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‘Bad’ is good at the box office as Tyler Perry delivers another hit
Tyler Perry is on fire. The filmmaker’s latest movie, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” burned the rest of the competition by grossing $24 million, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office.
Soldier detained in contractor’s shooting death
A U.S. soldier was detained Sunday in connection with the shooting death of a civilian contractor at Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, the military said.
‘Final Destination’ wins Labor Day box office race
It happens every year: Memorial Day kicks off the summer with a box office bang, and Labor Day ends it with a whimper. While overall numbers were up compared to this frame in 2008, audiences didn’t show much enthusiasm for anything at the multiplex this weekend
Tarantino and Pitt: The long-awaited love affair
With Quentin Tarantino’s recent disclosure that Brad Pitt "pulled out a brick of hash" for the pair to smoke during a meeting about Tarantino’s new film "Inglourious Basterds," the two movie icons could today be mistaken for old roomies. However, in an interview with CNN, the charismatic director of “Pulp Fiction” and “Reservoir Dogs” insists that the well-anticipated union was a long time in the making.
A Lead on the Ark of the Covenant
When last we saw the lost Ark of the Covenant in action, it had been dug up by Indiana Jones in Egypt and ark-napped by Nazis, whom the Ark proceeded to incinerate amidst a tempest of terrifying apparitions.
Have Tarantino and his ‘Inglourious Basterds’ got what it takes?
Quentin Tarantino didn’t give himself any breaks while making his latest film "Inglourious Basterds," which premiered at Cannes this week. The 46 year-old director transformed the WWII wartime-thriller-cum-spaghetti-western from script to finished product in just eight months, he told CNN’s The Screening Room, so that it would be ready to show at the prestigious film festival
Tarantino, Ledger are focus at Cannes
The economic downturn may take its toll at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, which opens Wednesday night. But as always, the show will go on. Studios are cutting back on parties and all the glitz that goes with them, according to news reports
Cannes exposure is no guarantee of success
As the 2009 Cannes Film Festival draws near, filmmakers who have made the event’s short list hope that their films will be blessed with that hard-to-earn Cannes buzz, which could lead to awards and financial success. But the story doesn’t always have a Hollywood ending. There were several big names in last year’s lineup
Top 10 movie car chase scenes
Which star do you most associate with car-chase movies: Steve McQueen or Michael Caine? Gene Hackman or Burt Reynolds? Although most car-chase movies pack some serious A-list talent, we like to think that in many cases the real star in this particular movie genre is the car: from McQueen’s super-tight Ford Mustang in “Bullitt” to the stripped-down Dodge Charger in Quentin Tarantino’s “Death Proof.” But which movie has the best car-chase scene in history We take a look