James Bond's market appeal within the United States is finally catching up with his huge successes overseas. The latest entry in the series, "Skyfall," debuted to a stellar $ 87.8 million U.S. domestic opening weekend (and that's not including $ 2.2 million from IMAX exclusive Thursday night previews). That's over $ 20 million ahead of the … [Read more...]
Spielberg’s “Lincoln” Gets Mostly Good Reviews
October 9, 2012 by
Screening to a packed audience at the New York Film Festival on Monday night, tweets and reviews for an "almost finished" version of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" quickly flooded the blogosphere and the reaction was good but not unanimous. The most frequently praised element was the performances, in particular Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens … [Read more...]
Spielberg’s “Lincoln” Trailer Goes Online
September 13, 2012 by
The big promotional push for Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" took place today with the launch of the first trailer and a web chat with both Spielberg and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. While not as blatantly schmaltzy as last year's "War Horse" previews, the trailer is both very much awards-bait and current-era Spielberg formula. Focusing almost … [Read more...]
“Lincoln” Trailer Gets A Quick Peek
September 10, 2012 by
To promote the upcoming world premiere of the first trailer for Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln", 30 seconds from said trailer have gone online to push the launch. Said trailer will premiere this Thursday September 13th at 4pm US West Coast time. That's 7pm on the East Coast, midnight in London, and 9am on Friday on the Australian East Coast. The … [Read more...]
“Lincoln,” “Impossible,” “Stoker” Set Dates
July 19, 2012 by
With the end of year schedule fairly quiet, a few key potential awards contenders are locking down dates while some more mainstream crowd pleasing efforts are also slotting into place. Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln biopic "Lincoln" starring Daniel Day Lewis is going earlier than expected with a November 9th 2012 release being set by … [Read more...]
McConaughey On A “Lincoln Lawyer” Sequel
July 19, 2012 by
A solid hit both critically and commercially last year, Brad Furman’s adaptation of Michael Connelly’s novel "The Lincoln Lawyer" might be getting a big screen sequel. The film's star Matthew McConaughey was asked about the possibility by Collider at the recent "Killer Joe" press junket. His response: “Man, I hope so. The update is I wish I … [Read more...]
Fox Hops Onboard The Other “Lincoln”
January 24, 2012 by
20th Century Fox has come onboard to co-finance and internationally distribute Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" from Dreamworks reports Variety. Disney, who now distributes Dreamworks projects, will serve in that capacity domestically - releasing the film through Touchstone at the end of the year. Based on "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin, … [Read more...]
“Lincoln Lawyer” Sequel On The Way
December 7, 2011 by
Lionsgate is working on a feature film sequel to "The Lincoln Lawyer", their recent film adaptation of the Michael Connelly novel starring Matthew McConaughey says Variety. Lionsgate vice chairman Michael Burns told CNBC that "'The Lincoln Lawyer' was a very successful movie for us, and we're developing that with ABC. We're going to do a sequel on … [Read more...]
Spielberg Drops “Lincoln,” Robo Crumbs
October 1, 2011 by
Steven Spielberg spoke briefly with Empire this week about his slate of upcoming films. First up his "Lincoln" biopic starts shooting in October. He confirms that Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book "Team Of Rivals" was too big to make into one film, so his will focus only on the last few months of his Presidency and life. "I was interested in how he … [Read more...]
Jackie Earle Haley Joins Spielberg’s “Lincoln”
September 21, 2011 by
Jackie Earle Haley ("Watchmen," "Little Children") has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg’s "Lincoln" reports Deadline. Haley will play Alexander Stephens, the vice president of the Confederate States during the Civil War and a nemesis of Abraham Lincoln’s slavery reform agenda. Stephens is remembered for an infamous speech in which he said … [Read more...]
