Tag: Disney

By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES “Zero Dark Thirty” hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it. Sony Pictures’ Osama bin Laden raid drama nabbed first place with $24 million in its first

By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESThe big deal for Hollywood is not the record $10.8 billion that studios took in domestically in 2012. It’s the fact that the number of tickets sold went up for the first time in three

My debut novel, “Mindshot,” opens with a scene that could come from any standard sci-fi film; a massive spaceship hovering over a military base, soldiers scrambling to take action. But as it turns out, this wasn’t an alien invasion, and

(AP) ‘Skyfall,’ ‘Guardians’ duel for box-office winBy DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESJames Bond is in a box-office photo finish with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny over what looks to be the last slow weekend of the holidays. According to

This week’s deal between Netflix and Disney should do more than perk up the ears of the average business section reader. It might convince a few more undecided consumers to pull the plug on their cable service. The move, combined

DHD: Summit Entertainment’s Twilight Saga finale Breaking Dawn Part 2 is #1 for the third weekend in a row, the Eon Productions/MGM/Sony Pictures’ James Bond actioner Skyfall is a close #2, and Steven Spielberg’s Oscar buzzed Lincoln from DreamWorks/Fox/Disney is

REUTERS – The “Twilight” vampire saga’s final chapter debuted with a massive $341 million in global movie ticket sales as devoted fans bid farewell to blood-sucking spouses Bella and Edward and one of Hollywood’s biggest franchises. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn –

It is now apparently unacceptable for Victoria’s Secret models to wear Native American gear. That’s the new political correctness edict from the left, after model Karlie Kloss walked the runway in a Native American headdress and a Pocahontas-like bikini during

(AP) Bond soars with record $87.8M ‘Skyfall’ debutBy DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESJames Bond’s “Skyfall” has extended its worldwide box-office rule to North America, hauling in a franchise-record $87.8 million in its first weekend at U.S. theaters. Adding in $2.2

The annual G.I. Film Festival hits Hollywood tomorrow night for a special Veteran’s Day presentation. The three-day GIFF Hollywood 2012 is hosted by the Los Angeles Film School at Sunset and Vine, an institution which has done an outstanding job

By JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKThe weekend box office was not only undeterred by aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, it was buoyed by it. Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” opened strongly with $49.1 million and Robert Zemeckis’ “Flight,” starring Denzel Washington, soared

Not since Pixar’s “Toy Story” in 1995 has there been an animated film so clever, whimsical and original as “Wreck-It Ralph.” “Wreck-It Ralph” is similar to “Toy Story” in that when the humans are away, the characters will come out

The creator of the “Star Wars” franchise is no longer in control of his own galaxy. George Lucas sold Lucasfilm, along with the celebrated space franchise, to Disney today for $4.05 billion. Yes, “billion” with a “b.” “I’ve always believed

Under no condition will I convert my entire  3,000 title DVD collection (yes, I have a problem) to Bluray. It’s not only too expensive, but regular DVDs look pretty amazing on my high-def TV enhanced through a Blu-ray player. This

By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESCritics don’t like “Taken 2,” but Liam Neeson’s action sequel has proved twice the hit among fans as the original movie was. In “Taken 2,” Neeson returns as a retired CIA agent using his expert

(AP) `Lorax’ film wins Environmental Media awardBURBANK, Calif.The feature film “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” documentary “Chasing Ice” and HBO comedy “Veep” are among the winners of this year’s Environmental Media Association Awards. The organization presented its 22nd annual honors for

Sarah Silverman, the foul-mouthed woman* who is one of the stars of the upcoming Disney children’s movie “Wreck-It-Ralph,” is apparently free to be as filthy as she wants while Disney looks the other way. On Tuesday, Silverman taunted Mitt Romney

(AP) `Resident Evil’ rules box office with $21.1MBy CHRISTY LEMIREAP Movie CriticLOS ANGELES The fifth film in the Sony Screen Gems action franchise, starring Milla Jovovich, debuted at No. 1, the studio reported Sunday. That topped the 3-D re-release of

“Finding Nemo” could be Pixar’s most enchanting animated film to date. It brings us an amazing story of love and adventure, it’s colorful and has fantastic voice performances, especially from Alberts Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres. Director and screenwriter Andrew Stanton

Last year, I wrote an essay asking whether anyone could ever truly make a film about 9/11.  As with the Holocaust, some occurrences are so overwhelming that while it is essential that we be able to contextualize them in film, it may

Since breaking through with the screenplay for the wonderful yet under-seen quirky drama “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” in 1993, writer-director Peter Hedges has been responsible for some of the most warmly human dramedies in Hollywood. Better yet, his films –

By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESHollywood may have run out of summer hits, but an anti-Obama documentary is helping to fill the gap. Holdover movies easily topped the weekend box office again, led by Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables 2” at