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Friday, November 15, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, November 15, 2013

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Script sales and deals

“City that Sailed” — Screenwriter/director, Audrey Wells, has scored the job of writing an adventure film with Will Smith in the lead. Wells wrote the delightful rom-com, “The truth about cats & dogs” (1996), as well as “Under the Tuscan Sun” (2003), which she directed, too. Now Wells has been tapped to write, “City that Sailed,” about a young […]

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, October 2, 2013

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“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” official main trailer released

The excitement is growing for the next big screen adventure from J.R.R. Tokien’s classic fantasy adventure novel, known as “The Hobbit.” Director Peter Jackson’s second installment, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” is set to come out in theaters this December. The official main trailer for it was released yesterday. Check out the trailer here on the home page.

Saturday, September 7, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, September 7, 2013

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The “Robocop” reboot has a new trailer

The sci-fi classic “Robocop” is getting a reboot. It’s set to open in theaters in February of 2014. The new “Robocop” reportedly had a budget of a $100 million — the first back in 1987 –was made for about $13 million. There have been a couple of sequels since the original hit the big screen, but they were not successful. […]

Sunday, August 25, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, August 25, 2013

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“The Butler” still king of the domestic box office

The historical drama and Oscar contender, “Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler,” scored domestic box office gold again this weekend. The drama, starring Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker, held onto the number one spot for the second week in a row, despite challenges from a group of new films. “The Butler” appears to be expanding its audience from mostly older African Americans to […]

Friday, August 23, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, August 23, 2013

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Talk of the Town: Uproar over the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman

Actor Ben Affleck played a superhero on the big screen once, and many movie fans don’t want to see that happen again. Affleck played a blind Marvel comic hero in “Daredevil,” which opened Valentine’s Day 2003. The film was pretty much a dud. It cost around $78 million and to date, has made only $102 million. Yesterday, Warner Bros […]

Monday, August 19, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 19, 2013

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News & General Info

“The Butler” wins the weekend box office derby

“Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler'” kicked some serious butt at the box office this weekend, to snatch the top crown from the sci-fix actioner, “Elysium.” “The Butler,” an emotional drama based on the real life story of a black White House butler who served eight presidents, scored an estimated $25 million during its opening weekend. The other three high-profile releases […]

Friday, August 16, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Friday, August 16, 2013

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“Elysium” in for major fight at box office

The sci-fi actioner, “Elysium,” won the battle for number one at the domestic box office last weekend, but another tussle is underway for that top spot. There are four new contenders hitting theaters this weekend: the corporate thriller, “Paranoia,” the Steve Jobs biopic, “Jobs,” the sequel to the superhero comedy, “Kick-Ass 2,” and the historical drama about a black […]

Saturday, August 10, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, August 10, 2013

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Box office battle: Who’ll be number one this weekend?

Several new films are gunning to bump the action flick, “2 Guns,” from the number spot at the domestic box office this weekend. The sci-fi thriller, “Elysium” appears to be the front runner to take down the Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg buddy pix. However, the other new flicks like the raunchy comedy, “We’re the Millers,” the Disney animation “Planes,” and […]

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, August 6, 2013

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Disney takes a hit from “The Lone Ranger” flop

“The Lone Ranger” seriously under-performed movie theaters and that is going to cost Disney dearly. Since opening in the U.S. on July third, the western has made only $87 million, added to the global take — the total is $175 million. Box Office Mojo puts the production cost at $215 million and then there are those extra millions spent on […]