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5 June 2008 12:16 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin refuses to watch medical TV shows - because she is a hypochondriac.

The child star admits the programmes make her fear she will be struck down by an illness.

She tells New York gossip column Page Six, "I'm not allowed to watch medical TV shows. (Once), I was worried that I was going to step on glass, so I wore shoes even in bed... I thought I had bird flu, so for a long time I wouldn't go near any birds."

And Breslin, who recently filmed Nim's Island in Australia, feared she had been bitten by a poisonous spider, so she made sure she was pals with the set's first aider.

She adds, "My best friend on the set was the medic."

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29 May 2008 9:14 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Indiana Jones has swashbuckled his way to the top of the U.K. box office - the fourth installment of the film franchise has taken $24.4 million (GBP12.2 million) in its first weekend on release.

Director Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull beat its nearest competitor, What Happens in Vegas, by a massive margin, with the Cameron Diaz-starring romantic comedy only taking in $1.84 million (GBP921,516).

Action film Iron Man is at three with $1.67 million (GBP834,863); comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall is at four with $647,670 (GBP323,835) and fantasy Nim's Island rounds out the top five with $588,402 (GBP294,201).

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7 May 2008 11:50 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Comic book adventure Iron Man has stormed to the top of the U.K. box office chart on its first week of release.

The film, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, made $10.8 million (GBP5.4 million) in its opening weekend (02-04May08) in Britain. The Marvel Comics adaptation took an impressive $96.8 million (GBP48.4 million) worldwide in its first few days.

Comedy hit Forgetting Sarah Marshall dropped to second place in the U.K., taking $2.6 million (GBP1.3 million), with children's adventure Nim's Island coming in third with $1.6 million (GBP800,000).

The top five is rounded out by Patrick Dempsey's romantic comedy Made of Honor in fourth with $1.5 million (GBP750,000) and Jessica Alba-starring movie The Eye in fifth place taking over $700,000 (GBP350,000).

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6 May 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Moviegoers did not stay at home to play the latest Grand Theft Auto videogame over the weekend, as some analysts had predicted. Indeed the only grand theft evident was the one committed by Paramount/Marvel's Iron Man, which took in $98.6 million domestically over the three-day weekend, according to figures released Monday by Media by Numbers. The film averaged a stand-out $24,024 per theater. Nevertheless, it failed to meet the studio's expectations on Sunday. While it raked in $35.23 million on Friday and $37.35 million on Saturday, its Sunday receipts fell to $26.03 million. Sony's Made of Honor opened in second place with $14.8 million, while last weekend's winner, Universal's Baby Mama slipped to third with $10.07 million. While, taken on its own, the total weekend box-office take of $150.7 million seemed impressive, it paled in comparison to last year's, when Spider-Man 3 debuted over the comparable weekend with $151.1 million alone. The overall box office was down 16.92 percent from last year. Since the beginning of the year, total revenue is down 3.4 percent, while attendance is down 6.1 percent. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Iron Man, Paramount, $98,618,668, 1 Wks. ($102,118,668); 2. Made of Honor, Sony, $14,756,850, (New); 3. Baby Mama, Universal, $10,065,010, 2 Wks. ($32,062,480); 4. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay, Warner Bros., $61,143,73, 2 Wks. ($25,369,337); 5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $6,059,920, 3 Wks. ($44,732,340); 6. The Forbidden Kingdom, Lionsgate, $4,187,897, 3 Wks. ($45,112,303); 7. Nim's Island, Fox, $2,677,543, 5 Wks. ($42,471,660); 8. Prom Night, Sony, $2,403,313, 4 Wks. ($41,350,731); 9. 21, Sony, $2,002,471, 6 Wks. ($78,959,237); 10. 88 Minutes, Sony/Tristar, $1,545,084, 3 Wks. ($15,368,925).

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5 May 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Box office analysts marveled at the weekend performance of Iron Man over the weekend as the superhero movie starring Robert Downey Jr. hauled in an estimated $100.7 million. The film earned nearly that amount -- $96.7 million -- in its overseas debut as well to bring its worldwide total to $201 million, including late-night screenings on Thursday. Adding to the industry-wide celebration was word that Sony's counterprogramming strategy -- pitting the romantic comedy Made of Honor opposite the superhero thriller -- also paid off, as the movie brought in $15.5 million. Nevertheless, the combined amount did not equal what Spider-Man 3 earned on its own a year ago, when it debuted over the comparable weekend with $151.1 million domestically. No one, however, expressed disappointment. Noting that Iron Man did better than expected -- Paramount, its distributor, had predicted it would make about $60 million; most analysts had forecast about $70 million -- Paul Dergarabedian, head of the box-office tracking firm Media by Numbers, told the Ap: "This is certainly the shot in the arm the marketplace has needed." The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Iron Man, $100.7 million; 2. Made of Honor, $15.5 million; 3. Baby Mama, $10.3 million; 4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $6.1 million; 5. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay, $6 million; 6. The Forbidden Kingdom, $4.2 million; 7. Nim's Island, $2.8 million; 8. Prom Night, $2.5 million; 9. 21, $2.1 million; 10. 88 Minutes, $1.6 million.

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29 April 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

For the second week in a row, the box office was up a bit over the comparable week a year ago, but it did not perform quite so well as studio estimates had originally presumed. The top film, Baby Mama, from Universal, wound up with $17.4 million versus the $18.2 million that had been forecast. On the other hand, the No. 2 film, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantánamo, drew a bit more than was expected, posting $14.9 million compared with the $14.6 million that had been expected. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Baby Mama, Universal, $17,407,110, (New); 2. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay, Warner Bros., $14,908,404, (New); 3. The Forbidden Kingdom, Lionsgate, $11,212,364, 2 Wks. ($38,237,498); 4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $11,028,060, 2 Wks. ($35,090,955); 5. Nim's Island, 20th Century Fox, $4,548,792, 4 Wks. ($38,977,518); 6. Prom Night, Sony, $4,508,122, 3 Wks. ($38,222,732); 7. 21, Sony, $4,018,064, 4 Wks. ($75,792,625); 8. 88 Minutes, Sony, $3,593,890, 2 Wks. ($12,625,951); 9. Horton Hears A Who!, 20th Century Fox, $2,486,903, 6 Wks. ($147,959,806); 10. Deception, 20th Century Fox, $2,312,146, (New).

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28 April 2008 10:31 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Audiences were apparently in a mood to laugh as three comedies, two of them new, opened with solid results during what is usually a droopy weekend ending the spring season. The Tina Fey-Amy Poehler comedy Baby Mama from Universal topped the box office with an estimated $18.3 million, followed by Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay, which opened at No. 2 with $14.6 million. Last week's top film, Universal's Forgetting Sarah Marshall grossed about $11 million, a touch below The Forbidden Kingdom, which opened with $11.2 million. (Those two films might reverse positions when final results are reported later today.) Another new film, 20th Century Fox's Deception, starring Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams performed even worse than most analysts had expected. It pulled in only $2.2 million, but nevertheless wound up on the top-ten list -- albeit in tenth place. That so many comedies could do so well surprised many analysts. "This pokes a huge hole in that old myth that you can't open two comedies back to back or one comedy against another," Nikki Rocco, the distribution chief for Universal, which had Baby Mama competing against Sarah Marshall, told the Los Angeles Times. "The market did expand," she said, adding separately in an interview with Variety: "We had 40 percent of the market share this weekend, which is nice for any studio." Overall, the box ended on an up note, producing better results than a year earlier for the second week in a row. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Baby Mama, $18.3 million; 2. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay, $14.6 million; 3. The Forbidden Kingdom, $11.2 million; 4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $11 million; 5. Nim's Island, $4.5 million; 6. Prom Night, $4.4 million; 7. 21, $4 million; 8. 88 Minutes, $3.6 million; 9. Horton Hears a Who!, $2.4 million; 10. Deception, $2.2 million.

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22 April 2008 10:31 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

A major-studio feature starring two Chinese actors -- something that in itself would have been unthinkable even a few years ago -- wound up at the top of the U.S. box office over the weekend. Not only did The Forbidden Kingdom bring together Jackie Chan and Jet Li, but it was also produced entirely in China mostly with Chinese crews, again something that would have been unheard of until recently. Finally the martial arts film was aimed at a family audience -- without the bloody violence of virtually all previous films of the genre. Nevertheless, it wound up with $21.4 million, at the high end of analysts' expectations, handily beating Universal's Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which many analysts had suggested was the film most likely to come out on top. Instead, the R-rated comedy settled for second place with $17.7 million. Together the top 12 films grossed $82.88 million, up 13.46 percent from last year's $73.05 million. This was only the second week out of the past ten that the box office has seen a rise. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. The Forbidden Kingdom, Lionsgate, $21,401,121, (New); 2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Universal, $17,725,330, (New); 3. Prom Night, Sony, $8,670,364, 2 Wks. ($32,133,926); 4. 88 Minutes, Sony, $6,957,216, (New); 5. Nim's Island, 20th Century Fox, $5,687,072, 3 Wks. ($32,894,115); 6. 21, Sony, $5,520,362, 4 Wks. ($70,004,505); 7. Street Kings, Fox Searchlight, $4,179,505, 2 Wks. ($20,058,143); 8. Horton Hears a Who!, 20th Century Fox, $3,511,834, 5 Wks. ($144,418,495); 9. Leatherheads, Universal, $3,049,465, 3 Wks. ($26,605,235); 10. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, $2,970,848, (New).

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21 April 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Forbidden Kingdom, the martial-arts family film that brought together Jackie Chan and Jet Li for the first time, wound up at the top of the domestic box office over the weekend with an estimated $20.9 million in ticket sales. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers, said, "The film is a good, solid action movie and audience, especially young audience, is looking for that shot of adrenaline. ... This was kind of warming up to summer." Coming in second was the Judd Apatow R-rated comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, written by and starring Jason Segel, which brought in $17.3 million. Several analysts had predicted that it would emerge as the weekend winner, citing its much-talked-about billboard campaign that had heightened awareness of the movie. Two other newcomers flopped. Sony's 88 Minutes, starring Al Pacino, which had been mercilessly drubbed by critics, opened in fourth place with just $6.8 million, while the Ben Stein documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, which argued on behalf of "intelligent design" -- that is, the biblical view of creation -- failed to bring out church groups in big numbers and settled for just $3.1 million to wind up in ninth place. Overall, the box office was up for the first time in five weeks, with the top 12 films earning $82.1 million, up 12 percent from the comparable weekend a year ago. "There is a collective sigh of relief in Hollywood," Dergarabedian told the Associated Press. So far this year, revenue is down 3.4 percent from last year while attendance is down 6.5 percent. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. The Forbidden Kingdom, $20.9 million; 2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, $17.3 million; 3. Prom Night, $9.1 million; 4. 88 Minutes, $6.8 million; 5. Nim's Island, $5.7 million; 6. 21, $5.5 million; 7. Street Kings, $4 million; 8. Horton Hears a Who!, $3.5 million; 9. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, $3.1 million; 10. Leatherheads, $3 million.

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15 April 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

After a series of horrible performances at the box office by horror flicks, Sony's Prom Night graduated with honors over the weekend as it took in $20.8 million, far more than the studio said that it expected -- and about what it cost to produce. It beat the Keanu Reeves cop drama Street Kings, which opened with $12.5 million, by a wide margin. Overall, the box office grossed $95 million down from $118 million for the comparable weekend a year ago -- a drop of 19.6 percent. Through the first 15 weeks of the year, ticket sales are off 3.5 percent and attendance, 6.6 percent from last year. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Prom Night, Sony, $20,804,941, (New); 2. Street Kings, Fox Searchlight, $12,469,631, (New); 3. 21, Sony/Col, $10,470,173, 3 Wks. ($61,738,420); 4. Nim's Island, 20th Century Fox, $9,111,667, 2 Wks. ($25,391,566); 5. Leatherheads, Universal, $6,276,665, 2 Wks. ($21,976,580); 6. Horton Hears a Who!, 20th Century Fox, $5,920,566, 4 Wks. ($139,548,920); 7. Smart People, Miramax, $4,092,465, (New); 8. The Ruins, Paramount, $3,385,395, 2 Wks. ($13,548,871); 9. Superhero Movie, Mgm, $3,216,247, 3 Wks. ($21,304,164); 10. Drillbit Taylor, Paramount, $2,044,988, 4 Wks. ($28,436,029).

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14 April 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

After months of frightful box-office performances by horror flicks, Sony/Screen Gems's Prom Night debuted with $22.7 million over the weekend at the high end of analysts' predictions. It was the best debut for a horror film this year. In second place was Fox Searchlight's R-rated Street Kings, starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, which brought in an estimated $12 million. In its third week, 21 was still showing a strong hand as it took in $11 million. Everything else on the theater marquees looked weak, however, as the box office wound up with less revenue than it did a year ago for the fourth straight weekend. The top 12 films earned $82.6 million, more than 19 percent below what it took in during the comparable weekend last year. The fourth-ranked film, Fox's Nim's Island, brought in $9 million, while the George Clooney drama Leatherheads rounded out the top five with $6.2 million. The only other film to open wide this weekend, Miramax's Smart People, wound up with $4.2 million, to place seventh. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Prom Night, $22.7 million; 2. Street Kings, $12 million; 3. 21, $11 million; 4. Nim's Island, $9 million; 5. Leatherheads, $6.2 million; 6. Horton Hears a Who!, $6 million; 7. Smart People, $4.2 million; 8. The Ruins, $3.3 million; 9. Superhero Movie, $3.1 million; 10. Drillbit Taylor, $2.1 million.

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8 April 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

As expected, Universal's George Clooney starrer Leatherheads was thrown for a bigger loss than studio executives had predicted. The period football comedy, which many analysts had suggested would be a sure winner at the box office over the weekend, came in a disappointing third with only $12.7 million. Analysts had forecast a $15-20-million take for the film. Second place went to the Jodie Foster family film Nim's Island from 20th Century Fox, which opened with $13.2 million. Holding on to the top spot was Sony's gambling flick 21, which raked in $15.3 million. Although comparisons with last year's box office was difficult because it fell on the Easter holiday then, analysts said that the overall gross was down significantly from the comparable weekend in recent years. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. 21, Sony/Columbia, $15,337,418, 2 Wks. ($46,77,0,173); 2. Nim's Island, 20th Century Fox, $13,210,579, (New); 3. Leatherheads, Universal, $12,682,595, (New); 4. Horton Hears A Who!, 20th Century Fox, $9,115,987, 3 Wks. ($131,076,768); 5. The Ruins, Paramount, $8,003,421, (New); 6. Superhero Movie, Mgm, $5,417,920, 2 Wks. ($16,899,661); 7. Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns, Lionsgate, $3,418,255, 3 Wks. ($37,662,502); 8. Drillbit Taylor, Paramount, $3,405,937, 3 Wks. ($25,490,483); 9. Shutter, 20th Century Fox, $2,830,336, 3 Wks. ($23,138,277); 10. 10,000 B.C., Warner Bros., $2,797,409, 5 Wks. ($89,649,915).

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7 April 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

George Clooney may have wanted to seek treatment in the E.R. over the weekend as he suffered a nasty beating at the box office. Although Leatherheads, the film he directed and starred in, had been expected to earn $15-20 million and thereby win the box office contest, it instead wound up with just 13.5 million and had to settle for second place, according to studio estimates, with some analysts predicting it will actually come in third when Sunday receipts are finally tallied. Sony/Columbia's 21, which surprisingly came in at No. 1 last week, surprisingly came in at No. 1 for the second week in a row with ticket sales of $15.1 million. The Jody Foster family film Nim's Island from 20th Century Fox came in third with $13.3 million. A third newcomer, the fright film The Ruins placed fifth with $7.8 million. In limited release, Martin Scorsese's documentary concert film Shine a Light, featuring a performance by the Rolling Stones, opened solidly with $1.5 million from 276 theaters, 93 of them giant Imax venues. Overall, the box office fell 23 percent compared to the same weekend a year ago. Some analysts blamed television's coverage of the Ncaa basketball championships, which in particular may have drawn audiences away from the sports-themed Leatherheads. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. 21, $15.1 million; 2. Leatherheads, $13.5 million; 3. Nim's Island, $13.3 million; 4. Horton Hears a Who!, $9.1 million; 5. The Ruins, $7.8 million; 6. Superhero Movie, $5.4 million; 7. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, $3.51 million; 8. Drillbit Taylor, $3.5 million; 9. Shutter, $2.9 million; 10. 10,000 B.C., $2.8 million.

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6 April 2008 6:15 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

America's film fans gambled on Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth for a second week, giving the couple's Las Vegas film 21 the edge over George Clooney's sports comedy Leatherheads at the box office.

The gambling film took in just over $15 million (GBP7.5 million) at the U.S. box office during its second weekend on release to extend its stay at the top of the box office to two weeks.

Leatherheads opened in second place with a disappointing $13.4 million (GBP6.7 million), just ahead of Jodie Foster's new family film Nim's Island, which has debuted at three on the new chart.

Rounding out the top five is Jim Carrey's animated comedy Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! and horror film The Ruins, which is the only other new entry in this weekend's top 10.

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4 April 2008 11:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Many of the critics reviewing Nim's Island realize that most of the folks reading their reviews will never see the movie unless they're the parents of small children, so they set down teh barest assessments. "Nim's Island is strictly for the 8-and-under crowd," Lou Lumenick writes, providing most parents with the information that they're looking for. Michael Sragow is a bit more specific, writing that kids "will find Nim's Island a stunningly empty experience." But Roger Moore in the Orlando Sentinel sums up: "All things considered, the movie does a good enough job of filling that void of kid films between cartoons and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants."

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4 April 2008 11:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Analysts are betting the bank on Leatherheads, directed by and starring George Clooney, to score the winning touchdown at the box office this weekend. Its main competition will be family film Nim's Island, starring Jodie Foster, from Walden Media and 20th Century Fox. Leatherheads is expected to open with about $15-20 million in ticket sales, while projections for Nim's average between $13 million and $16 million. Also entering the fray is The Ruins, a fright flick from DreamWorks and Spyglass Entertainment. Although the film is expected to gross $6-8 million, buzz on the Internet has been mostly positive, and its take could wind up being considerably higher.

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1 April 2008 10:28 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin gave Australia's animals something to smile about - thanks to a swear box on the set of her new family film Nim's Island.

Appalled by Scottish actor Gerard Butler's cursing, the child star insisted that all cast and crew pay $2 (GBP1) every time they swore in front of her - and she gave the cash to animal charity the Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (Rspca).

She says, "All together, with everybody contributing to the swear jar, we made $150 and we donated it to the Rspca."

Breslin admits co-star Butler was responsible for much of the cash she raised.

She adds, "It built up to, like, $12 really quickly and then he said to me, 'I'm gonna give you $20, and the next four times that I swear I don't have to pay you. I get them for free.'

"I'm like, 'That's not the way it works.'"

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1 April 2008 10:28 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The recent premiere of Jodie Foster's new movie Nim's Island marked the first time the actress' two children were allowed into a screening of one of their mother's films.

Foster's kids, Charles, nine, and Kit, six, were forbidden from leaving the actress' trailer on the set of her recent vigilante movie The Brave One, in which she plays a woman who embarks on a revenge mission after she is brutally attacked.

So Foster was relieved she could finally take her kids to family film Nim's Island's premiere over the weekend (29/30Mar08).

She says, "It's the first movie (of mine) my kids ever saw at a movie theatre, the first premiere they've been able to go to.

"The last movie (I made) they couldn't even see the commercials. They came to the set but had to stay in my trailer."

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31 March 2008 8:17 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Neil Pedley

This week is something of a nostalgia trip with a period comedy, Freddie Prinze Jr. and a concert documentary about a group of men who, by all the laws of man and nature, should not still be alive and walking around.

"The Flight of the Red Balloon"

After being nominated for the Palme d'Or an incredible five times at Cannes, it's no wonder that director Hou Hsiao-hsien has become a Francophile. In his first film outside of Asia, the "Three Times" auteur directs the country's first lady of cinema, Juliette Binoche, in a story about an overburdened mother who receives a much-needed lift from her son's Chinese nanny (Song Fang) as they turn the City of Lights into a magical playground for the 7-year-old Simon . a tribute to Albert Lamorisse's 1956 short. In French with subtitles.

Opens in limited release.

"Jack and Jill vs. the World

Neil Pedley

19 articles from 2008