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Hotel Transylvania is a box office monster
3D toon Hotel Transylvania scored the highest US debut since The Dark Knight Rises, grossing $43 million over the weekend and saving the day for a box office that had been in persistent decline since mid…
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No Clear winner at the US box office
Jennifer Lawrence’s horror flick, House of the End of the World, and Jake Gyllenhaal-Michael Pena cop drama, End Of Watch, topped the US box office over the weekend, opening with $13 million each. End of Watch,…
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Untouchable to represent France at the Oscars
Global box office hit Untouchable has been selected to represent France in the foreign language 2013 Oscar race. Directed by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, the feel-good dramedy is based on the true story of a…
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Silver Linings Playbook wins Toronto Film Festival
Today, David O’Russell’s comedy Silver Linings Playbook has been named the BlackBerry People’s Choice Award winner at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro, the crowd-pleasing film…
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A dark weekend for the box office
The US box office suffered the worst box office revenue in years this weekend, bringing in less than $67 millions. Historically, business is light at the after labour day weekend, but such bad figures have not…
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Korean movie Pieta wins Venice Film Festival
South Korean Kim Ki-duk’s drama Pieta beat the big players from Hollywood and won the Golden Lion award at the 69th Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The film tells the story of a brutal debt collector…
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Ben Affleck’s Argo fires up Canadians at TIFF
Argo, one of the most talked about movies at Toronto International Film Festival was premiered last night at the Roy Thompson Hall. The political thriller is based on the true story of the 6 Americans who…
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Toronto International Film Festival opens with Looper
The 37th Toronto International Film festival kicked off with the premiere of Hollywood actioner Looper at the Royal Thompson Hall in downtown Toronto. Director Rian Johnson introduced the stars of the movie Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt and…
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The Possession scares the US box office
Horror movie The Possession emerged as the US box office winner at the labor day weekend holiday, opening with$21 million to become the second best labor day debut of all time after Halloween, which opened with…
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Anti-Obama documentary rattles the US box office
It’s rare for documentaries to feature in the top 10 box office earner, hence there was a good reason for the conservatives in the US to celebrate when the documentary 2016: Obama’s America, which expanded nationwide…
