UP and THE HANGOVER Top Box Office
Pixar’s Up topped the North American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $44.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Playing at 3,818 locations, the Pete Docter-directed animated adventure brought its domestic gross to $137.3 million after a strong two-week run. The plot follows a 78-year-old widower who takes his entire house on a trip to South America.
Debuting in second place with $43.2 million from 3,521 locations was Todd Phillips’ latest comedy, The Hangover. The R-rated film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helm and Zach Galifianakis as three guys who lose their best friend on a night out in Vegas.
Following at a distant No. 3 was Brad Silberling’s [...]
by Franck Tabouring | June 7, 2009
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LAND OF THE LOST Photos
Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, and Danny McBride star as, respectively, has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, research assistant Holly, and redneck survivalist Will in the big-screen remake of the mid-70s television series Land of the Lost, a campy delight after all these years. (Spunky Cha-Ka to Holly after she messes things up: "Cha-Ka half-monkey. You whole monkey.")
The new Land of the Lost was directed by Brad Silberling, best known for Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and written by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas.
Land of the Lost opens in the US on June 5.
The original TV series starred Spencer Milligan, Wesley Eure, Kathy Coleman, and Philip Paley (as Cha-Ka).
Photos: © 2009 Universal Studios
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by Deborah Arthur | May 29, 2009
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Tags: Adventure Movies, Anna Friel, Brad Silberling, Cha-ka, Danny McBride, Fantasy Movies, Jorma Taccone, Land of the Lost, Photos, T-Rex, Will Ferrell
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS – Jim Carrey
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Direction: Brad Silberling
Screenplay: Robert Gordon, from Daniel Handler’s books The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window
Cast: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Jude Law, Timothy Spall, Catherine O’Hara, Billy Connolly, Dustin Hoffman, Craig Ferguson, Luis Guzmán, Jennifer Coolidge, Jaimie Harris
Three of Daniel Handler’s Gothic tales about three siblings on the run from a ruthless and greedy relative are given the Hollywood treatment in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Not surprisingly, the US$100,000,000+ film boasts first-rate production values, with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki’s lenses perfectly capturing (and enhancing) the eerie Gothic-ness of production designer Rick Heinrichs‘ preternatural creations.
On the other hand, as befits most Hollywood fare, both [...]
by Andre Soares | December 30, 2004
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Tags: Brad Silberling, Daniel Handler, Emily Browning, Emmanuel Lubezki, Fantasy Movies, Film Reviews, Jim Carrey, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Meryl Streep, Oscar 2004, Oscar Movies
