Steve Mason is on Facebook and now also on Twitter. Despite being shut out in all of major categories in this week’s Golden Globe Awards nominations, Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino (Warner Bros) has opened with very strong numbers at 6
by Steve Mason13 Dec 2008, 10:07 PM PST0
Steve Mason is on Facebook and now also on Twitter. The world is not “standing still” for Fox’s remake of the 1951 Robert Wise-directed sci-fi classic opening in theatres this weekend. The Day the Earth Stood Still, starring Keanu Reeves,
by Steve Mason12 Dec 2008, 11:50 PM PST0
With Fox still smarting from the underwhelming start for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia (just over $32M so far), they unleash The Day the Earth Stood Still on Friday. This is a big budget remake of the 1951 classic from 4-time Oscar
by Steve Mason11 Dec 2008, 12:58 PM PST0
The Golden Globe nominees will be announced this Thursday, December 11 at 5am Pacific. Announcement day for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is always the official start of the Academy Award season, and the stakes are very high for pictures
by Steve Mason8 Dec 2008, 12:17 PM PST0
I write about the business of Hollywood. Each week, I will be writing a box office preview with predictions for the coming weekend. My forecast is always based on conversations with studio executives and analysis of the latest industry tracking/audience
by Steve Mason6 Dec 2008, 9:32 PM PST0
TUESDAY 9:30 p.m. (Pacific): The general consensus is that, although Four Christmases (Warner Bros) is a flawed movie (I’m being kind), it is going to open. It is very well cast with Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon pulling Females Under 25,
by Steve Mason25 Nov 2008, 10:36 PM PST0