Citing no shortage of innovation in the film festival space in the New York City area — with the Brooklyn Film Festival and Art of Brooklyn Film Festival also occurring during the same week — Williamsburg’s annual Northside Festival, the music and innovation conference phased out its film section in favor of “content.” Content, though, seems to be a rather loaded proposition and Northside’s Content Festival offered a glimpse inside how indie filmmakers can make a living.
The content side of the festival, making its debut in advance of the festival’s music and innovation portions, seemed more like a direct offshoot of innovation rather than the evolution of what had been the film section. Innovation in the content space seems to be defined by virtual reality and branded content. One thing the talks were short on were independent content makers, apart from Lex Dreitser, an independent Vr maker who...
The content side of the festival, making its debut in advance of the festival’s music and innovation portions, seemed more like a direct offshoot of innovation rather than the evolution of what had been the film section. Innovation in the content space seems to be defined by virtual reality and branded content. One thing the talks were short on were independent content makers, apart from Lex Dreitser, an independent Vr maker who...
- 6/17/2016
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Interstellar I enjoyed Interstellar the one time I saw it, but I just don't have that urge to see it again, which make me a little sad. I'm not in a camp that looks at it as confusing or upset about the sound design, I felt it was straight-forward enough and while a little bloated, a fun ride and one I'm happy I saw in IMAX as I don't think seeing it on the small screen will do it nearly the same justice. That said, for the fans, it is here to own and you can watch it as many times as you like, complete with a ton of special features. One of which is included directly below and you can watch about 90 minutes worth right here. yt id="rNkYNfAXzx4" width="370"
The Imitation Game I was surprised when I visited Amazon this morning to find that of all the new releases this weekend,...
The Imitation Game I was surprised when I visited Amazon this morning to find that of all the new releases this weekend,...
- 3/31/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
For every year that is packed with awards season fodder and memorable movies that will go down in history, there is an equal number of films we wish we could erase from our memories.
The Worst of 2014 includes both people who should know better and repeat offenders, artists with a vision and hucksters out for a quick buck.
Here’s hoping the responsible parties resolve to do better in 2015.
Also Read: TheWrap’s Film Critics Pick 10 Best Movies of 2014
Below, TheWrap‘s Reviews Editor Alonso Duralde, and reviewers Inkoo Kang and James Rocchi present their worst films of the year.
The Worst of 2014 includes both people who should know better and repeat offenders, artists with a vision and hucksters out for a quick buck.
Here’s hoping the responsible parties resolve to do better in 2015.
Also Read: TheWrap’s Film Critics Pick 10 Best Movies of 2014
Below, TheWrap‘s Reviews Editor Alonso Duralde, and reviewers Inkoo Kang and James Rocchi present their worst films of the year.
- 12/24/2014
- by Alonso Duralde, Inkoo Kang and James Rocchi
- The Wrap
Final Update, 1:32 Pm: Fury ended the weekend at $23.7M for Sony and Qed, so it underperformed all the tracking (gee what a surprise), social media metrics, and expectations just a little. But it will likely still make money all in after its domestic, international and home entertainment run. I understand that there were significant profit participations on this one. Fox and Reel FX’s The Book Of Life closed the weekend on the high end of our estimate with $17M and will have some playtime again over the next two weekends as no new offerings are in the family zone until Big Hero 6 bows from Disney on November 7. The other newbie, Relativity’s The Best Of Me, was soft with $10M. Gone Girl is now sitting pretty at $106.7M after three weeks in release for Fox and New Regency.
The more exciting news was really in the specialty...
The more exciting news was really in the specialty...
- 10/20/2014
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline
“Meet the Mormons,” the documentary produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had a terrific Monday at the box office after an expected slow Sunday. It brought in $681,363 from 317 theaters on Monday, for a per-screen average of $2,191. That was better than any film in release, and nearly double the average of “Gone Girl,” which topped the day with $3.8 million from 3,284 theaters. “Meet the Mormons” also cracked the list of top ten films nationally for the day, beating out the sexy thriller “Addicted” for the No. 9 spot. “Meet the Mormons,” directed by Blair Treu,...
- 10/14/2014
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Yeah, Gone Girl is #1 again, dropping only 29.6% for a second weekend of $26.4 million, but what I'm more interested in is that Dracula Untold number in second. Coming in with $23.5 million and an "A-" CinemaScore would lead you to believe we may have a serious hit on our hands, or at least something more impressive than the reviews would suggest. We'll know more next week once we see how far it falls, but then again, it wasn't the only "A-" CinemaScore for new movies this weekend. As a matter of fact, both Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and The Judge were given "A-" CinemaScores as they came in third and fifth respectively. Disney is having fun marketing the $18.3 million opening for Alexander as the #1 family comedy in the country while Warner Bros. is licking their wounds after the $13.1 million opening for The Judge. The other new...
- 10/13/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Amir here, returning to box office duty. I had to discard my long, passionate obituary for every cinephile’s favorite math-themed website, Box Office Mojo, because thankfully it’s back on air. The scare is (seemingly) over. We can all feast our eyes again on that old-school, colourless, eyesore of a design we know and love.
Top Ten Wide
01 Gone Girl $26.8 (cum. $78.2) Jason's Review
02 Dracula Untold $23.4 New
03 Alexander And The ... Day $19.1 New
04 Annabelle $16.3 (cum. $62.1)
05 The Judge $13.3 New
06 The Equalizer $9.7 (cum. $79.8)
07 Addicted $7.6 New
08 The Maze Runner $7.5 (cum. $83.8) Review
09 The Boxtrolls $6.6 (cum. $41) In praise of Laika
10 Left Behind $2.9 (cum. $10.9)
Gone Girl kept her cool and slit Dracula’s throat to stay at number one. Dracula Untold – ugh, that title – was one of four new wide releases that failed to overcome Fincher’s film. There was also the children’s film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and the much maligned Tiff opening film,...
Top Ten Wide
01 Gone Girl $26.8 (cum. $78.2) Jason's Review
02 Dracula Untold $23.4 New
03 Alexander And The ... Day $19.1 New
04 Annabelle $16.3 (cum. $62.1)
05 The Judge $13.3 New
06 The Equalizer $9.7 (cum. $79.8)
07 Addicted $7.6 New
08 The Maze Runner $7.5 (cum. $83.8) Review
09 The Boxtrolls $6.6 (cum. $41) In praise of Laika
10 Left Behind $2.9 (cum. $10.9)
Gone Girl kept her cool and slit Dracula’s throat to stay at number one. Dracula Untold – ugh, that title – was one of four new wide releases that failed to overcome Fincher’s film. There was also the children’s film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and the much maligned Tiff opening film,...
- 10/13/2014
- by Amir S.
- FilmExperience
Here are your estimated three-day box office returns (new releases bolded): 1. Gone Girl - $26.8 million ($78.2 million total) 2. Dracula Untold - $23.4 million ($23.4 million total) 3. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - $18.6 million ($18.6 million total) 4. Annabelle - $16.2 million ($62.1 million total) 5. The Judge - $13.3 million ($13.3 million total) 6. The Equalizer - $9.7 million ($798 million total) 7. Addicted - $7.6 million ($7.6 million total) 8. The Maze Runner - $7.5 million ($83.8 million total) 9. The Boxtrolls - $6.6 million ($41.0 million total) 10. Meet the Mormons - $3.2 million ($3.2 million total) The Big Stories Box Office Mojo disappeared. Nobody knew anything and nobody was talking. The greatest site for box...
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- 10/13/2014
- by Erik Childress
- Movies.com
When you think Hollywood, you don't normally think of the Mormon Church, but that changed this weekend. The documentary film “Meet the Mormons” — produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — just missed the top ten nationally, taking in an estimated $2.7 million. It did that despite being in just 317 theaters and essentially missing out on Sunday business, when Lds church members typically refrain from going to the movies. Its per-screen average of $7,278 wasn't far behind those of “Gone Girl” ($8,161) and “Dracula Untold” ($8,125). Also read: ‘Gone Girl’ Fights Off ‘Dracula Untold’ for $26 Million Box-Office Triumph “These...
- 10/12/2014
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Good news at the box office this semi-holiday weekend. The Top Ten films for three days could total about $133 million, up a big $32 million from last year. And last year was led by a huge $44 million second week take for Number One "Gravity." One caveat: the results are close as three films vie for top spots and two are in the running for #10 --"Meet the Mormons" and "One Direction: Where We Are," as well as the second weekend of "Left Behind." Multiple factors contributed to the uptick, which is always healthy. The result is an unusually strong October weekend with three wide studio wide releases grossing $13 million-plus. Others sustained decent holds, and there's a wild card with outside-the-box appeal to a niche audiences despite a less wide break. Despite not boasting two new films that between them grossed $75 million last weekend, the three-day total is only slightly below that figure ($136 million then,...
- 10/12/2014
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Weinstein Company opened St. Vincent on a traditional platform and it appears to have reaped rewards from that old-school approach with a solid debut in a very crowded box office weekend for limited releases.
The film by Theodore Melfi grossed over $121K in four New York and L.A. theaters this weekend after opening the Hamptons International Film Festival Thursday. For the weekend, the Bill Murray comedy averaged more than $30K and boasts the weekend’s highest per-theater average. The film led a huge pack of new openers that included festival heavy-hitters such as Sundance winners Whiplash and documentary The Overnighters as well as the faith-centered Meet The Mormons and Christian Mingle The Movie.
TWC said that St. Vincent had a 67% jump from Friday to Saturday. TWC picked up the film in the script stage for a reported $13 million. Heading into the weekend, the company said it was capitalizing...
The film by Theodore Melfi grossed over $121K in four New York and L.A. theaters this weekend after opening the Hamptons International Film Festival Thursday. For the weekend, the Bill Murray comedy averaged more than $30K and boasts the weekend’s highest per-theater average. The film led a huge pack of new openers that included festival heavy-hitters such as Sundance winners Whiplash and documentary The Overnighters as well as the faith-centered Meet The Mormons and Christian Mingle The Movie.
TWC said that St. Vincent had a 67% jump from Friday to Saturday. TWC picked up the film in the script stage for a reported $13 million. Heading into the weekend, the company said it was capitalizing...
- 10/12/2014
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline
Two highly anticipated specialized films-- Weinstein Co. comedy "St. Vincent" starring Bill Murray and Sony Pictures Classics' "Whiplash"-- opened to similar good results. Neither delivered blockbuster numbers --they're on the same order as "The Skeleton Twins" last month. Two years ago "The Sessions" opened to a $28,000 PSA in four theaters before going on to $6 million with a significant push from Fox Searchlight. But as this year has seen more disappointments than successes among top-level new films, these numbers offer reasons to be hopeful that upscale audiences have new films to discover. Beyond the usual arthouse fare, two other openers way outside normal release patterns showed strength. "Meet the Mormons" (Purdie) scored about $3.2 million. And with limited shows daily, 700 theaters showing "One Direction" (Arts Alliance), another concert film from the pop group, looks to take...
- 10/12/2014
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Thompson on Hollywood
Gone Girl remains at the top of the box office, scoring $26.8 million in its second weekend, dropping only 29% as the domestic total for the R-rated adult drama grows to $78.2 million. Coming in second is the first of the weekend's several new releases, Universal's Dracula Untold, which actually did quite well scoring $23.4 million in its first three days and an "A-" CinemaScore from opening day audiences. I don't know who showed up and who was asked, but they clearly didn't see the same movie I saw. Universal, however, is now calling it a $70 million budgeted film instead of the $100 million that was originally reported... that will help the bottom line. New releases continue in third with Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day bringing in $19.1 million to go along with its "A-" CinemaScore and I expect this one will stick around for some time, not to mention...
- 10/12/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Intense music drama Whiplash, already a big winner at Sundance and the Deauville American Film Festival earlier this year, should drum up plenty of audience interest in its debut this weekend, even though it faces a crowded specialty market that also features several other notable newcomers, including the Bill Murray comedy St. Vincent, Hilary Swank‘s You’re Not You and Jeremy Renner‘s Kill the Messenger. All are what I’d call “big” specialty releases, with big names attached that should attract big attention.
The weekend also includes what I’d call some “small” releases, including documentaries The Overnighters (another Sundance winner) and I Am Ali, about the former heavyweight boxing champion, alongside the Mormon Church-backed Meet the Mormons. All will be clawing for attention in a market that’s seen more than 30 films debut in the past three weeks.
That said, Whiplash should be a real career turner...
The weekend also includes what I’d call some “small” releases, including documentaries The Overnighters (another Sundance winner) and I Am Ali, about the former heavyweight boxing champion, alongside the Mormon Church-backed Meet the Mormons. All will be clawing for attention in a market that’s seen more than 30 films debut in the past three weeks.
That said, Whiplash should be a real career turner...
- 10/10/2014
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline
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