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Anna Storm

Week in review 8/4 - 8/8

Hollywood execs have hearkened to the cries of bloggers and film pundits, or taken a quick glance at the list of this summer's successes, and are moving ahead on three projects with lady leads: An all-female Ghostbusters, a Spider-Man spin-off featuring a female superhero, and an all-female...

Can the ‘Turtles’ trounce the ‘Guardians?’

It’s looking as if this weekend’s box-office champion will be a tough one to call, as the newest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot squares off against last weekend’s monolith, Guardians of the Galaxy. Turtles opens in 3,485 theatres today, boasting strong brand recognition from fans who grew u...

Artists whose works should inspire modern musicals

Twenty-five years ago this past July, When Harry Met Sally… revitalized the romantic comedy genre, ushering in an era of modern rom-coms great (Pretty Woman, Clueless, Bridget Jones’ Diary) and wanting (most Katherine Heigl vehicles). The occasion of the film’s anniversary prompted writers the...

Building Sony’s new superwoman

Earlier this week came exciting word from Sony’s executive suite: The studio behind The Amazing Spider-Man franchise intends to release the first-ever female Marvel superhero film, a spin-off of its Spidey series. Most details surrounding the project have yet to be released, although we do know...

‘Guardians’ saves summer box office

Smashing expectations, increasing the clout of the Marvel brand, and pulling the domestic box office out of a seasonal slump characterized by some of the weakest returns in a decade – Guardians of the Galaxy did it all this weekend, opening to a stellar $94 million....

Week in Review: 7/28 - 8/1

Whether or not you're one to enjoy the scientifically preposterous gambit that is Luc Besson's Lucy, its strong showing at the box office last weekend seems to signal something roundly positive for Hollywood: namely, movies with female leads and original premises (by "original" we mean those...

‘Guardians’ to get one up on James Brown

Guardians of the Galaxy has a fair shot at setting an August opening weekend record, so the pundits say. The latest film from Marvel opens in 4,080 theatres today, which is, actually, already a record – no August release has ever bowed in so many locations before. That the movie will open at No....

‘Hercules’ loses to ‘Lucy’

Scarlett Johansson action vehicle Lucy far outpaced The Rock’s Hercules this weekend, grossing $44 million to the latter’s $29 million. Although total box office revenue was once again down from this same frame last year, Lucy’s success offers good news for viewers. The film is this summer's thi...

‘Lucy’ to shut down ‘Hercules’

It’s the battle of the action heroes, of the sexes, of the movie stars this weekend as Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy goes toe-to-toe with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Hercules. As of now, and by that we mean “according to tracking reports from Fandango,” it looks as if Lucy will emerge the victor. Sa...

‘Apes’ hold the line

For the second week in a row, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes earned the No. 1 slot at the weekend box office. The well-reviewed sequel dipped 50 percent to gross $36 million, an impressive hold that’s among the best of this summer’s blockbusters – tentpoles X-Men, Spider-Man and current worldwid...