tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64257353055977070862024-09-01T09:39:08.726-07:00manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-11166854763373071242011-09-08T05:33:00.000-07:002011-09-08T05:33:00.343-07:00 Arriving by boat at her family's Louisiana lake island cabin, Sara and her friends quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of fun in the sun. But when star football player Malik stumbles from the salt-water lake with his arm torn off, the party mood quickly evaporates. Assuming the injury was caused by a freak wake-boarding accident, the group realizes they have to get Malik to a hospital on the other side of the lake, and fast. But as they set out in a tiny speedboat, the college friends discover the lake has been stocked with hundreds of massive, flesh-eating sharks! As they face one grisly death after another, Sara and the others struggle desperately to fend off the sharks, get help and stay alive long enough to reach the safety of dry land.<br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/sharknight3d2011/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810176161/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-22675256237450668432011-09-08T02:16:00.000-07:002011-09-08T02:16:00.764-07:00 <IMG border=0 alt="" src="/ar.gif" width=8 height=9>   A Mexican crime lord is forced by his mother to plan a suicidal rescue mission to find his lost brother in the most unexpected place on Earth. <BR clear=all>Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign and ComedyPG-13 for violence and brief strong language.<br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/savingprivateperez2011/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810203158/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-35326976291483370622011-09-07T22:28:00.000-07:002011-09-07T22:28:00.262-07:00 <IMG border=0 alt="" src="/ar.gif" width=8 height=9>   Referred to by actor/director Al Pacino as his most personal project ever, the unconventional feature documentary "Wilde Salome" invites audiences into Pacino's private world, as he explores the complexities of Oscar Wilde's acclaimed play "Salome," Wilde himself and the birth of a rising star in actress Jessica Chastain. <BR clear=all>Comedy, Documentary, Drama and AdaptationSeptember 4th, 2011 (Venice Film Festival)<br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/wildesalome2011/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809426389/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-89630245010650865372011-09-07T19:22:00.000-07:002011-09-07T19:22:00.195-07:00 <P><STRONG>Please Enter a Location</STRONG></P><P>(Zip or City, State)</P><P>Favorite Theaters - Sign In Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.<br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/sevendaysinutopia2011/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810168445/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-50674070080760133182011-09-07T16:16:00.000-07:002011-09-07T16:16:00.562-07:00 <P><STRONG>Please Enter a Location</STRONG></P><P>(Zip or City, State)</P><P>Favorite Theaters - Sign In Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.<br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/apollo182011/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810195527/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-20448274810293506712011-09-07T12:41:00.000-07:002011-09-07T12:41:00.203-07:00 <IMG border=0 alt="" src="/ar.gif" width=8 height=9>   A 30-year-old man, forced to grow up when his parents decide to sell the family vacation home, enlists his friends to throw one final party--an orgy. <BR clear=all>R for pervasive strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language.Samuel Goldwyn Films, Stage 6 Films<br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/agoodoldfashionedorgy2011/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810115975/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-77280726356819050732011-09-07T09:41:00.000-07:002011-09-07T09:41:00.110-07:00 <P><STRONG>Please Enter a Location</STRONG></P><P>(Zip or City, State)</P><P>Favorite Theaters - Sign In Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.<br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/sharknight3d2011/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810176161/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-38505765361985568692011-09-07T06:00:00.000-07:002011-09-07T06:00:14.654-07:00 <IMG border=0 alt="" src="/ar.gif" width=8 height=9>   Thomas has spent the years between the ages of seven and twenty looking for Julie, his biological mother. Without telling his adoptive parents, he finds the woman who abandoned him when he was four and starts to lead a "double life" with her. <BR clear=all><br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/imgladmymotherisalive2009/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810012426/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-15374025182776617812011-09-07T02:00:00.000-07:002011-09-07T02:00:08.237-07:00   Based on the life of singer Lucien Ginsburg. Born to to Russian-Jewish parents in Nazi-occupied Paris. Follows Ginsburg as he transitions from painter to jazz musician to pop superstar, and through his relationships with the many women in his life including Brigitte Bardot, Juliette Greco, and Jane Birkin. Gainsbourg was as famous for his decadent life, fin-de-siecle aesthetic, and cynical wit as for... See Full Description <BR clear=all>Art/Foreign, Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Biopic<br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/gainsbourgaheroiclife2011/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810151443/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-76608829317096123082011-09-06T22:54:00.000-07:002011-09-06T22:54:00.497-07:00 <P><STRONG>Please Enter a Location</STRONG></P><P>(Zip or City, State)</P><P>Favorite Theaters - Sign In Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.<br /><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/top/opening/thedebt2011/?http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810067768/info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-56988790412605300302011-09-06T19:22:00.000-07:002011-09-06T19:22:00.098-07:00 <P>By Joshua L. Weinstein</P><P>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - This summer has been a dead zone for horror movies.</P><P>"Fright Night," DreamWorks' remake of a 1985 comedy/horror cult hit, has done a shabby $14 million since it was released August 19.</P><P>"Final Destination 5," New Line's most recent installment to its decade-old franchise, has not come close to matching the huge performance of 2009's fourth movie, grossing just $66.4 million worldwide after three weekends of release.</P><P>"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," FilmDistrict's remake of a 1973 TV movie, written by Guillermo del Toro, was a dud, opening to just $8.52 million over the weekend.</P><P>What's behind the rotten box office? Analysts say a lack of originality, bad timing and poor budgeting are the source of horror-ific numbers.</P><P>"It was a rough summer," Jeffrey Reddick, who wrote the original "Final Destination," told TheWrap. "People are wanting something new and original, and I think if you look at the films that have come out -- strong as they were -- they were remakes and sequels."</P><P>"Final Destination 5" was the latest in a seemingly endless series of stories about young people stalked by death. "Fright Night" and "Don't Be Afraid" were reboots of films first made 26 and 38 years ago, respectively.</P><P>"For the younger horror audience, there's been a lot of studio comic book movies and action movies," said Bob Berney, FilmDistrict's president of theatrical distribution. "It could be just be ... that these films didn't grab people."</P><P>Meanwhile, well-known stars -- like Colin Farrell in "Fright Night" -- might actually have hurt the cause rather than helped.</P><P>Beau Flynn, who produced the Anthony Hopkins exorcism-themed film, "The Rite," said movie stars can be distractions in horror movies.</P><P>"If a movie star is going to take the audience out of the movie, let's not spend the money," he said.</P><P>"What could be scarier than what's happening to your house, and to people you know and to your neighbors?" Flynn asked.</P><P>Summer is not traditionally the time when Hollywood unlocks its horror chest, with Halloween making October a better release time for the genre.</P><P>But the genre's forays into August in recent years -- which included not only the $186.2 million global performance of "The Final Destination" in 2009, but also the breakout $67.7 million haul by Lionsgate's micro-budgeted "The Last Exorcism" in 2010 -- have moved up the timeline.</P><P>Perhaps not surprisingly audiences were looking for light-hearted fun this summer, embracing comedies like "Bridesmaids" and "Horrible Bosses," which became unexpected hits.</P><P>This is not to say the year has been bereft of horror success.</P><P>FilmDistrict's "Insidious," produced by micro-budget horror pioneer Oren Peli himself ('Paranormal Activity'), grossed $92 million on a $1.5 million production budget.</P><P>"Every time something original comes out and does really well, we kind of hope and pray the industry will say, 'There is a huge audience for something original. Let's make more originals,'" said Reddick.</P><P>He added that a sequel with a creative twist could get a better reception, such as Peli's "Paranormal Activity 3," which opens October 21.</P><P>"They've done something clever with that franchise, where each sequel is a prequel to the one before," Roddick said. "So you get the sense that the third one is the last one -- a trilogy rather than a never-ending franchise."</P><P>Flynn told TheWrap that super low-budget horror films could be where genre's future lies.</P><P>Due out Friday, for example, Weinstein/Dimension's "Apollo 18" comes with a modest negative spend of only around $5 million.</P><P>So "Fright Night," which had a budget of $30 million, "Final Destination 5," which cost $40 million and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which cost an estimated $28 million and starred Katie Holmes, may have been tough bets from the start.</P><P>"That doesn't mean there aren't exceptions to the rule," Flynn said. "Studios will spend the money -- they'll spend $35 million if they think it's a good piece of business."</P><P>But we're not quite done with summer horror yet. In addition to "Apollo 18," this Labor Day weekend, Relativity Media will release "Shark Night 3D," with hopes that its movie is different enough from the others to attract audiences.</P><P>Further down the release calendar come more sequels and remakes -- not only the third "Paranormal," but also Universal's remake of John Carpenter's 1981 remake of "The Thing" (October 14), as well as Weinstein/Dimension's sequel to 2010's 3D re-do of "Piranha" (November 23).</P><P>Reddick said he's looking forward to them -- even "The Thing."</P><P>"They've almost run out of things to remake," he said. "I said that two years ago, and apparently they hadn't."</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/horror-films-hit-dead-zone-summer-box-office-154307442.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-39465539760102033302011-09-06T16:08:00.000-07:002011-09-06T16:08:00.524-07:00 <P>A mother is lecturing her 23-year-old daughter about her love life, flailing a kitchen knife above her head for emphasis.</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/aronofsky-praises-exciting-venice-lineup-173700190.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-37382730579221375862011-09-06T12:09:00.000-07:002011-09-06T12:09:00.100-07:00 <P>A mother is lecturing her 23-year-old daughter about her love life, flailing a kitchen knife above her head for emphasis.</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nick-nolte-joins-sean-penn-gangster-squad-234756395.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-40861822374196498092011-09-06T08:27:00.000-07:002011-09-06T08:27:00.044-07:00 <P>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson will pay $750,000 to his ex-girlfriend and continue to provide housing and financial support for their young daughter to resolve a bitter legal fight that followed sexist, racist rants attributed to the actor.</P><P>The settlement disclosed Wednesday is intended to end the bickering and accusations that have permeated the case handled in mostly secret proceedings for more than a year, Superior Court Judge Peter Lichtman said.</P><P>Gibson's payments to Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva are dependent on a lasting truce.</P><P>As part of the agreement, their daughter will receive support equal to what the actor-director provides for his other seven children. The former couple will split custody of the girl, who turns 2 in late October.</P><P>In addition, Gibson will keep paying for a multimillion house he purchased for Grigorieva and their daughter. The house will be sold when the girl turns 18 and she will receive the proceeds.</P><P>As a result of the settlement, Grigorieva cannot pursue a civil case against the Oscar winner, and both sides were ordered not to speak or write about their relationship or allegations of domestic abuse.</P><P>Lichtman specifically said neither side could release any audio recordings, an apparent reference to the series of rants that were leaked to the celebrity website RadarOnline.com.</P><P>"You look like a (expletive) bitch in heat, and if you get raped by a pack of (N-word), it will be your fault," the voice is heard telling Grigorieva in one tape. "You provoked it. You are provocatively dressed."</P><P>In another snippet released by the website, Grigorieva is heard describing how Gibson hit her in the face, and she questions his manhood. The response: "You know what, you ... (expletive) deserved it!"</P><P>Gibson has never publicly discussed the recordings and his attorneys did not refute they were the actor during a May court hearing in which Grigorieva agreed not to introduce them as evidence in the custody case.</P><P>Grigorieva's payments were divided into thirds, with the final payment occurring in 2016 if the agreement is not breached.</P><P>Her attorney, Daniel Horowitz, disputed reports that the settlement was a bad deal for his client. He told The Associated Press that he estimated the actual value of the deal to be worth about $5 million when rights to Grigorieva's music and her ability to live in her current home rent-free are factored in.</P><P>Celebrity website TMZ and the Los Angeles Times reported that the musician walked away from a deal worth at least $15 million last year. Horowitz said that agreement would have been subject to taxes, a longer payout period and other offsets that would have reduced its value.</P><P>The $750,000 that Grigorieva receives under the current agreement will not be taxed.</P><P>Gibson spoke a handful of times during the hearing, mainly to acknowledge he understood terms of the settlement.</P><P>"I'd like to say thanks your honor for bringing this matter to a reasonable conclusion," the "Braveheart" star said.</P><P>Grigorieva also thanked the judge and said she hoped the resolution meant Gibson's career could resume.</P><P>She previously accused Gibson of striking her during a fight in January 2010, and the actor-director pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor domestic battery earlier this year.</P><P>Sheriff's detectives also investigated Gibson's claims that Grigorieva attempted to extort him, but prosecutors declined to file charges.</P><P>Gibson's attorneys are still working to finalize his divorce from his wife of nearly 28 years.</P><P>Laura Wasser, who represents Gibson's wife Robyn, told a judge Tuesday that they were putting the finishing touches on the divorce judgment and it should be completed in a few weeks.</P><P>___</P><P>Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/celebritydocket</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gibson-pay-ex-girlfriend-750-000-settlement-022127074.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-90683850961259007442011-09-06T05:14:00.000-07:002011-09-06T05:14:00.809-07:00 <P>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson will pay $750,000 to his ex-girlfriend and continue to provide housing and financial support for their young daughter to resolve a bitter, long-running legal fight, a judge said Wednesday.</P><P>The settlement is intended to end the bickering and accusations that have permeated the case handled in mostly secret proceedings for more than a year, Superior Court Judge Peter Lichtman said.</P><P>Gibson's payments to Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva are dependent on a lasting truce.</P><P>As part of the agreement, their daughter will receive support equal to what the actor-director provides his other seven children. The former couple will split custody of the girl, who turns 2 in late October.</P><P>In addition, Gibson will keep paying for a multimillion house he purchased for Grigorieva and their daughter. The house will be sold when the girl turns 18 and she will receive the proceeds.</P><P>As a result of the settlement, Grigorieva cannot pursue a civil case against the Oscar winner, and both sides were ordered not to speak or write about their relationship.</P><P>Lichtman specifically said neither side could release any audio recordings, an apparent reference to a series of racist and sexist rants by Gibson that were leaked to the celebrity website RadarOnline.com.</P><P>Grigorieva's payments were divided into thirds, with the final payment occurring in 2016 if the agreement is not breached.</P><P>Gibson spoke a handful of times during the hearing, mainly to acknowledge he understood terms of the settlement.</P><P>"I'd like to say thanks your honor for bringing this matter to a reasonable conclusion," the "Braveheart" star said.</P><P>Grigorieva also thanked the judge and said she hoped the resolution meant Gibson's career could resume.</P><P>___</P><P>Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/celebritydocket</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mel-gibson-pay-ex-750k-settle-custody-case-162602490.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-62458388533244849912011-09-06T01:19:00.000-07:002011-09-06T01:19:00.255-07:00 <P>"The Hunger Games" teaser trailer, which debuted during the 2011 MTV VMAs on Sunday, left many fans craving more, and now, director Gary Ross has revealed new details on how the story will be told on the big screen.</P><P>MTV News chatted with the director about the perspectives used in the upcoming film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' dystopia novels.</P><P>PLAY IT NOW: Sneak Peek: ‘The Hunger Games’ Teaser Trailer! </P><P>"That's one of the fun things about it," he said. "There are times when you're viscerally inside [Jennifer Lawrence's] shoes, and that's the main experience."</P><P>Gary also said audiences will watch the terrifying events of the movie like the residents of Panem would.</P><P>VIEW THE PHOTOS: ‘The Hunger Games’: Who’s Who? </P><P>"And there are other times when you're witnessing her the way they're witnessing her in the Game," he continued. "And she's constantly being watched, which is one of the things that makes the book so compelling. But it's mainly an intense first-person experience, inside Katniss' shoes."</P><P>"The Hunger Games," which also features Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson and Lenny Kravitz, is slated for theatrical release on March 23, 2012.</P><P>AH Nation Poll: What did you think of 'movie's teaser trailer? VOTE HERE!<BR></P><P>VIEW THE PHOTOS: The Sexy Ladies Of Sci-Fi </P><P>Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.<BR>This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/director-gary-ross-hunger-games-puts-inside-katniss-213112763.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-24383467685001353282011-09-05T21:19:00.000-07:002011-09-05T21:19:00.619-07:00 <P>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The weekend's biggest flop, and one that had the highest hopes for success, was the Paul Rudd comedy "Our Idiot Brother," which took in a measly $6.588 million in its opening weekend.</P><P>Despite aggressive marketing by The Weinstein Co., the movie was buffetted by hurricane reports, negative reviews and unenthusiastic exit scores in a summer where other R-rated comedies are generally performing well.</P><P>Weinstein acknowledged the bummer weekend. "We thought we were going to hit it out of the park, and it's a single," said Erik Lomis, the Weinstein Co.'s president of theatrical and home distribution, told TheWrap. "What we're disappointed most about is just a missed opportunity."</P><P>The flop is a black eye for The Weinstein Co., which was shooting for an opening of at least $10 million and had high hopes given the stellar comedy cast of Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer and Zooey Deschanel.</P><P>Weinstein bought the movie for a pricey $6 million out of the Sundance festival in tandem with Ron Burkle's YUK Films. The film was significantly recut since its Sundance premiere (critics at the January festival were very mixed on the movie) and aggressively marketed.</P><P>The studio said most of the costs were offset by foreign sales.</P><P>Nonetheless, it's no good news that the film opened at fifth place and garnered an unfavorable C+ Cinemascore and 66 percent on film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.</P><P>Lomis said the movie showed its strongest numbers in New York, so it was hit especially hard because of the storm.</P><P>"The exit polls we did in New York were great," he said. "Way above the norms. And the business just shut down."</P><P>On top of that, the comedy appealed to the above-25 crowd, which also made it vulnerable to the storm.</P><P>"We played older," Lomis said. "We're much more susceptible to the market conditions and the weather conditions than youth films."</P><P>Noting that there's no new comedy being released next weekend, he said he hopes the film will rebound.</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brother-proves-disappointment-weinstein-234923140.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-69467014157989128762011-09-05T17:44:00.000-07:002011-09-05T17:44:00.217-07:00 <P>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Hurricane Irene has yet to make landfall, but barring a weather miracle, it will put a serious crimp in movie, concert and play-going.</P><P>A handful of exhibitors have already announced plans to close multiplexes across the East Coast.</P><P>Most theaters are taking a wait-and-see approach, but AMC has started announcing plans to shutter theaters in Norfolk, Virginia; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington, D.C. on Saturday. It will monitor the situation before deciding whether to close locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.</P><P>In addition, Clearview Cinemas announced Friday that all their theaters would be closed on Saturday and Sunday. The chain has over 30 locations spread out over New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.</P><P>Larger theater chains with a heavy East Coast presence such as Regal, and National Amusements have yet to make a public decision about any closure.</P><P>Of course, it isn't just a matter of what theaters will be closed. Further clouding the ticket sales forecast: A state of emergency has been declared across the East Coast in states such as Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and North Carolina.</P><P>It's safe to say that people will be more interested in stockpiling batteries and bottled water than in what's playing at the local IMAX.</P><P>On Broadway, all theaters will go dark on Saturday and Sunday. The Broadway League had insisted earlier in the day that theaters would stay open, but with evacuations taking place in lower Manhattan, that became untenable.</P><P>Music fans face category 2 style devastation to their weekend plans. A large number of concerts that were set to take place throughout the Eastern seaboard are being canceled or rescheduled. Among the acts impacted are Styx, Dave Matthews Band, Kenny Chesney and Pat Benatar, according to a report on Rolling Stone.</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-irene-forces-cinemas-theaters-close-011709539.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-86708477796144078332011-09-05T13:54:00.000-07:002011-09-05T13:54:00.281-07:00 <P>VENICE, Italy (AP) — Idealism loses out to cynicism in George Clooney's political drama "The Ides of March," which opens the Venice Film Festival.</P><P>Clooney directs and acts in the political drama that features Ryan Gosling as a gung-ho press secretary swept into a sex scandal in the final days of a Democratic presidential primary in Ohio. Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti are rival campaign managers who use loyalty as a weapon in their epic battle for victory.</P><P>Marisa Tomei plays a Times reporter angling for scoops on the campaign trail. And Evan Rachel Wood, a pretty campaign volunteer eager to play in the big leagues, is yet another figure giving female political interns a bad rap.</P><P>Clooney's idealistic presidential candidate, Pennsylvania Gov. Mike Morris, has a straightforward platform: He's nonreligious but defends the freedom of religion. He also opposes the death penalty and wants to phase out internal combustion engines to reduce American dependence on foreign oil.</P><P>Clooney plays the presidential candidate, but told reporters at the festival Wednesday he is not looking to be one in real life.</P><P>"As for running for president, look, there's a guy in office right now who is smarter than almost anyone you know, who's nicer and who has more compassion than almost anyone you know. And he's having an almost impossible time governing. Why would anybody volunteer for that job?" Clooney told a news conference.</P><P>"I have a really good job. I get to hang out with very seductive people. So I have no interest," Clooney said.</P><P>For Clooney, the film wasn't so much a political movie as a morality tale, exploring the question of whether the ends justify the means. The political arena "raised the stakes," a relaxed and jocular Clooney said, but the questions the film poses reside in many areas of life.</P><P>"You could literally put this in Wall Street, or you could put it pretty much anywhere. It's all the same sort of issues. It's issues of morality. It's issues of whether or not you are willing to trade your soul for an outcome," Clooney said.</P><P>In the film, many characters use seduction to get what they want: to get closer to power, to undermine the other campaign, to win political backing.</P><P>Giamatti called his character "an unabashedly seductive guy." His play to recruit Gosling's character to the rival campaign opens the film's exploration of loyalty and friendship in politics.</P><P>"My character is all about seduction ... the whole game of politics is a kind of sexy game in America, and I think (the movie) portrays it really well," Giamatti said.</P><P>And while Clooney and his fellow actors are willing to concede that Washington and Hollywood may share seduction and power as common currency, that doesn't mean the stakes are the same. Hollywood, they suggested, commands a disproportionate amount of popular attention.</P><P>"I do think there is a huge difference between Hollywood and Washington, you know, and what we are responsible for and what influence we wield. I think sometimes it gets forgotten, that the people who are governing us have a much more important position," Hoffman said.</P><P>The film's title — "The Ides of March" — highlights its undercurrent of betrayal. In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, a soothsayer warns the leader of imminent betrayal with the line "beware the ides of March."</P><P>"We thought that some of these themes seemed to be somewhat Shakespearean," Clooney said. "We will leave it up to people to decide who is Cassius and who's Brutus and who's Julius Caesar. Everyone has different points of view."</P><P>It is hard to shake off the film's ultimate cynicism, which seems to reflect the current mood and gridlock in U.S. politics. But perhaps such a movie requires a cynical moment. Clooney said he shelved the movie in the face of brimming optimism following the 2008 election of President Barack Obama.</P><P>"It took about a year, and that was over," he said, with irony.</P><P>Still, he expressed hope that this, too, will pass.</P><P>"Cynicism seems to be winning over idealism right now. I think it will change. I hope it will change. Soon," Clooney said.</P><P>Clooney, who has a villa in northern Italy on Lake Como, is a familiar face at the Lido. He's directed or acted in six films that have been shown in Venice since 2003, including "Good Night and Good Luck," ''Burn After Reading" and "Michael Clayton."</P><P>"The Ides of March" is Clooney's first directorial effort to headline the festival. It is vying for the Golden Lion, which will be awarded Sept. 10.</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-clooney-rules-political-bid-us-162319181.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-31539179133957559262011-09-05T10:04:00.000-07:002011-09-05T10:04:00.516-07:00 <P>Which upcoming Snow White - Kristen Stewart or Lily Collins - is the fairest in the eyes of Taylor Lautner?</P><P>The actor weighed in on which of his co-stars, Kristen in "Snow White and the Huntsman" or Lily in "The Brothers Grimm: Snow White," will most capture the heart of the kingdom of Hollywood.</P><P>PLAY IT NOW: Exclusive Behind The Scenes: Taylor Lautner In ‘Abduction’ </P><P>"It's tough," he told The Hollywood Reporter at the 2011 MTV VMAs on Sunday. "I mean, my excuse is they're so different. I can root for them both."</P><P>"Kristen's going to be cool and edgy and dark," he said of his "The Twilight Saga" co-star, who is seen wearing a suit of armor and wielding a sword in a promo shot for the movie. "It's gonna be something new for her and I think that's really exciting."</P><P>VIEW THE PHOTOS: See The Men Of ‘Twilight’ - Shirtless! </P><P>But Lily's version of the iconic fairytale character, where she is seen portrayed as a traditional princess, will also impress, according to Taylor.</P><P>"Lily's gonna be great too," Taylor said of his "Abduction" co-star. "And a completely different feel."</P><P>"The Brothers Grimm: Snow White," with Julia Roberts as The Evil Queen, will hit theaters on March 16, 2012 and "Snow White and the Huntsman," with Charlize Theron as The Evil Queen, makes its debut on June 1, 2012.</P><P>VIEW THE PHOTOS: ‘Twilight’ Heartthrob: Taylor Lautner </P><P>First up, catch Taylor in "Abduction," directed by John Singleton, on September 23.</P><P>Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.<BR>This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</P><P>VIEW THE PHOTOS: ‘Twilight’s’ Leading Lady Kristen Stewart </P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/taylor-lautner-torn-snow-white-fairest-hollywood-185046549.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-15934839533863618082011-09-05T06:47:00.000-07:002011-09-05T06:47:00.118-07:00 <P>A mother is lecturing her 23-year-old daughter about her love life, flailing a kitchen knife above her head for emphasis.</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/reald-outfit-100-chinese-theaters-3d-technology-171245087.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-50185972940062603212011-09-05T03:31:00.000-07:002011-09-05T03:31:00.144-07:00 <P>After creating a buzz at film fests, this year's independent films offer small but worthwhile stories with performances that could break out to capture audiences, critics and awards.</P><P>The following highlight some of the star-studded stand-outs that could be this year's Black Swan</EM> or The Fighter</EM>. </P><P><STRONG>My Week with Marilyn </STRONG><BR>Release dates: November 4 in North America, followed by the UK and Scandinavia<BR>Starring Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi and Julia Ormond. An adaptation of Colin Clark's memoir about his time with Monroe on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl</EM>. Premieres at the New York Film Festival.<BR>Website: http://myweekwithmarilynmovie.com</P><P><STRONG>A Dangerous Method </STRONG><BR>Release dates: November 10 in Germany, 23 in North America and 30 in France <BR>Starring Viggo Mortensen (The Road</EM>) as Sigmund Freud, Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class</EM>) as Carl Jung, Keira Knightley as the psychoanalysts' patient, and Victor Cassel. Director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence</EM>) adapts Christopher Hampton's play, A Talking Cure</EM>. Screens at Venice, Toronto and New York film fests. <BR>Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsSP82TV3Bo<BR>Website: http://adangerousmethod-themovie.com/</P><P><STRONG>The Artist</STRONG><BR>Release dates: October 12 in France, November 23 in the US, followed by other markets<BR>A black-and-white crowd-pleaser about a Hollywood silent movie star concerned about talkies when a scandal rocks his career. Stars Jean Dujardin (OSS 117</EM>), James Cromwell (Babe</EM>), John Goodman (Monsters Inc.</EM>) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange</EM>). Screened at Cannes and will play the Toronto Film Festival.<BR>Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8K9AZcSQJE<BR>Website: http://theartistmovie.net</P><P><STRONG>W.E. </STRONG><BR>Release dates: December 9 in North America<BR>Madonna's sophomore directorial effort, a romantic drama that focuses on the affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson juxtaposed with the story of a contemporary couple -- a married woman and Russian security guard. Starring Andrea Riseborough (Made in Dagenham</EM>) and Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch</EM>) and playing the Venice and Toronto film festivals.</P><P><STRONG>Martha Marcy May Marlene </STRONG><BR>Release dates: October 21 in the US, then opens in Sweden, Germany, the UK and France<BR>This psychological thriller features newcomer Elizabeth Olsen, the sister of twins Mary-Kate and Ashley, playing a haunted young woman who escapes a sinister cult and struggles to adjust. Also stars John Hawkes of Winter's Bone</EM>. <BR>Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERREgOobLOs<BR>Website: http://marthamarcymaymarlenemovie.com</P><P><STRONG>Take Shelter</STRONG><BR>Release dates: September 30 in the US, followed by the UK, France and more<BR>Starring Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road</EM>) and Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life</EM>, The Help</EM>), about a family coping with the father's mental illness and apocalyptic visions. First-time director Jeff Nichols was the winner at Cannes. <BR>Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvlObjJWfpg<BR>Website: http://www.takeshelterfilm.com</P><P><STRONG>Coriolanus </STRONG><BR>Release dates: December 1-2 in Russia and the US, followed by the UK and others <BR>Starring Ralph Fiennes in his directorial debut. This adaptation of Shakespeare's war drama is given a contemporary Balkan War setting. The revenge story of a banished former hero who allies with a sworn enemy, played by Gerard Butler (300</EM>, RocknRolla</EM>). Played at the Berlinale and will screen at the Toronto Film Festival. <BR>Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsYrGIQnmxo</P><P><STRONG>We Need to Talk About Kevin </STRONG><BR>Release dates: September 28 in France, October in the UK in October and December in the US<BR>Stars Tilda Swinton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button</EM>) as the mother of a teenage mass murderer trying to face her son's crime. Based on Lionel Shriver's book and costarring John C. Reilly (Chicago</EM>). Played Cannes and screens at Toronto's film fest.<BR>Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmf42pkfgZw</P><P><STRONG>Melancholia </STRONG><BR>Release dates: September 30 in the UK, November in the US<BR>Controversial director Lars von Trier delivers his best-reviewed film starring Kirsten Dunst (Best Actress at Cannes) and Charlotte Gainsbourg in a dystopian tale about a wedding on the eve of the end of the world. The ensemble cast includes Kiefer Sutherland (24</EM>), Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård and his son Stellan Skarsgård (True Blood</EM>). Plays Toronto and New York film festivals.<BR>Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J72-86JPd0E<BR>Website: http://www.melancholiathemovie.com</P><P><STRONG>The Rum Dairy </STRONG><BR>Release dates: October 28 in the US, followed by November in the UK and France<BR>Starring Johnny Depp, who produced this film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel about an American journalist on a booze-driven adventure in 1950s Puerto Rico. Directed by Bruce Robinson (Withnail & I</EM>) with Aaron Eckhart (Rabbit Hole</EM>) and Amber Heard (Pineapple Express</EM>). <BR>Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m0yqS3jodU</P><P>Among the other contenders vying for attention: Young Adult</EM> by director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air</EM>) with Charlize Theron, Albert Nobbs</EM> starring Glenn Close as a woman disguised as a man, and Like Crazy featuring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones in the Grand Jury winner from Sundance.</P><P>RC</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/top-10-star-studded-indie-films-fall-181627313.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-15035747971723626832011-09-04T23:52:00.000-07:002011-09-04T23:52:00.534-07:00 <P>By Brent Lang</P><P>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Film financier David Bergstein is suing his former attorney Teri Zimon for $50 million, alleging that she helped encourage his creditors to drive him into involuntary bankruptcy.</P><P>Dozens of creditors have sued Bergstein in bankruptcy court, claiming that he engaged in a complicated shell game to cover up millions of dollars of losses and pay off gambling debts.</P><P>Throughout the over a year-long legal struggle, Bergstein has claimed that his former attorney Susan Tregub waged a campaign against him after he refused to pay her money she claimed he owed her and that her efforts helped lead to his financial difficulties.</P><P>Now Bergstein is painting a picture of a more complex sabotage plot, one that involved Zimon providing Tregub with confidential financial information and a creditors list while she was working for the film financier.</P><P>In a suit filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court, Bergstein and his company Graybox charge Zimon with breach of fiduciary duty, professional negligence and aiding a breach of fiduciary duty.</P><P>After Tregub's relationship with Bergstein soured in 2009, the suit claims Zimon helped the attorney get back at her old boss by furnishing her with a list of people that the film financier owed money to and might be willing to sue him in bankruptcy court.</P><P>"Zimon, along with her friend and her partner-in-crime Tregub, has engaged in an orchestrated campaign that violates the core ethical obligations of the legal profession and then lied and manipulated evidence to cover her transgressions," the suit reads. "Zimon has made every effort to avoid the day or reckoning but cannot hide any longer."</P><P>Neither Zimon nor an attorney for Bergstein immediately responded to requests for comment.</P><P>The suit claims that Zimon engaged in all of these efforts to subvert Bergstein while she was still his counsel. It alleges that Zimon had a friendship with Tregub that pre-dated her work for Bergstein, and claims that Tregub urged him to hire the attorney.</P><P>Bergstein also claims that Zimon has gone to great lengths to cover up her efforts on behalf of Tregub, ducking a subpoena and refusing to produce emails and other documents.</P><P>Bergstein sued Tregub in March 2010, alleging that she violated her fiduciary duties and breached his confidentiality.</P><P>Last spring a federal bankruptcy court judge pushed five of Bergstein controlled companies into Chapter 11.</P><P>(Pamela Chelin contributed to this report)</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/david-bergstein-sues-former-lawyer-50-million-154104650.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-39244141044733898402011-09-04T20:15:00.000-07:002011-09-04T20:15:00.109-07:00 <P>A mother is lecturing her 23-year-old daughter about her love life, flailing a kitchen knife above her head for emphasis.</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dreamworks-animation-teams-chinese-internet-company-205930516.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425735305597707086.post-35459077101414886772011-09-04T16:57:00.000-07:002011-09-04T16:57:00.104-07:00 <P>VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - George Clooney kicks off the 2011 Venice film festival on Wednesday with the world premiere of his political drama "The Ides of March," setting the tone for a star-studded 11 days on the Lido waterfront.</P><P>The 50-year-old Hollywood heavyweight acts in and directs the movie based on Beau Willimon's play "Farragut North," and appearing alongside him is Ryan Gosling as an idealistic young press secretary to Clooney's governor Mike Morris.</P><P>The evening red carpet screening marks the opening of the August 31-September 10 event, which promises eagerly awaited movies and A-list stars who will hope the high-profile launch puts them in the frame for awards next year.</P><P>Thousands of journalists and fans are descending on the Lido island across the water from Venice to catch a glimpse of their idols and bring the glamour of the world's oldest film festival to a global audience.</P><P>The roll call of celebrities expected this year includes Clooney, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Matthew McConaughey, Kate Winslet, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and pop superstar Madonna.</P><P>It marks a significant turnaround for director Marco Mueller, who was criticized last year for a low-key festival and faces growing competition from the annual rival event in Toronto which overlaps with Venice.</P><P>"It is a program that tells you how much support we get from the artists, the film makers ... and it proves that Venice really stands as a major platform to create a special kind of visibility," Mueller told Reuters.</P><P>Among the most hotly anticipated titles is "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," an adaptation of John Le Carre's spy novel starring recent Oscar winner Colin Firth and Gary Oldman.</P><P>Other standout titles in competition include Briton Andrea Arnold's take on the Emily Bronte novel "Wuthering Heights," U.S. director Ami Canaan Mann's "Texas Killing Fields" and William Friedkin's "Killer Joe."</P><P>In "A Dangerous Method," Canadian David Cronenberg explores the rivalry between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud as a young woman (Knightley) comes between them.</P><P>Roman Polanski worked on the screenplay for his latest movie "Carnage," featuring Winslet, Jodie Foster and Christoph Waltz, while under house arrest in Switzerland last year.</P><P>The 78-year-old was eventually freed after the Swiss authorities decided not to extradite him to the United States, where he is still wanted for sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 in Los Angeles.</P><P>Acclaimed Russian director Alexander Sokurov brings "Faust" and Hong Kong's Johnnie To presents "Life Without Principle," a story touching on the economic crisis and its effect on ordinary people.</P><P>Outside the main lineup, Madonna makes her second foray into feature films with "W.E.," a drama loosely based on divorcee Wallis Simpson whose relationship with Britain's King Edward VIII led to his abdication in 1936.</P><P>Egyptian documentary "Tahrir 2011" covers the revolution and overthrow of the old regime, Philippe Faucon explores radical Islam in "La Desintegration" and Al Pacino plays himself and King Herod in "Wilde Salome."</P><P>Steven Soderbergh promises an all-star cast including Damon, Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Law and Paltrow in "Contagion," about a lethal airborne virus that spreads panic.</P><P>(Reporting by Mike Collett-White)</P><br /><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/red-carpet-star-studded-venice-film-festival-121059075.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>manoj.v.waghmarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942764534495663652noreply@blogger.com0