'Finding Nemo' Turns 10: 25 Things You Didn't Know About Pixar's Classic Fish...
Hard to believe it's been a full 10 years since Disney and Pixar released "Finding Nemo" (on May 30, 2003). That means that you and your kids (or you and your parents) have watched it on DVD...
View ArticleBox Office: What's Behind the Disappointing Debut of Will Smith's 'After Earth'?
Time was, not long ago, a Will Smith space epic like "After Earth" would have opened huge around the world on a July weekend, reconfirming his status as the biggest box office draw in the galaxy....
View ArticleBox Office: How Did 'The Purge' Surge Past 'The Internship'?
Before the summer started, anyone handicapping this past weekend's "The Internship"-vs.-"The Purge" showdown would likely have picked the former. After all, "Internship" is a broad comedy about the...
View Article'Jurassic Park': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Classic Dinosaur Movie
Maybe you think of "Jurassic Park" as the movie that surpassed "E.T." to become the biggest Steven Spielberg film ever, as well as one of the biggest hits of all time. Or maybe you think of it as the...
View ArticleGirl-Gang Movies: 13 Memorable Law-Breaking Flicks
Sisterhood is powerful, as the saying goes -- including when it's operating on the wrong side of the law. That the real-life thieves depicted in Sofia Coppola's new movie "The Bling Ring" are all...
View ArticleSuperman Movies: Why Is It So Hard for Hollywood to Get the Man of Steel Right?
It's not hard to imagine the executives at Warner Bros. looking at a chart of Marvel's successful superhero movies over the last decade and a half -- including five "X-Men" movies, four "Spider-Man"...
View Article'Man of Steel': 8 Reasons Behind its Super-Sized Box Office Victory
"Man of Steel" may have set a June record with the estimated $113.1 million it earned from Friday to Sunday ($125.1 million since Thursday), but its success was far from a sure thing. After all, it...
View Article'Grease' Cast: Where Are They Now?
It's been 35 years since the release of "Grease" (on June 16, 1978), but the film has never really gone away. Between frequent stage revivals, a smash soundtrack, an ill-advised sequel, anniversary...
View ArticleIs 'World War Z' Star Brad Pitt a Secret Zombie?
Is Brad Pitt really the right guy to take on a global zombie epidemic in "World War Z"? Sure, he's got leading man and action hero credentials, not to mention a handful of Oscar nominations that...
View ArticleHow Did 'World War Z' Beat Bad Buzz to Become Brad Pitt's Biggest Opener?
Remember all the doomsaying way back when (up until about three days ago) that Brad Pitt's zombie epic "World War Z" was doomed to be a flop? There was all the negative buzz about the troubled...
View ArticleThe 20 Funniest Female Comedy Teams in Movies
Remember how 2011's "Bridesmaids" was supposed to usher in a new era of female buddy comedies? Didn't really happen, did it? Aside from the new cop caper "The Heat" (starring Sandra Bullock and...
View Article'Heaven Can Wait' Cast: Where Are They Now?
The idea seemed simple enough: a remake of 1941's "Here Comes Mr. Jordan," a comedy about an athlete who, through a bureaucratic mix-up in heaven, is prematurely taken from his body and must be...
View ArticleBox Office: Why Did Moviegoers Vote Against 'White House Down'?
The action showdown this weekend was supposed to be a dead heat, so to speak. "The Heat" and "White House Down" were both supposed to open around $35 million. Both earned very good word-of-mouth, as...
View ArticleThe State of Independent Film: 2013
Today and throughout the week at Moviefone, we're celebrating the unsung, hard-won, I've-maxed-out-my-credit-cards-to-finance-this world of independent filmmaking. We'll publish features that explore,...
View ArticleBox Office: Why Did 'The Lone Ranger' Earn So Little Silver?
It's not like anyone had especially high expectations for "The Lone Ranger." Given the movie's poor pre-release buzz and its positioning opposite the sequel to a wildly popular animated family film,...
View Article10 Magnificent Movie Monsters
"Pacific Rim" looks sort of like Battle of the Monster All-Stars, as a group of kaiju (the Japanese name for giant monsters like Godzila) attack humanity, which defends itself using giant robots....
View ArticleWhy 'There's Something About Mary' Is Still the Most Influential Comedy of...
It's hard to overestimate the impact of "There's Something About Mary," which celebrates its 15th anniversary this week (it was released on July 15, 1998 -- scroll down for "There's Something About...
View ArticleBox Office: Is 'Pacific Rim' a Hit or a Flop?
Just a couple weeks ago, the box office pundits were expecting "Pacific Rim" to be a "Battleship"-sized bomb. It's a movie that's not based on an established property, with no big-name star, and an...
View ArticleWhy Isn't Ryan Reynolds a Bigger Star?
This should be a big week for Ryan Reynolds. He has two potential summer blockbuster movies opening, both of which stand to ingratiate him with different sets of moviegoers. In family cartoon "Turbo,"...
View Article'Free Willy' Cast: Where Are They Now?
It's been 20 years since "Free Willy" first surfaced in theaters, on July 16, 1993. The family film made a huge splash, earning $153.7 million at the box office, transforming newcomer Jason James...
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