Movies

“Bridesmaids” Settle for Second Best

Neither Bridesmaids nor Priest could stave off the mighty power of Thor this weekend. The god of thunder proved lightening can strike twice in the same place. Domestically, Chris Hemsworth’s leading man debut stands at $119.3 million. After a modest opening last week,Thor had a smaller than average percentage drop of only 48 percent. The bounty from Friday to Sunday was a generous $34.5 million but that will not last long against next weekend’s towering tentpole.

Box Office Wizard (5.13.11)

Welcome to Box Office Wizard, Player Affinity’s premiere movie box office prediction competition that you ignore every week because you don’t hath the stones of a real wizard. Entering is and always has been simple, so why not get your beard on and give it a try? Just read through this post and leave a comment with, in order, what you think the top five box office finishers will be this weekend. Finish out 2011 on top and you will win something COOL.

Cannes in 60 Seconds: Early Buzz and Looking Ahead

This week the 64th Cannes Film Festival kicked off, and for all intents and purposes, it marks the kick-off of the 2011-2012 Oscar season. This year’s lineup is one of the most anticipated in recent memory, and a few days in, it’s already living up to its lofty expectations.

Things kicked off on Wednesday with the premiere of Woody Allen’s latest film, Midnight in Paris, and many are hailing this as the director’s best film in years.

Ten Funniest Women in Modern Comedy

“It’s a man’s world.” It’s a phrase that’s stuck around for a while, especially in show business. Fortunately, there are those in the world who challenge such a statement. In the world of comedy, where men often seem to have the upper hand and comedians like Adam Sandler can lead humor-oriented flicks to phenomenal success, funny women – who pack more comedic heat – have trouble doing the same.Will the ladies of Bridesmaids find themselves becoming some of the most sought-out talents in comedy? We don’t know just yet, but in honor of the acclaimed comedy, here are ten women that are hugely revered in the world of laughter.

Rachel Weisz Negotiating for “Bourne Legacy”

Oscar winner Rachel Weisz has reportedly been negotiating to star in Disney’s upcoming Oz: The Great and Powerful alongside Mila Kunis and James Franco. That news hit last week, but here’s where the dilemma starts: she’s reportedly negotiating for a role in Tony Gilroy’s The Bourne Legacy with Jeremy Renner.

Five Ubisoft Titles We Want as Movies or Shows

Word around town is that French game developer/publisher Ubisoft is looking to get into the Film/TV business in hopes of bringing its games to a new audience. While the people they’ve appointed to run that operation try to figure out how in the hell to pull it off successfully in a world of middling video game adapatations, we here at Player Affinity ponder what games in Ubisoft’s catalogue we’d like to see hit the big screen.

Trailer Tracker: Final Destination 5, Colombiana and more

With the nice weather looking like it’s here to stay, what better to muse over than your grizzly impending death? Our featured clip this week is for the fifth instalment in the popular “you gunna die” franchise with Final Destination 5, as a whole new batch of teens get tormented by death itself. Then, rising starlet Zoe Saldana gets to kick some ass as a femme fatale in Colombiana and the wonderful Steve Coogan stars in the wry and aptly named road trip comedy The Trip. Finally, three talented folks — Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell and Thandie Newton — are brought together under chilling circumstances in the psychological thriller, Retreat. No need to go anywhere, Trailer Tracker has all the fun and relaxation you need right here.