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MoMA honors Ed Wood, 'World's Worst Director'

Ed Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space,'' which was "famously proclaimed the worst movie ever made,'' will have its first-ever showing at the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in January, along with Wood's almost equally infamous "Bride of the Monster'' and ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Museum of Modern Art,  Tim Burton,  Paramount Pictures,  Michael Medved,  Bela Lugosi

Box Office: $140M for 'New Moon,' all-time best opening for Bullock

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' scored the third best opening weekend of all time with an estimated $140 million. Though the $72M Friday set a new record for an opening day, the Saturday numbers didn't hold as well as they did for "The Dark Knight'' and ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sandra Bullock,  John Lee Hancock

'New Moon' sets opening day box-office record

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' sold a mind-boggling $80 million worth of tickets on Friday, according to preliminary estimates. That way surpasses the one-day record of $67 million set by "The Dark Knight'' last year. Summit's vampire sequel is now ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sandra Bullock

Tim's world

If you thought Tim Burton had a delightfully twisted imagination based on his feature films such as “Edward Scissorhands” and “Beetlejuice,” you ain’t seen nothing yet. MoMA opens a blockbuster show tomorrow with a cornucopia of more than 700 items, ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tim Burton,  Beetlejuice (actor),  Edward Gorey,  Maurice Sendak,  Johnny Depp

Box Office: How High the 'Moon'?

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' will likely launch past the $100 million mark, most experts predict. "Twilight'' collected more than $69 million during its opening weekend a year ago, and the sequel has set records for pre-sales at online services. Fans ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sony,  Sandra Bullock

Mammoth

Yet another cinematic sermonette inspired by “Crash” and “Babel,” Lukas Moodysson’s “Mammoth” stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Michelle Williams as an upscale Manhattan couple who get a lesson in global politics. He’s a video-game designer who falls for a ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Lukas Moodysson,  Gael Garcia Bernal,  Michelle Williams

Defamation

It's not surprising that Michael Moore is a fan of Israeli documentarian Yoav Shamir, who takes a similarly fast-and-loose approach to the subject of anti- Semitism in “Defamation.” Shamir deserves some credit for even tackling the hot-button issue of ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Moore,  Yoav Shamir

Penelope perfect

Penelope Cruz is a treat for the eyes, and so is her latest film, Pedro Almodovar’s sizzlingly sexy film noir “Broken Embraces,” a love letter to the magical power of movies to mend broken hearts. Like the hero of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” one of ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Penelope Cruz,  Pedro Almodovar,  Alfred Hitchcock,  Roberto Rossellini

Gridiron maiden

Part football movie and part "Precious" with a happy ending, John Lee Hancock's "The Blind Side" is a heart-tugger that once again proves that sometimes truth (more or less) is stranger than reality. Although still sporting the same blond wig, Sandra ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Lee Hancock,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Michael Oher,  Sandra Bullock,  Leigh Anne Tuohy

Exclusive: Warner hovering at MGM's deathbed

Looks to me like Warner Bros. just can't wait to get its hands on the parts of the MGM library it doesn't already own. According to a consumer e-mail I received from Warners' marketing people, MGM and Warner are "temporarily reuniting the legendary ...

From LOU LUMENICK, New York Post,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  Time Warner Inc.,  Samuel Goldwyn,  Sony

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