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Daily | Richard Linklater and Boyhood
3 hours ago | Keyframe | See recent Keyframe news »
Richard Linklater's Boyhood has had an outstanding opening weekend. We gather some of the most insightful reviews, link to fresh interviews with Linklater and his cast (Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Lorelei Linklater) and post clips. We also gather annotated lists of Linklater's features, some chronological, and perhaps more fun, some of them ranked. And then there's consideration of Linklater's cinephilia—it runs deep. A founder of the Austin Film Society, Linklater looks back on some of his own favorite films. » - David Hudson »
Bond/360 Launches “Pay What You Wish” Four-Movie “Creativity Bundle”
4 hours ago | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »
Hailed as revolutionary back in 2007, “the Radiohead model” — pay-what-you-wish downloadable media pricing — never flourished in the years following. Even Radiohead abandoned it. Yet, as Bond/360 is setting out to prove, it may still have its place when it comes to independent film. Tonight at midnight they’re launching a four-film “Creativity Bundle” download through Vhx. Pay what you want to own — not rent — four movies. And, just as Radiohead’s In Rainbows was one of their best, these titles (or at least the two I’ve seen) are excellent: Indie Game, Helvetica, Sign Painters and Beauty is Embarrassing. […] »
- Scott Macaulay
Box-Office: Audiences Go ‘Ape’ For ‘Dawn’; 'Transformers 4' Becomes Highest Grossing Film Of 2014
5 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Biting sharply into Michael Bay’s box-office hegemony, 20th Century Fox’s “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes” took the #1 spot this weekend with an extremely healthy $73 million opening. That’s up around 33% from 2011’s “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes,” a surprise hit that veered very close to $500 million worldwide. A lot of components factored into its success: extremely positive reviews (here’s ours), great word of mouth and little competition And considering Matt Reeves’ sequel is darker, more adult and nowhere near as “crowd-pleasing” as the average blockbuster (at least not in the traditional sense), this is a great sign for Fox and the lifespan of this franchise, especially when a A- Cinemascore means audiences were very satisfied. Couple that with weak box-office competitors next weekend (“Sex Tape,” “The Purge” sequel), its possible ‘Apes’ could remain at #1 next week and or at least continue to do »
- Rodrigo Perez
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