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Box Office: Brad Pitt’s ‘Fury’ Edges Out ‘Book of Life,’ ‘Gone Girl’
14 hours ago | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Brad Pitt and a squadron of up-and-coming actors held off “Gone Girl” at the multiplexes this weekend as “Fury” topped box office charts with a $23.5 million debut.
Despite surrendering first place after two weeks wearing the crown, “Gone Girl” showed some impressive stamina. David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best-selling mystery dropped just 32% to $17.8 million. Its total now stands at $107.1 million and is striking distance of surpassing “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” ($127.5 million) as Fincher’s highest-grossing domestic release. Water cooler effect achieved.
“It’s one of those movies that it’s so provocative that if you haven’t seen it yet, you have to in order to be part of the conversation,” said Chris Aronson, distribution chief at 20th Century Fox, the studio behind “Gone Girl.” “It’s as simple as that.”
In a sign that adults are returning to theaters after sitting out the summer popcorn season, »
- Brent Lang
Russian Oscar Entry ‘Leviathan’ Takes Top Prize at London Film Fest
18 October 2014 6:54 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
It may have received only a screenplay award at Cannes, but Andrei Zvyagintsev’s stinging satirical drama “Leviathan” came out on top at the 58th BFI London Film Festival.
At a lavish awards dinner in Westminster’s Banqueting Hall, the Russian critical favorite was presented with the festival’s sixth annual Best Film prize by this year’s jury president, Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas, who described the vote as a unanimous one. “Its grandeur and themes moved us all in the same way,” he said.
The London award adds fuel to the Sony Picture Classics acquisition’s Oscar campaign. Zvyagintsev’s politically contentious work was unexpectedly selected as Russia’s Best Foreign Language Film submission. Among the films it faces in the foreign Oscar race, incidentally, is last year’s London champ — Polish submission “Ida.”
The Official Competition jury, which also included Variety chief critic Scott Foundas, actor James McAvoy, »
- Guy Lodge
Nicholas Sparks’ ‘Best of Me’ Can't Find Love at Box Office
12 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Nicholas Sparks “The Best of Me” lost at love this weekend at the box office. The $10.2 million opening of the ninth big-screen adaptation from the famed romance author was the lowest ever for an adaptation of his novels, below the $12 million that “A Walk to Remember” debuted with back in 2002. And it wasn't even half the $21 million that his last film, “Safe Haven,” managed in its opening. Relativity Media was standing by its man, however. “We have had great success with Nicholas Sparks over the years and are always glad to be in business with him,” the distributor »
- Todd Cunningham
Matthew Morrison Gets Married, Zac Efron Turns 27 & More Weekend News
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Stars celebrated good times this weekend, from two weddings and a birthday to one celeb being honored for how far he's come. Here's the news you might have missed: 5. He's a Survivor Derek Hough opened up about overcoming bullying as a child as he received an inspirational award at the Glsen Respect Awards. More good news? This now confident dancer wants a wife and kids, saying he's "pretty eligible." Read his empowering message.4. Hot MamaNewly single Amber Rose isn't ready to mingle, but she is putting family first by focusing on her 19-month son with Wiz Khalifa, Sebastian. "I don't »
- Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
Matthew Morrison Gets Married, Zac Efron Turns 27 & More Weekend News
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Stars celebrated good times this weekend, from two weddings and birthday to one celeb being honored for how far he's come. Here's the news you might have missed: 5. He's a Survivor Derek Hough opened up about overcoming bullying as a child as he received an inspirational award at the Glsen Respect Awards. More good news? This now confident dancer wants a wife and kids, saying he's "pretty eligible." Read his empowering message.4. Hot MamaNewly single Amber Rose isn't ready to mingle, but she is putting family first by focusing on her 19-month son with Wiz Khalifa, Sebastian. "I don't really have time for a man, »
- Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
Mark Frost Is Writing a Twin Peaks Book
24 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
As you may have heard, that gum you like is going to come back in style (read: Twin Peaks is returning to TV). And, to prepare fans for the return of the cult-hit 25 years after it first debuted, David Lynch's co-creator Mark Frost plans to release a novel titled The Secret Lives of Twin Peaks catching us up on what has happened to the characters since we last saw them. "This has long been a dream project of mine that will bring a whole other aspect of the world of Twin Peaks to life, for old fans and new,” Frost said. “I couldn’t be more thrilled.” »
- Anna Silman
San Francisco Radio Stations Ban Lorde's 'Royals' Ahead of World Series Showdown
28 minutes ago | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
As the San Francisco Giants prepare to face off against the Kansas City Royals in the World Series, some local San Francisco radio stations have decided to blacklist Lorde’s “Royals” from the radio in protest. Both Kfog and Koit tweeted their intention to boycott the song Friday, writing:In response, Kansas City's 99.7 The Point announced plans to play the song "on the hour, every hour." As far as we know, both the Royals and the Giants are still totally cool with fake Lorde. »
- Anna Silman
London Film Fest: ‘Fury’ Closes; ‘Whiplash,’ ‘Leviathan’ Are Big Winners
31 minutes ago | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
The film’s stars -- Brad Pitt, Shia Labeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs and Ayers – walked the red carpet in Leicester Square but skipped out on the after-party at a nearby club in Bloomsbury. Before the film began, BFI CEO Amanda Nevill and Lff artistic director Clare Stewart appeared on stage to introduce the “Fury” gang and declare the latest edition of the festival a resounding success, citing the fact that attendance figures reached their highest mark ever: 163,300, an increase of 7.5% from 2013. Stewart, in particular, has reason to feel proud of this year’s festival. She set about revamping the Lff when she joined in 2012 from the Sydney Film Festival, shortening the length from an unwieldy 16 to 12 days; widening the reach to new venues across London; introducing competition strands; and dividing the program into themed categories, including Love, Dare, Thrill, Laugh and Cult. Now that her »
- Matt Mueller
Adam McKay on 'Ant-Man' Rewrites: I Added Action, Worked on Dialogue With Paul Rudd
44 minutes ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Adam McKay isn't directing Ant-Man, but he's definitely left his mark. McKay, director of Anchorman and The Other Guys, told Collider that the film's star, Paul Rudd, asked him to help rewrite the potential tentpole. The two then spent six to eight weeks working on the script that director Edgar Wright left behind after exiting the project in May. "We just shaped the whole thing; we just tried to streamline it, make it cleaner, make it a little bigger, a little more aggressive, make it funnier in places — we just basically did a rewrite," McKay said. He
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- Ryan Gajewski
‘Aquaman’ Star Jason Momoa's ‘Game of Thrones’ Audition Is Intense and Powerful (Video)
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Jason Momoa can look very intense, and he certainly had a commanding presence as the towering Khal Drogo on HBO's “Game of Thrones.” In his audition tape for that memorable role, he showed that he was more than capable of carrying the gravitas expected of a leader with his performance of an ancestral war dance of the Māori people from New Zealand. While the star of SundanceTV's “The Red Road” was born in Hawaii and is of Native Hawaiian and Native American descent, he nevertheless channeled an impressive passion for the material he was presenting. See photos: 19 Best and Worst Superheroes to. »
- Jason Hughes
'Birdman' warmly received at Academy screening as Norton and company hold court
1 hour ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Beverly Hills — Fox Searchlight's "Birdman" flew into limited release this weekend with a fantastic $103,750-per-screen average and plenty of Oscar potential. This comes on the heels of a New York press blitz built around a closing night New York Film Festival berth for the film and with the expectation for limited availability from the ensemble and key crew members during the upcoming awards season (and in lieu of a proper Los Angeles premiere, to boot). At the film's official Academy screening Sunday afternoon, Alejandro González Iñárritu's thematically rich, formally inventive opus drew a sizable turnout (800 or so people in the 1,000-seat venue) and a warm reception that seemed to indicate this one will do well with voters. Nevertheless, I'm mostly against taking reportage from Academy screenings to heart. So take any or all of this with a grain of salt. Generally this kind of thing is only an element »
- Kristopher Tapley
Jay Leno Teased by Jerry Seinfeld, Garth Brooks While Accepting Humor Prize in D.C.
1 hour ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
The joke was on Jay Leno as comedians saluted the former Tonight Show host Sunday when he received the nation's top humor prize. Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld and Wanda Sykes celebrated Leno's famous work ethic and poked fun as he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Garth Brooks, Kevin Eubanks and Chelsea Handler also paid tribute. The show will be broadcast nationally Nov. 23 on PBS. Read more Why Jay Leno Never Invited Joan Rivers to 'The Tonight Show' Fallon, who replaced Leno this year on The Tonight Show after Leno stepped down
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‘Treehouse of Horror’ Unites Modern-Day Simpsons With Their 1980s Counterparts
1 hour ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
“The Simpsons” is a venerable television institution, and one of its most beloved franchises turned 25 this year. “Treehouse of Horror Xxv” featured a nod to “A Clockwork Orange,” a trip to Hell and a fun look back at how America's favorite family began. It was another strong installment with a memorable mashup across time in what has already been a strong season for Fox's long-running animated comedy. “The Simpsons” kicked off their own season with the highly-anticipated death of a minor character, while Springfield and all of its denizens appeared in the premiere crossover event of the year on »
- Jason Hughes
Oscars predictions flashback: One year ago today - How wrong were we?
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When you look over our Experts' Oscar predictions at this point on the calendar – more than three months before nominations will be announced – I know what you're thinking: "Those pompous pundits can't possibly know what they're talking about. Most of these films haven't even opened in theaters yet!" -Break- Ok, calm down! Let's look back at our Oscar predictions exactly one year ago today and see how we fared. See chart below. Out of the 34 nominees in the top 6 races, we correctly predicted more than two-thirds: 22 (67%). We picked three winners: Best Picture ("12 Years a Slave"), Best Actress (Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine") and Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyongo, "Twelve Years a Slave"). Best Picture: There turned out to be 9 nominees instead of 10. We really should be able to take credit for getting "Nebraska" right since we had it in our top 10, but we won't quibb...' »
The Comeback Trailer is Here And We Can't Stop Squealing
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
"What is this, The Comeback comeback?" Yep, and the trailer is finally here! If you were worried that the return of The Comeback on HBO was going to be somehow disappointing (as if that were even possible), this trailer is proof that Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) is truly back and just as camera-ready as ever. We're not going to lie, we've watched this trailer about three times already, and we're not tired of it yet. There's a full minute and a half of footage, including Valerie's reunion with producer/frenemy Jane, a little run-in with Juna (Malin Ackerman) (and Juna's paparazzi), along with a little taste of Valerie's Al Pacino impression. The trailer also »
We'll Never Eat Barbecue or Go Swimming Again After Tonight's The Walking Dead: Our Rants and Raves
1 hour ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
It's here!! Tonight's Revenge didn't quite give us the reunion of the century, it did get us a little closer to it with Emily finding out that her father is alive. But first, we're pretty sure it's time to cross over into vegetarianism thanks to the end of The Walking Dead. Plus, it was date night on Once Upon a Time, and our hearts are still fluttering! All that and more as we break down tonight's TV with our Rants and Raves! Rant: The Walking Dead: #BobBQ is possibly one of the best Twitter hashtags a show has ever inspired. We feel sad for Bob, but have to say that we kind of knew he was a little doomed as soon as the episode started focusing a little too much on his and Sasha's adorable »
A New Drake Song Leaked Online Today
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Today, a 17-year-old in Marietta, Georgia uploaded a previously unheard Drake track to SoundCloud. How he got it, and whether it's a new track or something that was scrapped from Nothing Was The Same remains unclear. What we do know: the song samples Jodeci’s “My Heart Belongs to You,” the girl in the song totally doesn’t deserve Drizzy's love — he drove her to her bar exam in the snow! — and the beginning sounds an awful lot like Nicki Minaj’s voicemail. Discuss amongst yourselves: . »
- Anna Silman
'The Walking Dead' Bad Lip Readings Pt. 2: Jedi fountains, viral pimples and Stargate
2 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Viral pimples? French babies? The glue police? It's time for another edition of Bad Lip Readings, everybody. Watch the "Walking Dead" Season 4 cast talk even more delightful nonsense in this latest edition of the ongoing series, in which Hershel voices the only moment of total clarity when he posits the question, "Why can't everybody be just like Prince?" I know, right! I'm off to make myself a smoothie now. Enjoy this. »
- Chris Eggertsen
WWE Diva Nattie Has Meltdown While Discussing Divorce With Husband Tj—See the Total Divas Recap!
2 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
On this Sunday's second brand new episode of Total Divas, Nikki Bella invites her fellow Divas over for an afternoon by the pool! The topic of buying homes comes up and Ariane reveals that she and her boyfriend Vinnie have decided to buy a house together. She asks Nikki to be their real estate agent, who jumps at the opportunity to make some extra money while helping her friend find the home of her dreams. In slightly sadder news, Nattie and Tj have reached an all-time low in their marriage and have decided to meet with a divorce attorney. See the tense moment! The couple is taken aback when the attorneys start explaining how personal property and assets are divided. It's going to be a lot »
Hollywood Heavyweights Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg Set for Hillary Clinton Fundraiser
2 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak Monday night at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser event at Brentwood's Tavern restaurant in Los Angeles. This event marks the third major Democratic fundraising event to hit L.A. in the past month. Vice President Joe Biden attended a cocktail reception for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at the home of Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman-ceo Jim Gianopulos on Oct. 6. See photos: Bill Clinton Shares First Look at Hillary With New Granddaughter Charlotte This was followed by President Barack Obama's visit to the city later that week, which comprised several stops, »
- Jason Hughes
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