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21Nov2009

'New Moon' scores astonishing $72M Friday

Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 10:39AM | By

It's done! "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" just beat the opening day gross of "The Dark Knight." Wait, what? No, this is not a mistake; "New Moon" did indeed score an amazing $72.7 million Friday.

The Chris Weitz-directed sequel to "Twilight" already pulled $26.2 million from midnight screenings yesterday. Now playing in 4,024 theaters, it raced past the $67.1 million opening day gross of "Knight."

"New Moon" is now easily on track to beat $100 million this weekend, but I'm not quite sure it will manage to top the $158 million "The Dark Knight" brought in during the first three days. We'll see what happens.

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20Nov2009

Movie Review: “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:37PM | By

Seen on: November 20, 2009

The players: Director: Chris Weitz, Writer: Melissa Rosenberg, Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning

Facts of interest: To be honest, I can't think of any.

The plot: Bella is devastated when Edward leaves her.

Our thoughts: Bella, Edward and Jacob are back in action in Chris Weitz’s anticipated sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” but sadly enough, they’re all still as boring as in the first film. Okay, “Moon” is a slight improvement on “Twilight,” but as far as I’m concerned, it’s still as cheesy and lifeless. In fact, it’s quite a boring ride, actually.

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20Nov2009

'New Moon' beats 'Harry Potter' at midnight

Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:38AM | By

The vampires and wolves defeated the young wizard at the North American box office Thursday night, as "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" bagged a solid $26.27 million from midnight screenings yesterday.

Indeed, "New Moon" beat the record set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," which brought in $22.2 million from midnight screenings. That's quite an impressive start for the "Twilight" sequel.

Additionally, "New Moon" should easily blow up the box office this weekend, as the Chris Weitz-directed film is now playing in 4,024 theaters, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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20Nov2009

'Twilight Saga: New Moon' - What did you think?

Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:29AM | By

First of all, here is the reaction I experienced from a sold-out crowd at a midnight showing yesterday of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," when the Summit logo showed up: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Good job Summit, you've got millions of Twilighters on your side. Anyway, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are back in the sequel to "Twilight," and I want to know what you all thought...

I personally didn't enjoy the film, even though I laughed a lot. How about you guys? Did you love it? Hate it? Please leave all your comments and thoughts below, and as usual, don't curse too much.

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19Nov2009

Movie Review: “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:08PM | By

Seen on: November 17, 2009

The players: Director: Werner Herzog, Writer: William M. Finkelstein, Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit

Facts of interest: Won the Christopher D. Smithers Award in Venice.

The plot: The film follows a corrupt New Orleans cop who's addicted to drugs and tries to solve a brutal murder.

Our thoughts: Nicolas Cage is really bad in Werner Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” and I’m so glad and relieved he is. It’s great to see him back in total control of an intriguing role after a whole bunch of recent failures, and he’s undoubtedly the main reason this film worked for me so well. In other words, Cage totally delivers the goods.

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19Nov2009

Robert Pattinson in 'Remember Me' trailer

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 5:25PM | By

Robert Pattinson stars in the upcoming Allen Coulter drama "Remember Me," and believe it or not, he's not playing a vampire. A trailer for the family drama has debuted online, and it follows after the jump.

The film was co-written by "Rachel Getting Married" scribe Jenny Lumet, and the trailer looks intense. It also doesn't look that bad, actually. Even Pattinson promises a warmer performance in the lead role.

He plays Tyler, a rebellious young man who has a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family. One day, he meets Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through a twist of fate.

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19Nov2009

Brad Pitt to adapt 'Dark Void' video game

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 4:33PM | By

Brad Pitt and his Plan B production house have acquired the film rights to Capcom's upcoming video game "Dark Void," which will hit stores in North American and Europe in late January 2010.

The plan is to develop the game into a franchise, and Pitt may end up starring in the project as well. The game follows Will, a pilot who crash lands in the Bermuda Triangle following a routine mission.

Will wakes up to find himself in an alternate world resembling a primitive earth where aliens with superior technology are planning to take over civilization. He decides to stop them along with some humans.

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19Nov2009

'New Moon' already a hit overseas!

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 4:04PM | By

Chris Weitz's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has not yet officially kicked off its North American run in theatres, but the film is already scoring money and setting new records in several overseas markets.

Early numbers are in already, and the Hollywood Reporter says the sequel to "Twilight" has scored $1.6 million from midnight screenings in Australia. That's better than what "Star Wars: Episode III" bagged in '05.

Moving on, "New Moon" picked up $4.26 million in France on opening day, compared to $1.1 million earned by "Twilight." Wow! In Italy, it generated $2.7 million, and in Spain, it grabbed $2.2 million.

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19Nov2009

Carl Rinsch to direct Reeves in '47 Ronin'

Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 3:31PM | By

Carl Erik Rinsch is in talks to direct Universal's samurai action flick "47 Ronin," which already stars Keanu Reeves. This big-budget project will mark commercial director Rinsch's feature film debut.

The film follows a gang of samurai swordsmen who seek revenge for the death of their master in 18th century Japan. Reeves will play one of the men. Chris Morgan ("Wanted") wrote the script.

Variety describes the film as follows: The picture mixes the fantastical elements of films like "The Lord of the Rings" with battle scenes of the sort found in "Gladiator" and "300."