June 19, 2013

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  • 'The Purge' scares up $34.1 million at box office

    06/10/13 07:15 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Made for just $3 million, the suspense thriller "The Purge" scared up more than 10 times that in its opening weekend at the box office. The Universal horror film took in $2 million less than the studio estimated Sunday, but its actual weekend haul of $34.1 million still blew...

  • Hobbits and elves drawing tourists to New Zealand

    06/10/13 03:31 AM

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hobbits, elves and dragons appear to be luring tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in "The Hobbit" trilogy. Figures released this month by government agency Tourism New Zealand show that international vacations to New...

  • Erin Brockovich arrested while boating in Nevada

    06/09/13 10:00 PM

    Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts in a 2000 movie about her fight over the pollution of a California town, was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated at Lake Mead near Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday. Brockovich was arrested late Friday night...

  • 'The Purge' shocks with $36.4 million opening

    By JAKE COYLE | 06/09/13 05:50 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) -- The suspense thriller "The Purge" topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Audiences starved for a horror option flocked to the micro-budget Universal film starring Ethan Hawke. The...

  • 'The Purge' shocks with $36.4 million opening

    06/09/13 05:00 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — The suspense thriller "The Purge" topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Audiences starved for a horror option flocked to the micro-budget Universal film starring Ethan Hawke. The...

  • Outdoor movies: Something for everyone makes for affordable, summer fun

    By Robert Fulton | 06/09/13 03:50 PM

    Catching a flick outside during the summer in the D.C. metro area has become as much a part of the culture as traffic on the Beltway and Metro disruptions. Multiple neighborhoods in and around the District offer weekly outdoor film viewings, enough to the point that a film buff can catch...

  • Future filmmakers feted at Student Academy Awards

    06/09/13 02:15 AM

    The world's future filmmakers got a preview of the kind of Hollywood glamour and glory that could be theirs someday as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented its 40th annual Student Academy Awards. Sixteen college students from around the globe were honored at the Saturday...

  • Live-action Archie comics movie planned

    06/07/13 12:30 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Archie's old Riverdale gang is headed to the big screen. Warner Bros. will produce a live-action film based on the comic's characters, including Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead, Archie Comics announced Thursday. It will be the first feature film for the 72-year-old comic....

  • 'Man of Steel' not altering tornado depiction

    06/07/13 11:00 AM

    BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — In the upcoming film "Man of Steel," Superman faces off against ruthless outcasts from his home planet. The last son of Krypton also encounters a more realistic force of nature on earth: a deadly tornado. "Man of Steel" director Zack Snyder said there was never any...

  • Scorsese, De Niro honor Mel Brooks at AFI tribute

    06/07/13 07:45 AM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman never worked with Mel Brooks, and the Oscar winners came to a ceremony in his honor to let him know they resent it. Brooks received the American Film Institute's 41st Life Achievement Award on Thursday, and Freeman and De Niro were among a...



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