Movieguide: ‘Conservative’ movies make more money than ‘liberal’ ones
Being a liberal or a conservative doesn’t only matter in politics — it matters in the box office, too.
February 8, 2012
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Being a liberal or a conservative doesn’t only matter in politics — it matters in the box office, too.
Paul Stenhouse takes in a movie, and the atmosphere, in New York.
Gulf Coast Multi Media today announces DVDFind 1.1 for iOS, their Entertainment app that lets the user find the locations of DVD retail stores and/or DVD rental kiosks in either list or Google Street Map views. Touching any listing opens the link to the location’s web site, allowing the user to browse through the available DVDs, Games, Blu-ray discs, and other media. The app will search using …
Coinstar Inc. (CSTR) , owner of the Redbox movie-rental kiosks, said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled and that the company will buy the competing service operated by NCR Corp.
Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep are among the stars flying in for this month’s Berlin Film Festival, bringing political movies to an event that promises to mix a dash of Hollywood glamour with hard-hitting, topical themes.
Set in France, The Conquest could have easily been translated to a spoof on the government of the United States. Good acting by Denis Podalydes keeps the story realistic and direction by Xavier Durringer shows he has his finger on the political pulse. If you like a witty take on ‘getting to the top of the food chain,’ then go see The Conquest.
U2: From the Sky DownGenre: DocumentaryDirector: Davis GuggenheimStars: Bono, The Edge, Adam ClaytonRate: ** 1/2Davis Guggenheim’s TIFF-opening doc is not strictly a history of this legendary Irish rock band, although much is packed into 90 minutes.The film instead concentrates on lessons learned during the difficult Berlin studio birth of 1991’s Achtung Baby, U2’s seventh album, made when group …
Kenneth Branagh discusses his role in “My Week With Marilyn” at the Screen Actors Guild awards.
James Cromwell, Beth Grant and Malcom McDowell discuss their supporting roles in “The Artist†at the Screen Actors Guild awards.