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Box Office: Brutal Summer Ends With a Whimper, Season Down a Historic 15 Percent
11 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy easily remains in the lead at the Labor Day box office despite competition from new entries The November Man, the adult-skewing spy film starring Pierce Brosnan, and micro-budgeted thriller As Above, So Below. Although official numbers for summer 2014 won't be released until Tuesday, North American revenue for the season will barely crack $4 billion, marking an eight-year low and, when accounting for inflation, a 17-year low. And revenue is down 15 percent from last year's record haul of $4.75 billion, the biggest year-over-year decline that anyone
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- Pamela McClintock
Why France Has Become a More Formidable Player at Film Festivals
19 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
The French movie industry has been fiercely debating key issues: Exorbitant movie budgets, release windows, the difficulties of domestic distribution. But as a formidable festival force, France reigns near supreme in the sheer quantity of quality production.
Its presence has grown in the second half of 2014. At major festivals, only the U.S. bests France — quite obviously — at Toronto and Sundance.
The 71st Venice edition has made up for a lack of glam with early, well-received films from France and the U.S. such as Fox Searchlight’s “Birdman” and Ramin Bahrani’s “99 Homes” from Hyde Park Intl., Xavier Beauvois’ “La Rancon de la gloire” and Benoit Jacquot’s “Three Hearts.”
With still-to-play productions in Venice sections — Abel Ferrara’s “Pasolini,” produced by Paris’ Capricci Prods., Amos Gitai’s “Tsili,” Laurent Cantet’s “Return to Ithaca” — France has also made the most moves in the build-up to the Venice Film Market. »
- John Hopewell
Watch Karen Gillan Shave Off All Her Hair For Guardians Of The Galaxy
53 minutes ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
While pretty much every main cast member in Guardians of the Galaxy underwent some kind of massive physical change - from Chris Pratt's weight loss to the application of crazy red tattoos on Dave Bautista - Karen Gillan really had them all beat with her transformation. Not only was she given blue skin, black eyes and a robotic arm, but she also completely shaved off her beautiful red hair. This was revealed as a surprise at San Diego Comic-Con 2013, but now, thanks to the video above, you can actually watch the head-shaving process yourself. Since her breakout role playing companion Amy Pond for a few seasons of Doctor Who, Karen Gillan's red hair has been seen as a kind of trademark for the actress - which really makes it all the more shocking that she was willing to let it all go for the role of Nebula. Of course, »
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