Recommendation of the Week: Boyz in the Hood. Among the new releases are the surprise hit Limitless starring Bradley Cooper, the ’80s tribute comedy Take Me Home Tonight and the straight-to-DVD adaptation of the hit fighter game Tekken. Notable re-releases include a trio of films from or focused on France, including the widely popular Ameilie and Jean Cocteau’s 1946 version of Beauty and the Beast.
Quentin Tarantino’s next flick, the Deep South-set Western Django Unchained, has aligned an ensemble including Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, and Christoph Waltz. Another A-list actor has signed on to star, and it’s definitely not someone you’d expect for this particular role, let alone any Tarantino film.
$168 million in its first weekend. $92.1 million in its first day. $43.5 million in its first public screenings. These are incredible numbers, but allow me to cast a small memory charm on you for a moment. The success of “Harry Potter” goes well, well beyond the current and long-term success of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.“
Many were skeptical when news arrived of Pete Travis’ Dredd, the upcoming adaptation of the famous Judge Dredd comic. After a botched, Razzie Award-winning adaptation in the 1990s starring Sylvester Stallone, the property has become the subject of much ridicule.
Peter Jackson promised a look at all 13 dwarves in the upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first film of a two-part saga, and after five previous promotional stills revealing 12 dwarves, he’s added the last and most exciting dwarf of the tally: TheOneRing.net has the exclusive first image of Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, and he comes equipped with Orcrist, his badass orc-slaying sword.
The culmination of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, crushed multiple box office records in its worldwide debut, including the opening weekend record greedily held by The Dark Knight since July 2008. “Deathly Hallows Part 2” opened at $168.5 million, more than $10 million more than The Dark Knight earned three years ago with $158.4 million. “Harry Potter” also broke the opening day record with $92.1 million. Its
midnight grosses alone accounted for $43.5 million. This final
installment also topped itself, becoming the highest opener of the
series and likely finishing with the same fervor. Although attendance
was down, 3D and IMAX prices bolstered profits.
Ifans most recently appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 as Xenophilius Lovegood and he has had a long career in movies such as Notting Hill and Mr. Nice. He is set to really make a name for himself in The Amazing Spider-Man as Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard.
