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‘True Grit’ Tops Weekend Box Office

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘Little Fockers’ drops to #2, while ‘Season of the Witch’ lands softly in third. By Josh Wigler Matt Damon in “True Grit” Photo: Paramount Pictures Rooster Cogburn can’t do nothing for you, son — nothing but entertain, that is, as the one-eyed, hard-drinking lawman currently enjoys his stint as the most-watched hero in theaters across the country. After three weeks at the box office, Joel and Ethan Coen’s “True Grit” has emerged with a shiny gold medal for its very first weekend victory. The Western, starring Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon, roped in a winning reward worth $15 million over the weekend, a modest result but enough to secure first place. “True Grit” currently stands atop a domestic gold mine worth $110.4 million, easily the Coen brothers’ single-best performer of all time with virtually no signs of slowing down in sight. As Cogburn’s quest to bag-and-tag the cowardly Tom Chaney and Lucky Ned Pepper’s gang continued to electrify moviegoers everywhere this past weekend, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro’s “Little Fockers” lost its grasp on audiences. The comedy threequel fell to second place, earning $13.8 million and bringing its current tally up to $124 million. The first new wide release of 2011 landed with a dud, as “Season of the Witch” tracked down a measly $10.7 million bounty from Friday through Sunday. Starring Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman as a pair of Crusades-era warriors escorting a suspected witch to a faraway monastery, “Season of the Witch” failed to make an impression with the moviegoing masses, barely putting a dent into its $40 million production budget. The fourth place “Tron: Legacy” continued on its path towards clearing its production budget, while “Black Swan” managed yet another impressive showing by earning an $8.4 million fifth-place finish. “Country Strong,” which expanded into wide release over the weekend, performed decently with $7.3 million to its name. The Box-Office Top Five #1 “True Grit” ($15 million) #2 “Little Fockers” ($13.8 million) #3 “Season of the Witch” ($10.7 million) #4 “Tron: Legacy” ($9.8 million) #5 “Black Swan” ($8.4 million) Upcoming Releases Seth Rogen will finally prove his worth as a crime-fighter in next weekend’s “The Green Hornet,” while Vince Vaughn and Kevin James wrestle with “The Dilemma.” Check out everything we’ve got on “True Grit” , “Little Fockers” and “Season of the Witch.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos ‘True Grit’ Clips ‘Little Fockers’ Clips MTV Rough Cut: ‘True Grit’

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Pete Postlethwaite Dead At 64

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Oscar-nominated performer appeared in ‘Inception,’ ‘The Usual Suspects,’ ‘In the Name of the Father.’ By Gil Kaufman Pete Postlethwaite Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images British actor Pete Postlethwaite, best known to American audiences for his Oscar-nominated role in 1993’s biographical film about Irish Republican Army bombers “In the Name of the Father,” died on Sunday at the age of 64. BBC News reports that Postlethwaite, who also appeared in the 2010 box-office smash “Inception,” passed away peacefully in a hospital in Shropshire, England, after a long battle with cancer. Postlethwaite’s 40-year career encompassed both stage and screen, including a stint in the 1980s with the Royal Shakespeare Company after years of working in regional English theater. With the kind of instantly recognizable face crucial for a character actor — sunken, bony cheeks, broad forehead and a bulbous nose — Postlethwaite made his way to the screen in 1988 in the British drama “Distant Voices, Still Lives,” one of many rough-edged, working-class roles he would take on over the years. He was born in Warrington, England, on February 7, 1946, and initially trained to be a teacher, serving as a drama instructor at Loreto College in Manchester before taking a detour into acting. His breakthrough came playing Daniel Day-Lewis’ father in the political drama “In the Name of the Father,” which earned him a best-supporting-actor Oscar nomination. He followed that part with other memorable roles in films such as “The Usual Suspects,” “Brassed Off” and “Amistad.” Postlethwaite also made forays into big-budget Hollywood fare, including “Alien 3,” Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet,” “Inception,” “Clash of the Titans” and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.” It was his work in that dinosaur sequel that led director Steven Spielberg to dub the veteran performer the “best actor in the world.” Postlethwaite returned to the stage in 2008 to star in Shakespeare’s “King Lear” at the Everyman Theater in Liverpool, where he had gotten his start nearly 40 years earlier. He is survived by his wife and two children. Related Photos Remembering Pete Postlethwaite

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Pete Postlethwaite Dead At 64

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Oscar-nominated performer appeared in ‘Inception,’ ‘The Usual Suspects,’ ‘In the Name of the Father.’ By Gil Kaufman Pete Postlethwaite Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/ Getty Images British actor Pete Postlethwaite, best known to American audiences for his Oscar-nominated role in 1993’s biographical film about Irish Republican Army bombers “In the Name of the Father,” died on Sunday at the age of 64. BBC News reports that Postlethwaite, who also appeared in the 2010 box-office smash “Inception,” passed away peacefully in a hospital in Shropshire, England, after a long battle with cancer. Postlethwaite’s 40-year career encompassed both stage and screen, including a stint in the 1980s with the Royal Shakespeare Company after years of working in regional English theater. With the kind of instantly recognizable face crucial for a character actor — sunken, bony cheeks, broad forehead and a bulbous nose — Postlethwaite made his way to the screen in 1988 in the British drama “Distant Voices, Still Lives,” one of many rough-edged, working-class roles he would take on over the years. He was born in Warrington, England, on February 7, 1946, and initially trained to be a teacher, serving as a drama instructor at Loreto College in Manchester before taking a detour into acting. His breakthrough came playing Daniel Day-Lewis’ father in the political drama “In the Name of the Father,” which earned him a best-supporting-actor Oscar nomination. He followed that part with other memorable roles in films such as “The Usual Suspects,” “Brassed Off” and “Amistad.” Postlethwaite also made forays into big-budget Hollywood fare, including “Alien 3,” Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet,” “Inception,” “Clash of the Titans” and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.” It was his work in that dinosaur sequel that led director Steven Spielberg to dub the veteran performer the “best actor in the world.” Postlethwaite returned to the stage in 2008 to star in Shakespeare’s “King Lear” at the Everyman Theater in Liverpool, where he had gotten his start nearly 40 years earlier. He is survived by his wife and two children. Related Photos Remembering Pete Postlethwaite

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‘Little Fockers’ Win Big During First 2011 Box-Office Weekend

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro’s comedy sequel takes down the Coen brothers’ ‘True Grit’ for the second weekend in a row. By Josh Wigler Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller in “Little Fockers” Photo: Universal Studios It’s a new year at the box office, but the specter of 2010 hangs heavily over the first weekend session of 2011: Beyond the extremely limited releases of “Another Year” and “Blue Valentine,” this past weekend saw a complete dearth of new movies in theaters nationwide, leaving old competitors to slog it out for supremacy. “Little Fockers” won the top spot for a second straight week — $26.3 million take giving Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro’s comedy sequel a total gate of $103.2 million since landing in theaters two weeks ago. While many studios would look at that number as a decisive success, it’s a trickier story with “Fockers,” as the film’s immediate predecessor, “Meet the Fockers,” had earned $162.5 million across the same dates in 2004. The comedy franchise apparently doesn’t carry the same weight it once did. Despite landing in second place, “True Grit” was once again the real box-office winner with a $24.5 million weekend haul. After bringing in $86.8 million in 12 days, the Coen brothers’ latest flick is officially their biggest one yet, surpassing the $74.3 million earned by their Oscar-winning “No Country for Old Men” in 2008. Box Office Mojo describes “True Grit” as “the most attended Western drama since ‘Tombstone’ from Christmas 1993,” which is one heck of an accomplishment and a deserved one, too, thanks to the film’s expert directing and brilliant performances from Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld and others. Bridges continues to hold a wide-ranging presence at the box office as “Tron Legacy” remained a top performer, hanging on to third place after three weekends in theaters. But with only $196.4 million earned worldwide since its initial debut, Disney’s decision to resurrect the cult revered sci-fi franchise remains questionable. “Yogi Bear” and “The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader” round out the top five at $13 million and $10.5 million takes, respectively. New releases “Blue Valentine” and “Another Year” played at a mere 10 locations between the two of them, resulting in a combined box-office total of $451,000. “Blue Valentine” secured the weekend’s highest per-screen average at $45,000 a pop. The Box-Office Top Five #1 “Little Fockers” ($26.3 million) #2 “True Grit” ($24.5 million) #3 “Tron Legacy” ($18.3 million) #4 “Yogi Bear” ($13 million) #5 “The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader” ($10.5 million) Upcoming Releases Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Country Strong” and Jim Carrey’s “I Love You, Phillip Morris” enter wide expansion next week, while Nicolas Cage’s “Season of the Witch” cuts its way into the new year. Check out everything we’ve got on “Little Fockers,” “True Grit” and “Tron Legacy.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos ‘Little Fockers’ Clips ‘True Grit’ Clips

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‘Little Fockers’ Win Big During First 2011 Box-Office Weekend

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro’s comedy sequel takes down the Coen brothers’ ‘True Grit’ for the second weekend in a row. By Josh Wigler Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller in “Little Fockers” Photo: Universal Studios It’s a new year at the box office, but the specter of 2010 hangs heavily over the first weekend session of 2011: Beyond the extremely limited releases of “Another Year” and “Blue Valentine,” this past weekend saw a complete dearth of new movies in theaters nationwide, leaving old competitors to slog it out for supremacy. “Little Fockers” won the top spot for a second straight week — $26.3 million take giving Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro’s comedy sequel a total gate of $103.2 million since landing in theaters two weeks ago. While many studios would look at that number as a decisive success, it’s a trickier story with “Fockers,” as the film’s immediate predecessor, “Meet the Fockers,” had earned $162.5 million across the same dates in 2004. The comedy franchise apparently doesn’t carry the same weight it once did. Despite landing in second place, “True Grit” was once again the real box-office winner with a $24.5 million weekend haul. After bringing in $86.8 million in 12 days, the Coen brothers’ latest flick is officially their biggest one yet, surpassing the $74.3 million earned by their Oscar-winning “No Country for Old Men” in 2008. Box Office Mojo describes “True Grit” as “the most attended Western drama since ‘Tombstone’ from Christmas 1993,” which is one heck of an accomplishment and a deserved one, too, thanks to the film’s expert directing and brilliant performances from Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld and others. Bridges continues to hold a wide-ranging presence at the box office as “Tron Legacy” remained a top performer, hanging on to third place after three weekends in theaters. But with only $196.4 million earned worldwide since its initial debut, Disney’s decision to resurrect the cult revered sci-fi franchise remains questionable. “Yogi Bear” and “The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader” round out the top five at $13 million and $10.5 million takes, respectively. New releases “Blue Valentine” and “Another Year” played at a mere 10 locations between the two of them, resulting in a combined box-office total of $451,000. “Blue Valentine” secured the weekend’s highest per-screen average at $45,000 a pop. The Box-Office Top Five #1 “Little Fockers” ($26.3 million) #2 “True Grit” ($24.5 million) #3 “Tron Legacy” ($18.3 million) #4 “Yogi Bear” ($13 million) #5 “The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader” ($10.5 million) Upcoming Releases Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Country Strong” and Jim Carrey’s “I Love You, Phillip Morris” enter wide expansion next week, while Nicolas Cage’s “Season of the Witch” cuts its way into the new year. Check out everything we’ve got on “Little Fockers,” “True Grit” and “Tron Legacy.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos ‘Little Fockers’ Clips ‘True Grit’ Clips

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Val Kilmer Rings In New Year By Owing Half Million Dollars In Taxes

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The Christmas season may be over, but erstwhile Iceman Val Kilmer still has some giving to do. US Weekly is reporting that the one-time Batman owes the federal government nearly $500,000 in unpaid taxes . The feds have put a lien on Kilmer’s New Mexico ranch, which he has been struggling to sell since 2009 — with a starting price of $33 million, Val’s slashed the price to an affordable $18.5 million. Combined with Kilmer’s last brush with the gub’mint — wherein he had to apologize for saying Santa Fe is filled with drunks and calling his county the “homicide capital of the Southwest” — perhaps we’ll see him at a Tea Party rally sometime soon?[ USW eekly ]

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Watch A Beautifully Vulgar Takedown Of Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith

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Almost exactly a year to the day after unleashing his incendiary jeremiad against The Phantom Menace , the mumbly-voice critic Mr. Plinkett at Red Letter Media has released his third and final long-form critique of the Star Wars prequels. It’s a skilled evisceration that’s a must-see for anyone who had to suffer through any of George Lucas’ post-1996 output. Check out the videos after the jump!

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Weekend Receipts: Fockers Narrowly Tops True Grit Again

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Once again, a family of Fockers has pushed boozy lawman Rooster Cogburn to second place, as alleged “comedy” Little Fockers took the box office crown this weekend. Meanwhile, Jeff Bridges repped silver and bronze with True Grit and Tron: Legacy respectively. And no one go looking for Jack Black — his nearly universally-reviled Gulliver’s Travels plummeted to eighth place. Your weekend receipts are here.

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‘Little Fockers’ Director On Sequel

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘It’s funny because the end has kind of a setup for a sequel,’ Paul Weitz says. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Eric Ditzian Ben Stiller in “Little Fockers” Photo: Universal Studios/DW Studios As the “Fockers” franchise has been wont to do throughout its 10-year run, the third installment in the highly successful franchise, “Little Fockers,” brought in major box-office dollars once again during its opening weekend. This more than proves that it doesn’t matter that audiences had to wait six years between “Meet the Fockers” and the latest film: They like to see Robert DeNiro get silly with Ben Stiller. And Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand, for that matter. Given the success of “Little Fockers,” the next question on inquiring minds is, “When are they shooting a sequel?” When we caught up with director Paul Weitz recently during the press tour for “Fockers,” we asked him what talk he’d heard about a potential fourth film. “There’s been none with me,” Weitz said, indicating that this directorial romp with the “Fockers” will be his one and only. “I would be the first in line to buy a ticket [to the fourth film],” he said. But even though it sounds like Weitz won’t be involved in moving the Fockers forward, he had a pretty good idea of why people think there might be one planned. “It’s funny because the end has kind of a setup for a sequel [minor spoiler alert ahead!], where they say ‘We’re buying the house two doors down’ ” Weitz said. “Which was really a last-second thought by [screenwriter] John Hamburg. It wasn’t sort of a calculated ‘Alright, what’s the sequel going to be,’ ” he explained. “But it does seem like a good setup for a sequel!” Would you like to see another “Fockers” film? Tell us in the comments. Check out everything we’ve got on “Little Fockers.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .

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‘Little Fockers’ Director On Sequel

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‘It’s funny because the end has kind of a setup for a sequel,’ Paul Weitz says. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Eric Ditzian Ben Stiller in “Little Fockers” Photo: Universal Studios/DW Studios As the “Fockers” franchise has been wont to do throughout its 10-year run, the third installment in the highly successful franchise, “Little Fockers,” brought in major box-office dollars once again during its opening weekend. This more than proves that it doesn’t matter that audiences had to wait six years between “Meet the Fockers” and the latest film: They like to see Robert DeNiro get silly with Ben Stiller. And Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand, for that matter. Given the success of “Little Fockers,” the next question on inquiring minds is, “When are they shooting a sequel?” When we caught up with director Paul Weitz recently during the press tour for “Fockers,” we asked him what talk he’d heard about a potential fourth film. “There’s been none with me,” Weitz said, indicating that this directorial romp with the “Fockers” will be his one and only. “I would be the first in line to buy a ticket [to the fourth film],” he said. But even though it sounds like Weitz won’t be involved in moving the Fockers forward, he had a pretty good idea of why people think there might be one planned. “It’s funny because the end has kind of a setup for a sequel [minor spoiler alert ahead!], where they say ‘We’re buying the house two doors down’ ” Weitz said. “Which was really a last-second thought by [screenwriter] John Hamburg. It wasn’t sort of a calculated ‘Alright, what’s the sequel going to be,’ ” he explained. “But it does seem like a good setup for a sequel!” Would you like to see another “Fockers” film? Tell us in the comments. Check out everything we’ve got on “Little Fockers.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .

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