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Winners Rachel Getting Married (Sony Pictures Classics) The Duchess (Paramount Vantage) Fireproof (Samuel Goldwyn) Riding a wave of positive buzz and the rising stardom of Anne Hathaway, Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married crushed all comers, earning $33,667 per screen at nine theaters in New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto, according to estimates compiled by Box Office Mojo. Hathaway appeared everywhere to promote it, even gamely spoofing herself as host on Saturday Night Live. (Loved her as Mary Poppins!) Too much attention may be paid to Keira Knightley's ribs, but she was undoubtedly the reason that The Duchess made $7,047 per screen as it expanded to 127 locations in its third week. Keira and costume dramas seem to be the right fit; I wouldn't be surprised if this one drew an older audience that consistently attends British historical flicks. Still ignored by the mainstream press (in contrast to Bill Maher's Religulous), faith-based Fireproof dropped just 40.5% (about the same as Eagle Eye) and took in $4,776 per screen at 852 theaters in its second week. So far the film has grossed more than $12 million. Was it ever advertised on TV? Or was the marketing done entirely through church groups? Whatever the case, with a reported budget of only half a million dollars, Fireproof appears to be a healthy success story. Sex Still Sells Elegy (Samuel Goldwyn) Frozen River (Sony Pictures Classics) Elegy, the 'old professor in love with a younger woman' adaptation of a Philip Roth novel starring Ben Kingsley and a sometimes naked Penelope Cruz, is in its ninth week of release and still playing in 70 theaters. The theater count is dropping, but the film has grossed more than $3.3 million. Filed under: Drama, Independent, Sony Classics, Box Office, Cinematical Indie, Paramount Vantage, Samuel Goldwyn FilmsContinue reading Indie Winners: 'Rachel Getting Married,' 'Duchess,' and Sex Still Sells Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:02:00 -0400 Indie Winners: 'Rachel Getting Married,' 'Duchess,' and Sex Still Sells 10881023 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/indies-on-dvd-the-counterfeiters-my-brother-is-an-only-child-the-executioners-song/10881023/
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Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, Paramount, Sony Classics, ThinkFilm, New on DVD, Home Entertainment, Cinematical Indie Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Stefan Ruzowitzky's The Counterfeiters tells the true story of a Nazi plot to flood the US and UK with forged currency, using concentration camp prisoners to do the dirty deeds. Christopher Campbell thought it was "not quite a great film," while Kim Voynar wrote: "At its core, this is a film about courage and morality." Critical consensus overall was 94% positive, according to Rotten Tomatoes. The DVD includes an audio commentary by the director, deleted scenes, a "making of," interviews, and more. The film is also available on Blu-ray. Set some two decades after the events in The Counterfeiters, the much lighter, sentimental My Brother is an Only Child "follows two brothers through years of Italian history," wrote James Rocchi. Though comparisons to the more ambitious and effective period family drama The Best of Youth might be inevitable, James said My Brother is still "a handsomely made, brightly charming pleasure in its own right." The DVD appears to be a bare-bones edition without any extras. First broadcast on network television in November 1982, The Executioner's Song left a very strong impression on me. Career criminal Gary Gilmore (Tommy Lee Jones in a powerful performance) tries to go straight, taking up with young Nicole Baker (Rosanna Arquette in a startling, sexy, star-making role) before returning to crime and eventually killing two people in brutal fashion. Sentenced to die, Gilmore insisted on paying the ultimate penalty as speedily as possible. Continue reading Indies on DVD: 'The Counterfeiters,' 'My Brother is an Only Child,' 'The Executioner's Song' Permalink | Email this | Comments ]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:03:00 -0400 Indies on DVD: 'The Counterfeiters,' 'My Brother is an Only Child,' 'The Executioner's Song' 10307935 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/insert-caption-the-wackness/10307935/
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Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Sony Classics, Fandom, ContestsWelcome to another edition of Insert Caption -- the game that's so much more dope than it is wacked. Last week, we asked you to bend down, lean forward and give us your best captions for a photo from The Love Guru. I don't know if you all brought in your own Caption Gurus (or if there was some other mystical power at work), but we received some of the most awesomest captions yet. Good job! 1. "This is hard to say, but the reason I called the four of you in to my office is to let you know that you are being downsized." -- Anthony G. 2. "We're sorry, we thought this was a shrink's office." -- Kurt P. 3. "Honey, I shrunk the agent." -- Suraj C. See full image and all captions This week, you're gonna have to bring out those mad skillz for a movie that's hotter than a McSkillet, ya dig? (What does that even mean?) Yup, we're shellin' out some lovin' for a little indie called The Wackness, featuring mad rhymes, dope flava ... Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Famke Janssen and Ben Kingsley. Holla! But check it: One grand prize winner will take away a ridiculous Sony DVP-FX820 portable DVD player. Word. Seriously, though, The Wackness is a blast -- great soundtrack, fun movie, take your friends, the whole nine. Flick hits theaters on July 3. Sound off punks! Read the official rules for this contest Permalink | Email this | Comments ]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:02:00 -0400 Insert Caption: The Wackness 10138984 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-wackness-gets-a-red-band-trailer/10138984/
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Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Independent, Sony Classics, Fandom, Movie Marketing, Trailers and Clips Here it is, the groove, slightly transformed ... and another trailer for The Wackness has hit the net. I'm not sure why folks were all over Sony Pictures Classics when they picked this flick up at Sundance, because, not for nothing, but they've promoted the hell out of it ever since. This is, like, the fifth or sixth trailer I'm seeing ... for a Sundance film! They've done viral videos, photos, posters -- props definitely go out to the fine folks over at SPC, and now it's our turn to tell all you crackerjacks to go see this dope show when it hits theaters on July 3rd. Featuring one of the best soundtracks I've heard in quite some time, The Wackness tells of the quirky relationship between a pot dealer (Josh Peck) and his therapist (Ben Kingsley) -- both of whom have no friends and no sex life. There's a cute summer crush (Olivia Thirlby), an ex wife who's barely "there" (Famke Janssen) and a hippie chick (Mary-Kate Olsen) who likes to swing her arms a lot. The film takes place in 1994, so if you grew up in the '90s, there's a ton here to relate to. I had fun with it, I know a lot of other people had fun with it, so if you're just chillin' over Fourth of July weekend, take it over to the theater and settle in for some dopeness, er, wackness. Red Band trailer (which is also available over at IGN in a larger size) posted after the jump due to random drug use and a little foul language.Continue reading 'The Wackness' Gets a Red Band Trailer Permalink | Email this | Comments ]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:02:00 -0400 'The Wackness' Gets a Red Band Trailer 10083430 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/indie-weekend-box-office-mongolian-mongol-battles-antarctic-encounters/10083430/
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Filed under: Action, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Mystery it has a direct line to its creator's soul. If you see a lot of documentaries and that tired, old PBS format with the talking heads, narrator and clips has started to wear thin, Herzog's open, honest film is as refreshing as an icy breeze." The film grossed $17,500 at one theater in Manhattan. Opening at two theaters in Austin, rather than the tired old Manhattan and Hollywood, Baghead (Sony Pictures Classics) did very nicely, thank you, earning $4,450 per screen. Jette Kernion commented recently on the unusual release pattern. At Sundance, Eric D. Snider reviewed it ("a blast of fresh air"). James Rocchi interviewed filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass. We even premiered the poster. All I'm saying is: Go Baghead! Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:02:00 -0400 Indie Weekend Box Office: Mongolian 'Mongol' Battles Antarctic 'Encounters' 7452590 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/sony-classics-posts-new-redbelt-trailer/7452590/
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