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Journey to the Center of the Earth on Blu-Ray

10 November 2008 10:00 AM, PST | From www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news

Blu Ray is great for 3D movies because the high definition makes all the different depths of a scene perfectly distinct. The only unfortunate thing is that they.re using red/green glasses which warps the colors. I don.t quite understand how, if Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D used clear glasses in theaters, it can.t work like that at home. For now, we.ll have to live with this mixed bag on Blu Ray.

On Blu-Ray: Journey to the Center of the Earth

You still see all the detail in the sets and creatures. It.s just there.s a weird color effect from the glasses. All the locations and visual effects are crisp and clear, especially with the lines sharply defined at different distances. It.s just the red and green never quite converges to real life colors.

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Hollywood Stars Headed To Singapore For 3Dx Film Festival In November

2 November 2008 11:41 AM, PST | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Hollywood stars and big name movie execs will be heading to Singapore in November to support the first annual 3Dx Film and Entertainment Technology Festival.

Actors Brendan Fraser and Christopher Lloyd are some of the stars that will be hitting the red carpet to help support the impact of 3D technology and future applications to make seeing the movies that much better. Fraser's recent 3D film, "Journey to the Center of the Earth" will be featured to offer viewers a taste of future magic that 3D technology will deliver.

A wide range of other 3D movies from all genres including animation, documentaries, action films and rock concert will all be offered to view.

Leading names from the movie industry that will be attending include Jeffrey Katzenberg (CEO, Dreamworks Animation), Jon Landau (Academy Award Winning Producer), Jim Gianopulos (Chairman, 20th Century Fox), Dan Glickman (President, Motion Picture Association of America) and Mark Zoradi (President,

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New DVD's This Week: "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" & "Death Defying Acts"

29 October 2008 6:35 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Those looking to catch some new flicks on DVD this week can find a mix of action, romance and some new children's movies to help keep the kids entertained.

"Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" is a great family PG film that allows parents and kids to watch the movie in 3D with the glasses included. Brendan Fraser stars in the action film as a seismic geologist who discovers his brother's note in a copy of the Jules Verne novel. He then heads to Iceland with his nephew, played by Josh Hutcherson, to begin a journey which leads them into a primeval underworld in the center of the earth.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Guy Pearce take on "Death Defying Acts" in a film about Harry Houdini and his tour of Britain in 1926 and the passionate affair that Houdini begins with a Scottish psychic. Kids can get a new look

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'The Mummy' to Return from the Dead Again?

28 October 2008 6:17 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Citing a source "deep inside" Universal - and yes, I used those quotation marks to add even more possible innuendo - Cinema Blend is reporting that the studio is setting the wheels in motion for a fourth Mummy movie, most likely without Brendan Fraser.

How does this happen? Well, you see, this summer's entry in the series, The Mummy: Kiss of the Spider Woman or whatever it was, actually cashed in. It didn't make Sex and the City profit or Mamma Mia! profit, but it earned about 2.5 times its budget, and if you're a franchise, that's reason enough for one more Roman numeral.

But things will change. Cinema Blend says, "Almost no one involved with the third movie wants anything to do with The Mummy's future," pointing out that new cast member Jet Li was not a fan and that Fraser wants to focus on a sequel to

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Supernatural Star Jensen Ackles Gets 3D Treatment

28 October 2008 5:04 PM, PDT | From tvblog.ugo.com/ | See recent TVblogo.ugo.com news

Sure Supernatural Co-Star Jared Padalecki is starring in the remake of the iconic Friday the 13th, a film that fans agree should be made for a change, but Jensen Ackles – who plays Sam on Supernatural – is headlining another horror remake, in 3d.  Ackles will be starring in “My Bloody Valentine 3D,” a remake of a Canadian slasher film that was released in 1981. The synopsis for My Bloody Valentine reads: Tom (Ackles) returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine’s night massacre that claimed the life of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders. In reality, the murders are being committed by a zombie miner named Harry Warden.  Why didn’t this spawn a multiple sequel franchise again?  Oh yeah, because the killers name was Harry. The film is shot using the Real 3D process that was used for Brendan Fraser

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Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 10/28

28 October 2008 1:20 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Filed under: New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home Entertainment

Kit Kittredge -- An American Girl

It's the feature film for all the little girls out there who have American Girl dolls, and those who have long since grown up. Abigail Breslin stars as a young, budding reporter who tries to help her family during the Great Depression. She's surrounded by the financial woes of the time, plus prejudice and a situation that asks for a little Nancy Drewing. It's a must-see for the kids, and anyone who can enjoy a youthful dip into the past. Buy It.

Billy the Kid

Jennifer Venditti had come to the small Maine town to do some casting for Bugcrush, but she found something better -- Billy. Spending a week with the 15-year-old, Venditti captured a young man's highs and lows, his triumphs and vulnerabilities. The film is wildly funny, but also a

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Monika Bartyzel

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New to Home Video: 'Center of the Earth,' 'Kit Kittredge,' 'Zombie Strippers' and More

28 October 2008 6:00 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Why are some weeks better than others when it comes to DVD releases (or as my friend Brady would say, DVD-wise)? It's a really good question, I think, and I'm sure if you ever had the ear of someone in the home video racket they'd tell you that this weekend, for example, a lot of adults will be out at Halloween parties or something.

Whatever the official reason, we have a lot of new DVDs but not many you're going to run right out and snap up, I fear. Here's the rundown:

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Even though the movie held a pretty strong audience this summer, I'm not sure how well a live-action 3-D film will really translate to home video. I mean, they're selling the 2-D version, which completely undermines at least 40% of the purpose of the film, and you can also buy a 3-D

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Colin Boyd

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New DVD Releases: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Kit Kittredge, and More

28 October 2008 3:59 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

Journey to the Center of the Earth, Brendan Fraser's adaptation of the classic story from Jules Verne, leads this week's crop of new DVD releases. Also debuting on DVD: the toy-inspired Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, starring Little Miss Sunshine's Abigail Breslin as a Depression-era investigative journalist; and Tinker Bell, Disney's straight-to-video tale of the Peter Pan fairy's adventures, featuring the voices of Raven-Symone, America Ferrera, and Lucy Liu.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Tinker Bell

Thomas Leupp

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On DVD Today: October 28, 2008

28 October 2008 1:21 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

DVD Links: Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed Not exactly the greatest of weeks for DVD and Blu-ray releases, but I have added a bunch of new titles and release dates (links at the bottom) and I am sure Disney is loving the empty week to debut their direct-to-dvd Tinker Bell feature. Tinker Bell I received this late last week and haven't had a chance to give it a watch yet. I was hoping to get it watched before I ran this week's releases so I could have a full review for you, but no such luck. You can watch the trailer below, but other video I have seen of the flick doesn't really give much of an idea of what the film is about outside of telling the story of Tinker Bell's origins and how fairies help the seasons change. Not sure what the plot twist in the story is,

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Brad Brevet

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My Bloody Valentine Poster = Everything I Hate About 3D

23 October 2008 11:38 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

There’s a new poster out for the remake of the 80s horror flick My Bloody Valentine. In an attempt to lure audiences back into theaters for yet another remake, this version of the movie will be in 3D.

If you’re a regular Screen Rant reader, you’ll know that I’m a big fan and supporter of the resurgence of 3D movies. However my love of the format is based on it being used in a subtle manner - bringing the audience into the film and adding visual depth to scenes.

 

This poster however, represents everything I hate about 3D and is exactly the sort of gimmicky approach that is fodder for those who think the format will be a flash in the pan instead of the next generation of movie viewing technology.

Specifically, I can’t stand the “pop out of the screen towards the audience” effects in movies.

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Vic Holtreman

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'Burn After Reading' claims Oz No.1

21 October 2008 11:06 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Coen brothers comedy Burn After Reading has landed at number one at the Australian box office. Mark Wahlberg's video game adaptation Max Payne enters at two, while last week's number one Body Of Lies slips to third. Elsewhere, The Duchess and Journey To The Center Of The Earth switch places at four and five, while Pixar animation Wall-e falls four spots to sixth. The top ten in full: 1. (-) Burn After Reading (more)

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BitTorrent Watchers Downloading Older Movies

21 October 2008 10:30 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Suggesting that BitTorrent users are not always trying to get a look at the most recently released films, the website TorrentFreak.com claimed Monday that Warner Bros.' Get Smart, which was released theatrically last June, was the most-downloaded film of the week. It is due to be released on DVD on November 4. Warner's Journey to the Center of the Earth, which was released in theaters in July and is due to be released on DVD next week, was the second-most-downloaded movie. Paramount's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which topped the BitTorrent list last week, fell to third place, possibly because the DVD had already hit the stores last week.

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DVD Review: Journey To The Center Of The Earth (2008)

21 October 2008 9:45 AM, PDT | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

Maybe cinema history will regard 2008 as the year that 3D made a big comeback. U2 3D did well at IMAX screens, and Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert made pretty good bucks at standard theaters. The summer.s action spectacular Journey to the Center of the Earth managed to produce at an even better rate, as it grabbed a decent $99 million. No, that.s not a killer figure - The Dark Knight made the same amount in its first couple of days! . but it.s a respectable gross, especially since Journey apparently only cost $45 million to make.

Would the flick have done nearly as well without the 3D gimmick? That seems doubtful, as it provides pretty mediocre action/adventure fare enlivened mostly by its wild effects. Loosely based on the Jules Verne novel, Journey introduces us to Professor Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser). A decade after

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Cheesy new Journey to the Center of The Earth in 3D Japanese Movie Poster

7 September 2008 1:25 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

The studio recently released this laughable new Japanese movie poster for the action film remake of “Journey To The Center Of The Earth in 3D” by director Eric Brevig and starring Brendan Fraser (G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra), Josh Hutcherson (Cirque du Freak) and Anita Briem (The Storyteller). My favorite part of the poster is the super-intense movie patrons. Synopsis: On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest “Journey To The Center Of The Earth in 3D” movie news and posters.

Brian Corder

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Can Knight Beat Titanic?

12 August 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The Dark Knight has come within striking distance of displacing the original Star Wars as the second-highest-grossing movie of all time. Final weekend figures released by Media by Numbers on Monday indicated that the latest Batman sequel grossed $26.1 million over the weekend to keep it at No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week. It has now grossed $441.32 million, or about $20 million short of Star Wars' achievement. However, it's far behind the George Lucas classic when inflation is taken into account. If tickets in 1977, when Star Wars came out, had cost what they do today, the movie would have earned $1.23 billion -- an amount The Dark Knight has no chance of equaling. (When adjusted for inflation the top film of all time is Gone With the Wind, which would have made $1.26 billion in today's dollars.) Analysts also suggest that it has no chance of equaling the $600 million (unadjusted for inflation) that Titanic took in a decade ago. Indeed Warner Bros. distribution chief Dan Fellman conceded as much in an interview appearing in today's (Tuesday) Hollywood Reporter. "Titanic was once in a lifetime, and I don't think we'll ever have another gross like that in the history of the industry," Fellman said.

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 Dark Knight, Warner Bros., $26,117,030, 4 Wks. ($441,628,497); 2. Pineapple Express, Sony, $23,245,025, 1 Wks. ($41,318,736 (From Wednesday); 3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Universal, $16,490,970, 2 Wks. ($71048920); 4. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, Warner Bros., $10,678,430, 1 Wks. ($19,620,128 (From Wednesday); 5. Step Brothers, Sony, $9,128,662, 3 Wks. ($81132136); 6. Mamma Mia!, Universal, $8,208,580, 4 Wks. ($104,144,505); 7. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Warner Bros., $4,871,478, 5 Wks. ($81,775,323); 8. Hancock, Sony, $3,317,450, 5 Wks. ($221,726,791); 9. Wall-e, Disney, $3140083, 7 Wks. ($210,206,582); 10. Swing Vote, Disney, $3,125,290, 2 Wks. ($12,020,828).

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Knight Once Again Wins The Gold

11 August 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In its fourth weekend, The Dark Knight moved within striking distance of the original Star Wars to claim the title of the second-highest-grossing movie of all time. With its domestic gross now standing at $441.5 million, the movie should overtake the George Lucas classic, which has had several rereleases that have brought its total to $461 million. At its current pace, it should surpass that figure by next weekend. Nevertheless, box office analysts give the movie scant chance of breaking Titanic's record of $601 million. Once again, the Batman movie wound up at the top of the box-office heap with $26 million, beating out the debut of the stoner comedy Pineapple Express, which earned $22.4 million, according to industry estimates. It was the first movie to hold on to the box office crown for four consecutive weeks since Lord of the Rings: Return of the King did so in 2003. The only other movie to open wide was Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, which landed in fourth place with $10.8 million, behind The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor with $16.1 million. Overall, the box office took in $120 million, down from $154 million for the comparable weekend a year ago. Comparisons, however, are dicey, given this weekend's competition from the opening of the Olympic Games in China.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. The Dark Knight, $26 million; 2. Pineapple Express, $22.4 million; 3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, $16.1 million; 4. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, $10.8 million; 5. Step Brothers, $8.9 million; 6. Mamma Mia!, $8.1 million; 7. Journey to the Center of the Earth, $4.9 million; 8. Hancock, $3.3 million; 9. Swing Vote, $3.1 million; 10. Wall-e, $3 million.

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Knight Crosses $400-Million Mark in 18 Days

5 August 2008 10:32 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight on Monday sprinted past the $400-million mark in ticket sales 18 days after it was released, thereby setting a new box-office record and beating the 43-day record set by Shrek 2 in 2004 in reaching that milestone. The film earned $6,287,429 on Monday to bring its total gross to $400,038,494, according to Media By Numbers. Earlier, the box-office tracking group had indicated that the actual results for the weekend had not been so hardy as studios had estimated. Knight, which had been expected to earn $43.8 million, actually came in at $42.6 million, and Universal's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which had been expected to earn $42.5 million, actually came in at $40.5 million. Meanwhile, on MSNBC.com, film commentator Erik Lundegaard argued that there is little chance that The Dark Knight will be able to challenge Titanic for the title of the highest-grossing movie in history. Suggesting that from here on out the movie will depend on repeat business if it is to gross $600 million -- as Titanic did -- Lundegaard commented, "Fanboys are fanboys, but there are no repeat customers like teenage girls in love with Leonardo DiCaprio." Lundegaard noted that the fall-off in ticket sales for Knight closely mirrors that of last year's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. If it continues to do so, he observed, Knight will probably end up with a domestic total of $515 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 Dark Knight, Warner Bros., $42,664,219, 3 Wks. ($393,751,065); 2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Universal, $40,457,770, (New); 3. Step Brothers, Sony, $16,506,526, 2 Wks. ($63,172,026); 4. Mamma Mia!, Universal, $12,615,515, 3 Wks. ($87,470,125); 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Warner Bros., $6,662,406, 4 Wks. ($72,927,314); 6. Swing Vote, Disney, $6,230,669, (New); 7. Hancock, Sony, $5,087,756, 5 Wks. ($215,883,222); 8. Wall-e, Disney, $4,603,179, 6 Wks. ($204,078,076); 9. The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Fox, $3,385,878, 2 Wks. ($17,021,373); 10. Space Chimps, Fox, $2,720,177, 3 Wks. ($21,971,016).

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Knight And Mummy In Tight Race

4 August 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight remained the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office for the third weekend in a row, taking in an estimated $43.8 million and edging out the debut of Universal's The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, which took in $42.4 million. Mummy bested Knight on a per-theater basis, however, coming in with an average of $11,303 at 3,760 theaters versus $9,939 for Knight at 4,266 theaters. The results left Knight sitting on the edge of $400 million at $395 million after 17 days in release. Many analysts predicted the film could cross the magic number by today (Monday), it's 18th day in release, thereby setting yet another record. Previously the record for hitting $400 million in ticket sales in the shortest amount of time is held by last year's Shrek, which did it in 43 days. Many analysts have also begun predicting that the movie has a strong possibility of surpassing Titanic, which holds the record as the biggest earner of all time with $601 million. The only other film to open wide over the weekend was Kevin Costner's Swing Vote, which audiences voted down with just $6.3 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. The Dark Knight, $43.8 million; 2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, $42.5 million; 3. Step Brothers, $16.3 million; 4. Mamma Mia!, $13.1 million; 5. Journey to the Center of the Earth, $6.9 million; 6. Swing Vote, $6.3 million; 7. Hancock, $5.2 million; 8. Wall-E, $4.7 million; 9. The X-Files: I Want to Believe, $3.4 million; 10. Space Chimps, $2.8 million.

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The Dark Knight Stays Top Of U.S. Box Office

3 August 2008 6:16 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Dark Knight has retained its grip over the U.S. box office, taking in a colossal $43.8 million (GBP21.9 million) in its third week of release.

The Batman Begins sequel has now earned nearly $400 million (GBP200 million) in America alone, and boasts a worldwide gross of $520 million (GBP260 million).

New release The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor came close to toppling it from the top spot; the Brendan Fraser-starring adventure taking $42.5 million (GBP21.25 million).

Step Brothers secured the number three spot, after banking $16.3 million (GBP8.15 million); followed by Mamma Mia with $13.1 million (GBP6.55 million) and Journey to the Center of the Earth with $6.9 million (GBP3.45 million).

Kevin Costner's political comedy Swing Vote struggled into sixth place, with disappointing takings of $6.3 million (GBP3.15 million).

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Box-Office Wrap-Up: Aug. 1 - Aug. 3, 2008

3 August 2008 1:59 PM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

I've never been so happy to be wrong. It was an extremely interesting weekend as Dark Knight started $2.6m behind Mummy 3 before a giant rally on Saturday. I'm still not sure these numbers will stick, but for now let's give Batman his due. #1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Week In A Row 1. The Dark Knight That's a perfect prediction. I'm happy here. Dark Knight passed $523m worldwide this weekend, or half a billion (as I like to say). It will never ever catch Titanic, so stow that dream, but it still evidently had enough juice to beat a clearly inferior film. Result: 43.8 million (My rank: #2, $1.1m off) 2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Disaster. The last Mummy cleared $70m on its opening weekend. The lesson: when Rachel Weisz tells you to work on the script... you should probably work on the script. Result: 42.4 million (My rank: #1, $9.8m off) 3. Step Brothers

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Laremy Legel

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