Avatar came out on top at the box office, beating out the Denzel Washington-starring biblical action/adventure extravaganza, The Book of Eli. The 3-D epic took in another $41M, bringing its domestic total just shy of the $500M mark. It has already grossed over a billion worldwide and, with this week’s earnings, it has overtaken Star Wars to become the third highest grossing movie ever. No wonder George Lucas looked so grumpy at last night’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony where Avatar won Read more…

Hollywood is no stranger to dystopian road movies (from Mad Max to Children of Men). The Book Of Eli, where Denzel Washington plays that typical kind of anti-hero who holds the key to the survival of humankind in a post-apocalyptic world, is the latest one. In an interview with Collider last December, Washington said that the appeal of the movie is that Read more…

In a recent interview with the Onion, character actor Bronson Pinchot (Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop, True Romance) railed off about his odds-and-ends career in Hollywood–especially his memories of working with A-List celebrities like Tom Cruise, Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington. He has particular disdain for Cruise, whom he accuses of being homophobic on the set of Risky Business. He said, Read more…

It was all bad news for the new releases this week. Both The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, and Eddie Murphy’s Imagine That landed with a resounding thud. Pelham came in third, with a disappointing $25 million total (my prediction was way off).  But that wasn’t even half as bad as Read more…

The Sci-Fi flicks have gone on vacation this weekend to make room for Action and Fantasy. The big box office winner is sure to be The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, a slam-bang special effects-filled remake, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, two of Hollywood’s most bankable actors.