‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ Review: Vin Diesel Fails to Resuscitate Comatose...
It’s unusual that a movie so dedicated to appealing to 12-year-olds can be accused of underestimating its audience’s intelligence, but “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” accomplishes this embarrassing feat....
View Article‘Split’ Psychs Out ‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage,’ Heads to $34 Million Debut
Universal’s M. Night Shyamalan thriller “Split” took in $14.6 million at the Friday box office, twice as much as “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” earned that day. Heading into the weekend, experts had...
View ArticleM Night Shyamalan’s ‘Split’ Surprises With Crazy-Good $40 Million Opening
Universal’s “Split” earned $16.5 million on Saturday and is now looking at a three-day opening weekend of $40 million — way ahead of expectations. Heading into the weekend, analysts had projected the...
View ArticleJack Huston on Why Soldiers Sign Up for the Iraq War in ‘The Yellow Birds’...
American war drama “The Yellow Birds,” which has been one of the hottest titles at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, examines post-traumatic stress disorder and its causes. “A lot of these guys sign...
View ArticleABC Orders Spy Dramedy Starring Toni Collette, Heist Drama From ‘Zoo’ Producers
ABC has given pilot orders to two action dramas, TheWrap has learned. The first, “Unit Zero,” comes from “Black-ish” producers Kenya Barris and Lindsay Shockley. Toni Collette is attached to star in...
View ArticleDylan McDermott Cast in CBS’s ‘Hostages’ Pilot
Dylan McDermott will join Toni Collette in "Hostages," a CBS drama pilot about a family caught in a vast political conspiracy. The star of FX's "American Horror Story" will play Duncan, a righteous FBI...
View ArticleSteve Carell, Sam Rockwell Are Delightful Jerks in ‘The Way, Way Back’...
Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell play two very different kind of jerks in the Sundance comedy hit "The Way, Way Back." The coming-of-age film directed by Academy Award-winning screenwriters Jim Rash and...
View ArticleCBS Previews New Series ‘Crazy Ones,’‘Hostages,’‘Intelligence,’‘Mom,’ More...
Following its upfront presentation to advertisers on Wednesday, CBS released first looks at its new series for the 2013-2014 season. Also read: CBS Fall Lineup: Greg Garcia, Robin Williams Comedies...
View Article‘The Way, Way Back’ Tops Releases at Specialty Box Office on Friday
For moviegoers looking for an alternative to “Despicable Me 2” and “The Lone Ranger” over the July 4 weekend, a handful of independent movies will debut at the specialty box office on Friday. Fox...
View Article‘The Way, Way Back’ Review: Delightful, Comic Coming-of-Age Tale
Coming-of-age stories are a dime a dozen. Even cheaper, actually. We all come of age, and we all have stories. It takes real talent to make yours special, and writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash demonstrate...
View Article‘The Way, Way Back’ Is Way, Way Good, Critics Say
Fox Searchlight's "The Way, Way Back" was written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the same two guys behind the screenplay adaptation for "The Descendants," which netted them Oscars in 2012....
View ArticleIndependent Box Office: ‘The Way, Way Back’ Averages $30K Per-Screen in Debut
"The Way, Way Back” is to a fast start at the specialty box office. The coming-of-age tale from from writer-directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash brought in an impressive $525,000 in its debut in 19...
View ArticleTCA: ‘Hostages’ Panel Promises It Will Answer the Pilot’s Central Question
Will the surgeon and suburban mother assigned to operate on the president in fact kill him to save her family being held hostage? That's the central question on CBS's new drama series, "The Hostages."...
View Article10 Things We Learned at TCAs: ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Love, Millennial Malaise and...
The best advice we heard at the Television Critics Association summer tour came from Charlie Rose: "The wind-up is not as necessary as you might think. It is, in the end, the pitch that makes the...
View Article‘Enough Said’ Review: A Cinematic Happy Ending for James Gandolfini’s...
Why aren’t more people talking about the fact that Nicole Holofcener is one of American film’s most interesting writer-directors? Is it the infrequency of her big-screen output? (Just five features in...
View Article‘Hostages’ Review: Surgeon’s Family Is Held Captive by Secrets
Suspense-filled from the get-go, “Hostages” revolves around a family full of secrets: There’s the husband (Tate Donovan) hiding his business woes and extracurricular activities, the surly daughter...
View ArticleToni Collette Comedy ‘Lucky Them’ Acquired by IFC Films
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Megan Griffiths’ comedy “Lucky Them,” which premiered at Toronto and stars Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church and Oliver Platt. The film is presented by MyMy...
View ArticleMarisa Tomei, Michael C. Hall, Toni Collette Appearing in ‘The Reluctant...
The stars will come out when “The Realistic Joneses” hits Broadway next spring. The acclaimed Will Eno comedy focuses on two suburban couples whose lives collide in unexpected ways, but the men and...
View Article6 More Shows We Think Are Doomed, From ‘Hostages’ to ‘Sean’
We hate to say a show is doomed. We really do. But we don’t take it lightly, and we’ve never been wrong. In the past, TheWrap has predicted that a total of 12 shows would be canceled – and all of them...
View ArticleAaron Paul, Pierce Brosnan and Toni Collette Bond Over Suicide in ‘A Long Way...
Aaron Paul, Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette and Imogen Poots decide against leaping to their deaths and leap into each others’ supportive arms, instead, in an international trailer for “A Long Way Down.”...
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