Intouchables

I gotta say that despite everything I hear and read about Harvey Weinstein, and my own first (and only) time meeting him in person several years ago, I almost always enjoy listening to him in conversation – specifically in interviews. He’s so much a fanboy, and his love, passion (and knowledge) of cinema is infectious [...]

Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein Talks ‘Intouchables’ Remake; Leaning Towards Casting Latino In Omar Sy’s Role

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Before we see him in Michel Gondry’s Mood Indigo, or any Hollywood productions (he recently signed with United Talent Agency), Frenchman Omar Sy (winner of the Lumière award -  French equivalent of the Golden Globes - for Best Actor, and France’s highest acting honor in that same category, the César Award - the French equivalent of the Academy Award) will appear in the sports dramedy, Les Seigneurs (or, [...]

Continue Reading Watch First Trailer For ‘Les Seigneurs’ (‘The Lords’)

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It’s not quite there yet, but everyone’s favorite rom-com is about $10 milllion shy of the coveted $100 million in box office receipts. As of today, it’s raked in $89.7 million ($660,000 this weekend), playing on 509 screens currently.  Will it get to $100 million? It’ll be tough this late in the game, but ya [...]

Continue Reading ‘Think Like A Man’ Continues Push To $100 Million, Opens In South Africa; ‘Intouchables’ Adds

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I completely forgot about this earlier this week – the so-called specialty box office for last weekend; and what a weekend it was to miss, because The Intouchables, the award-winning French buddy comedy starring Omar Sy, openned on 4 screens last week Friday, in the USA, and went on to gross $137,000 over the 4-day [...]

Continue Reading "The Intouchables" Opens Strong On Just 4 Screens; Expands To 50 This Weekend

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I completely forgot about this earlier this week – the so-called specialty box office for last weekend; and what a weekend it was to miss, because The Intouchables, the award-winning French buddy comedy starring Omar Sy, openned on 4 screens last week Friday, in the USA, and went on to gross $137,000 over the 4-day [...]

Continue Reading "The Intouchables" Opens Strong On Just 4 Screens; Expands To 50 This Weekend

Tags: buddy comedy, edward norton, english language film, film, Intouchables, Opens, tilda swinton, weinstein company, wes anderson

Men In Black 3 opens today in the USA, in case you’ve had your head buried in the sand all week. I’ve seen it, and I’m guessing Sergio has as well.  It’s Men In Black; not much else to say… other than maybe the one obvious change this time around being that it’s in 3D. [...]

Continue Reading In Theaters This Weekend: Will Smith Bets On "Black" + Omar Sy Is One Of The "Intouchables"

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Billed as the largest festival in Hollywood dedicated to foreign film, the City of Lights, City of Angels (COL•COA) Festival will be bringing the best in contemporary French cinema from Paris to Los Angeles in what will be its 16th year. Of note, 2 films you should be familiar with by now, given how much coverage [...]

Continue Reading 1 Week Of French Cinema In LA (Angelinos See "Zarafa" & "Intouchables" Early)

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Billed as the largest festival in Hollywood dedicated to foreign film, the City of Lights, City of Angels (COL•COA) Festival will be bringing the best in contemporary French cinema from Paris to Los Angeles in what will be its 16th year. Of note, 2 films you should be familiar with by now, given how much coverage [...]

Continue Reading 1 Week Of French Cinema In LA (Angelinos See "Zarafa" & "Intouchables" Early)

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