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THE BIJOU: A Word About Harry Potter

> Starting tomorrow, SHOWBUZZDAILY will be counting down the days to the release of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (PART 2) by running retrospective reviews of each of the previous films, one per day for the next we...

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THE BIJOU: Weekend Boxoffice Footnotes & Early International Numbers – 10/31/11

> DreamWorks Animation can blame the weather for diminishing its PUSS IN BOOTS number–although there seemed to be little effect on the weekend’s other openings–but $34M is awfully low for a major animated rele...

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THE BIJOU: “Immortals” Stay Up Late

> The new 3D action-fest IMMORTALS got off to a reasonably good start with $1.4M in Thursday midnight screenings. This isn’t anything spectacular, but it’s slightly higher than the $1.3M RISE OF THE PLANET OF ...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Midnight Madness – “Sleepless Night”

> When the inevitable US remake of the French thriller SLEEPLESS NIGHT arrives, it’ll benefit from some sharper dialogue (assuming the subtitles in Toronto were fully translating the original), a bit more characterization...

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BIJOU BOXOFFICE: “Breaking Dawn” Breaks From the Gate – 11/18/11

> The Hollywood Reporter has preliminary Friday numbers suggesting that BREAKING DAWN PART 1 will gross $65-75M for the day, including $30.3M in Thursday midnight showings. Even at the high-end, that would make Breaking D...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Moneyball”

Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball was a marvelous read, but seemed like dim source material for a movie. Credit, then, is due to the creators of the film version–the various producers, screenwriters Steven Zailia...

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BIJOU BOXOFFICE: Weekend Studio Scorecard – 12/11/11

> NEW YEAR’S EVE (Warners): Hardly any bump from Saturday night couples meant about as low an opening as anyone could have reasonably imagined. Even with some play during Christmas week, the picture may strugg...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “In Time”

IN TIME: Watch It At Home – The Clock Never Really Starts Ticking Andrew Niccol wants to be a populist moviemaker of ideas, but he just doesn’t have the knack. Niccol’s ideas are genuinely im...

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THE BIJOU: Honorary Oscars Announced

> The Motion Picture Academy came up with 2 great choices and a puzzler in their selections for this year’s honorary Academy Awards. (Remember–as of last year, the honorary Oscars are no longer part of the tel...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “I Don’t Know How She Does It”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE BIJOU: Early Boxoffice Report – 9/30/11

> Deadline has updated early Friday numbers, and it’s looking like another too-close-to-call weekend: all the movies in the Top 5–MONEYBALL, THE LION KING, DOLPHIN TALE, COURAGEOUS and 50/50–have Friday ...

by Mitch Salem

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THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 9/4/11

> It turned out to be a great boxoffice weekend for movies aimed at adults, led of course by THE HELP. THE DEBT had an extraordinarily strong Saturday for a new opening (up 40% from Friday), and is riding that to a surpri...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Friends With Benefits” – Strings Attached

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL: Worth A Ticket – Routine But Spectacular With MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL, Brad Bird makes the very unusual transition from animation auteur...

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THE BIJOU AWARDS BAIT REPORT: Ugh-scar

> It may not literally be true that if you look up “hack” in the dictionary, you’ll find a picture of Brett Ratner. In fact, not all his movies are terrible: there’s Family Man, and… we...

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THE BIJOU: A Word About Harry Potter

THE BIJOU: Weekend Boxoffice Footnotes & Early International Numbers – 10/31/11

THE BIJOU: “Immortals” Stay Up Late

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Midnight Madness – “Sleepless Night”

BIJOU BOXOFFICE: “Breaking Dawn” Breaks From the Gate – 11/18/11

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Moneyball”

BIJOU BOXOFFICE: Weekend Studio Scorecard – 12/11/11

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “In Time”

THE BIJOU: Honorary Oscars Announced

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “I Don’t Know How She Does It”

THE BIJOU: Early Boxoffice Report – 9/30/11

THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 9/4/11

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Friends With Benefits” – Strings Attached

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”

THE BIJOU AWARDS BAIT REPORT: Ugh-scar

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