It was a busy weekend in the US, with a snowstorm ravishing the east cost, the World Series, and Halloween festivities across the country, but the audiences continued to flock to the movies. Dreamworks animation about
Author: Husam "Sam" Asi
Steven Spielberg: I’m Tintin with a Camera
It has been a long journey to meet Steven Spielberg. I was first
Polanski auditioned actors while under house arrest
Speaking to UK Screen this morning, Roman Polanski said that he had developed the script of his new movie, Carnage, while under house arrest in Switzerland. He also invited and auditioned the cast in his prison. It was better than
Brad Pitt: Success, Money and Fame
Brad Pitt is arguably the most famous actor in Hollywood, but one could argue that the source of his fame was not his superb acting talent, but his handsome look
Real Steel challenged by Footloose at the US box office
Disney's boxing robots, Real Steel, remained at the top of the US box office chart,earning $16.8 million over the weekend.Paramount's dancing drama, Footloose, was close enough opening with $16.1 million. Since these figures are based on projections, Footloose may
The new Charlies Angels TV show has been canceled
ABC has announced that the TV show Chalie's Angels has been canceled and production has shut down due to the show's poor rating. Produced by Sony pictures, the show is a remake of the 70's hit TV series, which was also
Patagonia to represent the UK at the Oscars
BAFTA's film committee has chosen Welsh director Marc Evans's Patagonia to represent the UK at the next-year's Oscars in the foreign-language category. Patagonia tells two stories in Parallel: one of a Welsh couple who travels to Argentina in order to reinvigrate their relationship and another of a Patagonian woman, who comes
Real Steel wins the US box office
Hugh Jackmans Real Steel knocks out George Clooneys Ides of March in the US box office ring over the weekend, raking $27.3 million worth of tickets leaving his competitor trailing way behind with a $10.4 millions. Set in a futuristic world where giant robots fight to destruction for the
Lion King Crowns the US box office
For the second week of its release, the 3D re-release of Disneys The Lion King has claimed the number one slot in the US box test captionoffice, making 22.1 million. So far it has made 61.7
Lebanese movie wins Toronto Film Festival
Lebanese movie, Where Do We Go Now, has won the People Choice award at the 36th Toronto Film Festival. Directed by Nadine Lataki, who had previously made the award-winning movie Caramel, the film tells the story of a group of women in a Lebanese village who decide to act
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