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Tim McGraw got a call from the academy and it had nothing to do with a country music award. This academy has something to do with movies - and music. It was the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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This week’s releases include an old and new war drama; an Oscar-nominated performance alongside a plain-clothed superhero; a captivating story of betrayal and vengeance in two parts; and a silly sequel to an exhausted franchise.
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‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ is a skillfully constructed Iranian vampire love story from first-time writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour.
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"American Sniper" played much bigger than expectations once again as it easily retains its box office crown.The estimate take for its second wide release weekend is $64.37 million. Going in, that figure was looking at around $40-50 million.
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‘Cake’ contains a marvellous performance by Jennifer Aniston, but being the best part of a film can sometimes be a disservice.
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‘The Boy Next Door’ starts off steamy but gets cooler with every passing minute, and not even the hot bodies of Jennifer Lopez and Ryan Guzman can turn back up the heat.
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Al Pacino stars in Barry Levinson’s ‘The Humbling,’ a film about an aging stage actor who’s lost his mojo and is simultaneously losing touch with reality. A plot that sounds familiar, but not quite.
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UPDATE: "American Sniper" is beating expectations once again and will likely end around $60 million for the weekend. It has struck a cord with the public and will stay strong.
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Julianne Moore delivers an outstanding performance in ‘Still Alice,’ in which she portrays a woman diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.
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‘Why Don’t You Play in Hell?’ is Sion Sono’s blood-soaked, comedic send-up to guerilla filmmaking and 35 mm film that concludes with a sword fight to glory.
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This week’s releases include a few horror movies of varying quality; an Oscar-nominated animated movie; and the directorial debut of a veteran actor.
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‘Appropriate Behavior’ is the novel story from up-and-comer Desiree Akhavan about a young Brooklynite attempting to balance being a good Iranian daughter and a politically correct bisexual.
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UPDATE: It looks like the movie that gained greater on the Martin Luther King Jr holiday was "American Sniper" and not "Selma." Add $2 million more to "American Sniper" as it beat expectations all weekend long.
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The box office will get a boost by the recent Oscar nominations, but how much? For one film, probably a great deal. Overall, top film nominees are not big box office money-makers right now.
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Michael Mann’s ‘Blackhat’ is a film fraught with problems as it tries to tell the story of a Chinese-American collaborative effort to apprehend a cyber-terrorist.
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‘Paddington’ is an absolutely delightful screen adaptation that tells the story of a young bear who moves from the Amazon to London in search of a new home and family.
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‘Two Days, One Night’ is the turbulent journey of one woman who balances desperation and determination as she attempts to convince her co-workers not to fire her.
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This week’s releases include the end of an era on HBO; a start-ups worst nightmare; a meatier but familiar narrative; an excellent Kiwi horror comedy; a sweet love story; and every girl’s best friends from the ‘80s.
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A strong move on the way to Oscar glory comes through the Directors Guild of America (DGA). They announced their top five directors and Clint Eastwood is in, while Christopher Nolan is out.
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The second trailer for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ encompasses all the action not shown in the initial preview while balancing the heroes’ despair with fans’ excitement.
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced their movie nominations, just as The Golden Globe Awards take over Hollywood.
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Bryan Mills’ daughter is safe for most of ‘Taken 3’, but the same cannot be said for audiences seeking out the security of a formerly enjoyable franchise.
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There will be a new champ this weekend at the box office. Liam Neeson and his "Taken 3" will escape with a likely win. How much it takes in remains to be seen.
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Marvel releases full-length ‘Ant-Man’ teaser trailer, revealing new suit and possible emphasis on character development.
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This week’s releases include a film that would be an awards contender in a dimmer year; a couple of strong first seasons; and two gripping thrillers that remind us not to allow strangers into our homes.
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The money people have spoken with their nominations for the best in movies for 2014. They also have TV, but this story is all the movies.
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There will not be a new winner at the box office as the first weekend of 2015 closes. A holdover in "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" should once again emerge the victor.
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All is not well at the box office. As 2014 winds down, the movie box office will be off from last year. The real takeaway is that less people are seeing movies in theaters.
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Sony has announced that its controversial comedy film about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has raised over $15 million in revenue from online streaming services since it became available on Christmas Eve.
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One wouldn't know it from the hype, but "The Interview" was never going to challenge for the top spot at the Christmas holiday box office.
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Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan in 'The F Word' Entertainment One
Kit Harington in 'Pompeii' Entertainment One
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Michael Keaton stars in ‘Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)’ Fox Searchlight
Carter Cabassa in a scene from 'Nothing Left to Fear'. Anchor Bay Films
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A scene from 'The Grandmaster' Entertainment One
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The Master from Season One of The Strain. FX
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In the movie "The War of the Roses", the divorcing couple split up the house between them. YouTube
Ben Whishaw provides the voice of the title bear in 'Paddington' eOne Films
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Sarah Gadon and Luke Evans star as the couple at the heart of 'Dracula: Untold' Universal Pictures
Liam Neeson in 'Non-Stop' Universal Pictures
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