Sam Worthington is looking good in a collection of posters. First Showing has a whole collection of them and they are worth a look. Some sites have had to take them off their site because Warner Bros. made a strong request to do so.
Apparently, they are not the official posters, but creative mock-ups for decision makers, I suspect.
I don’t know how long these will be available to see, but check them out while you can. Does any one know when the movie opens in the theaters?
All the postings at Screenhead concerning Paranormal Activity say the movie is extremely scary, so I am not seeing the movie. I like being able to sleep at night. Saw VI came in second with Where the Wild Things Are not too far behind. Take a look at Michael Jackson’s This is It. The documentary came in sixth place with only three-full days in the movie theaters this week. I recommend you check out Steve Anderson’s reviews of these movies at Screenhead if you want to know more about the films.
Results:
1. Paranormal Activity
$27,763,527 — $68,240,045
2. Saw VI
$17,263,955 — $17,263,955
3. Where The Wild Things Are
$17,179,387 — 56,718,962
4. Law Abiding Citizen
16,476,835 — $44,081,650
5. Couples Retreat
$13,449,555 — $80,565,755
6. Michael Jackson’s This Is It
$11,208,532 — $11,208,532
7. Astro Boy
$7,855,767 — $7,855,767
8. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
$7,711,790 — $7,711,790
9. The Stepfather
$7,496,326 — $21,348,009
10. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
$6,252,266 — $115,856,602
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I have a confession to make: Somehow, for a brief moment or two, I had Paranormal Activity and The Fourth Kind one of the same. I am sure it’s because both movies are about the unknown to a certain extent. That said, here are a couple of production stills from The Fourth Kind. The movie has bigger stars (Milla Jovovich, Will Patton) than Paranormal Activity.
Another similarity is both films seem to have real footage. The Fourth Kind uses never-before-seen archival footage that is integrated into the film; The Fourth Kind exposes the terrified 
revelations of multiple witnesses. Their accounts of being visited by alien figures all share disturbingly identical details, the validity of which is investigated throughout the film.
First Showing found a gem of an independent film called That Evening Sun starring Hal Holbrook and Mia Wasikowaska (Alice in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland).
The story is about an aging Tennessee farmer named Abner Meecham (Holbrook) who returns to his homestead and discovers a family betrayal that he must face, then there is a reappearance of an old enemy, and the potential loss of his beloved farm.
The movie will have a very limited opening on November 13, 2009.
Where the Wild Things Are ruled the box office this week with Law Abiding Citizen in second and Paranormal Activity in third. I wonder as we get closer to Halloween will Paranormal Activity get closer to the top of the box office.
Results:
1. Where The Wild Things Are
$39,539,575 –$39,539,575
2. Law Abiding Citizen
$27,604,815 — $27,604,815
3. Paranormal Activity
$26,922,425 — $40,476,518
4. Couples Retreat
$21,725,855 — $67,116,200
5. The Stepfather
$13,851,683 — $13,851,683
6. Zombieland
$9,984,194 — $63,007,572
7. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
$9,420,562 — $109,604,336
8. Toy Story / Toy Story 2
$3,596,905 — $29,135,003
9. Surrogates
$2,572,619 — $36,982,954
10. The Invention Of Lying
$2,527,400 — $16,117,166
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Well, you’ve got to applaud a cable channel that’s so almost-relevant that people probably only watch it for an average of ten seconds or less (how long does it take to get the ten day forecast, anyway?) for trying to introduce a reason to get people to hang around.
They’re showing movies now, you see, and they’ll even include occasional bouts of weather related commentary.
And there are a LOT of weather-related movies out there. The Sci Fi Channel (still refuse to call it SyFy) shows them nigh-relentlessly at least one block a weekend. Movies about earthquakes, tornadoes, blizzards, really unlikely solar phenomena–you name it, it’s here. But these are not the movies the Weather Channel will be showing.
Their first title, admittedly, works: it’s The Perfect Storm. Has “Storm” right in the title–can’t get a whole lot more relevant. But their followup is a bit weak. The next three movies they plan to show are March of the Penguins, Misery and Deep Blue Sea.
Apparently it counts as long as there’s something weather-oriented in the movie. Next thing you know they’ll show Clue because it has a thunderstorm in it. Come on, guys–this is the weakest of weak sauce. You too good to show Twister? Storm of the Century? There’s all kinds of weather movies you could show before resorting to Kathy Bates hobbling a dude.
You can do BETTER, Weather Channel.
I am delighted and not surprised that Where the Wild Things Are took the box office over in a wild and willy way. This movie is awesome, so many of my friends remember Maurice Sendak’s book while growing up and now it’s a film. They feel this is a very special movie. My daughter is seeing it right now as part of a friend’s birthday party. I intend to see it with her this week. She’s a lucky girl because she gets to see the movie twice.
On a darker note, Paranormal Activity came in third — Wow! I did skip Law Abiding Citizen came in second. I think Citizen will continue to do well at the box office too.
Results:
1. Where the Wild Things Are
$ 11.9
2. Law Abiding Citizen
$ 7.6
3. Paranormal Activity
$ 6.7
4. Couples Retreat
$ 5.8
5. The Stepfather
$ 4.3
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Yahoo Movies has an exclusive clip about the making of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus that intentionally or not intentionally coincides with the release of the new poster.
The poster says a lot more about the movie, which concerns a sixteen year old daughter of Dr. Parnassus who promised the devil his daughter for something super special – immortality? I am not sure yet what that was.
Anyway, the clip, which you can get to by clicking on the new poster, explains in detail the story of Dr. Parnassus. Enjoy!
It looks like Chris Pine will fill the shoes of Jack Ryan from the Tom Clancy novels about the CIA analyst. Paramount Pictures strongly feels having Pine on board will fire up the franchise, once again.
We all know Pine as James T. Kirk in Star Trek, the JJ Abrams-directed summer hit with a sequel on its way.
Pine is expected to come aboard the Jack Ryan film while the project gradually takes shape. The story is based on an original concept by Hossein Amini. The project is in deep development and it is unclear whether Pine would make another Star Trek before the Jack Ryan film.
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Sharon Stone will be in frontof the camera, starting the first quarter of the year in the United Kingdom, with Carice Van Houten of Valkyrie. Together the actresses will star in the indie drama Satisfaction directed by Anya Camilleri.
The story, written by Simon Burke, centers on a young gigolo in London, who finds himself caught between a rich and manipulative older woman (Stone) and a younger woman (Van Houten). The story isn’t anything new, but with Burke credited at the screenwriter, I suspect the story is worth the effort to put the movie on the silver screen.
Burke’s writing credits include adaptations of Tom Jones, Sons and Lovers, The Picture of Dorian Gray, White Teeth, A Tale of Two Cities and Persuasion