Movies

‘The Vow’ tops record-breaking box office with $41.7 million

2/13/2012
Daniel S Levine

Hollywood had one of its biggest regular non-holiday weekends in recent memory and, in fact, might have been one of the biggest ever. As expected, for the first time, Hollywood had four films debut to over $20 million for the first time ever on a non-holiday weekend. Considering it is so close to Valentine's Day, it only makes sense that the romantic drama, The Vow would come out on top.

The 14th Annual San Francisco IndieFest 2012

2/12/2012
Jackie Morrison
If you're going to San Francisco ...

From February 9 to 23, 2012 the 14th Annual San Francisco IndieFest will run in the city showcasing some original movies for serious cinema buffs. A full festival film pass is $160 and a single voucher is $50 while a package of 10 vouchers sells for $90. Tickets can be purchased through the Brown Paper Tickets site online. Holders of the FilmFestPass are able to meet their favorite filmmakers and get to jump the queue for all screenings and festival parties. Every year the event allows fans to watch productions that may not hit any American theaters.

Hollywood poised for record Valentine’s Day weekend after ‘The Vow’ and ‘Safe House’ make over $10 million Friday

2/11/2012
Daniel S Levine

Hollywood is going to be happy Monday morning if the rest of the weekend plays out as well as Friday did. With a collection of new films opening on Friday, Hollywood is likely going to break the previous record for the highest grossing February weekend in history. It could also be the first time ever that four films debut with $20 million or more on a non-holiday weekend. The Vow, the Rachel McAdams-Channing Tatum romantic drama, is in the lead, followed closely by the Denzel Washington thriller, Safe House.

Vanessa Hudgens lived in homeless shelter for two weeks to prepare for film

2/11/2012
Deborah Kim
Actress Vanessa Hudgens arriving at the 'Captain America: The First Avenger' Los Angeles Premiere at the El Capitan Theater on July 19, 2011 in Hollywood, California. Philip Vaughan

Lea Michele to reprise her role in movie version of 'Spring Awakening'?

2/11/2012
Sammi Cassin
Lea Michele at the People's Choice Awards. (Los Angeles, CA) ***Not for syndication in The United Kingdom!***

First ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2’ trailer to run before ‘The Hunger Games’

2/10/2012
Daniel S Levine

Making what seems like the obvious move, Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment, which is now owned by Lionsgate, announced Friday that the studios will run the first official trailer for the final Twilight film, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, ahead of The Hunger Games. This is the first significant move made since Lionsgate acquired Summit, the producers behind the Twilight franchise.

Shame on the Academy: Review of 'Shame'

2/10/2012
Michael Murphy
Gritty drama about addiction shocks viewers into amazement

Primeras imágenes de #Shame, con #MichaelFassbender & #Ca... on Twitpic

Vanessa Hudgens revealed she lived in a homeless shelter for 2 weeks to prepare for 'Gimme Shelter'

2/10/2012
Gina DiFalco
Vanessa Hudgens, a cast member in the motion picture sci-fi fantasy "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" attends the premiere premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 2, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen

Worth the Watch: 'Safe House'

2/10/2012
Oliver Willis

Safe House, directed by Daniel Espinosa, sees ambitious and frustrated CIA agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) finally get the chance to prove his worth to the powers that be. Matt has always wanted to show his seniors what he is and when rogue agent Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) is brought to his safe house, he thinks he has finally been given that chance. But things rapidly take a turn for the worse as a group of heavily armed mercenaries appear and begin killing. Now Matt must protect Tobin as they both try to uncover who is behind this attack and how they knew where to find them.

‘The Vow’ expected to lead record-breaking pre-Valentine’s Day weekend box office numbers

2/10/2012
Daniel S Levine

There are a total of four major releases hitting theaters this weekend before Valentine’s Day. The romantic drama The Vow with Channing Tatum is expected to beat Denzel Washington’s Safe House thriller, Dwayne Johnson’s Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and the 3D re-release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace all hit theaters this weekend. Moviegoers are expected to be in a romantic mood, so it should be no surprise that The Vow is expected to come out on top.

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