Although it's not a remake, it pays tribute to Sergio Corbucci's 1966 Spaghetti Western Django, not only in name but in its use of the title song -
which opens this movie as it opened that one - and in the fleeting appearance of the original's game star, Franco Nero (pictured below right).
Not exact matches
The studio's horror
movie «The Quiet Place,»
which opened last weekend, was No. 1 at the box office, garnering $ 50 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada.
But based on the
movie industry's numbers, you could argue that Aron's initial statement — in
which he was
open to patrons to using their phones during
movies — was the more logical idea.
The one holding the record for the best
opening weekend is the worst Spider - Man
movie, and the most emo one: «Spider - Man 3,»
which earned $ 151 million.
For his latest
movie, «Dog Eat Dog,»
which opens in theaters November 4 and is on video on demand on November 11, Schrader teamed with Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe to create a bizarre, ultraviolent dark comedy — extremely dark and extremely violent — that is perhaps the boldest work Schrader has ever done.
The
movie, a 20th Century Fox release, passes previous record - holder, «300,»
which opened at $ 70.8 million back in 2007.
While Black Panther rode a huge wave of critical acclaim and fan excitement to the biggest
opening weekend ever for the month of February (and the fifth - largest of all - time), raking in more than $ 426 million worldwide, a small number of Internet trolls still did what they could to dampen the good vibes surrounding the trailblazing film,
which features Marvel's first African - American director (Ryan Coogler) and a cast led by black actors such as Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong» o. Starting last week, in the first few days of Black Panther «s highly - anticipated theatrical release, some Twitter accounts started trying to spread false accounts of attacks at screenings of the
movie.
The half - hour presentation,
which took place at Paramount's offices in New York City's Times Square, also teased footage for its sci - fi
movie «Arrival» (
opening November 11), starring Amy Adams; Robert Zemeckis» WWII drama «Allied» (November 23), starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard; the ensemble comedy «Office Christmas Party» (December 9), starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, T.J. Miller, and Kate McKinnon; the adaptation of «Ghost in the Shell» (March 2017), starring Scarlett Johansson; and «xXx: The Return of Xander Cage» (January 2017), starring Vin Diesel.
That's just a 26 % drop, an incredible hold for any
movie, but even more so for a horror,
which usually flatline after
opening weekend.
Lance gave me the name of a free online
movie to watch
which he said would
open my eyes.
In one of the
opening scenes of the
movie, before the plot really begins, the reverend is preaching a sermon in
which he says, «We need never ask «Lord, what should I do?»
In the absence of an alternative the whole world is now suddenly thrown
open to a global culture symbolized by Western ways in drinks, clothes,
movies and music, styles of life and value systems, all of
which have a powerful influence on the minds of people, particularly of the younger generation.
Those who were lucky enough to be pulled or pushed, a year or so ago, to the Beatles» first
movie, A Hard Day's Night, will recall the enchanting scene in
which the four of them escape from the prison - like television studio, where worldly men are trying to get them to perform properly, and flee to an
open field for a few surrealistic moments of jumping, dancing, abandon.
He's the kind of guy who can overhear someone talking about
movies at a party from three miles away,
which allows him to climb through an
open window and tell you why Ozu was overrated.
As I await tonight's advance screening in Boston of Sony Pictures»
movie, Concussion,
which opens nationwide on Christmas Day, the polarized debate over football has once again reached a fever pitch.
So when I had a chance to preview the
movie,
which opens Labor Day weekend, I jumped at it.
Bullies have been on my mind lately, and it has nothing to do with the flap over the rating of the
movie «Bully,»
which opens Friday.
Help make an
opening weekend for this
movie even a reality as the director and producer need to show Hollywood that there is an audience for this film
which has already been filmed and stars the talented Minnie Driver.
A deal was struck recently, but the future of the theater,
which opened in 1912 as a former silent
movie and vaudeville house, is uncertain.
Unfortunately, not all schools are created equal and I think that those who find themselves dissatisfied with their local school should feel free to either try to change it (
which we tried and failed as other parents did not seem concerned, nor was the principal
open to change or our volunteer help to find other suitable educational alternatives to watching Pixar
movies) or look elsewhere.
Asked if he would be
open to a delay,
which is basically what happened when this bill was supposed to take effect last year, Felder said that would be like «seeing a bad
movie for the second time.»
The St. George Theatre —
which is currently run by a nonprofit — first
opened in 1929 by Solomon Brill of the Isle Theatrical Company as a
movie and vaudeville house, according to their website.
Unlike R - rated
movies,
which are restricted to viewers 17 or older unless accompanied by an adult, PG - 13
movies are
open to all.
Gruca found this confirmation bias in student traders participating in the Iowa Electronic Markets over a 10 - year period during
which they bought and sold real - money contracts to predict the four - week
opening box office receipts for a new
movie.
In the new
movie The Men Who Stare at Goats,
which opens today in the United States, George Clooney plays a former member of a secret sect of soldiers trained by the U.S. military to deploy a host of paranormal weapons against the enemy.
Although she's been
open about her struggle with an eating disorder, Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario said filming her new
movie Feed,
which is based on many of her own personal experiences, wasn't easy.
Ahead of the
movie opening in wide release on Jan. 12, Bridges walked us through the designing of four key looks from «Phantom Thread,» in
which Woodock finds a muse in Alma Elson (Vicky Krieps), whose initial meekness gives way to unlikely resolve.
Watch the
movie,
which opens in theaters on this Friday, to learn more about the hairpin's significance and read more about the stars and fashions in the film.
LaLa Land, a
movie which I have seen and loved, loved, loved dominated the night from the Jimmy Fallon
opening to the many awards it garnered for the evening.
This has been one of my greatest fears ever since I saw the
movie The Wicker Man
which only grew when this concept was encapsulated by the
opening sequence of Resident Evil 4.
The
movie,
which officially
opens on February 21, is about a slave turned gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator.
Very Loyal, I can handle my own life no prob, I lovvvveeee horror
movies, I do want a few more tats the talent is endlesstill, so I am
open and human so I am not perfection
which makes it even better!
Likewise the
open - ended conclusion,
which doesn't pull a magical,
movie - ish ending out of its hat to resolve Menashe's dilemma.
«World War Z» explodes right after the
opening scenes, in
which we see warnings that things are going awry: news reports of feral animals and dead dolphins, roving mobs and rioters — the usual premonitory noise that
opens any disaster
movie.
The
movie,
which follows Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) as they're forced to track down Ken Jeong's nefarious Mr. Chow by a ruthless gangster (John Goodman's Marshall), is actually at its best in its
opening half hour, as filmmaker Todd Phillips has infused the proceedings with an affable feel that compensates for the lack of wholeheartedly funny elements.
But rather than carp about that, it's much more fun to accept Complete Unknown on its own terms,
which opens up the
movie to be read in a more metaphorical light.
The
movie,
which follows four marines (Mark Wahlberg's Marcus, Taylor Kitsch's Michael, Emile Hirsch's Danny, and Ben Foster's Matt) as they get trapped behind enemy lines during a risky mission, certainly
opens with a fair amount of promise, as Berg does a nice job of initially drawing the viewer into the familiar proceedings - although, by that same token, it's clear that the film would've benefited from a more in - depth look at the individual protagonists (ie the four men are, to an increasingly distressing degree, basically interchangeable).
Early Man,
which goes out in the UK through Studiocanal on January 26 and Lionsgate in the US on Feburary 16 — the same team as Shaun The Sheep
Movie,
which grossed $ 106m worldwide in 2015 — scores highly on amiable charm, sight gags and
open goal word play; however, it lacks the nifty footwork and originality of the best Aardman pictures.
The
movie's
opening scene,
which is also the best action set piece in this Brad Peyton - directed picture, depicts the lone survivor of a space station catastrophe trying to return to Earth with her scientific samples intact.
The Post (
which opens in a limited release on Dec. 22 before a wider release Jan. 12) is not only a terrific
movie but as relevant a work of art or entertainment as anyone could hope for this Oscar season.
Aside from the
opening and closing scenes
which bookend things, the
movie takes place in a single day in each of the time periods, alternating back and forth between them.
I was four years old when the play
opened, and so had it not been for this
movie I may have missed out entirely,
which would have been a shame.
Fifty Shades Freed, the third
movie based on the best - selling novels by E.L. James,
opens with a showy wedding during
which the demure fiction editor Anastasia Steele and the reformed sadist Christian Grey exchange mismatched vows: apparently, he has to do a whole lot of extra comforting and protecting.
In the spoiler - sensitive environment of today's entertainment, there may be people who resent the
opening scenes of Annihilation,
which gives away most of the
movie's direction.
Into this season of the Serious
Movie, when every other film seems to speak to the troubled times in
which we actually live, the fact - based, yet farcical «The Disaster Artist» blows like a fresh breeze, throwing
open a window through
which we may escape, briefly, from ugly reality.
It's a film that you expect to
open in limited release and expand, but after a Sundance premiere, Focus Features is actually debuting it wide today, the Friday that used to launch the summer
movie season (
which the moving of Avengers: Infinity War kicked off a week early this year).
After all, this is a
movie in
which the first comprehensible word is spoken 25 minutes after the
open credits; a
movie which spends only 40 minutes of its 139 minutes actually in dialogue.
The
Movie: After successfully defeating her rivals to become Queen of England, Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) faced a life largely of loneliness and stress, both of
which increased as she refused to marry and seal an alliance of protection, leaving herself
open to attack from the nations of Europe.
There aren't many bright spots in Lovelace, although one is Amanda Seyfried's intoxicating smile, and another is the retinal insult delivered by a 16 mm projector flaring out at the audience during the
movie's
opening moments, and
which feels like an accusation.
For Mana, showing up for practice and competing in the meet are acts of
open defiance, and Ariki isn't the kind of character you want to make angry,
which pulls the openly conflicted Gen into the center of a potentially violent situation — one that feels like something out of a Paul Schrader
movie (say, Travis Bickle's foolhardy attempt to liberate Iris at the end of «Taxi Driver») rather than the sort of climax audiences might anticipate from this otherwise Disney - appropriate inspirational drama.