Tag: Chris Weitz

Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Little Fockers

Posted: December 22, 2010 at 12:00 am   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

Little Fockers greatly improves over the abysmal second act of this trilogy, but while I was consistently chuckling along the way, the film lacks any innovation with little we haven’t seen before in the genre; or series. Greg and Pam Focker have had a set of twins and they are close to celebrating their latest […]

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Roger Qbert Reviews “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Posted: June 29, 2010 at 9:22 am   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

The Twilight Saga returns with its second installment, New Moon. The series revolves around Bella (Kristen Stewart), the love interest of Edward (Robert Pattinson), sparkly vampire extraordinaire. (Seriously, he looks like a stripper sneezed on him.) Bella being decidedly non-vampiresque – that’s a word now – creates quite the conundrum for Edward. He’s desperately in […]

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Coppola, Van Sant, and Condon Approached For “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn”

Posted: March 16, 2010 at 11:24 am   /   Local, Movie News

Summit seems to be upping the ante in its quest to keep the Twilight Saga one of the biggest running franchises in Hollywood. They have according to Entertainment Weekly approrached three A-list directors; Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette), Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk), and Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters). They’ve […]

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Chris Weitz Admits “New Moon” Jolly Forrest Romp “A Mistake”

Posted: March 5, 2010 at 4:40 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I may not have enjoyed New Moon, but I do like director Chris Weitz, despite what you might think he is a man who puts thoughts into his adaptations. There is many things across the internet detailing just how badly he was screwed by the studio in his Golden Compass adaptation. Although, I will never […]

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Chris Weitz Reveals “10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON”

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 11:39 am   /   Local, Movie News

Entertainment Weekly has released five exclusive facts about THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, staight from the source – director Chris Weitz. Here are two of the five facts: 1. Hidden wolves – Look for an upside-down engraving of a wolf in the shot of the bowl in which Carlisle burns his first aid equipment; on […]

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Breaking Dawn, Breaking in Two?

Posted: December 1, 2009 at 3:00 am   /   Local, Movie News

$481 million in the hole for New Moon and Summit wants more.  Now it seems they are thinking about breaking the final film into two parts to let the story breathe and include everything possible in the final chapter of The Twilight Saga.  Though, first they are going to wait and see what the third […]

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‘New Moon’ Director Chris Weitz to team with Summit again for ‘Gardener’

Posted: November 23, 2009 at 4:20 pm   /   Local, Movie News

You are Chris Weitz, your film just had one of the biggest openings on record, what do you do next? You work on a more personal project. The great thing about being tied to a series like Twilight is that you have a built in audience that can help propel future projects. The audience didn’t […]

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TWILIGHT NEW MOON Breaks Opening Day Record and Claims Third Highest Weekend

Posted: November 22, 2009 at 7:52 pm   /   Featured, Local, Movie News

It’s official – THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON has broken some big box office records during its first weekend in theaters. According to Box Office Mojo, the film brought in $72.7 million opening day alone. NEW MOON opened on 8,500 screens across 4,024 theaters in the US. This ‘eclipsed’ THE DARK KNIGHT, which previously held […]

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Posted: November 20, 2009 at 12:01 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON is the second movie in the film series, derived from the popular novels by Stephenie Meyer. This time around, the audience is introduced to more action than the first film – and fans of the series are given more of the love story that they have been waiting for all […]

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Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant

Posted: October 23, 2009 at 10:59 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is the latest in a string of vampire themed movies. The film is adapted from a series of popular novels by Darren Shan. Directed by Paul Weitz who just happens to be the brother of The Twilight Saga: New Moon‘s director Chris Weitz. In this current glut of blood […]

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