A critical review of 'Life of Pi'
The tale of a young man, a tiger and God, Yann Martel's bestselling novel "Life of Pi" had been dubbed "unfilmable" countless times before Ang Lee's adaptation screened. The Oscar-winning helmer…
Todd Kushigemachi
A critical review of 'Django Unchained':
Writer-helmer Quentin Tarantino has always been a crix favorite. Each of his six previous feature-length directorial efforts garnered approval from at least 84% of critics, according to the reviews…
Oscar nominated-directors offer shooting lessons
Before accepting his Intl. Filmmaker of the Year award from Variety at the Mill Valley film fest last fall, director Ang Lee told the crowd, "You become the film you're making."
Producers help directors navigation overseas challenges
Each of the five Oscar foreign-language film nominees exist because dedicated producers fought to get the pics prepped, finished and out to the public.
Heroes of new tech
Five people and firms taking the lead in digital cinema
The perks of being cardboard
Lead actor Logan Lerman was unable to attend Summit's preem of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," so co-star Ezra Miller carried around a life-size cardboard cutout at Monday night's premiere.
'Possession' set gets curses, cuss words
Lionsgate's "The Possession" is a chilling scarer, but guests enjoyed a low-key evening at the movie's Hollywood premiere. Film unspooled Aug. 28 at the ArcLight.
Bromance on the bayou
Celebs drank vodka, not moonshine, at the Aug. 22 preem of the Weinstein Co.'s Prohibition-era drama "Lawless" at the Arclight.
Tulips and teddy bears
The scorching heat didn't stop the fully costumed leads of "The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure" from attending their pic's Sunday afternoon preem at the Chinese Theater.
Getting indie 'Goats'
While David Duchovny sports a wildly unkempt beard for most of "Goats," the thesp appeared almost clean-shaven for the pic's L.A. preem Aug. 8 at the Landmark Theater.
VScore
Domestic Film DAILY
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1
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
1Daily: $8.0M Cumulative: $91.7M Paramount Pictures 1st in th week -
2
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3
2Daily: $3.2M Cumulative: $340.9M Disney 2nd in th week -
3
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
3Daily: $2.7M Cumulative: $93.4M Warner Brothers 3rd in th week
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