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NEWS ABOUT: Roland Emmerich

Roland Emmerich stories: 3 news summaries
box office roundup


 2012 Soars 
 to Top Spot 

Apocalypse flick does $65M as 'Precious' cracks top 5

Nov 15, 09 1:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Apocalypse preview 2012 raked in $65 million domestically at the weekend box office, the high end of the prerelease estimate range, en route to a $225 million haul worldwide. The doomsday action flick handily beat A Christmas Carol, which performed strongly in its second weekend in release. A new entry... More »

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Hollywood • film • box office • John Cusack • Michael Jackson • Amanda Peet • A Christmas Carol • movies • Roland Emmerich • 2012 • Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire • This Is It • The Men Who Stare at Goats

MOVIE REVIEW

 2012 Spectacular but Stupid 

End-of-the-world epic is 'disaster porn' at its finest

Nov 13, 09 6:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Critics agree that world-destroying disaster epic 2012 boasts some stunning special effects, but they're split on whether that makes up for the cheesy script—and the run time of 2 hours, 38 minutes.
  • Director Roland Emmerich's previous destruction-fests Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow "are nothing compared
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movie review • John Cusack • action movie • Roland Emmerich • 2012 movie review

NEW RELEASE

B.C. a Mammoth Waste of Time

CGI wizardry doesn't sustain 10,000 B.C.

Mar 7, 08 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The prehistoric adventure 10,000 B.C. isn't just a spectacle of cutting-edge effects, it's "a tedious bore in which grubby people stand around muttering in a variety of badly chosen accents," writes Josh Tyler in Cinema Blend. Unfortunately for writer/director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day ... More »

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guy movies • action movie • prehistoric mammals • CGI • high-concept movies • Roland Emmerich • cavemen • Steven Strait • Camilla Belle

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