Archive for October, 2009

‘Paranormal Activity’ is #1

‘Paranormal Activity’ cuts off ‘Saw VI’ at the box office
The low-budget upstart easily beats the latest entry in Lionsgate’s popular series. Three other new films — ‘Astro Boy,’ ‘Cirque du Freak’ and ‘Amelia’ — flop.
…Paramount indeed has a miracle on its hands with “Paranormal Activity,” a movie produced for $15,000 and acquired for $300,000 that [...]

Hilary Swank + Richard Gere + Ewan McGregor = ?

There are high expectations that Amelia is going to be a high revenue movie.  In the interview below, Karina Mitchell from CBS News speaks with Academy Award nominated filmmaker Mira Nai.

Fox Searchlight is betting on Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor — whatdoya think?

Travolta Case Mistrial

A Bahamian Supreme Court judge declared a mistrial late on Wednesday in the case of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from Hollywood actor John Travolta, after a political convention was told they had been cleared before the jury returned a verdict.

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Ridley Scott’s ‘Gucci’ Movie Lands Angelina Jolie

That’s just what we need- is some more Angelina Jolie lol..give somebody else a whirl already Hollywood!  Anyway, Ridley Scott is locking Jolie in to play the murdering Ex-Wife of Maurizio Gucci.  In the Variety scoop leaking the news, Scott suggests that Leonardo DiCaprio is his first choice to play Gucci.  With a story as [...]

…another Vampire Story?

So much vampire content, so little time… This genre is flourishing at a time where cgi is so robust that it kind of feels new to see the horrific damage vampires inflict.
The Associated Press is predicting a possible glut in the Vampire niche’s performance, due to saturation. I disagree however because as technology continues to [...]