Read more Watchmen stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37668/watchmen.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:06:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64949/after-watchmen-bring-on-next-unfilmables.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlan Moore’s Watchmen was supposed to be unfilmable. But with the director’s cut hitting stores today, that pretty obviously wasn’t the case. Scott Thill lists some supposedly unfilmable geek bibles for Wired : Sandman: “It’s not film-shaped,” says creator Neil Gaiman. “What I got was, ‘Does The Sandman have a clearly...http://www.newser.com/story/64949/after-watchmen-bring-on-next-unfilmables.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 13:45:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64098/please-stop-covering-hallelujah-leonard-cohen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLeonard Cohen is tired of people covering “Hallelujah.” “I was reading a review of a movie called Watchmen that uses it, and the reviewer said, ‘Can we please have a moratorium on ‘Hallelujah’ in movies and television shows?’ and I kind of feel the same way,” Cohen said in a...http://www.newser.com/story/64098/please-stop-covering-hallelujah-leonard-cohen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 15:01:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54707/monsters-vs-aliens-wins-box-office-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMonsters vs. Aliens battled its way to the top this weekend, grossing $58.2 million, Entertainment Weekly reports. A staggering $32.6 million of that total was from 3-D showings, helping the family flick best Watchmen as the year’s top opener. The Haunting in Connecticut scared up $23 million for...http://www.newser.com/story/54707/monsters-vs-aliens-wins-box-office-showdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 29 Mar 2009 16:21:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54051/knowing-thinks-big-at-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKnowing knew what audiences wanted this weekend and grasped top spot with a $24.8 million haul, the Hollywood Reporter says. Buddy flick I Love You, Man bromanced to second with $18 million, while Duplicity made off with $14.4 million in third. Holdovers Race to Witch Mountain ($13 million)...http://www.newser.com/story/54051/knowing-thinks-big-at-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Mar 2009 16:28:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53399/witch-mountain-wins-weekend.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRace to Witch Mountain sped to the box office summit this weekend by banking $25 million, Entertainment Weekly reports. Last week’s big earner, Watchmen , dropped to second with $18.1 million, while upstart The Last House on the Left scared up $14.7 million in third. Taken ($6.7 million)...http://www.newser.com/story/53399/witch-mountain-wins-weekend.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Mar 2009 16:56:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52756/watchmen-sees-tepid-weekend-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWho watches the Watchmen ? Too few moviegoers to live up to box-office projections, says the Hollywood Reporter. The much-hyped flick earned only $55.7 million this weekend as Madea Goes to Jail locked in $8.8 million, Taken took $7.5 million, and Slumdog Millionaire kept riding its Oscar...http://www.newser.com/story/52756/watchmen-sees-tepid-weekend-win.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Mar 2009 16:29:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52646/warner-bros-watches-watchmen-to-gauge-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWarner Brothers restructured last year to focus on producing blockbusters like The Dark Knight , and now the studio is waiting to see if the move pays off with Watchmen , the Financial Times reports. Warner can finance a slew of films with profits from one “tent pole” movie. “The obvious thing...http://www.newser.com/story/52646/warner-bros-watches-watchmen-to-gauge-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 16:10:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52486/watchmen-just-watchable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe task of putting graphic-novel classic Watchmen onscreen may be more than any filmmaker can handle, critics say—though director Zack Snyder did win over Roger Ebert. Some impressions: "Stumbles and sometimes falls on its top-heavy ambitions. But there are also flashes of visual brilliance and performances that drill deep...http://www.newser.com/story/52486/watchmen-just-watchable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 10:54:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52189/watchmen-sure-to-blow-wilsons-cover.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPatrick Wilson has had many brushes with fame, but it’s fairly certain his role in the hotly anticipated Watchmen will finally make walking down the street a chore, New York reports. He’s done studio films before (remember The Alamo ?), won praise for his role in Little Children , even dated...http://www.newser.com/story/52189/watchmen-sure-to-blow-wilsons-cover.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 15:59:08 CST