WILD ABOUT MOVIES BLOG
Updated Daily
by Tim Nasson
Publisher, www.wildaboutmovies.com
"Couples Retreat"
23rd Movie of 2009 to Soar Past $100 Million - Many More To Come
Monday 16 November
"Couples Retreat" becomes the 23rd big screen release of 2009 to grab over $100 million at the domestic movie box office. By year's end, no less than 34 movies will have earned the distinction, including "Precious" and "Avatar." For the complete story... (continue)
"Grown Ups"
Movie Trailer Premiere
Saturday 14 November
Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider, together, in one movie, next summer. Watch the movie trailer of "Grown Ups" here... (continue)
"Clash Of The Titans 2010"
Movie Trailer Premiere
Wednesday 11 November
The new "Clash Of The Titans" movie reunites Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson, nearly two decades after they first appeared together on the big screen - in Steven Spielberg's classic, Best Picture Oscar winner "Schindler's List." Watch the movie trailer today, here... (continue)
"Why Did I Get Married Too?"
Movie Trailer Premiere
Monday 9 November
It's not in movie theaters until April 2010, but the Tyler Perry movie "Why Did I Get Married Too?" attached its movie trailer to "Precious" this past weekend - and expect it to open at the #1 spot at the movie box office its opening weekend. Watch the movie trailer today, here... (continue)
PEOPLEOFWALMART.COM
THE BEST WAY TO WASTE YOUR FRIDAY AT WORK
Friday 6 November
All we're gonna say is this is the best website we've ever seen to make the time at work go by fast. And, you'll be forwarding this link to everyone you know, in and out of your office... (continue)
Get Your Name On The PARANORMAL ACTIVITY DVD CREDITS
HURRY - ENDS MONDAY
Friday 6 November
WANT TO SEE YOUR NAME ON THE CREDITS OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY? - Everyone, yes, everyone, who submits their name - BEFORE MONDAY - gets their name in the credits of DVD version of "Paranormal Activity." Does that mean your name will be listed on IMDB.com? Who knows? But, it's still something you'll be able to brag about to your friends, forever... (continue)
BEST PICTURE 2011 WINNER?
WE THINK SO
November 5, 2009
Could "Rabbit Hole" be one of the ten 2011 Best Picture Oscar nominees? Yes, we're talking the 2011 Oscars. Most likely. And it may earn many more Oscar nominations, including Best Director (John Cameron Mitchell), Best Screenplay (David Lindsay-Abaire), Best Actress (Nicole Kidman), Best Supporting Actress (Diane Wiest), Best Cinematography... and finally give director John Cameron Mitchell the commercial recognition he so deserves... (continue)
"Paranormal Activity"
ORIGINAL ENDING - NOT SEEN IN THEATERS
Wednesday 28 October
Whether you're sick of "Paranormal Activity" or not, if you've seen the version currently in theaters, you MUST WATCH the original, better, ending of the movie right here, and now... (continue)
"The Green Zone"
Movie Trailer Premiere
Tuesday 27 October
Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) re-team for their latest electrifying thriller in "Green Zone," a film set in the chaotic early days of the Iraqi War when no one could be trusted and every decision could detonate unforeseen consequences. During the U.S. led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission. Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And at this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth.... (continue)
"The A Team"
First Official Photo From The Movie
Monday 26 October
The first official photo from the summer 2010 big screen release "The A Team" - starring Bradley Cooper, of this past summer's "The Hangover"... (continue)
"Paranormal Activity"
17 VIP Parties - THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER
Thursday 22 October
Paramount's "Paranormal Activity" is presently the highest grossing micro-independent movie in history. It cost $11,000 to make and has taken in $40 million. To thank you for your share in the film's success, there will be SEVENTEEN VIP Parties in honor of "Paranormal Activity" this Thursday night (technically midnight Friday). We tell you where the 17 parties will be... (continue)
"Splinterheads"
Get Drunk On WildAboutMovies
Saturday 17 October
The best, to date, Wild About Movies Free Advance Movie Screening promo - for "SPLINTERHEADS" - goes live Monday. 150 winners in one select city win a pair of passes to "Splinterheads," tickets to the after party - AND - one free drink ticket, each, to the event. Get sloshed, at least started, if you're not a lightweight, on us.
Love "The DaVinci Code?" Well try to crack this code:
The Free Advance Movie Screening: Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Screening at 7:00pm. Q & A following the screening with actor Thomas Middleditch, director Brant Sersen, and producer Darren Goldberg.
After-Party Immediately Following the Screening for all WILD ABOUT MOVIES winners - no less than 150.
Check back Monday for the EXCLUSIVE SCREENING & PARTY INFO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tom Cruise Movie Gets A New Name
From "Wichita" to "Knight & Day"
Wednesday 14 October
Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and the sexy Paul Dano star in "Knight & Day" (formerly "Wichita), currently filming in Boston, MA by "Walk The Line" director James Mangold... (continue)
"Showgirls 2"
In Movie Theaters 2010
Friday 9 October
According to the "Showgirls 2" website, we can expect the NC-17 rated sequel to hit movie theaters at some yet to be determined point in 2010 - from director Marc Vorlander. Nothing else - except a weird website for the movie, including a clit shot of the presumed star - has yet been revealed. But we exclusively premiere the movie poster of "Showgirls 2" today... (continue)
Adrien Brody
Fights "Predators"
Wednesday 7 October
In a surprise development, Oscar winner ("The Pianist") Adrien Brody has been set by 20th Century Fox to become the new Arnold Schwarzenegger and play the heroic mercenary who battles alien hunters in "Predators," a reboot of the "Predator" franchise. that is being directed by Nimro Antal. He last directed Brody will star with Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Walt Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, and Louiz Ozawa. "Predators" hits movie theaters July 9, 2010... (continue)
Rob Marshall's "NINE"
Latest Weinstein Co. Casualty
Monday 5 October
Rob Marshall, remember his Oscar winning adaptation of the Broadway musical "Chicago?" Well, one would think, a movie directed by Rob Marshall, starring no less than the following - two time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, Oscar winner Penelope Cruz, Oscar winner Sophia Loren, Oscar winner Judi Dench, Oscar nominee Kate Hudson, Grammy winner Fergie - would be high on any movie studio's MUST RELEASE.
Well, here's the skinny, according to an insider at The Weinstein Co. (which Summit Entertainment may reach negotiations to buy before month's end).
Last year, The Weinstein's "The Road" was supposed to hit theaters. But the cocky, vile, some say criminal, Jewish brothers Weinstein didn't want two of their handful of movies to hit theaters in any given year to compete against each other for Best Picture at the Oscars. Everyone knew that "The Road" would earn a Best Picture nomination. But The Brothers Weinstein had more hope for their somewhat Jewish themed movie "The Reader." The Weinsteins chose to release "The Reader," give it a huge Oscar campaign, and shelf "The Road" until this year, when they knew it would be a shoo in for a Best Picture Oscar nomination.
Their bet paid off. "The Reader" was nominated for a plethora of Oscars, including Best Picture, and it won Kate Winslett her first Oscar.
Fast forward to 2009. The Weinsteins have two movies, again, which are Best Picture Oscar candidates, the long delayed "The Road," and "Nine" - which was supposed to hit movie theaters the same day as "The Road," November 25, 2009, (yet, as of today, doesn't even have a movie poster).
The Weinsteins are allegedly taking "Nine" out of the running, so they won't be competing against themselves this coming Oscar season - and are holding back "Nine" for a hopeful 2011 Best Picture Oscar nomination.
That is, if they're still in business. The Weinstein Co. is cash strapped and may be sold before year's end. If that is the case, will the new company that owns rights to all its films pencil in "Nine" again, for a 2009 release?
Why not, we say. The 2010 Oscars offer 10 spots for Best Picture nominees. Why not fill as many as you can with your own studio's movies?... (continue)
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