DVD Releases: March 18, 2008
March 17, 2008
Enchanted
Genre: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids/Family, Musical/Performing Arts, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation
Rating: PG
Actors/Actresses: Amy Adams, James Marsden, Idina Menzel, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey
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“Horton Hears A Who” Tops Box Office
March 17, 2008
“Who” says business is bad?
Fox’s animated feature “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” hit all its marks during the weekend, when the animated family comedy featuring the voice of Jim Carrey opened with an estimated $45.1 million to top the domestic boxoffice and re-energize a recently slack marketplace.
To see the full box office totals, check out our Box Office weekly review.
Warner Bros.’ prehistoric adventure “10,000 BC” dropped an acceptable 54% in its second weekend to take second place with $16.4 million and a $61.2 million cume. Summit Entertainment’s mixed-martial arts film “Never Back Down” bowed about as expected with $8.6 million in third place.
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Weekend Box Office: March 14-16, 2008
March 16, 2008
1. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who $45,100,000 ($45,100,000, Week 1)
2. 10,000 B.C. $16,415,000 ($61,219,000 Week 2)
3. Never Back Down $8,610,000 ($8,610,000, Week 1)
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Prom Night Trailer
March 14, 2008
Prom Night
Release Date: April 11, 2008
Genre: Horror, Suspense, Remake
Rating: PG-13
Actors/Actresses: Brittany Snow, Johnathon Schaech, Brianne Davis (II), Kelly Blatz, Jana Kramer
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George Lucas offers sneak peek at new ‘Star Wars’
March 14, 2008
Fans never seem to get their fill of “Star Wars,” and George Lucas is happy to oblige.
Lucas offered a glimpse into the latest creation in his sci-fi universe at the theater-owners convention ShoWest on Thursday, showing a sequence from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” a computer-animated movie due in theaters Aug. 15. It will be followed by a TV series of the same name, to air on the Cartoon Network and TNT this fall.
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Heath Ledger’s ‘Dark Knight’ Joker Makes His Debut
March 14, 2008
This time out, there’s no vat of chemicals to explain how Batman’s greatest enemy came to be the twisted sociopath known as the Joker.
Heath Ledger’s Joker springs full-blown in this summer’s “The Dark Knight,” the sequel to 2005’s “Batman Begins” that was previewed for theater owners Thursday with a clip showing the new movie’s opening sequence.
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“Stop-Loss” Ads downplay Iraq theme as audiences seem skittish
March 14, 2008
With its morally complex story of soldiers who have served in Iraq, Paramount’s upcoming “Stop-Loss” offers a more direct and gritty account of a current soldier’s experience than any commercial feature to date.
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Movie Review: “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who”
March 14, 2008
This CG-animated adaptation of “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” is a delight, brimming with colorful, elastic characters and bountiful wit.
To take nothing away from Fox and its Blue Sky Studios, much, much, much of this owes directly to the book published in 1954 by Theodore Geisel’s alter ego, Dr. Seuss. So credit the filmmakers for knowing a good thing when they see it. The film captures all the charm of the book from its rhyming text to its themes and fantastical characters.
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My Blueberry Nights Trailer
March 13, 2008
My Blueberry Nights
Release Date: April 4, 2008 (Limited)
Genre: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Romance
Actors/Actresses: Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, David Strathairn
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Flight of the Red Balloon Trailer
March 13, 2008
Flight of the Red Balloon
Release Date: April 4, 2008 (Limited)
Genre: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama and Kids/Family
Actors/Actresses: Juliette Binoche, Hippolyte Girardot, Song Fang, Simon Iteanu, Louise Margolin
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