Zodiac News

Winners Named for the 11th Annual TFCA Awards

December 19, 2007 04:12:53

Enables "No Country for Old Men" to continue its winning streak during this award season, the Toronto Film Critics Association granted the crime thriller drama four honors of its 2007 TFCA Awards on Tuesday, December 18, making the flick come out as top winner in the competition.

Deemed the Best Picture, the Miramax Films release also picked up Best Director and Screenplay for brothers Joel and Ethan Coen while bringing star Javier Bardem the best supporting actor trophy for his portrayal of Anton Chigurh.

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Best and Worst Films Listed in Rotten Tomatoes' 2007 "Mid-Year Report"

July 18, 2007 04:07:45

Six months of 2007 have already passed and it's time for Rotten Tomatoes, Fox Interactive Media's destination for both casual moviegoers and film aficionados, to roll out its "Mid-Year Report" which lists the best- and worst-reviewed movies thus far this year.

Encompasses a wide range of movies, from blockbusters to micro-budgeted independent films, the report puts Disney/Pixar's latest animated feature "Ratatouille" on the top spot of the best one, being 96 percent 'certified fresh' on rottentomatoes.com.

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The 60th Annual Cannes Film Festival Lineup Revealed

April 20, 2007 03:04:54

Entering its sixtieth celebration this year, the annually-held Cannes Film Festival has once again included a series of promising titles to get screened either in or out of competition this time, the event's organizers have announced.

Marking the opening of the world's biggest film fest on May 16 will be "My Blueberry Nights", the first English-language flick from veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, which turns out to be among the twenty-two titles going for the Competition program.

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Weekend U.S. Box Office of March 16-18, 2007

March 20, 2007 10:03:00

The battle turns out to still have the same victor as "300" once again makes a successful strive to beat all its opponents in weekend domestic box office ended Sunday, March 18, 2007.

Selling $32.8 million worth of tickets, the epic feature for the second time bests its rival "Wild Hogs" which remains as the runner-up following its good attempt to add another $19 million into its pocket in its third round in the competition.

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Weekend U.S. Box Office of March 9-11, 2007

March 12, 2007 10:03:19

The epic genre has truly made such a grand return through "300."

Coming out as the only newcomer, the graphic retelling of Frank Miller's graphic novel about the ancient Battle of Thermopylae amazingly scoops up a fantastic number of $70.8 million to take over the No.1 position from Disney's "Wild Hogs" on the weekend box office ended Sunday, March 11.

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Weekend U.S. Box Office of March 2-4, 2007

March 05, 2007 10:03:02

A piece of film containing great mix of star power and fine concept sure is one thing hard to be missed by moviegoers and that's what "Wild Hogs" is experiencing now.

Featuring stellar cast of John Travolta, Tim Allen, William H. Macy and Martin Lawrence as middle-aged buddies who head out on the highway looking for adventure, the road movie wonderfully results beyond expectation, selling $39.6 million worth of tickets in its debut to soar as the champ on weekend domestic box office ended March 4, 2007.

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Robert Downey Jr. Goes for "Zodiac"

April 20, 2005 11:04:27

David Fincher's next film "Zodiac," which is based on the real-life tale of a serial killer known as the Zodiac Killer, who terrorized San Francisco for 25 years, has attracted new actors, including Mark Ruffalo, Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr.. The Hollywood Reporter writes, Mark Ruffalo is in talks and Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr have signed on to appear in the movie.

Gyllenhaal is said will play Robert Graysmith, the journalist and author of the two books, Zodiac and Zodiac Unmasked. Downey, at the same time, will play fellow reporter Paul Avery, and Ruffalo would play the San Francisco homicide inspector in charge of the case. The film supposedly will be produced by Pheonix Pictures and will be distributed by Paramount.

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