The 2012 box office got off to a fine start this weekend, as Paramount's "found footage" (riiiight...) horror movie "The Devil Inside," which the studio acquired for just under $1 million, earned a tremendous $34.5 million in its first three days, becoming the first breakout box office star since "The Lion King 3D."
The Producers Guild of America has announced its 10 nominees for Best Picture of the Year, and along with expected contenders like "The Artist," "War Horse," "The Descendants," "The Help," and "Hugo" were two minor surprises: "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and "The Ides of March."
Tom Cruise rang in the New Year smiling, as "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" led the box office with an estimated $31.3 million over the three-day (Friday to Sunday) weekend. That represents a 6 percent jump from Christmas weekend.
Movies are an especially fluid form of art.
[Spoiler Alert: Plot points for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, book and movie, are discussed here.]
Dodai Stewart, deputy editor for Jezebel.com, on high expectations for the movie "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
Often, US remakes of foreign language films are so poorly made as to completely lose whatever made them attractive for remaking in the first place.
"The Artist" and "Hugo" continued their domination of the early awards season, each racking up 11 Critics' Choice nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, perhaps the only critics group that presages the Academy Award nominations with any accuracy.
The film, which is directed by David Fincher, will be released Dec. 21
What appears to be a leaked amateur recording of a trailer for the hotly anticipated English-language "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" movie is making the rounds on the Web.
The Swedish actress, who says her 7-year-old son wanted her famous Mohawk, talks about the fun she's having in London now
The Sound of Music's Captain von Trapp will costar with Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig in Stieg Larsson's saga
After weeks of speculation, Columbia Pictures announces the New York-born actress will star alongside Daniel Craig
The actress is in talks to play Erika Berger in the film adaptation of the popular mystery series
Though she was reportedly offered the job, four lesser known actresses are now in the running for the coveted role
Yet, still no word on who will play computer hacker Lisbeth Salander
Could Natalie Portman or Kristen Stewart play a heavily pierced 24-year-old computer hacker with a photographic memory and a violent temper?
Stieg Larsson left behind a trail of intrigue that rivals the dark thrillers he created.
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