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Golden Globe Nominations (Film Categories)

John Stark

The Golden Globes SHUT OUT The Butler. Wow. Another surprise was no nomination for James Gandolfini, but they nominated Julia Louis Dreyfus anyway for Enough Said. Greta Gerwig snuck in a nomination. Idris Elba finally gets some recognition for Mandela. Best Drama 12 Years A Slave Captain Phillips Philomena Gravity Rush Best Comedy or Musical American Hustle Her Inside Llewyn Davis Nebraska The Wolf Of Wall Street Best Director Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave) Alexander Payne (Nebraska) David O’Russell (American Hustle) Best Actor In A Drama Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave) … Continue reading Golden Globe Nominations (Film Categories)

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Indie Box Office: ‘Before Midnight’ still cleans up, ‘Kings Of Summer’ debuts strong

John Stark

Here’s a look at some indie/limited release films you may have heard of, and how they did this weekend at the box office: Frances Ha- 500K weekend, 4K per screen average, 1.5M total Before Midnight- 430K weekend, 13K per screen average, 800K total Stories We Tell- 119K weekend, 3K per screen average, 906K total The East- 75K weekend, 18K per screen average, 75K total The Kings Of Summer- 58K weekend, 14K per screen average, 58K total   Continue reading Indie Box Office: ‘Before Midnight’ still cleans up, ‘Kings Of Summer’ debuts strong

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Box Office Predictions: 5/31-6/2- ‘Earth’ battles for the top spot

John Stark

1) Fast and Furious 6- 45M weekend, 200M total The franchise has been getting pretty good buzz. With such a huge opening, it’s almost impossible to not drop at least in half, which would leave it with about 45M this weekend, probably edging out After Earth and getting to keep the crown for a second weekend. 2) After Earth- 40M weekend Will Smith is still a pretty huge draw in terms of box office. Last summer’s Men In Black 3 opened to 54M, Hancock did 62M, and I Am Legend did 77M. Granted, his box office has been slipping a … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: 5/31-6/2- ‘Earth’ battles for the top spot