Read more movies stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25340/movies.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:23:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74577/new-moon-vamps-to-141m-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the third-largest weekend debut ever, The Twilight Saga: New Moon rang up $140.7 million, riding records for a midnight opening and a single day to totals trailing only The Dark Knight and Spider-Man. Audiences were four-fifths female, with the remaining 20% mostly teen boys, USA Today reports. The...http://www.newser.com/story/74577/new-moon-vamps-to-141m-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:54:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74560/new-moon-breaks-opening-day-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Twilight sequel raked in $72.7 million yesterday, making it biggest opening day ever. New Moon earned $26 million in midnight showings alone, helping it trump the previous record of $67.2 million earned by Dark Knight . The feat is all the more remarkable because it's outside the usual...http://www.newser.com/story/74560/new-moon-breaks-opening-day-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 14:09:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74445/bullock-shines-in-crowd-pleasing-blind-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Blind Side lacks inherent suspense—it's based on the true story of Michael Oher, a rookie offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. But the tale of a homeless African-American teen adopted by big-hearted white yuppies, at bottom a Sandra Bullock vehicle, goes over big in football country. Writer-director John...http://www.newser.com/story/74445/bullock-shines-in-crowd-pleasing-blind-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74441/new-moon-eclipses-ticket-records.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt doesn't open until tomorrow, but the latest Twilight movie already is breaking records. Fandango, AMC, and MovieTickets.com all say that fans are scooping up advance tickets to The Twilight Saga: New Moon in unprecedented numbers. Thousands of shows are sold out around the country, leaving pre-sale records held...http://www.newser.com/story/74441/new-moon-eclipses-ticket-records.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:52:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74079/lauren-bacall-wins-an-oscar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA mere 65 years after her unforgettable screen debut, Lauren Bacall has won an Academy Award. The honorary Oscar was a high point of a ceremony last night in Los Angeles that also celebrated the careers of filmmaker Roger Corman, cinematographer Gordon Willis, and producer John Calley. "I can't believe...http://www.newser.com/story/74079/lauren-bacall-wins-an-oscar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 15:24:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74077/2012-soars-to-top-spot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApocalypse 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...http://www.newser.com/story/74077/2012-soars-to-top-spot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 13:23:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73976/a-look-back-at-movies-of-the-00s.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe shifting sands of entertainment technology make a look at the past decade's movies a tricky proposition simply because standing the test of time means something different almost daily. "The possibility of a digital, on-demand afterlife guarantees at least a theoretically universal long-tail immortality to blockbusters and curiosities alike," New...http://www.newser.com/story/73976/a-look-back-at-movies-of-the-00s.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 11:50:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73809/best-war-movies-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn honor of Veterans Day, the Huffington Post runs down the best war movies of all time: Apocalypse Now: Vietnam War From Here to Eternity: Pearl Harbor Patton: World War II Braveheart: Scotland’s battle for independence Lawrence of Arabia: World War I Band of Brothers: World War II (and, yes,...http://www.newser.com/story/73809/best-war-movies-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 19:29:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73612/the-best-of-cold-war-cinema.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMaybe the reason Betsy Sharkey is feeling nostalgic about Cold War flicks is that the era offered a clear, if flawed, idea that we were the good guys. Regardless, it made for some good movies. The Los Angeles Times critic's faves, by "capricious category": Aliens: With "subtexts rich in what...http://www.newser.com/story/73612/the-best-of-cold-war-cinema.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:00 CST