Read more film stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/551/film.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:35:08 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/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/74448/bad-lieutenant-is-terribly-fantastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhat is Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , exactly? Most critics haven't the foggiest, but they like Werner Herzog's not-at-all-a-remake and Nicholas Cage's performance. Some reactions: Cage’s “sublimely deranged lead performance” compares favorably to Herzog’s work with Klaus Kinski, Scottt Tobias writes for the Onion AV Club . Sure, “it’s...http://www.newser.com/story/74448/bad-lieutenant-is-terribly-fantastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:02:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74432/movie-popcorn-3-quarter-pounders-plus-butter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFigure 1,600 calories, 60 grams of saturated fat, and 980 milligrams of sodium—that’s what you’re eating when you scarf down a medium helping of movie popcorn at the nation's biggest theater chain. Add a soda and it’s the equivalent of eating a pound of baby back ribs and...http://www.newser.com/story/74432/movie-popcorn-3-quarter-pounders-plus-butter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74118/couples-retreat-ad-sparks-brit-race-brouhaha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAudiences in Britain are crying foul over a Couples Retreat poster that omits two black actors who were featured on the US version. A film rep tells the Mail that the change was meant “to simplify the poster to actors who are most recognizable in international markets”—but filmgoers and...http://www.newser.com/story/74118/couples-retreat-ad-sparks-brit-race-brouhaha.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 9:37:00 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/73935/look-out-pixar-mr-fox-is-fantastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWes Anderson is winning raves for his stop-motion take on Roald Dahl's classic Fantastic Mr. Fox , with voices by a raft of stars including Meryl Streep and George Clooney: It's so good, David Edelstein forgot himself. When the flick ended, he writes in New York , he wished "the whole battery...http://www.newser.com/story/73935/look-out-pixar-mr-fox-is-fantastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 12:27:51 CST