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7 October 2008 7:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Above: You Don't Mess with the Zohan, The Happening, Sleeping Beauty

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Adam Sandler wandering into topical territory, actually making sense, and stll making the funny? I was surprised too! Don't worry, he still packs in plenty of juvenile gags about the outlandish size of his package and drags in every ancient ethnic stereotype possible, but as an Israeli intelligence operative who wants to become a hairdresser, he pulls off the neat trick of creating a completely silly character in a wish-fulfillment scenario that, well, nearly everyone wants to see. Rent it. Available rated (theatrical cut) on a single-disc DVD and unrated in single-disc and double-disc DVD editions. The Blu-ray includes both the rated and unrated versions.

The Happening

Maybe the inclusion of "over 1 hour of intense bonus footage not shown in theaters!" -- extended versions of "Lion Attack" and Survivalist Porch" among them -- will convert me.

Peter Martin

7 October 2008 6:03 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

You Don't Mess With the Zohan, starring funnyman Adam Sandler as the titular Mossad Agent-turned-hairstylist, leads off this week's DVD Tuesday. Also debuting on DVD today: M. Night Shyamalan's R-rated critic-pleaser The Happening, starring animal lover Mark Wahlberg; Slacker Uprising, the latest documentary from provocateur Michael Moore; and Thomas McCarthy's highly acclaimed indie drama The Visitor.

Our DVD pick of the week is Disney's newly-restored animated classic Sleeping Beauty, now awakening for the first time on sparkling Blu-ray.

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The Happening | You Don't Mess With the Zohan | Slacker Uprising | Sleeping Beauty | The Visitor

Thomas Leupp

7 October 2008 3:08 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

DVD Links: Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed Alfred Hitchcock Universal Legacy Releases

Psycho, Rear Window and Vertigo If you haven't yet checked out my Movie Magic article from Monday it was inspired by the audio commentary from Psycho and I have yet to check out the special features for either Rear Window or Vertigo, but I did get a chance to watch Vertigo just last night. While Psycho is great and Rear Window may be my favorite Hitchcock film I have no idea what people see in Vertigo. That film is long and for the most part downright boring. I don't think the con pulled on Scottie is all that intriguing and the hokey dialogue is just too much to bear. The AFI recently named Vertigo the ninth best American movie ever made, with Psycho at 14 and Rear Window at 48. Maybe I am in the minority, but Vertigo

Brad Brevet

29 September 2008 7:40 AM, PDT | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

Adam Sandler scored yet another summer hit with 2008.s You Don.t Mess With the Zohan. In this broad comedy, Sandler plays Israeli counter-terrorist agent Zohan Dvir, the hottest thing their forces can boast. Whenever an impossible situation arises, the authorities call on .The Zohan. to solve the problem.

Unfortunately, he tires of this life. Instead, he dreams that he.ll move to America and become a hairdresser. Unfortunately, his parents mock this desire and leave him despondent.

But not for long. After an encounter with a notorious Palestinian terrorist named The Phantom (John Turturro), Zohan fakes his own death. From there he escapes to New York so he can pursue his hairdressing career. The film follows his adventures in styling, his personal relationships, and complications that connect to his prior life.

Virtually every time I review a Sandler movie, I remind the reader that I maintain an inherent affection for the actor.

13 September 2008 3:44 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

George seems to be enjoying the weekend

Photo: Focus Features Whenever a Tyler Perry film makes its way to the theater you can pretty much count on it taking the top spot. Unless I am mistaken Meet the Browns is the only Perry film that didn't take the #1 spot on opening weekend and it came in second to Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Not bad if you ask me and it is in a tight race for #1 this weekend with the Coen brother comedy Burn After Reading (read my review) with Friday estimates showing a mere $0.16 million separating the two with Burn edging out Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys by a notch. For the Coens this is a pretty big score considering their films aren't exactly box-office draws, but it appears the trailers may have had just enough mad cap behavior and the overall positive reviews told audiences

Brad Brevet

20 August 2008 7:36 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

DVD Links: Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed Star Trek - The Complete Second Season (Remastered) It's a light week for DVD releases and that is a good thing since you all need to shell out some extra dollars for the second season of the original series of "Star Trek" as Paramount releases the remastered episodes in all their glory. I am a bit upset that I currently have the HD DVD/DVD edition of the first season and now I have to add the DVD only second season to my collection without any high definition just as I will in the recently announced third season of the remastered set when it hits in November. However, Paramount hasn't sent me the second season for review yet (and who knows if they will) so I can't comment on the set itself, but I do know if they don't send it

Brad Brevet

12 August 2008 5:47 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

"It felt like it.d been a while since I.d laughed pretty steadily to an Adam Sandler flick, but the first 15 minutes of this film cracked my ass up..." JoBlo reviews "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" Joblo Note: Since my health has been pretty shitty over the past few years, I haven't been able to review the same amount of films as before, but I'll be slapping some of my more recent reviews up every now and again. Staff reviews Here.

JoBlo

8 August 2008 10:29 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Adam Sandler and Walt Disney - that just doesn't sound right. I mean, what happened to that guy? He used to be funny and starred in several decent projects over the past years (including the brilliant "Punch-Drunk Love"), but here lately, he's not really doing anything worth mentioning. Just look at the disappointments that were "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" and "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry."

Sandler's next family comedy is Adam Shankman's "Bedtime Stories," in which he plays a man whose life takes a drastic turn when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to become reality. Keri Russell, Guy Perce, Courteney Cox and Teresa Palmer co-star. ComingSoon recently received a first official still from the film, which you can check out above. For the full version, click here.

"Bedtime Stories" comes to theaters Dec. 25, 2008. Shankman recently directed "Hairspray."

Franck Tabouring

7 August 2008 6:17 PM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Matt Singer

Though critics may be divided over "Pineapple Express" . at the time of this writing, it weighs in at 57% on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer . there is a consensus about at least one aspect of the Judd Apatow-produced stoner comedy: surprise over the choice of David Gordon Green as director. As Roger Ebert puts it in his positive review of the film, Green, "that poet of the cinema, is the last person you'd expect to find directing a male-buddy comedy about two potheads who start a drug war." Based on some of his own past comments, Green might be inclined to agree with him; when promoting his debut film "George Washington" a few years ago, Green told Charlie Rose, "I'm interested in any movie that's not like other movies. Growing up, I wasn't so much a 'Star Wars' or 'Raiders' kind of kid. I was a guy who'd watch 'Walkabout.

Matt Singer

6 August 2008 11:58 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Comedy actor Adam Sandler was so impressed with a night out at an Irish pub, he wrote a note of thanks to the staff.

The Hollywood star was in Dublin last week (begs28Jul08) for the premiere of his new comedy You Don't Mess With The Zohan.

He popped into the Blarney Inn with friends for a meal and drinks - and left a handwritten letter of good wishes for the owner and staff.

The note, which included a drawing of a smiley face, read: "To Christian and staff, Thanks for the Irish stew and the Irish love. Happy Christmas even though it's July. Adam Sandler."

A source at the bar says, "Adam really enjoyed his evening, soaking up the traditional Irish atmosphere."

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8 July 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Will Smith displayed his superpowers at the box office over the weekend as his poorly reviewed Hancock opened in first place with $62.6 million, making it Smith's 12th No. 1 opener. Still, Hancock was no Transformers, last year's Fourth-of-July blockbuster, and the overall box office for the year retreated behind 2007's by 0.65 percent to $4.81 billion (versus $4.84 billion), according to Media by Numbers. More significantly, the attendance gap between last year and this widened slightly to 3.46 percent. Overall, the box office recorded $153.19 million in total ticket sales, compared with $165.45 million a year ago, a 7.41-percent decline. Last weekend's top film, Wall-E dropped 48 percent to $32.5 million, while the Angelina Jolie thriller Wanted slipped to third place with $20.1 million, a 61-percent plunge.

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. Hancock, Sony, $62,603,879, 1 Wks. ($103,877,446 -- from Tuesday); 2. Wall-E, Disney, $32,509,206, 2 Wks. ($127,196,028); 3. Wanted, Universal, $20,050,070, 2 Wks. ($90,186,395); 4. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $11,109,408, 3 Wks. ($98,100,652); 5. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $7,318,635, 5 Wks. ($193,221,867); 6 . The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $4,899,280, 4 Wks. ($124,841,395); 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $3,774,807, 7 Wks. ($306,428,521); 8. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, Picturehouse, $3,296,929, 3 Wks. ($5,822,544); 9. Sex and the City, Warner Bros, $2,382,438, 6 Wks. ($144,891,325); 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sony, $1,981,251, 5 Wks. ($94,773,156).

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

In the latest demonstration of how little influence film critics are able to exert on the box office these days, the Will Smith starrer Hancock collected an estimated $66 million over the three-day weekend despite an avalanche of negative reviews. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media by Numbers, said, "The Sony marketing machine and Will Smith's recognition transcend any [critical] barbs the movie might sustain." In a separate interview with the Associated Press, Dergarabedian called Smith "the most bankable star in the world." Since Hancock opened with two preview screenings on Tuesday, it has taken in $107.3 million. It earned an additional $78 million overseas. It marked Smith's eighth consecutive film to open in first place. Meanwhile, last weekend's champ, Disney/Pixar's Wall-E, slipped to second place with about $33.4 million (a drop of 47 percent), to bring its 10-day total to $128.1 million. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, the only other film besides Hancock to open wide (it had played in New York and Los Angeles the previous two weeks), proved to be a disappointment, taking in only $3.6 million and winding up in eighth place. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Hancock, $66 million; 2. Wall-E, $33.4 million; 3. Wanted, $20.6 million; 4. Get Smart, $11.1 million; 5. Kung Fu Panda, $7.5 million; 6. The Incredible Hulk, $5 million; 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $3.9 million; 8. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, $3.6 million; 9. Sex and the City, $2.3 million; 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $2 million.

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1 July 2008 10:29 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney/Pixar's Wall-E performed about as expected at the box office over the weekend, taking in $63.1 million dollars, according to final figures released Monday by box-office trackers Media by Numbers. But the real surprise was the performance of Universal's Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, which took in $50.9 million despite playing in 20-percent fewer theaters than Wall-E. In fact, Wanted took in more on a per-theater basis than the Disney hit, averaging $16,040 per theater versus $15,803 for Wall-E. In its second week, last week's box-office leader, Warner Bros.' Get Smart, dropped to third place with $20.2 million. Overall, the top 12 films grossed $180,202,418, up 23 percent from the same weekend a year ago. For the year, box office revenue is now up 0.7 percent over 2007. However, attendance is down 2.15 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. Wall-E, Disney, $63,087,526, (New); 2. Wanted, Universal, $50,927,085, (New); 3. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $20,211,242, 2 Wks., $77,477,031; 4. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $11,692,061, 4. Wks., $179,276,754; 5. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $9,577,245, 3 Wks., $115,859,210; 6. The Love Guru, Paramount, $5,340,895, 2 Wks., $25,222,377; 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, 6 Wks., $5,179,960, $300,085,447; 8. The Happening, Fox, $3,907,948, 3 Wks., $59,120,854; 9. Sex and the City, Warner Bros, $3,808,288, 5 Wks., $140,170,362; 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sony, $3,175,214, 4 Wks., $91,190,129.

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30 June 2008 10:23 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In what looked like a holiday weekend at the box office -- and there will be such a weekend beginning next Friday -- the two top films earned a combined $113.6 million and the top 12 movies pulled in $179.2 million, lifting the box office 22 percent over the same weekend a year ago, according to studio estimates. Topping the list was the Disney/Pixar animated film Wall-e, which took in about $62.5 million, making it the third-best opening for a Pixar film behind The Incredibles ($70.5 million) and Finding Nemo ($70.2 million). The film, the best-reviewed of the year, performed at the low end of analysts' predictions. However, the No. 2 film, Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, soared well above their predictions, earning $51.1 million (plus $33 million overseas). In addition, last week's top film, Warner Bros.' Get Smart slipped to third place with $20 million, while Paramount/DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda added another $11.7 million to its total. "The box office is incredibly robust right now," Media by Numbers chief Paul Dergarabedian told today's (Monday) Los Angeles Times. "Historically, films do well when times are tough, when going to the movies is an inexpensive way to forget about your troubles. This is a perfect example of that." One glaring failure on the list was Paramount's The Love Guru, which plunged 61 percent to just $5.4 million in its second week. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Wall-e, $62.5 million; 2. Wanted, $51.1 million; 3. Get Smart, $20 million; 4. Kung Fu Panda, $11.7 million; 5. The Incredible Hulk, $9.2 million; 6. The Love Guru, $5.4 million; 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $5 million; 8. The Happening, $3.9 million; 9. Sex and the City, $3.8 million; 10. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $3.2 million.

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28 June 2008 9:57 AM, PDT | From HollywoodOutbreak.com | See recent Hollywood Outbreak news

1. Wall-e Disney 3,992 23,305,000 5,838 n/a 23,305,000 2. Wanted Universal 3,175 19,015,000 5,989 n/a 19,015,000 3. Get Smart Warner Bros. 3,915 6,540,000 1,670 -51% 63,806,000 4. Kung Fu Panda Paramount 3,670 3,460,000 943 -45% 171,045,000 5. Incredible Hulk, The Universal 3,349 2,885,000 861 -57% 109,167,000 6. Love Guru, The Paramount 3,012 1,870,000 621 -65% 21,751,000 7. Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Paramount 2,556 1,385,000 542 -41% 296,290,000 8. Sex And The City Warner Bros. 2,442 1,180,000 483 -43% 137,542,000 9. Happening, The 20th Century Fox 2,483 1,170,000 471 -64% 56,383,000 10. You Don't Mess With The Zohan Sony 2,147 975,000 454 -58% 88,990,000

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24 June 2008 10:40 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Get Smart, starring Steve Carell as title character Maxwell Smart, took in $38.68 million over the weekend, well above estimates by box-office predictors and Warner Bros., the studio that released it, according to final figures released Monday by Media by Numbers. The only other film to open wide, Paramount's The Love Guru, starring Mike Myers, found little love among moviegoers as it debuted in fourth place with just $13.91 million. Meanwhile, the second week of Universal's The Incredible Hulk slipped to second place with $22.14 million, while Kung Fu Panda, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount, brought in $21.93 million in its third week. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull returned to the top of the international box office for the third week with $25 million. The film has now taken in $392 million overseas versus $291 million at home. 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. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $38,683,480, (New); 2. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $22,136,060, 2 Wks. ($97,055,430); 3. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $21,934,716, 3 Wks. ($155,830,875); 4. The Love Guru, Paramount, $13,907,130, (New); 5. The Happening, 20th Century Fox, $10,482,146, 2 Wks. ($50,749,495); 6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $8,540,313, 5 Wks. ($290,961,044); 7. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sony, $7,453,215, 3 Wks. ($84,308,418); 8. Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $6,532,394, 4 Wks. ($132,452,769); 9. Iron Man, Paramount, $4,030,272, 8 Wks. ($304,816,141); 10. The Strangers, Universal, $2,122,410, 4 Wks. ($49,759,735).

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23 June 2008 10:28 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Would you believe that Warner Bros.' Get Smart, starring Steve Carell, took in an estimated $39.2 million at the box office over the weekend? That was about $10 million more than what most box-office forecasters had predicted. On the other hand, Paramount's The Love Guru, starring Mike Myers, took in just $14 million, about $10 million less than what forecasters had predicted. Two holdover films were almost too close to call. Paramount said that the DreamWorks' Animation-produced Kung Fu Panda took in $21.7 million, while Universal claimed that The Incredible Hulk took in $21.6 million. While box-office trackers Media by Numbers listed them as the No. 2 and No. 3 film in its top-ten chart, their positions could change when final figures are released later today (Monday). Overall, the top 12 movies took in about $136.9 million, up 10 percent over the comparable weekend a year ago. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Get Smart, $39.2 million; 2. Kung Fu Panda, $21.7 million; 3. The Incredible Hulk, $21.6 million; 4. The Love Guru, $14 million; 5. The Happening, $10 million; 6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $8.4 million; 7. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $7.2 million; 8. Sex and the City, $6.5 million; 9. Iron Man, $4 million; 10. The Strangers, $1.9 million.

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17 June 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Two features from Marvel Entertainment, a company that only ten years ago was forced into bankruptcy, landed among the box office's top ten over the weekend. The Incredible Hulk sold $55.4 million worth of tickets, putting it in first place, while Iron Man added $5.6 million to its gross, bringing its seven-week total to $297.9 million. Meanwhile, performing well above expectations, Fox's The Happening took in $30.5 million in its debut -- nearly twice what analysts had predicted. Last weekend's champ, Kung Fu Panda slipped to second place with $33.6 million. 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 Incredible Hulk, Universal, $55,414,050, (New); 2. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $33,612,594, 2 Wks. ($117,289,932); 3. The Happening, 20th Century Fox, $30,517,109, (New); 4. You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Sony, $16,370,344, 2 Wks. ($68,760,685); 5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $14,741,834, 4 Wks. ($276,524,265); 6. Sex and the City, Warner Bros., $9,788,353, 3 Wks. ($119,522,016); 7. Iron Man, Paramount, $5,620,375, 7 Wks. ($297,918,329); 8. The Strangers, Universal, $4,024,485, 3 Wks. ($45,287,220); 9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $3,165,013, 5 Wks. ($131,904,474); 10. What Happens in Vegas, Fox, $1,667,587, 6 Wks. ($75,755,145).

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16 June 2008 10:41 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Movie theaters across North America saw a lot of green inside and out over the weekend as The Incredible Hulk debuted with an estimated $54.5 million. It marked the second superhero movie from Marvel Entertainment to open at No. 1 at the box office in just over a month. Iron Man hauled in over $100 million in its debut on May 2. Although most critics agreed that the latest film version of the Marvel classic was an improvement over Ang Lee's Hulk five years ago, the new film actually earned less than its predecessor, which took in $62.1 million. Meanwhile, M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening, starring Mark Wahlberg, opened with a better-than-expected $30.5 million, according to Media by Numbers. Most box-office forecasters had predicted an $18-22-million opening for the thriller. Last week's top film, Kung Fu Panda, fell to second place with $34.3 million, while You Don't Mess With the Zohan, the latest Adam Sandler comedy plunged to $16.4 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. The Incredible Hulk, $54.5 million; 2. Kung Fu Panda, $34.3 million; 3. The Happening, $30.5 million; 4. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $16.4 million; 5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $13.5 million; 6. Sex and the City, $10.2 million; 7. Iron Man, $5.1 million; 8. The Strangers, $4.1 million; 9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, $3 million; 10. What Happens in Vegas, $1.7 million.

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15 June 2008 6:24 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The comic world's mean, green fighting machine The Hulk has enjoyed an incredible opening weekend, taking in $54.5 million (GBP27.25 million) at the U.S. box office.

The Incredible Hulk roared into first place, making a third of its $150 million (GBP75 million) budget in just three days in one territory.

The film, a collaboration between Marvel Studios and Universal Pictures, stars Edward Norton as a well-meaning doctor who turns into The Hulk and Tim Roth as his nemesis, The Abomination.

Animated comedy Kung Fu Panda fell to second place with an impressive $34.3 million (GBP17.15 million), while M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller The Happening debuted at three with $30 million (GBP15 million).

The new top five is rounded off by Adam Sandler comedy You Don't Mess With The Zohan at four and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at five.

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