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NEWS ABOUT: summer movies

summer movies stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - Most critics—who didn't have access to advance screenings, normally a huge red flag—agree that G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra isn’t anything but a popcorn flick. For some, that’s enough. For others, not so much.
  • "It’s all put together with such
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entertainment • film • movie review • popcorn • action movie • blockbusters • summer movies • GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra

(Newser) - Studios used to spending August releasing movies from slightly out in left field, free from the pressure of early summer blockbusters, are finding this year more stressful than usual, the New York Times reports. A soft four weeks has put releases such as Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds under pressure to... More »

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Sony • box office • Warner Brothers • Paramount • movie industry • Hollywood studios • summer movies • Inglourious Basterds

analysis

 What Hollywood 
 Learned This Summer 


Jul 9, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood is in the middle of an illuminating summer. The season started strong, with Star Trek, The Hangover, and Up, before things seriously cooled off, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some big releases await, but here are some of the lessons learned so far:
  • Playability has eclipsed
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entertainment • box office • Eddie Murphy • Star Trek • Will Ferrell • movies • Terminator Salvation • summer movies • The Hangover • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

 This Summer's Top Trailers 


Jul 8, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Summer may not always yield the best movies, but it never fails to deliver the year’s best trailers. Wired celebrates this sacred art by picking out the trailers that managed to throw the most hype onto the screen in 3 minutes or less. We’ve helpfully compiled them in... More »

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Star Trek • movie trailer • action movie • movies • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Bruno • summer movies • The Hangover • District 9 • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen • 2012

 IMAX Dismisses 
 Gripes About 
 Screen Size 

Company focuses on digital quality, cheaper installation

May 20, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - IMAX execs are shrugging off a recent burst of complaints that most of its screens aren't as huge as customers expect, according to the Hollywood Reporter. After a Parks and Recreation actor twittered indignantly that the screen in the theater where he saw the IMAX version of Star Trek was... More »

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entertainment • Star Trek • movie theaters • IMAX • films • summer movies

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Wolverine 
 Bites Into 
 $87M Box 
 Office 


May 3, 09 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wolverine tore the box office apart this weekend, clawing in $87 million, USA Today reports. Though that’s less than the debuts of last summer’s opener (Iron Man, $98.6 million) and the top-grossing X-Men film (The Last Stand, $102 million), it still bodes well for a blockbuster season.... More »

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entertainment • film • box office • Wolverine • X-Men • Hugh Jackman • summer movies • Jay-ZTV

 10 Most Promising 
 Summer Blockbusters  

Blockbusters that will make the summer even hotter

Apr 26, 09 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - In Hollywood, May flowers don’t bring Pilgrims; they bring summer blockbusters. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the season’s most promising flicks:
  • May 21: Christian Bale stars in Terminator Salvation, a prequel that tries to hew closer to the first two hit films instead of
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Harry Potter • Hollywood • John Travolta • Adam Sandler • Judd Apatow • Christian Bale • Denzel Washington • Seth Rogen • movies • blockbusters • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • summer movies

 Summer's Film Fare: Prequels 

Hollywood faces challenges of reviving classics

Apr 24, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood’s set for a summer of prequels, with the backstories of Star Trek, X-Men, and Terminator ripe for the telling. But how do you make a film exciting when everyone knows how it turns out? “We didn’t want to fall into the trap of the first three... More »

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Hollywood • film • Star Trek • Wolverine • X-Men • Terminator Salvation • summer movies • prequel • JJ Abrams

Warner Bros. Bumps Up
Harry Potter Release

Summer date timed to blast competition

Apr 15, 09 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be hitting theaters two days earlier than planned, E! reports. The studio is bumping the film forward with an unusual Wednesday opening on July 15, in hopes the mid-week premier will be equivalent to two debut weekends. "Every day the kids are... More »

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Warner Bros • summer movies

(Newser) - With this summer’s movie crop about to bear fruit, New York tells us what lessons we’ll be able to glean. Highlights:
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a star: So charming in the romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer, audiences will “completely forgive his role in GI Joe:
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Johnny Depp • Disney • Transformers • Judd Apatow • Da Vinci Code • summer movies • Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Angels & Demons • 500 Days of Summer • G-Force • Funny People

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