets up a plot that has just enough twists on existing time travel movies to make it... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Screener
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Kate Winslet tries on role in 'The Dressmaker'
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The Cannes Film Festival isn't just about showing movies, but finding investors for current projects. Embarkment Films announced that it is shopping international distribution rights to Kate Winslet's The Dressmaker at the festival. Jocelyn Moorhouse (How to Make an American Quilt, Proof) is directing the 1940s-set movie, which will start... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2013 at Screener
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'Gatsby' goes over the top with a $51 million opening
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There were hints that The Great Gatsby was not going to open big. Critics have been a bit mixed on the movie, and Warner Bros. moved it from a December release date to May, which some took to mean the studio was making a vote of no confidence. After opening... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at Screener
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Will the glitter of 'Gatsby' outshine the second weekend of 'Iron Man 3'?
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This weekend, Iron Man 3 will continue to coast back down from its sky-high debut. Given its incredible $175 million opening weekend, even week two is likely to exceed the opening of the overstuffed, glittery The Great Gatsby (3,535 theatres), the latest from director Baz Luhrmann, who specializes in visual... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at Screener
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What's going on with 'Jane Got a Gun'?
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There have been many signs of trouble on Jane Got a Gun, a western starring Natalie Portman, which has seen a number of cast and crew drop out. The question is why. The first person to jump ship was director Lynne Ramsay, who left shortly before the first day of... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Screener
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Trailer: Tom Hanks is all action in 'Captain Philips'
When the project Captain Philips was announced, it sounded like a hostage story, where the leading characters would spend most of their time tied up. Tom Hanks signed on to play Captain Philips, whose ship was attacked by Somali pirates and then eventually rescued by Navy SEALs. To disabuse anyone... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Screener
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Scorsese casts Andrew Garfield in 'Silence'
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In Hollywood, sometimes projects take decades to make. Then if they're hits, everyone admires the persistence of those involved. And if it's a miss, well, then there was a reason it took all those years to pull together. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese has finally pulled financing together for Silence. He first... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Screener
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'Iron Man 3' debuts with $175 million, second-highest opening ever after 'The Avengers'
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With a jackpot opening of $175.3 million, Iron Man 3 was second only to the $200 million opening of The Avengers, which also featured Tony Stark--plus a bunch of other superheroes. Stark, as played by Robert Downey Jr., is clearly the most popular of the bunch, and that was reflected... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at Screener
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'Iron Man 3' takes the stage, could pass $150 million opening weekend
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No other wide release dares to go up against the strongly armored Iron Man 3 (4,253 theatres). With no competition, the Robert Downey Jr.-led sequel could easily earn over $150 million in a weekend. Last year, The Avengers opened with over $200 million, but that had the added benefit of... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at Screener
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'Downton Abbey' star to wear glass slippers in Disney's 'Cinderella'
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In "Downton Abbey," Lily James plays Lady Rose MacClarey, a young cousin of the family who is a reckless flapper that takes up with a married man. Surprisingly, she's the first of the "Downton" women to land a leading role in a film, signing on to star as Disney's Cinerella.... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Screener
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Is Hollywood really going too heavy on the dystopias?
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Does Hollywood need more movies like Star Trek and fewer like Avatar and The Matrix? According to Silicon Valley tech investor Peter Thiel, the dystopic futures portrayed in Hollywood movies are contributing to the "deceleration" of the tech industry. I doubt that movies have that effect, but Thiel does bring... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Screener
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'Pain & Gain' works out to $20 million opening
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Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg as bodybuilders on a crime spree helped open Pain & Gain at $20 million. The comparatively low-budget effort from Transformers director Michael Bay may not have been exactly what audiences were looking for. They gave the movie a "C+" rating, perhaps expecting to see their... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Screener
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'Pain & Gain' and 'Big Wedding' inject comedy into the marketplace
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Last week’s release of Oblivion signaled that the box office was thawing out from winter. This week brings two more releases, the R-rated comedies Pain & Gain and The Big Wedding. Pain & Gain should open above $20 million, and Big Wedding should scoop up half that amount. Michael Bay... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Screener
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The Future of Film Live: Expect change
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Disruptive was the word of the day in the Tribeca Film Festival panel “Future of Film Live.” Thursday’s session incorporated two panels. The first talked about the future of the theatre experience, with an emphasis on in-theatre dining. The panelists included representatives from AMC Theatres, Alamo Drafthouse and the IFC... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Screener
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Tribeca Film Festival: 'Haute Cuisine' goes down easy
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A delightful look at the cuisinière for French President François Mitterrand, the Tribeca Film Festival selection Haute Cuisine is a delicious meal that captivates from start to finish. Yet after leaving the theatre, you can't help but feel that something was missing. To continue the metaphor, Haute Cuisine is executed... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Screener
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Tribeca Talks: 'Big Data and the Movies' discusses the upsides and downsides of data analysis
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Is the movie industry ahead or behind the curve in terms of data? In the Tribeca Talks panel "Big Data and the Movies" on April 23, MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes had a frank response: the industry is "a laggard." Yet data is becoming more and more a part of production,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Screener
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Tribeca selections 'Reluctant Fundamentalist' and 'Patience Stone': Contrasting portraits of Muslim lives
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The Tribeca Film Festival selections The Reluctant Fundamentalist and The Patience Stone tell completely different stories, yet their shared focus on a Muslim protagonist makes for a unique festival pairing. The Reluctant Fundamentalist centers on a highly educated Pakistani man who becomes a hotshot management consultant before 9/11 changes his... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Screener
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'Oblivion' summits box office with $38 million opening
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The "summer" movie season has been creeping up earlier and earlier each year. Oblivion opted to jump the gun on Iron Man 3, the first would-be blockbuster of the year, for a less competitive spot in mid-April. The placement appears to have paid off. The Tom Cruise-led sci-fi picture opened... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Screener
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Underripe 'Oblivion' offers a taste of summer movie season
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Oblivion is a visual effects-heavy sci-fi movie. It's releasing in IMAX. It stars Tom Cruise. Maybe a decade ago, these things would give the movie prime placement in the summer movie season. But now Cruise is clocking well over two decades in the movie business, and he's settling for slightly... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at Screener
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Tribeca Film Festival kicks off tomorrow: Here's what to know
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The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, April 17, and will run until Sunday, April 28. The past few years have seen the festival grow, and then contract, as it focuses on a smaller set of films--presumably raising the quality of the offerings. 'Red Obsession' Tribeca always tends to yield... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Screener
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Roundup of Tweets and news coming out of CinemaCon
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Film Journal is blogging straight from the CinemaCon convention, but news about the industry meetup is also making waves around the web. Here's a roundup of the news coming out of CinemaCon. The MPAA plans to revise movie ratings to give more detailed information, and urged more family-friendly films. Obviously,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Screener
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