'World War Z' draws massive crowd in NYC
Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War Z."
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War Z."







Note to Hollywood: When you take the fun out of a big, dumb, fun summer movie, what remains is merely big and dumb.

The documentary Hava Nagila: The Movie turns out to be a lot like the song Hava Nagila. It can claim some seeds of gravitas, but theyre ultimately trampled by a lot of goofy enthusiasm.
EMERYVILLE, Calif. - It's been a dozen years since the release of Pixar's "Monsters, Inc.," but it didn't take much for Billy Crystal to get back into the spirit to voice Mike Wazowski for the follow-up film "Monsters University." He's seen "Monsters, Inc." many times with his grandchildren. What was important to him was that he wanted to do a movie suitable for all grandchildren.
There are filmed adaptations of plays and plays that are, in essence, staged for the film camera. "Between Us," sadly, is closer to the latter.
NEW YORK - Sofia Coppola could have easily gone the studio route in choosing a distributor for her new movie, "The Bling Ring." Instead she chose the upstart company that set loose the viral image of James Franco as a resplendently thugged-out Jesus.
'Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been charged with assault after a May 21 incident in which his girlfriend called police and reported he attacked her.

Following crowd-funding campaigns from "Veronica Mars" and Zach Braff, James Franco is trying to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies.

Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War Z."
When it was first announced in early 2010, the idea of a new Superman movie prompted a mix of eye-rolling and excitement. On the one hand, wasn't there just another Superman reboot in 2006? On the other, "Dark Knight's" Christopher Nolan would be a creative force behind the project.
It must be tough, being "average" and "middle class" and living within sniffing distance of L.A.'s rich and beautiful people. The designer clothes, the pricey homes, flashy cars and flashier jewelry must seem just within reach, especially to the young and avaricious.
It is not appropriate to make jokes at a funeral.
"Man of Steel" went up, up and away at the box office.
ORLANDO, Fla. - For much of its production life, director Marc Forster's film of "World War Z" has had another z-sound hanging over it - buzz. Bad buzz. Delayed, pulled from the release schedule last fall for reshoots, the Brad Pitt zombie movie has been branded with the phrase "troubled production."
"Monsters, Inc." may be the most original and underrated film ever to come out of Pixar, an inventive spin on the professional bogeymen hiding in kids' closets and the reasons they're there in the first place. It's their job, and a fully realized alternate universe is utterly dependent on their work.
"Man of Steel" was the kryptonite to any box-office rival this weekend, monopolizing ticket sales and flying away with No. 1.

"Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film, retelling of Superman's backstory, earned $113 million in its opening weekend at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
LOS ANGELES - "Can you give mommy a cue? Are you hungry?" 21-year-old Alexis Neiers cooed to her crying newborn in the middle of a faux-upscale restaurant last month. "When she puts her hands in her mouth, she's hungry. Right now, she's just tired. Maybe a little constipated."
Their voices are powerful enough to tear you apart and put you back together again, and their stories will do the same. But when you call them backup singers, you better smile.