“Wonder Woman” (Warner Bros.) built on its strong opening with a better than average second-weekend hold. The Patty Jenkins-directed D.C. Comic world entry is looking at strong foreign results, but it’s the domestic take where the response is strongest.
The same can’t be said for Universal’s attempt at a new series of classic monster character movies. “The Mummy” with Tom Cruise at the lead reinforced the big story for many top studio releases this summer so far. Foreign is strong initially, but domestic is weak even by relatively modest estimates.
In an otherwise unexceptional weekend, two wide releases — “It Comes At Night” (A24) and “Megan Leavey” (Bleecker Street) — from distributors usually associated with the specialized market placed in the top 10. Neither was stellar, but added about $10 million to the total. At this point, the boost is needed.
The Top 10
1. Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.) Week 2 – Last weekend...
The same can’t be said for Universal’s attempt at a new series of classic monster character movies. “The Mummy” with Tom Cruise at the lead reinforced the big story for many top studio releases this summer so far. Foreign is strong initially, but domestic is weak even by relatively modest estimates.
In an otherwise unexceptional weekend, two wide releases — “It Comes At Night” (A24) and “Megan Leavey” (Bleecker Street) — from distributors usually associated with the specialized market placed in the top 10. Neither was stellar, but added about $10 million to the total. At this point, the boost is needed.
The Top 10
1. Wonder Woman (Warner Bros.) Week 2 – Last weekend...
- 6/11/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Although the Super Bowl directly affects only part of one day of the weekend, that’s enough to create an overall lousy box office. The problem isn’t the sportsball competition itself, but that event always serves as a signifier to distributors: This isn’t the time to release the good stuff.
At an estimated $76 million, this year’s Super Bowl weekend was about the same as last year, and worse than almost every 2016 weekend (exceptions: pre-Halloween and early December). Expectations weren’t high for “Rings” (Paramount) and “The Space Between Us” (Stx), but they fell short of even that. The saving graces came from recent hits “Split” (Universal) and three Oscar Best Picture nominees “Hidden Figures”(20th Century Fox), “La La Land” (Lionsgate) and “Lion” (Weinstein).
Three sequels debut next weekend, with varying shots at much higher numbers — “The Lego Batman Movie” (Warner Bros., already receiving positive reviews), “Fifty Shades Darker...
At an estimated $76 million, this year’s Super Bowl weekend was about the same as last year, and worse than almost every 2016 weekend (exceptions: pre-Halloween and early December). Expectations weren’t high for “Rings” (Paramount) and “The Space Between Us” (Stx), but they fell short of even that. The saving graces came from recent hits “Split” (Universal) and three Oscar Best Picture nominees “Hidden Figures”(20th Century Fox), “La La Land” (Lionsgate) and “Lion” (Weinstein).
Three sequels debut next weekend, with varying shots at much higher numbers — “The Lego Batman Movie” (Warner Bros., already receiving positive reviews), “Fifty Shades Darker...
- 2/5/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Fellow Aussie musicians Ta-Ku and Wafia have teamed up on a new Ep today, delivering the five track collection (m)edian via Future Classic. The new Ep sees both artists opening up about the theme of relationships and compromise on a series of honest, pop oriented songs.
Ta-Ku and Wafia’s new Ep features a largely laidback sound, driven by head nodding beats, sparse instrumentation and a duet approach to the vocal duties. “Meet in the Middle,” “Treading Water,” and “Love Somebody” serve as the meat of the collection, broken up by the brief interludes “1.5” and “2.5.” The songs on (m)edian feature a unique style, placing emphasis on emotional melodies and memorable hooks, while the beats take the back burner throughout the minimal productions.
Ta-Ku and Wafia are set to embark on a headlining Us tour, kicking off in Los Angeles on September 21 and closing out in October at Miami’s III Points festival.
Ta-Ku and Wafia’s new Ep features a largely laidback sound, driven by head nodding beats, sparse instrumentation and a duet approach to the vocal duties. “Meet in the Middle,” “Treading Water,” and “Love Somebody” serve as the meat of the collection, broken up by the brief interludes “1.5” and “2.5.” The songs on (m)edian feature a unique style, placing emphasis on emotional melodies and memorable hooks, while the beats take the back burner throughout the minimal productions.
Ta-Ku and Wafia are set to embark on a headlining Us tour, kicking off in Los Angeles on September 21 and closing out in October at Miami’s III Points festival.
- 8/5/2016
- by Connor Jones
- We Got This Covered
The low-budget production scheme has selected 12 projects and exceeded diversity target.
Film London Microwave has announced the shortlist of the 12 projects selected for its annual production and training scheme.
According to Film London, this year’s applications exceeded its diversity target of 50%. Over half of the teams who applied have a writer, director or producer from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (Bame) background.
The shortlisted projects and teams are:
Amsterdam, Lisa Jacobs (writer), Tara Fitzgerald (director), Georgina French (producer) Barefaced, David Cornwall (writer), Chester Yang (director), Adebayo Awolaja (producer)
Brutal, Ed Aldridge (writer), Scott Rawsthorne (director), Jon Shaikh (director), Amyra Bunyard (producer)
Looted, Rene Pannevis (writer-director), Jennifer Ericsson (producer), Jessie Mangum (co-producer)
Nocturnal, Olivia Waring (writer), Shan Ng (director), Robert Williams (producer), Colin Day (producer)
Real Boy, Liam Creighton (writer-director), Danny de Warren (producer)
Running Out of Grime, Dwayne Gumbs (writer/director), Iain Simpson (director), Benedict Turnbull (producer), Alex Williams (producer), Harri Kamalanathan (producer)
Samurai Sword, Lab Ky Mo...
Film London Microwave has announced the shortlist of the 12 projects selected for its annual production and training scheme.
According to Film London, this year’s applications exceeded its diversity target of 50%. Over half of the teams who applied have a writer, director or producer from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (Bame) background.
The shortlisted projects and teams are:
Amsterdam, Lisa Jacobs (writer), Tara Fitzgerald (director), Georgina French (producer) Barefaced, David Cornwall (writer), Chester Yang (director), Adebayo Awolaja (producer)
Brutal, Ed Aldridge (writer), Scott Rawsthorne (director), Jon Shaikh (director), Amyra Bunyard (producer)
Looted, Rene Pannevis (writer-director), Jennifer Ericsson (producer), Jessie Mangum (co-producer)
Nocturnal, Olivia Waring (writer), Shan Ng (director), Robert Williams (producer), Colin Day (producer)
Real Boy, Liam Creighton (writer-director), Danny de Warren (producer)
Running Out of Grime, Dwayne Gumbs (writer/director), Iain Simpson (director), Benedict Turnbull (producer), Alex Williams (producer), Harri Kamalanathan (producer)
Samurai Sword, Lab Ky Mo...
- 11/30/2015
- ScreenDaily
We have grown accustomed to so-called hybrid documentaries which play with the notion of truth by, for instance, hiring actors to recreate childhood memories ("Stories We Tell") or having subjects re-enact horrific real-life deeds ("The Act of Killing"). But more narrative filmmakers are incorporating real people who play variations of themselves in fiction films. Read More: BendFilm Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners At a recent panel at The BendFilm Festival, the directors of three such films, Todd Rohal ("Uncle Kent 2"), Diego Ongaro ("Bob and the Trees") and Liz Cardenas Franke ("Treading Water"), discussed their development processes as well as the benefits and pitfalls of working in this creative form. The advantage of fiction over documentary is that, unlike in real life, you can make things happen. In the cases of the films discussed, real people ended up as subjects of fiction films in various ways, and having a real...
- 10/13/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
"House of Cards" returns for Season 2 on Netflix on Friday, Feb. 14 -- happy Valentine's Day, right? -- and in preparation, Zap2it is taking a quick look back at the first season. "Chapter 3" is up for Tuesday (Feb. 4).
Where we are:
This episode sees Frank have to momentarily push pause on his grand schemes in Washington to head back to his home district in South Carolina. A teenage girl has died in a car accident -- she was texting and driving, but her text was about the giant water tower called the Peachoid, which Frank had built and has always championed to keep standing outside of his hometown.
Because we live in an age of litigation and finding someone to blame, the parents want to sue the town, instead of just lamenting that they didn't teach their daughter better driving habits -- though they are egged on by local muckety-muck Orrin Chase,...
Where we are:
This episode sees Frank have to momentarily push pause on his grand schemes in Washington to head back to his home district in South Carolina. A teenage girl has died in a car accident -- she was texting and driving, but her text was about the giant water tower called the Peachoid, which Frank had built and has always championed to keep standing outside of his hometown.
Because we live in an age of litigation and finding someone to blame, the parents want to sue the town, instead of just lamenting that they didn't teach their daughter better driving habits -- though they are egged on by local muckety-muck Orrin Chase,...
- 2/4/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Here’s round two of my 10 Must-Have Albums series. I find myself discovering new music by new artists every day – while I don’t like it all, it’s worth the discovery.
My life – and most others – are made easier with music. Different genres, different sounds and styles; they all benefit humankind by creating a form of release – an outlet for emotional distress, and a form of communication. Whether for the listener or the musician themselves, music has shaped and moulded society for the entirety of humans’ existence.
All that being said, allow me to spread some of my personal favourite discoveries with you. Here are just a few albums from musicians that I believe deserve more recognition for their artistic ingenuity.
10. The Lateness of the Hour – Alex Clare
London-born Clare released his debut album in 2011, however the album did not receive much recognition until mid-2012, when Microsoft selected “Too...
My life – and most others – are made easier with music. Different genres, different sounds and styles; they all benefit humankind by creating a form of release – an outlet for emotional distress, and a form of communication. Whether for the listener or the musician themselves, music has shaped and moulded society for the entirety of humans’ existence.
All that being said, allow me to spread some of my personal favourite discoveries with you. Here are just a few albums from musicians that I believe deserve more recognition for their artistic ingenuity.
10. The Lateness of the Hour – Alex Clare
London-born Clare released his debut album in 2011, however the album did not receive much recognition until mid-2012, when Microsoft selected “Too...
- 2/22/2013
- by Sam Tuchin
- Obsessed with Film
Director Robert Altman.
Robert Altman: Eclectic Maverick
By
Alex Simon
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the April 1999 issue of Venice Magazine.
It's the Fall of 1977 and I'm a bored and rebellious ten year old in search of a new movie to occupy my underworked and creativity-starved brain, feeling far too mature for previous favorites Wily Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Return of the Pink Panther (1975), and wanting something more up-to-date and edgy than Chaplin's City Lights (1931). I needed a movie to call my favorite that would be symbolic of my own new-found manhood (and something that would really piss off my parents and teachers). Mom and Dad were going out for the evening, leaving me with whatever unfortunate baby-sitter happened to need the $10 badly enough to play mother hen to an obnoxiously precocious only child like myself. I scanned the TV Guide for what...
Robert Altman: Eclectic Maverick
By
Alex Simon
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the April 1999 issue of Venice Magazine.
It's the Fall of 1977 and I'm a bored and rebellious ten year old in search of a new movie to occupy my underworked and creativity-starved brain, feeling far too mature for previous favorites Wily Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Return of the Pink Panther (1975), and wanting something more up-to-date and edgy than Chaplin's City Lights (1931). I needed a movie to call my favorite that would be symbolic of my own new-found manhood (and something that would really piss off my parents and teachers). Mom and Dad were going out for the evening, leaving me with whatever unfortunate baby-sitter happened to need the $10 badly enough to play mother hen to an obnoxiously precocious only child like myself. I scanned the TV Guide for what...
- 2/15/2013
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Even though most of the contestants tonight sang ballads, I have to admit it was an interesting episode. I thought for a long time: did I want to review from worst to first? Do I split the contestants into In Danger, Needs to Improve, Still Treading Water, and Finally?
The last time Elton John night happened, it was a complete mess. While tonight wasn't quite as good as last week, it was a solid effort by all eleven contestants. That said, I think it's clearer who is going to be going home the next few weeks.
So in order:
Scotty McCreery: “Country Comfort” I can't help it. I love this kid. I'd put him in the Still Treading Water category, only because he still needs a lot of work on his phrasing. That said, I love that he found the one Elton John country song, sang it with ease and confidence.
The last time Elton John night happened, it was a complete mess. While tonight wasn't quite as good as last week, it was a solid effort by all eleven contestants. That said, I think it's clearer who is going to be going home the next few weeks.
So in order:
Scotty McCreery: “Country Comfort” I can't help it. I love this kid. I'd put him in the Still Treading Water category, only because he still needs a lot of work on his phrasing. That said, I love that he found the one Elton John country song, sang it with ease and confidence.
- 3/31/2011
- by Emily Pray
- TVovermind.com
Kicking off at 6pm on Saturday evening and rolling all the way through the witching hour ‘til the wee hours of Sunday morning, the Film4 FrightFest All Nighter has become an institution and an essential offshoot of the main August Bank Holiday bonanza. Previously held in the Ica (and becoming a sauna by about midnight), this year we upped sticks into Screen 2 of the Empire, Leicester Square.
With plenty more seats, comfier ones too, a better screen and sound and, mercifully, air conditioning, the scene was set for an epic assault on our fear receptors. But were we to be left quaking in our boots or sleeping in our seats?
Confessions
First up was Confessions. This Japanese revenge thriller takes the form of a series of confessions (see what they did there?) that intricately intertwine revealing the truth behind a young, female teacher’s daughter’s murder. If you thought...
With plenty more seats, comfier ones too, a better screen and sound and, mercifully, air conditioning, the scene was set for an epic assault on our fear receptors. But were we to be left quaking in our boots or sleeping in our seats?
Confessions
First up was Confessions. This Japanese revenge thriller takes the form of a series of confessions (see what they did there?) that intricately intertwine revealing the truth behind a young, female teacher’s daughter’s murder. If you thought...
- 11/1/2010
- by Alan Simmons
- FilmShaft.com
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