Cullen Douglas’ feel-good documentary “Billy Flanigan: Happiest Man on Earth” has landed at Good Deed Entertainment. The film will debut in theaters Oct. 1 before its on-demand release Oct. 7.
A Disney World performer since 1982, Billy Flanigan became a national sensation during the pandemic. After Disney parks shut down, he embarked on a 7,000-mile bike ride across the country, delivering live musical performances (or “Flanigrams”) to brighten peoples’ days. Out of the spotlight, however, Flanigan struggled to come to terms with his sexuality. The documentary delves into his life and career, using archival footage and candid interviews to tell his story.
“Someone magical who just always comes when they need to be there,” one interview subject describes him as in the trailer, which you can watch below.
“My job at Disney has just been the most incredible journey, so I wake up every day and I think I am,” Flanigan reflects at the end of the video.
A Disney World performer since 1982, Billy Flanigan became a national sensation during the pandemic. After Disney parks shut down, he embarked on a 7,000-mile bike ride across the country, delivering live musical performances (or “Flanigrams”) to brighten peoples’ days. Out of the spotlight, however, Flanigan struggled to come to terms with his sexuality. The documentary delves into his life and career, using archival footage and candid interviews to tell his story.
“Someone magical who just always comes when they need to be there,” one interview subject describes him as in the trailer, which you can watch below.
“My job at Disney has just been the most incredible journey, so I wake up every day and I think I am,” Flanigan reflects at the end of the video.
- 9/15/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Viddsee has just announced its November line-up of romance dramas and heartwarming documentaries that are guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings as these portray the different facets of life, empathy, trust, respect and kindness.
Faith In Humanity Restored
[5 x 14 mins]
Premieres Monday, 1 November
Faith In Humanity Restored is a series inspired by true incidents that are being shared massively on social media. These are about the kind deeds and genuineness of people in our everyday lives. This series will take the audience through each incident via the perspectives of the people involved, and hopefully spark a change in mindset next time when we come across things on social media.
Viewfinder: Letters To God
[2 x 19 mins]
Premieres Wednesday, 3 November
Host Munah Bagharib sits down with filmmaker Eileen Chong, actress-model Sharon Roosevelt, and engineer Huzaifi to discuss religious differences and the path towards harmony. Featuring Season 2 of Eileen Chong’s Letters To God, our guests find...
Faith In Humanity Restored
[5 x 14 mins]
Premieres Monday, 1 November
Faith In Humanity Restored is a series inspired by true incidents that are being shared massively on social media. These are about the kind deeds and genuineness of people in our everyday lives. This series will take the audience through each incident via the perspectives of the people involved, and hopefully spark a change in mindset next time when we come across things on social media.
Viewfinder: Letters To God
[2 x 19 mins]
Premieres Wednesday, 3 November
Host Munah Bagharib sits down with filmmaker Eileen Chong, actress-model Sharon Roosevelt, and engineer Huzaifi to discuss religious differences and the path towards harmony. Featuring Season 2 of Eileen Chong’s Letters To God, our guests find...
- 11/2/2021
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Singapore-based short film site Viddsee expands their June highlights to include an exclusive TikTok event to kick off the month. “TikTok Live: Letters to God 3” features some paranormal activity in livestream, switching out their main highlight each day. We also see an engagement series for arts and culture organizations, providing assistance for them to acclimate to the “new normal.” Among their fiction series, we also see a mixed animated-live action series (“I Failed”) and a delectable Singaporean animated short (“Coming Home”) as well. Read on to see the full list of their offerings for June 2021:
Tiktok Live : Letters To God 3 by Eileen Chong
[3 June – 6 June] : In the latest season of Letters To God, we follow the story of a modern witch, a paranormal investigator, a psychological astrologer, an amulet seller, and a metaphysician psychic. Now, you’ll be able to watch them do what they do best – Live. Join...
Tiktok Live : Letters To God 3 by Eileen Chong
[3 June – 6 June] : In the latest season of Letters To God, we follow the story of a modern witch, a paranormal investigator, a psychological astrologer, an amulet seller, and a metaphysician psychic. Now, you’ll be able to watch them do what they do best – Live. Join...
- 6/2/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Berkeley Playhouse presents the world premiere of Bridges A New Musical, with lyrics and book by Cheryl L. Davis 2009 Writers' Guild Award winner and Daytime Emmy Award nominee for As the World Turns, composed by Douglas J. Cohen 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics for Off-Broadway's Children's Letters to God, Richard Rodgers Grants and the Gilman amp Conzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award for Off-Broadway's No Way to Treat a Lady, and conceived by Founding Artistic Director Elizabeth McKoy developer of new musical theatre works for Berkeley Playhouse including Born And Raised, Bravado, and Just So Stories.
- 2/11/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
BroadwayWorld is excited to report thatBerkeley Playhouse will present the world premiere of Bridges A New Musical, with lyrics and book by Cheryl L. Davis 2009 Writers' Guild Award winner and Daytime Emmy Award nominee for As the World Turns, composed by Douglas J. Cohen 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics for Off-Broadway's Children's Letters to God, Richard Rodgers Grants and the Gilman amp Conzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award for Off-Broadway's No Way to Treat a Lady, and conceived by Founding Artistic Director Elizabeth McKoy developer of new musical theatre works for Berkeley Playhouse including Born And Raised, Bravado, and Just So Stories.
- 12/24/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Legend of the Red Reaper, the long awaited comic book style feature film from Indy film from the twisted brain of scream queen Tara Cardinal announces the launch of the franchise.
The feature film, which stars well known scream queen Tara Cardinal (Song of the Shattered, Delivery), David Mackey (The Sacred, Drop Dead Diva), Eliza Swenson (Witches of Oz 3D, Transmorphers), Shayne Leighton (The Incubus), Tom Nowicki (The Blind Side, Never Back Down, Letters to God) Christian Boeving (fitness model and celebrity), Legendary comic book artist George Perez (Superman, Wonderman, Spiderman, etc..) Al Snow (WWE, Tna), Joe Hollow (Blood Struck, Cut, Absentia) Devanny Pinn (Nude Nuns with Big Guns) , Lloyd Kaufman (Troma) and Barry Ratcliffe (Brothers and Sisters, Water for Elephants) has begun development on a new comic book and the film.
The story, written by Michael J. Schaefer (Joe Hollow’s “Cut”), follows a young Red Reaper (played by...
The feature film, which stars well known scream queen Tara Cardinal (Song of the Shattered, Delivery), David Mackey (The Sacred, Drop Dead Diva), Eliza Swenson (Witches of Oz 3D, Transmorphers), Shayne Leighton (The Incubus), Tom Nowicki (The Blind Side, Never Back Down, Letters to God) Christian Boeving (fitness model and celebrity), Legendary comic book artist George Perez (Superman, Wonderman, Spiderman, etc..) Al Snow (WWE, Tna), Joe Hollow (Blood Struck, Cut, Absentia) Devanny Pinn (Nude Nuns with Big Guns) , Lloyd Kaufman (Troma) and Barry Ratcliffe (Brothers and Sisters, Water for Elephants) has begun development on a new comic book and the film.
The story, written by Michael J. Schaefer (Joe Hollow’s “Cut”), follows a young Red Reaper (played by...
- 1/10/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
From the Press Release:
Hollywood, CA - January 8th, 2010 - Legend of the Red Reaper, the long awaited comic book style feature film from Indy film from the twisted brain of scream queen Tara Cardinal announces the launch of the franchise.
The feature film, which stars well known Scream Queen Tara Cardinal (Song of the Shattered, Delivery), David Mackey (The Sacred, Drop Dead Diva), Eliza Swenson (Witches of Oz 3D, Transmorphers), Shayne Leighton (The Incubus), Tom Nowicki (The Blind Side, Never Back Down, Letters to God) Christian Boeving (fitness model and celebrity), Legendary comic book artist George Perez (Superman, Wonderman, Spiderman, etc..) Al Snow (WWE, Tna), Joe Hollow (Blood Struck, Cut, Absentia) Devanny Pinn (Nude Nuns with Big Guns) , Lloyd Kaufman (Troma) and Barry Ratcliffe (Brothers and Sisters, Water for Elephants) has begun development on a new comic book and the film.
The story, written by Michael J Schaefer (Joe Hollow...
Hollywood, CA - January 8th, 2010 - Legend of the Red Reaper, the long awaited comic book style feature film from Indy film from the twisted brain of scream queen Tara Cardinal announces the launch of the franchise.
The feature film, which stars well known Scream Queen Tara Cardinal (Song of the Shattered, Delivery), David Mackey (The Sacred, Drop Dead Diva), Eliza Swenson (Witches of Oz 3D, Transmorphers), Shayne Leighton (The Incubus), Tom Nowicki (The Blind Side, Never Back Down, Letters to God) Christian Boeving (fitness model and celebrity), Legendary comic book artist George Perez (Superman, Wonderman, Spiderman, etc..) Al Snow (WWE, Tna), Joe Hollow (Blood Struck, Cut, Absentia) Devanny Pinn (Nude Nuns with Big Guns) , Lloyd Kaufman (Troma) and Barry Ratcliffe (Brothers and Sisters, Water for Elephants) has begun development on a new comic book and the film.
The story, written by Michael J Schaefer (Joe Hollow...
- 1/9/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 241 screenplays (134 original and 107 adapted) are eligible for Best Screenplay nominations and 77 films are eligible for Best Original Score (not including Black Swan, The Fighter or The Kids Are All Right).
Earlier we shared the 248 films eligible for Best Picture. Even though there are great deal of films that were amazing movie going experiences, Academy voters are likely only to concentrate on the films that have garnered awards from other organizations.
Below are the front runners for each of the categories thanks to Awards Daily:
Best Original Screenplay
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg -The Kids Are All Right David Seidler – The King’s Speech Christopher Nolan – Inception Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin – Black Swan Mike Leigh – Another Year Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson – The Fighter Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine
Best Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network...
Earlier we shared the 248 films eligible for Best Picture. Even though there are great deal of films that were amazing movie going experiences, Academy voters are likely only to concentrate on the films that have garnered awards from other organizations.
Below are the front runners for each of the categories thanks to Awards Daily:
Best Original Screenplay
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg -The Kids Are All Right David Seidler – The King’s Speech Christopher Nolan – Inception Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, John J. McLaughlin – Black Swan Mike Leigh – Another Year Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson – The Fighter Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine
Best Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin – The Social Network...
- 12/30/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
We know you were losing sleep over it, so we're happy to be the first to tell you that Furry Vengeance and Yogi Bear are both eligible to be nominated for Best Screenplay Oscars on January 25. Also that Marmaduke score that has been wearing out your iPod? It's eligible too. However, the inclusion of these 2010 masterpieces really isn't that big a surprise. With final nominations just over a month away the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 241 screenplays - 134 original and 107 adapted - are eligible for a Best Screenplay nomination and that music from 77 films is eligible for Best Original Score (not including Black Swan, The Fighter or The Kids Are All Right [1]). Add those to the 248 films eligible [2] for Best Picture and Oscar voters have a lot of work to do in the coming weeks. Kind of. See the full lists, the favorites and read the rules after the jump.
- 12/30/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
The AMPAS have named 241 scripts eligible for the Academy Awards — 134 original, 107 adapted. Unlike the WGA, Winter’s Bone, King’s Speech, Toy Story 3, Never Let Me Go, and How to Train Your Dragon will be considered.
The AMPAS have also released the list of nominees for best score. The list was narrowed down to 77 scores, which makes Best Original Score the 2011 Oscar the category with the least number of films under consideration. The scores for Black Swan, True Grit, The Kids Are Alright and The Fighter will not be eligible to compete this year. Clint Mansell‘s Black Swan score and Carter Burwell‘s True Grit score were disqualified attributed to a designation within Rule 16 of the Academy’s Special Rules for Music Awards (5d under “Eligibility”), which excludes “scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music.” Meanwhile, the scores for The Kids Are All Right,...
The AMPAS have also released the list of nominees for best score. The list was narrowed down to 77 scores, which makes Best Original Score the 2011 Oscar the category with the least number of films under consideration. The scores for Black Swan, True Grit, The Kids Are Alright and The Fighter will not be eligible to compete this year. Clint Mansell‘s Black Swan score and Carter Burwell‘s True Grit score were disqualified attributed to a designation within Rule 16 of the Academy’s Special Rules for Music Awards (5d under “Eligibility”), which excludes “scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other pre-existing music.” Meanwhile, the scores for The Kids Are All Right,...
- 12/30/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Filed under: Features, Box Office, Cinematical, Best and Worst
It would be easy to slap together a list of the lowest-grossing movies of the year and then make fun of them. It wouldn't be fair, though. A lot of independent films only play on two or three screens for a couple weeks before going to DVD or Video-on-Demand. Their theatrical grosses are tiny -- often less than $50,000 -- but that doesn't mean they were failures. Those films usually didn't cost much to make, and a big box-office haul was never in the cards anyway.
It will be much more sporting, then, to look only at the wide releases, the films whose distributors put them on more than 1,000 screens and then got jack-squat in return. These tend to be the bloated studio productions, the cynical cash-grabs, the absurd star vehicles. They are ripe for mockery, especially insofar as this mockery makes us feel better about ourselves.
It would be easy to slap together a list of the lowest-grossing movies of the year and then make fun of them. It wouldn't be fair, though. A lot of independent films only play on two or three screens for a couple weeks before going to DVD or Video-on-Demand. Their theatrical grosses are tiny -- often less than $50,000 -- but that doesn't mean they were failures. Those films usually didn't cost much to make, and a big box-office haul was never in the cards anyway.
It will be much more sporting, then, to look only at the wide releases, the films whose distributors put them on more than 1,000 screens and then got jack-squat in return. These tend to be the bloated studio productions, the cynical cash-grabs, the absurd star vehicles. They are ripe for mockery, especially insofar as this mockery makes us feel better about ourselves.
- 12/29/2010
- by Eric D. Snider
- Moviefone
Filed under: Features, Box Office, Cinematical, Best and Worst
It would be easy to slap together a list of the lowest-grossing movies of the year and then make fun of them. It wouldn't be fair, though. A lot of independent films only play on two or three screens for a couple weeks before going to DVD or Video-on-Demand. Their theatrical grosses are tiny -- often less than $50,000 -- but that doesn't mean they were failures. Those films usually didn't cost much to make, and a big box-office haul was never in the cards anyway.
It will be much more sporting, then, to look only at the wide releases, the films whose distributors put them on more than 1,000 screens and then got jack-squat in return. These tend to be the bloated studio productions, the cynical cash-grabs, the absurd star vehicles. They are ripe for mockery, especially insofar as this mockery makes us feel better about ourselves.
It would be easy to slap together a list of the lowest-grossing movies of the year and then make fun of them. It wouldn't be fair, though. A lot of independent films only play on two or three screens for a couple weeks before going to DVD or Video-on-Demand. Their theatrical grosses are tiny -- often less than $50,000 -- but that doesn't mean they were failures. Those films usually didn't cost much to make, and a big box-office haul was never in the cards anyway.
It will be much more sporting, then, to look only at the wide releases, the films whose distributors put them on more than 1,000 screens and then got jack-squat in return. These tend to be the bloated studio productions, the cynical cash-grabs, the absurd star vehicles. They are ripe for mockery, especially insofar as this mockery makes us feel better about ourselves.
- 12/29/2010
- by Eric D. Snider
- Cinematical
So far I've collected six separate 2010 compilation videos looking back at the this year's collection of films. To the best of my knowledge, these six videos include clips from 303 films and together they total 34:34. I have included the complete list of films on the second page if you are interested. Let me know if I'm missing any, but I think it's pretty safe to say if you liked a film in 2010 one of these following videos will feature it.
So, have a watch and leave your thoughts on which one is your favorite in the comments below and if you find another one online that I should add to the collection shoot me an email.
By: Zack Young
By: The Sleepy Skunk
By: Matthew Shapiro
By: Gen I
By: Kees van Dijkhuizen
On the next page is one final compilation piece, but it plays automatically once the page is...
So, have a watch and leave your thoughts on which one is your favorite in the comments below and if you find another one online that I should add to the collection shoot me an email.
By: Zack Young
By: The Sleepy Skunk
By: Matthew Shapiro
By: Gen I
By: Kees van Dijkhuizen
On the next page is one final compilation piece, but it plays automatically once the page is...
- 12/22/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have announced that 248 feature films are eligible for best picture at the 2010 Academy Awards. According to THR, 274 films were eligible in 2009, and 281 in 2008. If I had to guess which films will be selected I would have to say Inception, Black Swan, Social Network, King’s Speech, Winter’s Bone, The Fighter, True Grit, 127 Hours, Toy Story 3 and Rabbit Hole.
To make the cut, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion...
To make the cut, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion...
- 12/22/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
tEver look at the Oscar nominations and think, “Seriously how did that get nominated?” Well, a little peak behind the curtains reveals how your Best Picture sausage is made.
The Academy looks over all the feature films released in the present year and then breaks them down for eligibility under the following:
Films must be at least forty minutes long, which is the designation for “feature length.”Films must have their first public exhibition/distribution as a theatrical motion picture; no more than 10 minutes or 10% (whichever comes first) can be displayed in a “nontheatrical medium” prior to the film’s theatrical release.The publicly exhibited film must be within the following specs: 35mm or 70mm film, or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format with a minimum projector resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixelsAnd finally, the film must be available for paid admission in a commercial theater in L.
The Academy looks over all the feature films released in the present year and then breaks them down for eligibility under the following:
Films must be at least forty minutes long, which is the designation for “feature length.”Films must have their first public exhibition/distribution as a theatrical motion picture; no more than 10 minutes or 10% (whichever comes first) can be displayed in a “nontheatrical medium” prior to the film’s theatrical release.The publicly exhibited film must be within the following specs: 35mm or 70mm film, or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format with a minimum projector resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixelsAnd finally, the film must be available for paid admission in a commercial theater in L.
- 12/21/2010
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have announced that 248 feature films are eligible for best picture at the 2010 Academy Awards. The number is down from previous years -- According to THR [1], 274 films were eligible in 2009, and 281 in 2008. The list of 248 eligible films have been sent with a nominations ballot to all active and life members of the Academy "who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than ten pictures." The ten films receiving the highest number of votes shall become the nominations for final voting for the Best Picture award. The nominations will be announced live on January 25th 2011 at 5:30am psd. The rules for eligibility is as follows: Films must be feature length (defined as over 40 minutes) Publicly exhibited by means of 35mm or 70mm film, or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format with a minimum projector resolution...
- 12/21/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Each year around this time we get a mash-up of the best (and worst) cinematic offerings of the past 12 months. First out of the gate is YouTube’s Genrocks, with a great video mix. See it below and then check out the long list of films it uses, in order from Iron Man 2 to Hubble 3D, as well as the musical choices.
Music:
1. Ratatat – Nostrand
2. Kanye West – Power
3. Rooney – Not In My House
4. Apartment – Fall Into Place
5. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky
6. Sunbears! – Little Baby Pines
Films in Order of Appearance:
01. Iron Man 2
02. The Social Network
03. Saw 3D
04. Tron: Legacy
05. Never Let Me Go
06. Legion
07. The Book of Eli
08. Easy A
09. The Runaways
10. Farewell
11. Kick-Ass
12. Jonah Hex
13. Harry Brown
14. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
15. Percy Jackson & The Olympics: The Lightning Thief
16. Despicable Me
17. Stone
18. Dinner For Schmucks
19. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
20. Hereafter
21. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
Music:
1. Ratatat – Nostrand
2. Kanye West – Power
3. Rooney – Not In My House
4. Apartment – Fall Into Place
5. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky
6. Sunbears! – Little Baby Pines
Films in Order of Appearance:
01. Iron Man 2
02. The Social Network
03. Saw 3D
04. Tron: Legacy
05. Never Let Me Go
06. Legion
07. The Book of Eli
08. Easy A
09. The Runaways
10. Farewell
11. Kick-Ass
12. Jonah Hex
13. Harry Brown
14. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
15. Percy Jackson & The Olympics: The Lightning Thief
16. Despicable Me
17. Stone
18. Dinner For Schmucks
19. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
20. Hereafter
21. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
- 12/14/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
If you were trapped under a rock this year (it happens) take six minutes to watch this YouTube short. Half music video, half trailer remix, “Filmography 2010″ cuts together the year’s hits, flops and everything in between to catchy music.
Even if you’re a jaded movie buff who hates year end schmaltz, the recap should pluck your heartstrings. So many great and touching moments this year, it’s enough to make you wonder how the Golden Globes managed to totally blow their nominations.
But we digress. Check out the video after the jump.
How many films do you recognize? Below is full list of the films in the order that they appear. Enjoy!
Music:
1. Ratatat – Nostrand
2. Kanye West – Power
3. Rooney – Not In My House
4. Apartment – Fall Into Place
5. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky
6. Sunbears! – Little Baby Pines
Filmography 2010
Films in Order of Appearance:
01. Iron Man 2
02. The Social Network...
Even if you’re a jaded movie buff who hates year end schmaltz, the recap should pluck your heartstrings. So many great and touching moments this year, it’s enough to make you wonder how the Golden Globes managed to totally blow their nominations.
But we digress. Check out the video after the jump.
How many films do you recognize? Below is full list of the films in the order that they appear. Enjoy!
Music:
1. Ratatat – Nostrand
2. Kanye West – Power
3. Rooney – Not In My House
4. Apartment – Fall Into Place
5. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky
6. Sunbears! – Little Baby Pines
Filmography 2010
Films in Order of Appearance:
01. Iron Man 2
02. The Social Network...
- 12/14/2010
- by Chris Plante
- NextMovie
Every December these ‘best of the year’ video montages make the last 12 months of cinema seem infinitely more pleasant to sit through than they actually were. Here’s the first of many that are sure to be made before the sand in the hourglass runs out on 2010, this one from a gal going by the name of Gen I, who sent in this effort to /film.
There’s 270 movies in this montage below ranging from all the well known blockbusters, to smaller docs, foreign fare and even some Japanese anime! I can’t begin to imagine how long or how much skill it takes to put something as high-quality as this together…
Full list of the tracks and films shown are below;
Music:
1. Ratatat – Nostrand
2. Kanye West – Power
3. Rooney – Not In My House
4. Apartment – Fall Into Place
5. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky
6. Sunbears! – Little Baby Pines
Filmography 2010
Films in...
There’s 270 movies in this montage below ranging from all the well known blockbusters, to smaller docs, foreign fare and even some Japanese anime! I can’t begin to imagine how long or how much skill it takes to put something as high-quality as this together…
Full list of the tracks and films shown are below;
Music:
1. Ratatat – Nostrand
2. Kanye West – Power
3. Rooney – Not In My House
4. Apartment – Fall Into Place
5. Civil Twilight – Letters from the Sky
6. Sunbears! – Little Baby Pines
Filmography 2010
Films in...
- 12/14/2010
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Now that we're about two weeks till the end of 2010, the film industry will be looking back to figure out the best movies of the year and will pick winners during the many awards shows. Today, we have a video that captures 2010 pretty well by showing scenes from the year's 270 films, including some that have yet to hit theaters. There will likely be plenty more of these montages in the next few weeks, but the video is definitely one of the better ones that I have seen. Check out the six-minute video below, in addition to a full list of all the films that were used. Questions: How many of the films listed did you actually see in full? Video: Films in Order of Appearance: 1. Iron Man 2 2. The Social Network 3. Saw 3D 4. Tron: Legacy 5. Never Let Me Go 6. Legion 7. The Book of Eli 8. Easy A 9. The Runaways 10. Farewell 11. Kick-Ass...
- 12/14/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
It's getting closer and closer to the end of the year, and we've already seen a couple top 10 lists and critic choice awards announced. Since we began posting "best of the year" video montages a few years back, it seems a lot of new wannabe video editors have emerged. Maybe the software has become cheaper or more accessible, or maybe the coverage on sites like /Film and other movie blogs garnered interest in the task. Last year I received a dozen or so best of videos, most of them were not anything we would share on the site. I think we posted three in total last year, two of which were created by video editors we've featured in previous years [1]. Today I was sent the first "best of 2010" video montage of the season, from a video editor named Gen I. I'll admit that while I was expecting the worst, I came out pleasantly surprised.
- 12/14/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
What do you get when you combine a young boy with cancer, religion and director David Nixon? You get the snooze-fest entitled Letters to God. Tanner Mcguire stars in this movie as Tyler Doherty, a young boy fighting a brain tumor, who manages to inspire his community and help an alcoholic mailman (Jeffrey Johnson) find God through the letters he mails each day. The movie is based off of the real life Tyler, late son of co-director/writer Patrick Doughtie, but most of the events and characters in the movie are fictionalized.
What is most amazing about Letters To God is simply the fact that one movie can be so boring. It's slow, extremely predictable, and well...slow. It's clearly meant to incite deep emotions, however, the dialogue in this film was so unpersuasive, that it was hard to take the story seriously. Most critics would probably blame the aggressive Christian overtones in this flick,...
What is most amazing about Letters To God is simply the fact that one movie can be so boring. It's slow, extremely predictable, and well...slow. It's clearly meant to incite deep emotions, however, the dialogue in this film was so unpersuasive, that it was hard to take the story seriously. Most critics would probably blame the aggressive Christian overtones in this flick,...
- 8/21/2010
- by Simone Grant
- JustPressPlay.net
On August 10th, the family friendly flick Letters to God made its DVD debut. To celebrate the release, JustPressPlay is giving away one copy to a lucky winner. So if you're interested in getting some of this inspirational postage fare, just keep reading.
Letters to God is the heartfelt and inspiring story of what happens when one boy’s journey touches the lives of his family, friends and community. An intimate, moving and often funny story, the film follows the path of a young child with a terminal illness who through his battle becomes a warrior for hope and a champion to everyone around him. Surrounded by a loving family and community, the young boy takes comfort in prayers written as letters to God. These letters find their way to a conflicted postman who is at a crossroads in his life, searching for meaning. Featuring moving performances from Robyn Lively (“Saving Grace,...
Letters to God is the heartfelt and inspiring story of what happens when one boy’s journey touches the lives of his family, friends and community. An intimate, moving and often funny story, the film follows the path of a young child with a terminal illness who through his battle becomes a warrior for hope and a champion to everyone around him. Surrounded by a loving family and community, the young boy takes comfort in prayers written as letters to God. These letters find their way to a conflicted postman who is at a crossroads in his life, searching for meaning. Featuring moving performances from Robyn Lively (“Saving Grace,...
- 8/14/2010
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
It’s back!
Due to circumstances beyond my ability to put much effort into, this feature has fallen by the wayside. Server changes/problems, theme reconstruction, and a deluge of items appearing in the mail have put this feature on serious hold for quite a while. I’m moderately committed to bringing in back in full swing, especially (as you may have noticed) because I’ve removed the automatic feed update of shared news items. I’ve been forced to do so for reasons that the seriously website creation savvy will understand, and no one will care about.
At any rate, here’s a bunch of junk from all over the web.
A nice helping of items from TV.com
Did you catch Work of Art? I don’t know. It was an interesting idea gone a bit goofy for me. I’m not sure that a competition of completely...
Due to circumstances beyond my ability to put much effort into, this feature has fallen by the wayside. Server changes/problems, theme reconstruction, and a deluge of items appearing in the mail have put this feature on serious hold for quite a while. I’m moderately committed to bringing in back in full swing, especially (as you may have noticed) because I’ve removed the automatic feed update of shared news items. I’ve been forced to do so for reasons that the seriously website creation savvy will understand, and no one will care about.
At any rate, here’s a bunch of junk from all over the web.
A nice helping of items from TV.com
Did you catch Work of Art? I don’t know. It was an interesting idea gone a bit goofy for me. I’m not sure that a competition of completely...
- 8/13/2010
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Date Night
Steve Carrell and Tina Fey play a married couple from New Jersey who head off for a romantic evening in Manhattan. In her review, Cinematical's Jenni Miller sighed: "It's frustrating when the funniest parts of a movie are in the trailer. But in a new twist on an old annoyance, you have to wait until the credits roll to see the really funny stuff." Skip it.
Buy at Amazon
Death at a Funeral
"The British stiff-upper-lips caricatures that populated the original are out, replaced by a grieving African-American family in Los Angeles," says our own William Goss. Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana, Danny Glover, and Columbus Short are among the player in "a broad comedy as likely to earn chuckles as it does groans." Skip it.
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The Joneses
The movie is "a dark and funny satire about consumerism,...
Steve Carrell and Tina Fey play a married couple from New Jersey who head off for a romantic evening in Manhattan. In her review, Cinematical's Jenni Miller sighed: "It's frustrating when the funniest parts of a movie are in the trailer. But in a new twist on an old annoyance, you have to wait until the credits roll to see the really funny stuff." Skip it.
Buy at Amazon
Death at a Funeral
"The British stiff-upper-lips caricatures that populated the original are out, replaced by a grieving African-American family in Los Angeles," says our own William Goss. Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana, Danny Glover, and Columbus Short are among the player in "a broad comedy as likely to earn chuckles as it does groans." Skip it.
Add to Netflix queue | Buy at Amazon
The Joneses
The movie is "a dark and funny satire about consumerism,...
- 8/10/2010
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
Heading to DVD and Blu-ray this week we have a movie that squandered some great comedic potential, a couple of documentaries about fascinating and eccentric people, and a long lost show featuring a computer generated TV personality. Shawn Levy's Date Night didn't take full advantage of a Steve Carell and Tina Fey team-up, but it's still probably worth at least a rental; other comedies out this week include the Death at a Funeral remake, The Joneses starring Demi Moore and David Duchovny, and the first two National Lampoon's Vacation movies on Blu-ray. Criterion also re-issues Terry Zwigoff's fantastic documentary Crumb along with his debut feature Louie Bluie, and Shout! Factory continues their streak of repackaging nostalgia with Max Headroom: The Complete Series. Will you be buying or renting anything this week? Date Night [1] (+ Blu-ray [2]) Death at a Funeral [3] (+ Blu-ray [4]) The Joneses [5] (+ Blu-ray [6]) Letters to God [7] Multiple Sarcasms [8] (+ Blu-ray...
- 8/10/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Date Night: "The weirdest thing happened to me today. It's something that hasn't happened for months, maybe longer. I honestly don't even remember the last time it happened. It was bizarre. I was sitting in a movie theater, watching a studio comedy, and I was completely overcome by this unfamiliar sensation. I think it might have been happiness. I'm not sure, exactly, since it's been such a long time since I felt anything akin to that in a multiplex. But that odd sensation was accompanied by laughter. Real laughter. I laughed. Out loud. More than once. And it wasn't even at stuff I'd already seen in the trailers. When I left the theater, I wasn't hit by a wave of disappointment. I was in this oddly pleasant mood. I didn't know what to do with myself. I briefly considered running back into the theater and watching The Last Song...
- 8/10/2010
- by Intern Rusty
You don't need to show Jesus on the cross to make a hit religious film. In fact, you don't need that much religion at all. Catherine Shoard hears the good news from the makers of 'faith films'
Blog: What's your relationship with God at the flicks?
Generally, when a camera breaks on a film set, the first move is to call the technicians. Not so on Letters to God. When equipment went wrong on that film – a based-on-a-true-story weepie about a cancer-stricken child whose missives to the almighty redeem an alcoholic postman – the drill was: pray first, check the fuses later. But it wasn't just techies falling to their knees. It was religious professionals.
"We had prayer warriors on set every day," says director David Nixon, "people who knew nothing of film-making, but who knew how to pray. When I'd yell 'action' they'd go into action and start praying. They'd pray for the actors.
Blog: What's your relationship with God at the flicks?
Generally, when a camera breaks on a film set, the first move is to call the technicians. Not so on Letters to God. When equipment went wrong on that film – a based-on-a-true-story weepie about a cancer-stricken child whose missives to the almighty redeem an alcoholic postman – the drill was: pray first, check the fuses later. But it wasn't just techies falling to their knees. It was religious professionals.
"We had prayer warriors on set every day," says director David Nixon, "people who knew nothing of film-making, but who knew how to pray. When I'd yell 'action' they'd go into action and start praying. They'd pray for the actors.
- 6/20/2010
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Robyn Lively and Tony Hale have joined "Sironia" from writer-director Brandon Dickerson. The story tells of a singer-songwriter who, struggling with her career in Los Angeles, movies to Sironia, Texas. Lively plays a dyed-in-the-wool Texan and local socialite. Steven Sills, Laura Smith and Lauren Schwartz produce. Filming stars Sunday in Waco, Texas. Lively recently finished "Letters to God" directed by David Nixon and Patrick Doughtie. Other credits include TV's "Saving Grace" and "30 Rock" as well as "The Mentalist." Hale has had regular roles on the series "Arrested Development" and "Chuck" and recently appeared in "The Informant!" with Matt Damon, "In My Sleep," "The Goods" and "Stranger Than Fiction."...
- 4/26/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Robyn Lively and Tony Hale have been cast in the indie feature "Sironia" from writer-director Brandon Dickerson.
The story involves a singer-songwriter beat up by the L.A. music machine who moves with his wife to Sironia, Texas. Lively will play a dyed-in-the-wool Texan who's a local socialite.
Steven Sills, Laura Smith and Lauren Schwartz are producing the project, which begins shooting Sunday in Waco, Texas.
The Fortitude-repped Lively most recently appeared in the film "Letters to God." She also has had recent TV roles on "30 Rock," "The Mentalist" and "Saving Grace."
Repped by Icm and Framework Entertainment, Hale has had regular roles on the series "Arrested Development" and "Chuck." He recently appeared in the features "In My Sleep," "The Informant!" "The Goods" and "Stranger Than Fiction."...
The story involves a singer-songwriter beat up by the L.A. music machine who moves with his wife to Sironia, Texas. Lively will play a dyed-in-the-wool Texan who's a local socialite.
Steven Sills, Laura Smith and Lauren Schwartz are producing the project, which begins shooting Sunday in Waco, Texas.
The Fortitude-repped Lively most recently appeared in the film "Letters to God." She also has had recent TV roles on "30 Rock," "The Mentalist" and "Saving Grace."
Repped by Icm and Framework Entertainment, Hale has had regular roles on the series "Arrested Development" and "Chuck." He recently appeared in the features "In My Sleep," "The Informant!" "The Goods" and "Stranger Than Fiction."...
- 4/25/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Glee tackles girl's body issues, we look at male synchronized swimming, meet Katey Sagal's (onscreen) father, and visit with The Boys Next Door.
We weren’t the only ones chatting with people like Jane Lynch and Adam Lambert at the GLAAD Media Awards. NewNowNext also caught up with them, and they’ve got their interviews up now.
Disney announced that the release date for Brave (formerly The Bear and the Bow) is June 15, 2012. They also set the date for Monsters, Inc 2 at November 16, 2012.
The Pentagon announced the number of discharges under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell for 2009 was 443 lives changed forever. Of course, that’s probably low, since the Pentagon doesn’t count Guard or Reserve discharges in that number. The policy has now cost 13,425 service members their livelihood.
Everybody in Hollywood knows that 3D conversions are crap compared to films shot in 3D from the start. Everyone...
We weren’t the only ones chatting with people like Jane Lynch and Adam Lambert at the GLAAD Media Awards. NewNowNext also caught up with them, and they’ve got their interviews up now.
Disney announced that the release date for Brave (formerly The Bear and the Bow) is June 15, 2012. They also set the date for Monsters, Inc 2 at November 16, 2012.
The Pentagon announced the number of discharges under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell for 2009 was 443 lives changed forever. Of course, that’s probably low, since the Pentagon doesn’t count Guard or Reserve discharges in that number. The policy has now cost 13,425 service members their livelihood.
Everybody in Hollywood knows that 3D conversions are crap compared to films shot in 3D from the start. Everyone...
- 4/23/2010
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
By Sean O’Connell
If David Nixon has his way, the 3-D craze that is sweeping the multiplexes with mainstream pictures like “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” will carry Christian-themed message movies to larger audiences. And it will happen sooner rather than later.
“I definitely think that if the (craze) hangs on, then in the next year or two, we will do a Christian film in 3-D,” said Nixon, the successful producer and director behind such inspirational hits as “Fireproof” and “Facing the Giants.” He called to promote his latest (two-dimensional) Christian drama “Letters to God,” which is in theaters.
“They’ve made is so easy now,” Nixon continued. “The technology doesn’t hurt your eyes. And it’s not about the effects. It’s not about that cheesy kind of play in the 1950s. It’s about adding depth, the way your eyes really see the world. So I...
If David Nixon has his way, the 3-D craze that is sweeping the multiplexes with mainstream pictures like “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland” will carry Christian-themed message movies to larger audiences. And it will happen sooner rather than later.
“I definitely think that if the (craze) hangs on, then in the next year or two, we will do a Christian film in 3-D,” said Nixon, the successful producer and director behind such inspirational hits as “Fireproof” and “Facing the Giants.” He called to promote his latest (two-dimensional) Christian drama “Letters to God,” which is in theaters.
“They’ve made is so easy now,” Nixon continued. “The technology doesn’t hurt your eyes. And it’s not about the effects. It’s not about that cheesy kind of play in the 1950s. It’s about adding depth, the way your eyes really see the world. So I...
- 4/22/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Demi Moore’s The Joneses Disappoints; La Mission Soars; Banksy, The Secret In Their Eyes: Box Office
Ben Hollingsworth, Amber Heard, Demi Moore, David Duchovny, The Joneses (top); Soledad Villamil, Ricardo Darin, The Secret in Their Eyes (upper middle); Benjamin Bratt, La Mission (lower middle); Anthony Hopkins, The City of Your Final Destination (bottom) Miley Cyrus, Avatar: Box Office Letters to God’s box-office take has been anything but heavenly. According to Box Office Mojo, the "inspirational" drama grossed only $615K following a 43.5% drop-off from last week. After ten days out, Letters from God has collected a dismal $2.01 million. The film will apparently have trouble matching its ridiculously low $3 million at the North American box office. More bad news Derrick Borte’s The Joneses, starring Demi Moore, David Duchovny, and Ben Hollingsworth, opened at 193 theaters, [...]...
- 4/18/2010
- by Michelle Hutton
- Alt Film Guide
Perhaps best known for playing the sympathetic kid sister May Belle in "Bridge to Terabithia," 10-year-old Bailee Madison has already rolled up an impressive list of credits. But she started her career as a toddler, doing commercials—as did her mother and sister—before landing "Terabithia" when she was 6. That film was also a significant learning experience, not simply because of the skills she mastered—from taking direction to blocking to close-ups. She also came to understand how having the right attitude would make her attractive to casting directors and colleagues. It's a lesson she says has served her well in all her subsequent projects.Her current credits include roles in "Brothers" (with Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Tobey Maguire), "Phoebe in Wonderland" (with Felicity Huffman and Elle Fanning), and Nickelodeon's "Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh." Madison can now be seen in the film "Letters to God" as the best buddy...
- 4/14/2010
- backstage.com
The new film "Letters To God" is advertised as being from one of the producers of "Facing the Giants." If this is true then I wish the makers of "Letter" had learned the "Facing the Giants" lesson. That being you don't need to beat people over the head with religion in order to make your point. "Letters To God" keeps letting the story be interrupted by the sponsor, which in this case is Christianity. The core story concerns a young boy named Tyler (Tanner Maguire) who has a malignant brain tumor. He is taking chemotherapy which may or may not work. His father is recently deceased and that leaves his mother Maddie (Robin Lively) with the main responsibility of the household. Her oldest son Ben (Michael Bolten) is feeling isolated. He loves Tyler but resents the time spent on him. Maddie's mother...
- 4/14/2010
- by Jackie K. Cooper
- Huffington Post
Hopeful and heartfelt, “Letters to God” is a competently made, overtly Christian movie that appeals to a very specific demographic. Unfortunately, the film’s vision of faith is narrow, too narrow to attract a wider audience.
Bald and scarred, eight-year-old Tyler Doherty (Tanner Maguire) is finally home from the hospital and recovering from brain cancer. His mother Maddy (Robyn Lively) struggles with having to leave her sick son to go back to work as a nurse, and his older brother Ben (Michael Christopher Bolten) worries about Tyler but resents that all of the household’s energy and attention is focused on him.
Every day, Tyler writes a letter to God and pops it in the mailbox. When down-on-his-luck postal carrier Brady McDaniels (Jeffrey S.S. Johnson) temporarily takes over the route, he befriends the Dohertys and takes Tyler’s letters — and, eventually, God — to heart.
Unfortunately, the overt evangelicalism in “Letters to God” could be discomfiting,...
Bald and scarred, eight-year-old Tyler Doherty (Tanner Maguire) is finally home from the hospital and recovering from brain cancer. His mother Maddy (Robyn Lively) struggles with having to leave her sick son to go back to work as a nurse, and his older brother Ben (Michael Christopher Bolten) worries about Tyler but resents that all of the household’s energy and attention is focused on him.
Every day, Tyler writes a letter to God and pops it in the mailbox. When down-on-his-luck postal carrier Brady McDaniels (Jeffrey S.S. Johnson) temporarily takes over the route, he befriends the Dohertys and takes Tyler’s letters — and, eventually, God — to heart.
Unfortunately, the overt evangelicalism in “Letters to God” could be discomfiting,...
- 4/13/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
"Clash of the Titans" has regained its champion title at North American Box Office. A day after it was reported that "Date Night" could win at the chart since studio estimates claimed that it pulled in about $225,000 higher than the action drama, the true numbers have come out, stating otherwise.
According to Box Office Mojo, the final result released on Monday, April 12 mentions "Clash of the Titans" has grossed $26.6 million over its second weekend. Though it drops 56.5% in ticket sales, the movie is still named the winner at the chart with more than $1 million gap between its revenue and that of "Date Night".
20th Century Fox, meanwhile, could be a little bit disappointed since the Tina Fey and Steve Carell-starring flick obtains far less than it was earlier mentioned. Previously said grossing $27.1 million on its debut weekend, the film apparently only rakes in $25.2 million.
Beside the two top spots,...
According to Box Office Mojo, the final result released on Monday, April 12 mentions "Clash of the Titans" has grossed $26.6 million over its second weekend. Though it drops 56.5% in ticket sales, the movie is still named the winner at the chart with more than $1 million gap between its revenue and that of "Date Night".
20th Century Fox, meanwhile, could be a little bit disappointed since the Tina Fey and Steve Carell-starring flick obtains far less than it was earlier mentioned. Previously said grossing $27.1 million on its debut weekend, the film apparently only rakes in $25.2 million.
Beside the two top spots,...
- 4/13/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The weekend box office was too close to call Sunday, April 11 between "Clash of the Titans" and "Date Night," but the final numbers from Sunday are in and "Titans" has won the box office for the second weekend in a row.
The reason the final tally was too close to call is because Sunday earnings are estimated following the Saturday night showings. Previous estimates had "Date Night" at $27.1 million for the weekend, squeaking out a win over "Titans" $26.9 million. However, once the final numbers came in, "Titans" ended up in first place with $26.6 million, while "Date Night" was a close second at $25.2 million.
This is the second week for "Clash of the Titans" atop the box office. Opening this week are "Kick-a**," "Death at a Funeral" and "The Joneses," which may all have some trouble dethroning the "Titans."
The rest of the top 10 looks is as follows:
3 "How to Train Your Dragon...
The reason the final tally was too close to call is because Sunday earnings are estimated following the Saturday night showings. Previous estimates had "Date Night" at $27.1 million for the weekend, squeaking out a win over "Titans" $26.9 million. However, once the final numbers came in, "Titans" ended up in first place with $26.6 million, while "Date Night" was a close second at $25.2 million.
This is the second week for "Clash of the Titans" atop the box office. Opening this week are "Kick-a**," "Death at a Funeral" and "The Joneses," which may all have some trouble dethroning the "Titans."
The rest of the top 10 looks is as follows:
3 "How to Train Your Dragon...
- 4/12/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Update: Fox way overestimated its comedy’s bow. Monday’s actual numbers show Clash of the Titans with $26.6M and Date Night with $25.2 million. While Fox’s film is still a hit, they grabbed a few headlines yesterday with a shady numbers game.
Original article from Sunday afternoon:
20th Century Fox’s Date Night, starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey, edged out last weekend’s Clash of the Titans to take the weekend, according to early studio estimates. Final numbers are released Monday afternoon.
The PG-13 comedy scored $27.1 million amidst lukewarm reviews and heavy competition from higher-priced 3D films. The combination of NBC’s two biggest sitcom stars played to an older audience (60% over the age of 25), which might explain how it thrived against a movie targeted for young males and a fantasy family film.
However, Warner Bros contends Fox’s figure is actually lower and instead their Greek mythology remake is a repeat victor.
Original article from Sunday afternoon:
20th Century Fox’s Date Night, starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey, edged out last weekend’s Clash of the Titans to take the weekend, according to early studio estimates. Final numbers are released Monday afternoon.
The PG-13 comedy scored $27.1 million amidst lukewarm reviews and heavy competition from higher-priced 3D films. The combination of NBC’s two biggest sitcom stars played to an older audience (60% over the age of 25), which might explain how it thrived against a movie targeted for young males and a fantasy family film.
However, Warner Bros contends Fox’s figure is actually lower and instead their Greek mythology remake is a repeat victor.
- 4/12/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
It was a weekend of speculations at the box-office. First, Fox was adamant that their "Date Night" was No. 1 with $27.1 million. But Warner Bros. was equally confident that "Clash of the Titans" remained victorious, even though initial numbers showed that the Greek mythology flick made $26.9 million.
Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner even said, "They're (Fox) certainly entitled to their own projection, and we'll see. Maybe they're right and we're wrong. Monday will tell." (Watch my movie review of "Clash of the Titans" right here)
Well it's Monday, and the final tally is in, and guess what folks, Fellman was right! Sam Worthington and his giant Kraken beat Tina Fey and Steve Carell.
The 3-D action fantasy "Clash of the Titans" remained the No. 1 film in America with $26.6 million raising its total to $110.2 million. Meanwhile, "Date Night" must settle for the No. 2 spot with $25.2 million. (Check out my movie...
Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner even said, "They're (Fox) certainly entitled to their own projection, and we'll see. Maybe they're right and we're wrong. Monday will tell." (Watch my movie review of "Clash of the Titans" right here)
Well it's Monday, and the final tally is in, and guess what folks, Fellman was right! Sam Worthington and his giant Kraken beat Tina Fey and Steve Carell.
The 3-D action fantasy "Clash of the Titans" remained the No. 1 film in America with $26.6 million raising its total to $110.2 million. Meanwhile, "Date Night" must settle for the No. 2 spot with $25.2 million. (Check out my movie...
- 4/12/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
At the time of this writing, the Tina Fey/Steve Carell comedy Date Night is reported to have narrowly won the box office. However, The Clash of the Titans was so close behind that it is possible adjusted totals may flip the positions of the two movies. Box Office Mojo is reporting that Date Night made around $27.1 Million, while Clash made $26.7 Million, a tight margin of victory, to be sure.
This was the biggest opening weekend of Tina Fey’s career thus far, although Carell has had larger openings before. The $27 Million take is quite good for a comedy.
Clash of the Titans dropped about 56% from opening weekend, which is higher than usual. Most films see about a 30% drop. The larger drop signals that interest for the movie may be waning quickly.
Good thing the flick had a big opening weekend. Clash has now made a total of $110 Million after two weekends,...
This was the biggest opening weekend of Tina Fey’s career thus far, although Carell has had larger openings before. The $27 Million take is quite good for a comedy.
Clash of the Titans dropped about 56% from opening weekend, which is higher than usual. Most films see about a 30% drop. The larger drop signals that interest for the movie may be waning quickly.
Good thing the flick had a big opening weekend. Clash has now made a total of $110 Million after two weekends,...
- 4/12/2010
- by Shannon Hood
- The Flickcast
Tina Fey = $17.4 million opening weekend (for Baby Mama). Steve Carell + car chases = $38.7 million (Get Smart). Add them all together, and you come out somewhere in the middle with $27.1 million and Date Night in the top spot. Bullshit math aside, it was a close call, with estimates for Clash of the Titans coming in around $26.8 million and the third-place How to Train Your Dragon bringing in $25.3 million.
Titans' second-weekend drop was between 50 and 60 percent, typical for any blockbuster, but Dragon's 12 percent dip from last week, combined with its remaining grip on upwards of 4,000 screens, suggests that -- gasp! -- people are actually turning out en masse to see a Good Movie. (Look, given today's one-weekend-or-bust mentality, it's heartening to see a little Hollywood film turn into a big fat money and merchandise machine every now and then.)
Why Did I Get Married Too? dropped to fourth with $11 million, The Last Song...
Titans' second-weekend drop was between 50 and 60 percent, typical for any blockbuster, but Dragon's 12 percent dip from last week, combined with its remaining grip on upwards of 4,000 screens, suggests that -- gasp! -- people are actually turning out en masse to see a Good Movie. (Look, given today's one-weekend-or-bust mentality, it's heartening to see a little Hollywood film turn into a big fat money and merchandise machine every now and then.)
Why Did I Get Married Too? dropped to fourth with $11 million, The Last Song...
- 4/12/2010
- by William Goss
A relatively uneventful weekend at the box-office saw Tina Fey and Steve Carell's mistaken-identity comedy Date Night in a too-close-to-call battle for first place with Clash of the Titans, which had the expected big drop its second week out. Date Night is Fey's second attempt to open a film (or at least to contribute), and her pairing with Carell turned out to be stronger than her pairing with Amy Poehler for Baby Mama two years ago. The movie was never going to be an "event," and $27 million is perfectly respectable; along with Cheaper by the Dozen, it is director Shawn Levy's best outing outside the Night at the Museum franchise.
The weekend was the beginning of a relative lull that will last until May 7th, when Iron Man 2 kicks off the summer season. The only other movies to roll out were the Christian family film Letters to God,...
The weekend was the beginning of a relative lull that will last until May 7th, when Iron Man 2 kicks off the summer season. The only other movies to roll out were the Christian family film Letters to God,...
- 4/12/2010
- by Eugene Novikov
- Cinematical
Despite early estimates that had Date Night pegged to come out on top, the final tally finds Clash of the Titans maintaining its grip on the box office crown for the second week in a row by a narrow $1.5 million margin. I guess they really should have released Date Night in 3-D after all, as it seriously underperformed, taking in less than half of its $55 million production budget. How to Train Your Dragon had another solid showing, bringing its total to $256 million worldwide, which makes it the second highest grossing movie of 2010 thus far. Why Did I Get Married Too? and The Last Song rounded out the top 5. Meanwhile, Letters to God managed to surprise everyone by jumping into the #10 position, helped out by support from various church groups. 1. Clash of the Titans -- $27M 2. Date Night -- $25.5M 3. How to Train Your Dragon -- $25.4M 4. Why Did I Get Married Too?...
- 4/12/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The Steve Carell-Tina Fey comedy nosed past Clash of the Titans to claim the Us No 1 spot, but the real story this week is the one behind the success of unheralded Christian flick Letters to God, in at No 10
The winner
Twentieth Century Fox's action comedy Date Night, starring Steve Carell and liberal America's darling and arch Sarah Palin impersonator Tina Fey, appeared to have won by a nose last night after racing off to a $27.1m (£17.5m) start. But it would take a brave person to rule out a comeback by Clash of the Titans later today, when the studios release confirmed box-office results. Clash pulled in $26.9m in its second weekend and has reached $110.5m, sparing Warner Bros' blushes after all that initial fanfare and a marketing campaign that easily ran into the tens of millions, as these things tend to do. By all accounts the...
The winner
Twentieth Century Fox's action comedy Date Night, starring Steve Carell and liberal America's darling and arch Sarah Palin impersonator Tina Fey, appeared to have won by a nose last night after racing off to a $27.1m (£17.5m) start. But it would take a brave person to rule out a comeback by Clash of the Titans later today, when the studios release confirmed box-office results. Clash pulled in $26.9m in its second weekend and has reached $110.5m, sparing Warner Bros' blushes after all that initial fanfare and a marketing campaign that easily ran into the tens of millions, as these things tend to do. By all accounts the...
- 4/12/2010
- by Jeremy Kay
- The Guardian - Film News
Dude here again. Another weekend has come and gone, as so many do, and that means there are dollars out of consumers' wallets and in the hands of the Hollywood bigwigs, who are no doubt lighting cigars with aforementioned dollars.
Because that's how they roll out in Hollyweird.
This weekend, A tight race for first place among the top 3, but the lead isn't in 3-D!! Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Date Night (Fox)- $27.1, 3374 screens, week 1, $27.1 total 2. Clash of the Titans (WB)- $26.8, 3802 screens, week 2, $110.4 total 3. How To Train Your Dragon (Par/Dw) $25.3, 4007 screens, week 3, $133.8 total 4. Why Did I Get Married Too? (Lgf) - $11.0, 2155 screens, week 2, $48.5 total 5. The Last Song (Bv) - $10.0, 2674 screens, week 2, $42.4 total 6. Alice in Wonderland (Bv)- $5.6, 2530 screens, week 6, $319.3 total 7. Hot Tub Time Machine (MGM)- $5.4, 2611 screens, week...
Because that's how they roll out in Hollyweird.
This weekend, A tight race for first place among the top 3, but the lead isn't in 3-D!! Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Date Night (Fox)- $27.1, 3374 screens, week 1, $27.1 total 2. Clash of the Titans (WB)- $26.8, 3802 screens, week 2, $110.4 total 3. How To Train Your Dragon (Par/Dw) $25.3, 4007 screens, week 3, $133.8 total 4. Why Did I Get Married Too? (Lgf) - $11.0, 2155 screens, week 2, $48.5 total 5. The Last Song (Bv) - $10.0, 2674 screens, week 2, $42.4 total 6. Alice in Wonderland (Bv)- $5.6, 2530 screens, week 6, $319.3 total 7. Hot Tub Time Machine (MGM)- $5.4, 2611 screens, week...
- 4/12/2010
- MoviesOnline.ca
The latest North American Box Office is seeing a tight competition between two movies to get the champion title. Based on studio estimates released on Sunday, April 11, "Date Night" is temporarily sitting at the first place with only about $225,000 higher than "Clash of the Titans".
The Tina Fey and Steve Carell-starring comedy rakes in an estimated $27,1 million on its debut weekend. Meanwhile, the Louis Leterrier-directed film which topped the chart last week grosses an approximately $26,9 million, dropping 56.1% from last week tally. However, the result could change when the true numbers come out in Monday afternoon.
Regardless the final result, the "Clash of the Titans" has named itself a winner overseas. The 3-D epic film has drawn $54 million from 7,000 screens in 31 markets on its second weekend. Globally, the Sam Worthington-starring action drama has pulled in $229.7 million to date.
Back to domestic Box Office, "How to Train Your Dragon...
The Tina Fey and Steve Carell-starring comedy rakes in an estimated $27,1 million on its debut weekend. Meanwhile, the Louis Leterrier-directed film which topped the chart last week grosses an approximately $26,9 million, dropping 56.1% from last week tally. However, the result could change when the true numbers come out in Monday afternoon.
Regardless the final result, the "Clash of the Titans" has named itself a winner overseas. The 3-D epic film has drawn $54 million from 7,000 screens in 31 markets on its second weekend. Globally, the Sam Worthington-starring action drama has pulled in $229.7 million to date.
Back to domestic Box Office, "How to Train Your Dragon...
- 4/12/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
"Date Night," starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey, won the domestic box office this weekend by grossing $27 million. The film had a $55 million budget, which means that it will likely make it back. "It was mostly couples, and the reason it did so much business is people want to laugh," Fox's Bert Livingston said. "Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) makes funny movies, and the chemistry was great between Tina and Steve." Coming in close second was "Clash of the Titans" with $26.9 million. The 3D film has now earned $110.5 million domestically and $230 million worldwide. "Titans" cost only $125 million to make. "We have great word of mouth with our core audience," Warners' Dan Fellman said. "The 3D experience continued to drive the box office this weekend and has played a significant role in the success of the film." "How to Train Your Dragon" continues to perform well. The $165 million movie took...
- 4/12/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
In a shocking turn of events, Date Night picked up the Sword of Unfunny +1 and beat out Clash of the Titans by just under a million bucks. Wow. I didn't think anyone would bother to go see this movie. Heck, I haven't even bothered to see it. Maybe it's really good and I have no idea what I'm talking about? The Steve Carell/Tina Fey comedy managed to get an estimated $27.1 million dollars from theater goers. A close second (and we'll have to wait until Monday to see if Date Night actually is #1) was Clash with $26.8 million, a -56% dropoff from last week. Know why it was a -56% dropoff? I'm betting because people saw it in 3D and told their friends how bad it looked. "Just wait for it to come out on DVD." is what they said. Don't do that! It's a fun movie, just go see it in 2D.
- 4/11/2010
- LRMonline.com
In a shocking turn of events, Date Night picked up the Sword of Unfunny +1 and beat out Clash of the Titans by just under a million bucks. Wow. I didn't think anyone would bother to go see this movie. Heck, I haven't even bothered to see it. Maybe it's really good and I have no idea what I'm talking about? The Steve Carell/Tina Fey comedy managed to get an estimated $27.1 million dollars from theater goers. A close second (and we'll have to wait until Monday to see if Date Night actually is #1) was Clash with $26.8 million, a -56% dropoff from last week. Know why it was a -56% dropoff? I'm betting because people saw it in 3D and told their friends how bad it looked. "Just wait for it to come out on DVD." is what they said. Don't do that! It's a fun movie, just go see it in 2D.
- 4/11/2010
- LRMonline.com
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