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In The Spotlight–Baker’s Dozen: 13 Films To Watch For This Fall
In The Spotlight: Baker’s Dozen,13 films to watch for this fall. It’s summer and that means Silly Season is upon us. Sequels abound, Apes and Ninja Turtles are once again primed to cause box office...
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Watch: James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain Are ‘Him’ and ‘Her’ in ‘The...
The first trailer for Ned Benson’s debut feature film "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" had just been released. The ambitious project was initially two separate films, "Him" and "Her." They both...
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Weinstein Co. Awards Plans Come Into Focus: What Are Their Oscar Frontrunners?
Dating a film says a lot about a distributor’s plans. So the later the film comes out–in the thick of the most congested season of the year– the more willing the company is to step up and promote. It...
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Fall In Love With Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy on ‘The Disappearance of...
Although Ned Benson’s debut feature "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" first appeared (in its original two segments) at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and later at Cannes, The Weinstein...
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Specialty Box Office: ‘Skeleton Twins’ Has Big First Weekend; Audiences Shrug...
The specialty market got a very nice boost this weekend thanks to a quartet of successful limited debuts: Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate’s "The Skeleton Twins," The Weinstein Company’s "The...
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‘Skeleton Twins’ Scores Best Limited Opening since ‘Boyhood’
The fall season began in earnest this weekend as several top festival films opened well. Fox Searchlight’s tough guy thriller "The Drop," starring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini, which debuted at the...
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‘Skeleton Twins’ Prove Irresistible To Indie Moviegoers With Huge $27K+ PSA
Roadside Attractions has a full fledged indie hit on its hands if the first week of "The Skeleton Twins" is any indication. The company released the film in only 15 locations to a whopping $411,000...
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Specialty Box Office: Nick Cave’s ‘20,000 Days’ Has Best Doc Debut of 2014;...
A whopping 10 new films entered the specialty marketplace in limited release this weekend, and that’s not even counting the semi-wide release of Kevin Smith’s "Tusk" (which notably despite very strong...
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Indie Hit Or Miss: ‘Skeleton Twins’ Stays Strong, “Hector” OK Start, “Tracks”...
As we noted last week it certainly was a case of quantity, not so much quality, at your local art house this past weekend. None of the new indie openers blew the doors down and most were outright...
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The Challenge of Editing ‘The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby’ into ‘Him’ and...
In Benson’s original conception, "Rigby" would be split into two separate films: "Him" followed McAvoy’s Conor while "Her" devoted itself to Chastain’s Eleanor as their lives took separate paths...
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10 Versatile Performances That Prove Jessica Chastain’s an Heir to Meryl Streep
Whether victim, villain, vixen or valiant pursuer of terrorists, Nazi war criminals and stranded spacemen, Jessica Chastain is undisputedly versatile. In 2011, the Sacramento native didn’t just simply...
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Career Watch: Will James McAvoy’s ‘X’ Factor Raise His Stature?
With its time-traveling multi-generational cast, “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is a-swarm with super-powered beings. Yet James McAvoy manages to prove — as he did before in 2011’s “X-Men: First...
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