Weekend Box Office: Cinderella's Wish Comes True, Run All Night Trips and Falls

Disney demonstrated an uncanny ability to be consistent with live action films based on its animated classics while Liam Neeson had one of the worst opening weekends of the last decade. Cinderella danced into theaters with a strong number one, banking $70 million. That's almost the exact amount Maleficent took in on its opening weekend last May. It's also the highest opening for a movie helmed by Kenneth Branagh, topping the $65 million opening for Thor in 2011. Neeson's latest Run All Night ranked a very distant second place with just $11 million. The painful start is less than half of the worst of ...

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The Best Comic Book Movie Of All Time, According To Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt is a hardcore nerd, which is a big part of why we love him. Remember that epic improvised Star Wars filibuster? You probably know that he's a big fan of comic book movies, and if you've been fretting over which big screen adaptation the comedian thinks is the best, today is your lucky day. While Patton Oswalt's personal favorite superhero movie is Sam Raimi's 2004 Spider-Man 2, he thinks that the best comic book movie of all time is American Splendor. Talking to Screen Junkies, Oswalt answered tons of awesomely geeky fan questions. When someone asked about the best comic ...

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Eddie Murphy Set For Lee Daniels' Richard Pryor Film

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How StubHub Could Revolutionize Movie Ticket Sales

StubHub has become the "go to" broker for live music and sports events when it comes to secondary market ticketing. What we might not know, however, is their plan to grow beyond those markets and into other entertainment like theme parks, museums and, yes, even movie theaters. Read on to see how the eBay-owned company may soon revolutionize the way you buy tickets to your favorite summer movies. In a recent article by Variety, StubHub broke down their future plans for jumping into the movie ticket sales marketplace. While it looks like it may be a bit before ...

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Miles Teller's Depressing Take On Where His Whiplash Character Ends Up

Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash had one of the most memorable endings from 2014. Many loved it. Some say they hated it. But I’m sure it generated some response, no matter your opinion of the overall movie. Did you ever wonder what might have happened next, though? Miles Teller did, and he has a very interesting Whiplash theory. We are going to have to get into spoilers for Whiplash here, so please stop reading if you haven’t yet see the Oscar-winning film. Better yet, go rent it now, then come back. So, the movie cuts to black ...

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Robert Durst, Subject of HBO's The Jinx, Arrested on Murder Charges

Robert Durst, the New York real estate heir who is the subject of HBO's documentary series The Jinx , was arrested Saturday in New Orleans on murder charges, ABC News reports.

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Durst, 71, is a person of interest in three unsolved homicides or missing

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Al Pacino Is Fantastic In The Somber Manglehorn

There is no denying the legacy of Al Pacino. From the Godfather films to Dog Day Afternoon to Serpico, the man's filmography features some of the best performances featured in the 20th century. And while the latter half of Pacino's career hasn't been as strong as the former, Manglehorn, which just made its domestic debut at SXSW 2015, shows that the star still has the immense talent and gravitas it takes to carry a drama-heavy character study. Directed by David Gordon-Green and based on a script by Paul Logan (written specifically for Al Pacino), the new film follows an aging locksmith ...

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