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EXCLUSIVE: 25 Years After 'The Big Lebowski' Premiere, Real-Life 'The Dude' Talks Weed, Coen Brothers, Jeff Bridges And More
Friday, April 21, 2023 - 2:29pm | 1471By Cristian Baral and Santiago Alonso via El Planteo. Psychedelic, stoner, corrosive and funny: all of these adjectives fit perfectly with "The Big Lebowski" (1998), one of the most iconic films of the 1990s. As the century came to an end, the brothers Ethan and Joel Coen built a small...
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Scorsese's Holiday Openings For 'Silence' Not Promising When Compared To Industry Equivalents
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 - 10:48am | 450There are a few household names among American cinephiles, and Martin Scorsese has long been one of them. The Oscar-winning director is widely lauded in film circles, and he's gotten frequent nods from some of his most well-regarded contemporaries. In January, Scorsese is releasing "Silence," his...
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'Kung Fu Panda 3' And Super Bowl 50 Tackle Weak Box Office Weekend
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 1:37pm | 551Traditionally movie studios don't like releasing big tentpoles over Super Bowl weekend because audiences are usually "distracted" by the big game. This year was no different; while three new films opened, none did anything stellar. Kicking It Up A Notch With 'Kung Fu Panda 3' The big winner was "...
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'Hail, Caesar!' May Slow Universal's Momentum Following Strong 2015
Saturday, February 6, 2016 - 4:43pm | 318Universal's box office luck in 2015 was second-to-none. With the exception of a "Star Wars"-fueled frame for Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), no other studio came close to the level of success held by the Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)-owned film giant. With "Jurassic World," "Minions," "Pitch...