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Justice is served?
Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx investigate the age-old question of what constitutes justice. Law Abiding Citizen shows how you just “can't fight fate†in this cinematic spectacle criticizing the issues of a seriously flawed United States justice system. Gerard...
Gerard Butler tells Quint who he’s playing in Ralph Fiennes’ Shakespeare adaptation of CORIOLANUS!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I just got off the phone with Gerard Butler who is still out there beating the drum for the really fun LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, pushing for its second weekend. During the chat he revealed a bit of news about appearing in the Ralph Fiennes...
Gerard Butler Cast in Ray Fiennes’ ‘Coriolanus’ (Blog)
Those of you who are familiar with this site know that I cannot resist posting any news that deals with Shakespeare film adaptations (my senior year Honors project in college was a 30-page paper comparing Olivier's Hamlet to Michael Almereyda's Hamlet). Even though...
Gerard Butler Goes Shakespearean in ‘Coriolanus’ (Blog)
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, many of you feel my client Gerard Butler should be placed on movie star probation. In the light of new evidence, I plan to petition for a retrial as it would appear that Mr. Butler has abandoned romantic comedies in order to accept a...
Gerard Butler announces his plans to co-star with Ralph Fiennes in Coriolanus
Gerard talks to WJZ Baltimore about an upcoming movie with Ralph Fiennes, the big screen adaptation of Coriolanus. This will be Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut in which he will also play the lead....
Ralph Fiennes to direct ‘Coriolanus’
Ralph Fiennes is making his directorial debut with a feature adaptation of William Shakespeare's Roman tragedy "Coriolanus." Fiennes, who stars in Stephen Daldry's "The Reader" alongside Oscar-nommed Kate Winslet, has already scouted for locations in East Europe and...
Thesp trio joins Ralph Fiennes film
Hurt, Redgrave, Chastain board 'Coriolanus' William Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave and Jessica Chastain have boarded Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut "Coriolanus." Pic is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's study of the way power corrupts, set in the early years of the...
Gerard Butler is ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ gone mad
Gerard Butler in 'Law Abiding Citizen' The star of “300,†Gerard Butler is poised to surprise as he stars opposite Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx in the upcoming action-packed thriller “Law Abiding Citizen†where they are pitted against each other in a deadly...
Law Abiding Citizen review (blog)
When two men break into his house, kill his little girl, and rape and murder his wife, Clyde Shelton(Gerard Butler) is positive that the justice system will put both men behind bars and essentially on death row. However, when the police botch the forensics on the...
Unreal Movie Review: Law Abiding Citizen
Law Abiding Citizen is a film flying completely under the radar at the moment, drowned out due to the sounds of children's screams exiting Where the Wild Things Are this weekend. But ignoring its seemingly unoriginal plot and massive pile of negative reviews, it's a...
Auds embrace ‘Wild Things’ on Friday
Warner Bros.' "Where the Wild Things Are" tore up the October record for a PG live-action film yesterday, grossing a boffo $11.9 million off 3,735 theaters. Pic's first day easily exceeded Warner Bros.' expectations as the studio was predicting a weekend take in the...
Law Abiding Citizen takes 2nd Place with $21 Million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Where the Wild Things Are" stomped off with the top spot at the North American box office with $32.5 million in ticket sales this weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday. The Spike Jonze-directed film, which is based on the classic...
Where the Wild Things Are Begins With a $32 Million Rumpus (Blog)
Well, it was an interesting weekend at the theaters, though perhaps not as earth-shattering as some had hoped. As expected, Where the Wild Things Are was the weekend's big winner, with an opening haul of $32 million. Frankly, though, I had expected a much bigger...
‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Movie Brought Mystery & Suspense
Overture Films' new psychological, thriller, movie “Law Abiding Citizen†brought a lot of mystery and suspense,as it debuted nationwide,this weekend. It starred : Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney, Leslie Bibb, Michael Irby, Regina Hall, and...
MOVIE REVIEW: Law Abiding Citizen Great Nasty Fun Until the Wheels Drop Off!
After Clyde Shelton's [Gerard Butler] wife and daughter are murdered, Assistant D.A. Nick Rice [Jamie Foxx] makes a deal with one of the killers to put the other on death row. The deal maker pleads to third-degree murder and gets a remarkably short sentence. What Rice...
Review – Law Abiding Citizen (blog)
Revenge, How Sweet It Is? Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) doesn't realize that the door he is about to open will change his life forever. A random act of violence is about to drastically alter Clyde's life forever. Although Shelton can identify the culprits, hotshot...
‘Where The Wild Things Are’ Overperforming For $12+M Friday & Probable $38+M Weekend
FRIDAY PM/SATURDAY AM: Warner Bros didn't know what to expect on such a unique project as Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are since it couldn't find a single comp. Finally, the studio settled on Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas since it had a famous...
‘CITIZEN’ NABS RECORD OPENING DAY FOR OVERTURE FILMS
Warner Bros.' "Where the Wild Things Are" tore up the October record for a PG-live action film yesterday, grossing a boffo $11.9 million off 3,735 theaters. Pic's first day easily exceeded Warner Bros.' expectations as the studio was predicting a weekend take in the...
Gerard Butler talks to AskMen about his hardest role to date
Q1: You've had a very busy year, haven't you? Well, [laughing] I just want to start crying … Q2: You played a very active role in the making of Law Abiding Citizen. How many hats did you actually wear? Officially, two, but it felt more like to me, seven. [laughing]...
Fate of ‘Wild Things’ fuzzy as ‘Paranormal’ and ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ shine
Audiences came out to the movies in droves this weekend, sending ticket sales up 41% from last year, but the future of the No. 1 movie is still unclear. "Where the Wild Things Are" sold a healthy $32.5 million worth of tickets in the U.S. and Canada, according to...