Archive for November, 2008
Pablo Larrain’s Tony Manero wins top prize at Turin Film Festival
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Tony Manero, the drama about a serial killer obsessed with John Travolta’s character from Saturday Night Fever, has won the top prize at the 26th annual Turin Film Festival, which closed on Saturday. Chilean director Pablo Larrain also took [...]
Four Christmases, Bolt, Twilight rule box office
Here are the top 12 movies at the box office this weekend and their ratings on Rotten Tomatoes:
1. Four Christmases - $31,680,000 - 26%, rotten
2. Bolt - $26,596,000 - 84%, fresh
3. Twilight - $26,370,000 - 43%, rotten
4. Quantum Of Solace - $19,500,000 - 66%, fresh
5. Australia - $14,815,000 - 52%, rotten
6. Madagascar Escape 2 Africa [...]
Durham County, The Englishman’s Boy sweep Gemini Awards
Canadian crime drama Durham County, which follows a homicide cop who lives next door to a serial killer, won three trophies at the 23rd Gemini Awards this Friday. The Englishman’s Boy, a miniseries set in 1870s Saskatchewan and 1920s Los Angeles, was the other big winner at this year’s Canada’s television awards.
This year, the Academy [...]
Jericho moves to the CW this Sunday, TV ad goes national
The CW Network announced its new Sunday schedule this week with a lineup that includes Jericho, the science fiction drama set in post-nuclear America, starring Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James, Alicia Coppola, Brad Beyer, Kenneth Mitchell and Sprague Grayden.
Jericho was cancelled by CBS for the second time when season two had run its course in March [...]
Abdel Kechiche wins European Film Academy Critics’ Award 2008
The European Film Academy (EFA), the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and EFA Productions have announced that this year’s FIPRESCI prize has been awarded to French filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche for his film La Graine et la mulet (The Secret of the Grain).
Hassouna Mansouri, FIPRESCI’s director of the department for African affairs, explained the decision [...]
NBC posts January schedule
NBC announced today the January 2009 schedule that features the series premieres of “Superstars of Dance” (debuting January 4) and “Howie Do It” (January 9), the returns of “The Biggest Loser: Couples” (January 6) and “Friday Night Lights” (January 16).
Likewise, NBC will broadcast the original movie event “The Last Templar” Sunday and Monday, January 25-26, [...]
Tribeca forms alliance with Qatar Museums Authority to launch Tribeca Film Festival Doha
Qatar Museums Authority (QMA), the organization dedicated to developing the cultural resources of this Arabian Gulf state as a platform for international dialogue and understanding, has announced a groundbreaking agreement with New York’s world-renowned Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), to launch a world-class international film festival, Tribeca Film Festival Doha.
The first festival will take [...]
Weekend box office, November 21 – 23
Here are the top 12 movies at the box office this weekend and their ratings on Rotten Tomatoes:
1. Twilight - $70,553,000 – 44%, rotten
2. Quantum Of Solace - $27,400,000 – 65%, fresh
3. Bolt - $27,000,000 – 84%, fresh
4. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - $16,000,000 – 60%, fresh
5. Role Models - $7,228,785 – 76%, fresh
6. Changeling [...]
Twilight sequel New Moon gets the green light
New Moon, the sequel to Summit Entertainment’s vampire romance Twilight, has been given the green light by the studio. Twilight arrived in theatres this weekend to sold-out showings.
The second installment of the Twilight franchise will be based on Stephenie Meyer’s second book in the series, titled New Moon.
Stephenie Meyer stated, “I don’t think any other [...]
ABC goes nuts, axes Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money
ABC will not be ordering any new episodes of its sophomore shows Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Eli Stone, the network confirmed earlier today.
The unlucky trio chalked season lows among adults 18-49 (1.8 rating each) this week, which finally sealed their fate after several weeks of speculation and uncertainty. The cancellation will leave all [...]
