1. 2. Disney's A Christmas Carol - $22.3M Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late. News updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:18 GMT
2. 1. 2012 - $65.2M Roland Emmerich has given movie watchers several apocalyptic films in the past in INDEPENDENCE DAY and THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, and he offers another look at the end of the world in 2012. This action film stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Amanda Peet. News updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:18 GMT
3. 4. The Men Who Stare At Goats - $5.9M A reporter (Ewan McGregor) delves into the world of psychic military regiments during the Iraq War in this adaptation of the Jon Ronson book THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS. George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges star in the Smoke House/BBC Films production. News updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:18 GMT
5. 5. Michael Jackson's This Is It - $5.1M Michael Jackson takes a final bow in this theatrical concert film featuring rehearsal footage of the late megastar as he practiced for the 100 shows in London that never came to be. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL's Kenny Ortega handles direction duties as well as choreography chores for the HD-shot film. News updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:18 GMT
6. 6. The Fourth Kind - $4.6M The Alaskan town in this thriller from Olatunde Osunsanmi (THE CAVERN) might seem like any other small northern city at first glance. But over the last four decades, people have been disappearing, and a government conspiracy might be at the root of the trouble. THE 4TH KIND stars Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, and Will Patton. News updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:18 GMT
7. 7. Couples Retreat - $4.2M SWINGERS’ Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau join comedic forces once again with this film that also stars Jason Bateman, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell, and Faizon Love. This comedy follows four couples who take a tropical vacation where they are forced to endure couples therapy. Frequent Vaughn and Favreau collaborator Peter Billingsley directs. News updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:18 GMT
8. 8. Paranormal Activity - $4.0M A haunted house makes no secret of the fact it is not pleased with its new tenants in this independent tale of supernatural horror. Katie (Katie Featherson) and Micah (Micah Sloat) are a twentysomething couple who've just moved into a new home in San Diego, California. Katie has an interest in the paranormal and believes that malevolent spirits have been following her since childhood, though Micah is not so easily convinced. However, after several nights of loud noises and strange happenings, Micah starts to agree with Katie that some sort of ghost may have followed them to the new home. After a paranormal researcher tells the couple he can't help them, Micah decides to take control of the situation and sets up a battery of video cameras so that if a spirit manifests itself, he can capture its behavior on tape. Once the surveillance cameras are in place, Katie and Micah bring in a Ouija board in an effort to talk to the spirits, a move that deeply offends the ghosts. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY was the first feature film from writer-director Oren Peli. News updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:18 GMT
9. 9. Law Abiding Citizen - $3.8M In LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, a prisoner's incredible reign over the city outside his cell is interrupted by an assistant district attorney. Gerard Butler (300) stars. News updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:18 GMT
10. 10. The Box - $3.2M From SOMEWHERE IN TIME to I AM LEGEND, writer Richard Matheson's tales have frequently made their way to the screen, and this adaptation of his story "Button, Button" is no exception. Richard Kelly (DONNIE DARKO) directs Cameron Diaz and James Marsden in this horror film about a couple who find a box that has power over life and death. News updated: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:18 GMT
11. 'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_en_mo/as_australia_people_paul_hogan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.b5ba8e59218540ef9b9c093420c1795a-b5ba8e59218540ef9b9c093420c1795a-0.jpg?x=72&y=130&q=85&sig=gY51SgVcQqtwKl0O9hNVxg--" align="left" height="130" width="72" alt="** FILE ** In this April 18, 2001 file photo, Australian actor Paul Hogan, star of the 'Crocodile Dundee' movie trilogy, poses in front of a movie poster for 'Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles,' at a screening of the movie, at the Paramount studios in Los Angeles, Calif. Hogan has been cleared to return home to the United States after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Rene Macura, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, has been cleared to return home to the United States after he was barred last month from leaving Australia because of a disputed tax bill, his lawyer said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:56:27 GMT
12. Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn
(Reuters) Reuters - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment business, for that matter -- that figure represents a blockbuster. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:48:14 GMT
13. French 'Spider-Man' in Sydney court over climb
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_en_mo/as_australia_skyscraper_climber"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100830/capt.7aa4e27c01604f0798f7dc6afc5d92d8-7aa4e27c01604f0798f7dc6afc5d92d8-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=Xe.koR_ECRuVfmsj3sPskA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="French skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs the Lumiere Residential building in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Robert, nicknamed 'Spiderman' was arrested Monday after scaling the 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)" border="0" /></a>AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spider-Man" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:27:51 GMT
14. Liam Neeson, "A-Team" director reteam for drama
(Reuters) Reuters - Liam Neeson is in negotiations to reteam with his "A-Team" director Joe Carnahan for the survival drama "The Grey." News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:38:48 GMT
15. Beautiful people look good in "Norwegian Wood"
(Reuters) Reuters - The fact that "Norwegian Wood" is based on Haruki Murakami's 1987 international best-seller should encourage many viewers to give this long, elegantly shot, sporadically involving Japanese film a try. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:58:24 GMT
16. "Black Sheep" a strong debut for Italian raconteur
(Reuters) Reuters - Most of Ascanio Celestini's theater productions consist of him sitting in a chair, captivating audiences with monologues that combine great wit, historical commentary and genuine despair over a range of social injustices. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:00:19 GMT
17. Schnabel ponders Palestinian conflict in "Miral"
(Reuters) Reuters - Sure to excite curiosity thanks to the reputation of director Julian Schnabel ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") and its controversial topicality, "Miral" dramatically but unevenly explores the lives of four Palestinian women during the years of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:35:56 GMT
18. Dolphins caught, not killed, in Japan cove
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_en_mo/as_japan_dolphin_hunt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.5f7bc3b66d64405f8b182467d60df25e-5f7bc3b66d64405f8b182467d60df25e-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=i92ecH1JoIWXZBFpaG328g--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Fishermen drive bottle-nose dolphins into a net during their annual hunt off Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture (state), Japan, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The Japanese government allows a hunt of about 20,000 dolphins a year, and argues that killing them, and also whales, is no different from raising cows or pigs for slaughter. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **" border="0" /></a>AP - Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, conservationist group Sea Shepherd said Friday. A town official said none were killed.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:15:29 GMT
19. Olsen twins' sister to star in indie drama
(Reuters) Reuters - Elizabeth Olsen, the younger sister of the Olsen twins, is set to star in the indie drama "Martha Marcy May Marlene." News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:05:53 GMT
21. Stranded actor Paul Hogan in Australia tax deal
(Reuters) Reuters - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los Angeles, his lawyer said on Friday. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:22:14 GMT
22. 'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_en_mo/us_obit_cammie_conlon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.fb3f284c50e94b708e620845de296581-fb3f284c50e94b708e620845de296581-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=eEut8_58rx8IdqS9iV88mQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2006 photo, Ann-Marie Johnson, National First Vice President of the Screen Actors Guild second from right, joins Gone With the Wind cast, from left: Ann Rutherford, Cammie King Conlon, Mickey Kuhn, Patrick Curtis and Fred Crane to celebrate actress Hattie McDaniel's stamp, seen at left, at the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cammie King Conlon, the former child actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With the Wind,' has died at the age of 76. She died of lung cancer Wednesday morning at her Fort Bragg home on California's north coast, said friend Bruce Lewis. Her son, Matthew Ned Conlon, was by her side. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cammie King Conlon, the former child actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at the age of 76.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:09 GMT
23. Box Office Preview: 'Machete' should dominate
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_en_mo/us_box_office_preview"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100830/capt.898c139796d04542b8b7c813b2b58e6b-898c139796d04542b8b7c813b2b58e6b-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=FfG1nnVJkyyzuK8hEtmjiA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, Robert De Niro portrays Texas State Senator McLaughlin in a scene from, 'Machete.' (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Rico Torres)" border="0" /></a>AP - Twentieth Century Fox's "Machete" is set to slice up the competition as director Robert Rodriguez's star-studded extravaganza will likely dominate the weekend with a Friday through Monday total of around $16 million.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:24:07 GMT
24. 9/11 musical "Clear Blue Tuesday" adds to tragedy
(Reuters) Reuters - Want to experience the worst sort of theater without the bother or expense of heading to New York? Take in the new indie film "Clear Blue Tuesday," a 9/11-themed musical -- that's not a typo -- representing the sort of egregious fatuousness and self-indulgence that is all too endemic to off-Broadway stages. News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:35:06 GMT
25. Jury struggles with actress' marriage fraud case
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_en_mo/us_actress_marriage_fraud"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100831/capt.7ca5db6fae95436982b2863182603dd5-5eae6f9e30624496b54b44769472ba4f-0.jpg?x=126&y=130&q=85&sig=m5vbd.YygDv9Q2kzPclRgA--" align="left" height="130" width="126" alt="FILE - This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows singer Fernanda Romero arriving at the 'Los Premios MTV 2009' in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal jury weighing whether a Mexican-born actress committed marriage fraud has ended a second day of deliberations without reaching any verdicts and has expressed discord in its ranks.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:54:53 GMT
26. Zeta-Jones 'furious' at late cancer diagnosis for Douglas
(AFP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100903/en_afp/entertainmentusfilmhealthcancerdouglas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100903/capt.photo_1283467871366-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=j.HFFTlzefXdjp9oueYfcw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="(From left) Kirk Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are seen here in 2009. Zeta-Jones reportedly is 'furious' that doctors failed to diagnose her husband, Michael Douglas's, throat cancer earlier.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Frazer Harrison)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is "furious" that doctors failed to diagnose her husband, actor Michael Douglas's throat cancer earlier, she said in an interview published Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:09:05 GMT
28. Natalie Portman earns early awards buzz for ballet drama
(Reuters) Reuters - Critics are queuing up to praise Natalie Portman in her latest movie "Black Swan," the opening picture at this year's Venice film festival, with one review saying the performance "elevates her ... to a major star." News updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:58:08 GMT
29. Summer box office ending on soft note
(Reuters) Reuters - The summer box-office season wraps this weekend with three unheralded, adult-targeted new releases struggling to topple reigning champ "Takers." News updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:31:23 GMT
30. Schnabel movie chronicles Mideast conflict
(AP) <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_en_mo/eu_italy_venice_film_festival"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100903/capt.photo_1283480636316-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=qrIaWVu51uuNDQ8lyJSUpw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="(From left) Japanese actor Kenichi Matsuyama, French film director Tran Anh Hung and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi arrive for the screening of "Norumei no mori" (Norwegian wood) at the 67th Venice Film Festival, on September 2, at Venice Lido.(AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)" border="0" /></a>AP - The latest movie by Julian Schnabel couldn't have been more timely.</p><br clear="all"/> News updated: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:40:21 GMT
