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The summer movie season has come to an end, and what an interesting season it was. We saw three billion-dollar grossers for the first time ever in one year, let alone one three-month spread (thank you, 3D). We saw a bit of a glass ceiling for comic book movies, proving nothing is a sure thing […]
OFF THE CARPET: Closing the book on summer 2011
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:38 am · August 22nd, 2011
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Apes’ rose
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:46 am · August 7th, 2011
I’m no box office expert, but while $54 million is obviously a great late-summer number for “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” I can’t help but wonder if it would have had a shot at more bank if it had been let out of the bag earlier via advance press screenings. Regardless, word of […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Cowboys’ and ‘Smurfs’ photo finish
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:38 am · July 31st, 2011
After winning the day Friday, “The Smurfs” (which somehow has an audience) managed to dip down and line up neck and neck with the under-performing “Cowboys & Aliens.” Meanwhile, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is on course to be the fastest worldwide billion-dollar grosser, and is likely to take the domestic crown, […]
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Tell us what you thought of ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:15 am · July 30th, 2011
I already glossed over my feelings on Jon Favreau’s “Cowboys & Aliens” at Comic-Con. In short, I find it to be an incredibly taxing exercise with zero character development, vacant of energy and held together by incredibly lazy screenwriting. But for the sake of the western, I hope it does well at the box office. […]
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COMIC-CON: It all ends
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:34 pm · July 24th, 2011
Well, like I said. Another year, another Con. For a convention I expected to be a bit more laid-back than usual, it sure was anything but. I guess I put that on myself by hustling back to LA for a concert and back down again to wrap things up, but even having covered just a […]
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Another year, another Con…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:02 pm · July 20th, 2011
…and a thinner Con, at that. There was very little on the convention schedule that grabbed my attention when it was released last week. I’ll be on hand for the Fox panel tomorrow, hoping to get some good vibes from Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus.” I’ll be there for Paramount and Steven Spielberg on Friday when we […]
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The Super Bowl spots
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:52 pm · February 6th, 2011
7. “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” Outrageous. Make it stop. 6. “Cowboys & Aliens” Though cluttered, expands on what we’ve seen. 5. “Captain America: The First Avenger” Not a bad trailer but something lingering still has me on guard. 4. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” A true teaser, promising escalation but more contained.
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Videos du jour
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:12 am · November 24th, 2010
A number of videos have been making the rounds this week, so I figured I’d consolidate. Starting with Facebooking Aaron Sorkin’s sharp dialogue:
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‘Cowboys & Aliens’ trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:25 pm · November 17th, 2010
Yes, another trailer. I’ve been champing at the bit for “Cowboys & Aliens” since Jon Favreau decided to spring some sweet footage on the crowd at Comic-Con. The teaser poster hit yesterday, and today, we get a trailer (which is largely built around the set piece we saw in San Diego). Check it out via […]
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11/16 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Cooper to remake ‘Carancho,’ Liman talks ‘Fair Game,’ dogpiling on Harrison Ford
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:47 am · November 16th, 2010
• Scott Cooper set to remake “Carancho.” [Deadline] • Erik Childress looks forward to the self-aware “legitimate opinions” of critics groups. [Cinematical] • John Lopez writes up Oscar’s longshots. [Little Gold Men]
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‘Cowboys & Aliens’ teaser poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:49 am · November 15th, 2010
I have to say, the highlight of Comic-Con this year, for me, was Universal’s “Cowboys & Aliens” panel featuring a 10 minute reel of surprise footage that was enough to have me waiting with bated breath for Jon Favreau’s comic adaptation. Today, Yahoo! Movies has debuted the teaser poster from the film. There’s also a […]
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COMIC-CON: Wrapping it up…are we getting through?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:44 pm · July 25th, 2010
My Comic-Con experience ended a bit sooner than I expected this morning when I woke up and decided whatever was on the Sunday docket wasn’t as fetching as a three-hour ride in traffic back to LA. That’s how exhausting the convention was this year. Here’s the thing. We all know Comic-Con and its 125,000-plus attendees […]
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COMIC-CON: Universal brings ‘Paul’ and ‘Cowboys & Aliens,’ oh my
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:54 pm · July 24th, 2010
With its “Scott Pilgrim” presence already dominating the scene here at Comic-Con, Universal publicity didn’t need to do much else to be top of the nerd mountain this weekend. Then they went and blew the roof off. The studio first offered up a sizzle reel for Greg Mottola’s sci-fi comedy “Paul,” which went over well […]
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Comic-Con 2010 on the way
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:30 pm · July 12th, 2010
Well, the inbox is getting stuffed with this and that regarding breakfasts and panels and viral marketing and yada, yada, yada. That can mean only one thing: Comic-Con is around the corner. And as I poured over the recently released schedule over the weekend, I found myself excited for…very little. DreamWorks Animation will make its […]
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