The Movieland Report

Twilight Baddie Ready for Star Turn

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:57:22 +0000

Twilight’s villainous vampire Cam Gigandet is ready to sink his teeth into his first starring role.

Days away from the hugely hyped box-office debut of the teen bloodsucking romance,…

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Take Solace, Bond—You’re Bigger Than Ever

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:47:22 +0000

If the Daniel Craig James Bond weren’t so grim, he’d be fist-bumping M.

Quantum of Solace, the latest all-business Bond, put up a record debut for a 007 movie: .4 million, per…

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The Billion-Dollar Batman

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:35:52 +0000

It’s going to happen. Maybe it already has.

As of midweek, The Dark Knight’s worldwide haul stood at a reported 7.6 million. Box office experts said that billion, a…

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Sundance Film Fest’s Prop 8 Headache

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:23:32 +0000

Will the ultraliberal, gay-friendly Sundance Film Festival be hurt by the passage of California’s antigay Prop 8?

It’s a possibility.

Earlier this week, John…

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Nia Vardalos: Just Call Her "Mommy"

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:13:42 +0000

Congrats to My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos and hubby Ian Gomez.

The happy couple are now the parents of a little girl, I can exclusively report. In an effort to maintain…

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Rate-a-Trailer: New Watchmen Clip Gets Dialogue

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:00:05 +0000

The theatrical trailer for Zack Snyder’s Watchmen will premiere in front of Quantum of Solace this weekend, but of course you don’t have to wait that long. Because we live in awesome…

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‘Ghost Town’ to Materialize on Blu-ray this December

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:57:05 +0000

Paramount has announced a late-January Blu-ray arrival for the Ricky Gervais comedy ‘Ghost Town.’ Starring Gervais and Greg Kinnear in a "romance with ghosts," the spectral satire earned over…

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Blu-ray Review: The Shawshank Redemption

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:57:03 +0000

‘The Shawshank Redemption’s title is only too apt. It’s a tale about hope, salvation, and redemption, and the film itself was redeemed by home video. Released in the Fall of 1994, it was hampered by its…

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‘The Express’ Coming to Blu-ray

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:57:00 +0000

Universal Studios is bringing the sports biopic ‘The Express’ to Blu-ray this January. Based on the life story of football legend Ernie Davis, ‘The Express’ stars Dennis Quaid and Rob Brown and will hit…

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‘Women,’ ‘Bunny,’ ‘Poole’ Blu-rays Get Shuffled

Wire Services — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:56:58 +0000

A trio of upcoming high-profile Blu-ray titles have been rescheduled, with ‘The Women,’ ‘The House Bunny’ and ‘Henry Poole is Here’ all receiving late-breaking street date shifts. Previously announced…

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