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Weekend Box-Office: Puss in Boots is Top Cat
Those boots will be dancing tonight…Puss in Boots pulled off the impossible, dethroning the juggernaut Paranormal Activity 3. While even with its 3D ticket sales it didn’t make as much as Activity 3 did last week, Puss in Boots still brought in an estimated $34 million to take the top spot. Paranormal Activity 3 fell by a large margin with an estimated $18.5 million, but has managed to rake in ove...[Read More]
The 2012 Uptown Film Festival Is Now Accepting Submissions
Birmingham, Michigan – The Uptown Film Festival (UFF) is now accepting submissions for the 3rd Annual Michigan Film Awards Competition that will honor the state’s most creative film works and talent. The competition will honor productions created entirely, or in part, within Michigan. Additionally, the festival will have separate categories and competitions set aside for films produced outsi...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Paranormal Activity 3 is a Real Scream
If there was one franchise almost guaranteed to turn a profit, it’s the Paranormal Activity franchise, and the third time was definitely the charm. At an estimated $54 million, Paranormal Activity 3 was far and away the best opening of all the Activity films, and miles ahead of its competition. It opened well above the two-week champion Real Steel, which was finally dealt a strong blow with only a...[Read More]
How Marvel Films Made Me a True Believer in The Avengers!
The folks behind the latest crop of Marvel superhero movies have done the impossible – they made me care about The Avengers. I’m a very cynical comic book fan (ed. Note: see Why I Hate the New Superman Costume!) and I’ve never really been keen on the heroes who make up the Avengers. I hate Captain America just as much as I hate Superman. Thor bores me, and as hard as I’ve tried, I could never get ...[Read More]
Interview with Craig Brewer and Kenny Wormald, director and star of Footloose
Nearly every day on the set of the new film Footloose, director Craig Brewer would warn star Kenny Wormald: “You know if this doesn’t work it’s just going to be you and me, they are going to blame you and me.” But their version of the 1984 Kevin Bacon classic is more than just a carbon copy, mainly due to Brewer’s Southern flair and Wormald’s fresh performance a...[Read More]