Midnight in Paris: Woody Allen’s Sleeper Hit of the Summer
Much has been made of the fact that “Midnight in Paris” is Woody Allen’s most successful film in more than a quarter of a century, with a box office take of about $35 million to date, chugging away to surpass the $40 mil that “Hannah and her Sisters’ garnered in 1986. But forget those figures that have industry analysts standing up and taking notice – and just be happy that the movie is still playing at the box...
What do Annette Bening and Katie Holmes Have in Common, Aside from Star Husbands?
Warren Beatty was there, Tom Cruise wasn’t as their illustrious wives took center stage at the Women in Film 2011 Crystal + Lucy Awards in Beverly Hills. Hosted by Melissa McCarthy of “Bridesmaids” and the CBS hit show “Mike and Molly,” the gala event honored Annette Benning with the Crystal Award, Katie Holmes received the MaxMara Face of the Future Award, CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler, “How I...
Would You Pay $30 to Rent a Movie–For Two Days? A Month Before Its DVD Release? Didn’t Think So.
Thursday was the first day of an experiment in home entertainment that is likely to fail, at least the pricing element of it. You probably know that box office receipts and sales and rentals of DVDs are way down—as much as 40%–so the movie studios are looking at other ways to maximize their profits. Some of them banded together with satellite provider DirecTV to launch premium video on demand. The first offering: the Adam...
On the Road with Paul: A Delightful Movie Journey
Sometimes, although not very often, it’s possible to go see a movie without knowing very much about it in advance — and walk out of the theater with a big smile on your face. That’s exactly what happened with “Paul,” the alien road trip movie from Brits Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. The two best friends and collaborators were responsible for “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz,” both genre...
A New Model for Movie Ticket Pricing
CinemaCon is going on in Las Vegas right now. What’s that, you say–something like Comic Con in San Diego? No, it’s a confab formerly known as ShoWest put on by NATO. Not the NATO that is currently taking over the reins of our mission to bomb out Moammar Kadafi and his forces in Libya. NATO stands for National Association of Theater Owners, and boy, do those people have us by the you-know-whats. Their latest move:...
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