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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:03:08 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/"><rss:title>The Screening Log</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-03-18T04:03:08Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/17/sigourney-weaver-goes-all-vampire-on-us.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/17/dwayne-johnson-in-faster-first-look.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/16/cool-hit-girl-to-star-in-martin-scorseses-next.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/16/summit-searches-top-director-for-breaking-dawn.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/paynes-descendants-cast-is-growing.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/kingsley-cohen-to-board-scorseses-next.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/movie-review-our-family-wedding.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/14/alice-in-wonderland-rules-foreign-box-office.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/14/box-office-alice-in-wonderland-takes-62m.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/13/movie-review-shes-out-of-my-league.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/17/sigourney-weaver-goes-all-vampire-on-us.html"><rss:title>Sigourney Weaver goes all vampire on us</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/17/sigourney-weaver-goes-all-vampire-on-us.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-17T07:09:02Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Alicia Silverstone Amy Heckerling Casting News Sigourney Weaver Vamps</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/news/weaver_vamps.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268809721589" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>Sigourney Weaver﻿ goes from blue to blood sucker. The "Avatar" actress will star in Amy Heckerling's upcoming romantic horror comedy "Vamps," and <a href="http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/03/sigourney-weaver-is-the-queen-in-horrorcomedy-vamps-exclusive.html">according to Heat Vision</a>, she will play a vampire queen. Okay then... Heckerling wrote the script, about two young vampires who are enjoying their nightlife until they get caught up with love and have to make a choice that could mess with their immortality and all.</p>
<p>Word is Weaver plays a character named Ciccerus, a nasty vamp who turned the two young blood lovers (played by Alicia Silverstone and Krysten Ritter, by the way) into who they are now. Yes, all this sounds incredibly romantic. I guess Weaver's character will kick the chicks' butts and tell them love ain't too good for vamps. Or something along those lines. We'll see how it turns out.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/17/dwayne-johnson-in-faster-first-look.html"><rss:title>Dwayne Johnson in 'Faster' first look</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/17/dwayne-johnson-in-faster-first-look.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-17T07:04:49Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Billy Bob Thornton Carla Gugino Dwayne Johnson Faster George Tillman Jr. Stills</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/news/faster_first_look.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268809433437" alt="Dwayne Johnson in Faster" /></span></span></p>
<p>Dwayne Johnson is taking a short break from making crappy kids flicks to get into the revenge thriller genre. He stars in George Tillman Jr.'s upcoming action movie "Faster," and the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-03-17-faster17_ST_N.htm">folks at USA Today</a> released the fist official still from the movie. As you can see above, it shows The Rock in trouble. Don't worry, whatever it is, I am sure he finds a way to kick himself out of the mess.</p>
<p>About "Faster" then. The film follows a dude named Driver, an ex-con who heads out to avenge the death of his brother, who was murdered in a heist gone wrong years eariler. Joe and Tony Gayton wrote the screenplay. Co-starring are Billy Bob Thornton and Carla Gugino, who play cops trying to stop Johnson's character. "Faster" has a release date set for Nov. 19, 2010. Tillman Jr. also directed last year's "Notorious."</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/16/cool-hit-girl-to-star-in-martin-scorseses-next.html"><rss:title>Cool! Hit Girl to star in Martin Scorsese's next!</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/16/cool-hit-girl-to-star-in-martin-scorseses-next.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-17T00:12:33Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Asa Butterfield Casting Chloe Moretz Martin Scorsese News The Invention of Hugo Cabret</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/news/hit_girl_scorsese_film.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268784722918" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>It looks like the cast for Martin Scorsese's upcoming film "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" is growing fast. Yesterday <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/scorsese-sets-pyjama-boy-and-hit-girl-for-the-invention-of-hugo-cabret/">Deadline New York reported</a> that Ben Kingsley and Sach Baron Cohen joined the big-screen adaptation of the Brian Selznick children's book, and today, <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/scorsese-sets-pyjama-boy-and-hit-girl-for-the-invention-of-hugo-cabret/">Mike Fleming</a> says Chloe Moretz (who stars as the super awesome Hit Girl in "Kick-Ass") and Asa Butterfield have been cast as the kids in the movie. That is awesome news, of course.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/16/summit-searches-top-director-for-breaking-dawn.html"><rss:title>Summit searches top director for 'Breaking Dawn'</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/16/summit-searches-top-director-for-breaking-dawn.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-16T23:48:16Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Bill Condon Gus Van Sant News Sequel Sofia Coppola Studios Summit Entertainment The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="thumbnail-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/news/gus_Van_sant_breaking_Dawn.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268783161986" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>With "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" hitting theaters June 30, 2010, Summit Entertainment is obviously already working on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn," the fourth installment that may end up being split into two films. <a href="http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/03/16/breaking-dawn-directors/">EW has learned exclusively</a> that Summit has been approaching top directors for the job, including Sofia Coppola, Gus Van Sant and Bill Condon. Come again?</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/paynes-descendants-cast-is-growing.html"><rss:title>Payne's 'Descendants' cast is growing</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/paynes-descendants-cast-is-growing.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-16T00:05:36Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Alexander Payne Beau Bridges Casting George Clooney Judy Greer Matthew Lillard News Robert Foster The Descendants</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard and Robert Forster﻿ are joining George Clooney in Alexander Payne's next directorial effort "The Descendants," a drama based on the book by Kaui Hart Hemmings. Payne wrote it with Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, and the project has just kicked off filming in Hawaii.</p>
<p>The plot follows Clooney as a husband and dad who attempts to work on his troubled relationship with this two daughters after his wife gets into a boating accident in Waikiki. Shailene Woodley, Mary Birdsong, Nick Krause and Amara Miller co-star, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ic7094b13c12aa2acf31af9ca810a8bfb">according to the Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/kingsley-cohen-to-board-scorseses-next.html"><rss:title>Kingsley, Cohen to board Scorsese's next</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/kingsley-cohen-to-board-scorseses-next.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-15T23:48:21Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Adaptation Ben Kingsley Casting Martin Scorsese News Sacha Baron Cohen The Invention of Hugo Cabret</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen may end up starring in Martin Scorsese's next project "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," according to <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/kingsley-baron-cohen-joining-scorsese/#more-28411">Deadline New York's Mile Fleming</a>. The film is based on the children's book by Brian Selznick and follows a 12-year-old living in the walls of a Paris train station.</p>
<p>Word is Kingsley will play filmmaker George Melies, with Cohen stepping into the role of a station inspector. Kingsley, of course, can now be seen in Scorsese's "Shutter Island." He has "Prince of Persia" coming soon. Cohen last starred in "Bruno." Looking forward to Martin helming a kid flick. How about you?</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/movie-review-our-family-wedding.html"><rss:title>Movie Review: “Our Family Wedding”</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/15/movie-review-our-family-wedding.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-15T07:45:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>America Ferrera Carlos Mencia Forest Whitaker Lance Gross Our Family Wedding Regina King Theatrical</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/posters/family_wedding_poster.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268638995896" alt="" /></span></span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/ratings/rating3.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1217136027513" alt="G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" width="250" height="23" /></p>
<p><strong>Seen on:</strong> March 14, 2010</p>
<p><strong>The players:</strong> Director: Rick Famuyiwa, Writers: Rick Famuyiwa, Wayne Conley, Cast: Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Lance Gross</p>
<p><strong>Facts of interest:</strong> None.</p>
<p><strong>The plot:</strong> A happy couple must face their parents and tell them they will get married. Chaos ensues soon after...</p>
<p><strong>Our thoughts:</strong> &ldquo;Our Family Wedding&rdquo; feels like something that should have been released straight to DVD. It&rsquo;s a film that blatantly recycles one too many ideas from previous movies of the same genre without offering cinemagoers anything worth caring for. The story is dull, the characters are dumb, and the performances honestly couldn&rsquo;t be much worse.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/14/alice-in-wonderland-rules-foreign-box-office.html"><rss:title>'Alice in Wonderland' rules foreign box office</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/14/alice-in-wonderland-rules-foreign-box-office.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-14T23:05:25Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Alice in Wonderland Avatar Box Office Green Zone International News Percy Jackson &amp; the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Shutter Island Tim Burton</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/news/alice_overseas_week2_top.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268607892372" alt="" /></span></span>Tim Burton and his "<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/4/movie-review-alice-in-wonderland.html">Alice in Wonderland</a>" took the worldwide box office by storm last week when the Disney 3D release opened everywhere, and now the film is still leading charts domestically and overseas. On the international circuit, the film took an estimated $76 million this weekend, and its foreign cume now stands at a superb $221 million.</p>
<p>Martin Scorsese's "<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/2/21/movie-review-shutter-island.html">Shutter Island</a>" is doing just fine as well internationally, scoring another $19.2 million in 43 territories. The film brought its total gross to $82 million. Following in third place with $17 million was James Cameron's "<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2009/12/19/movie-review-avatar.html">Avatar</a>," which reached a cumulative gross of $1.914 billion.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, No. 4 this weekend was Paul Greengrass' war thriller "<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/11/movie-review-green-zone.html">Green Zone</a>," which bagged $9.7 million in 14 markets. Matt Damon plays a U.S. solider who runs into trouble with officials when he starts to believe the Iraqi WMD program doesn't exist.</p>
<p>At No. 5, Chris Columbus' adventure "<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/2/12/movie-review-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief.html">Percy Jackson &amp; The Olympians: The Lightning Thief</a>" collected $6.3 million, lifting its international total to $120.5 million. Still in the race was Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes," which generated $6.1 million. "<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/2/12/movie-review-valentines-day.html">Valentine's Day</a>" earned $3.5 million.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/14/box-office-alice-in-wonderland-takes-62m.html"><rss:title>Box Office: 'Alice in Wonderland' takes $62M!</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/14/box-office-alice-in-wonderland-takes-62m.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-14T17:56:27Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Alice in Wonderland Avatar Box Office Cop Out Green Zone News Our Family Wedding Remember Me She's Out of My League Shutter Island The Crazies</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/news/alice_weekend_no2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268589240899" alt="" /></span></span>Weekend of March 12 &ndash; 14, 2010: 'Alice' still going strong while new releases struggle...<br /></strong></p>
<p>Tim Burton&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/4/movie-review-alice-in-wonderland.html">Alice in Wonderland</a>&rdquo; continued its North American box office reign this weekend with a stunning three-day gross of $62 million in ticket sales at 3,728 locations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Domestically, &ldquo;Alice&rdquo; has now grossed $208.6 million in a little more than one week.</p>
<p>New entry &ldquo;<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/11/movie-review-green-zone.html">Green Zone</a>,&rdquo; Paul Greengrass&rsquo; explosive war thriller starring Matt Damon, debuted in second place with $14.5 million. Playing at 3,003 locations, the film scored an average of $4,840 per theater. Damon plays a U.S. soldier who starts doubting the existence of the Iraqi WMDs program.</p>
<p>Following at No. 3 this weekend was Jim Field Smith&rsquo;s charming comedy &ldquo;<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/13/movie-review-shes-out-of-my-league.html">She&rsquo;s Out of My League</a>,&rdquo; which bagged $9.6 million from ticket sales at 2,956 sites. The Paramount release stars Jay Baruchel as an insecure airport security guard whose life takes a surprising turn when a hot event planner asks him on a date.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Robert Pattinson&rsquo;s new film &ldquo;<a href="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/13/movie-review-remember-me.html">Remember Me</a>&rdquo; finished fourth on the chart, earning $8.3 million. The &ldquo;Twilight&rdquo; star plays a young man who struggles with the suicide of his brother and falls in love with a young woman whose mother was murdered when she was a young girl.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/13/movie-review-shes-out-of-my-league.html"><rss:title>Movie Review: "She’s Out of My League"</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.screeninglog.com/journal/2010/3/13/movie-review-shes-out-of-my-league.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-14T06:02:02Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Alice Eve Comedy Jay Baruchel Jim Field Smith She's Out of My League Theatrical</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/posters/outofmyleague_review.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268545647594" alt="" /></span></span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/ratings/rating7.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1217136027513" alt="G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" width="250" height="23" /></p>
<p><strong>Seen on:</strong> March 13, 2010</p>
<p><strong>The players:</strong> Director: Jim Field Smith, Writers: John Morris, Sean Anders, Cast: Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, TJ Miller, Mike Vogel, Nate Torrence</p>
<p><strong>Facts of interest:</strong> Morris and Anders also wrote upcoming comedy "Hot Tub Time Machine."</p>
<p><strong>The plot:</strong> An insecure airport security guard meets the woman of his dreams, and surprisingly, she seems quite interested in him. That's what freaks him out...</p>
<p><strong>Our thoughts:</strong> Jim Field Smith&rsquo;s &ldquo;She&rsquo;s Out of My League&rdquo; is a solid seven. No, it&rsquo;s not a comedy masterpiece, but I would be lying if I said I didn&rsquo;t enjoy myself. Filled with light humor, decent jokes and solid performances, this is a little film that&rsquo;s silly enough to provoke smiles but also knows how to keep itself in check and avoid embarrassingly stupid moments.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>