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Don Jon (Blu-ray)

March 23, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Glenne Headley
Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Running Time: 90 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: March 24th 2014

Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes his writing and directing debut with Don Jon and also takes the lead role – so he was certainly busy. You have to wonder whether he thought his previous movies didn’t have enough sex scenes, so he wrote himself a movie where he got loads of them, and where he also had the chance to buff up to show off a very impressive physique. (I’m sure those weren’t his motivations though). [Read more…]

Gravity Holds The US Box Office Top Spot With $44 Million

October 14, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

While some weren’t sure whether Gravity’s incredible visuals would translate into box office success, the film is now a bona fide hit, taking $44 million in its second weekend to top the box office once more. That’s just a 20% drops, which is incredibly unusual for a film that took over $50 million in its first outing (indeed it’s the best hold ever for such a film outside the holidays).

Gravity also had the second best weekend ever for IMAX, taking $9 million in that format, while 86% of the gross was for the 3D version, almost double what many of the summer’s 3D openings had. It shows that if Hollywood can present something where viewers feel they’re really getting something for a premium ticket, they will turn up. It’s expected by the end of its run it’ll be in the $250-300 million range, and perhaps beyond.

The Tom Hanks drama Captain Phillips ended up in second place with $26 million in its first three days. It’s a pretty good start, ahead of the likes the Zero Dark Thirty and Argo, suggesting it’ll be a real success by the end of its run, helped by great reviews.

The only other new movie in the top 10 was Machete Kills, which came in at number four with a verylacklustre $3.7 million. That’s just a third of the first film’s opening and one of the worst starts ever for a movie opening on more than 2,500 screens. It probably didn’t help that while the marketing started with a bang, it went on for so long that any hype dissipated before it opened.

Outside the top 10, Romeo And Juliet, starring Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfeld, proved a major flop, taking just half-a-million.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of October 11th-13th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Gravity	$44.2	$123.4
2	Captain Phillips	$26.0	$26,0
3	Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2	$14.2	$78.0
4	Machete Kills	$3.7	$3,7
5	Runner Runner	$3.7	$14.1
6	Prisoners	$3.6	$53.6
7	Insidious Chapter 2	$2.6	$78.4
8	Rush	$2.3	$22.2
9	Don Jon	$2.3	$20.1
10	Baggage Claim	$2.0	$18.2

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FILMS: Gravity, Captain Phillips, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, Machete Kills, Runner Runner, Prisoners, Insidious Chapter 2, Rush, Don Jon, Baggage Claim

Gravity Breaks October Records At The US Box Office

October 7, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There’s been plenty of interest in Gravity, but few expected it to do as well as it has on its opening weekend in the US. It took an impressive $55.5 million, a new record for October, outdoing the previous best, 2011’s Paranormal Activity 3.

Interestingly it’s also the best opening for both George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. With critics and audiences raving, it should continue to do well over the coming weeks, making it a bona fide mega-hit. Some even suggest it could make a decent awards runs this winter, which is very unusual for a sci-fi movie.

Not all the new movies did as well, as Runner Runner bombed with just $7.6 million. Even the combined star power of Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck couldn’t draw audiences out, partly because the marketing failed to make it clear what the movie is about. It also seems viewers didn’t think much of it, suggesting it’s unlikely to have much staying power either.

The only other new entry was Pulling Strings, which took $2.5 million to land in ninth place. It’s the second movie in the last month aimed at Hispanic audiences that’s hit the top 10, which is impressive as usually they’re barely noticed at the box office. The other film, Instructions Not Included, is now the highest grossing Spanish-language film ever at the US box office, with $41.2 million. Pulling Strings has little chance of besting that, but it’s still doing well.

Take a look at the US box office top 10 for the weekend of October 4th-7th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Gravity	$55.5	$55,5
2	Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2	$21.5	$60.5
3	Runner Runner	$7.6	$7.6
4	Prisoners	$5.7	$47.8
5	Rush	$4.4	$18.0
6	Don Jon	$4.1	$16.0
7	Baggage Claim	$4.1	$15.1
8	Insidious Chapter 2	$3.8	$74.7
9	Pulling Strings	$2.5	$2.5
10	Enough Said	$2.1	$5.3

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ACTORS: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock FILMS: Gravity, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, Runner Runner, Prisoners, Rush, Don Jon, Insidious Chapter 2

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Says If He Defines His Sexuality The Paparazzi Will Win

September 14, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Some actors feel as if they’re in a personal war with the paparazzi, and one of those is Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who even made a documentary about the people who follow him around. Now he’s extending that war to publicly defining his sexuality, telling Out Magazine, “That would be really tacky — they would win if I had to clarify.”

There have been many rumours about him over the years, some due to his decision to appear in gay-themed movies such as Mysterious Skin and Latter Days, or blind items that supposedly say things such as that he was a relationship with Michael Pitt.

He’s far from the first actor who’s refused to define their sexuality for the masses, and with many of them it wasn’t because they were hiding the fact they were gay, so whether JGL has a preference for one gender or the other is still completely unknown.

The actor also talks about his feature-length directing debut, Don Jon, which is about a New Jersey porn addict who struggles to make his reality meet the self-imposed expectations of his porn obsession. He says, “I was interested in making a movie about how people treat each other like things, and all kinds of media can contribute to that. I’ve been working as an actor since I was a little kid, and I’ve always been fascinated, and a little horrified, by the way people relate to images they see on screen. Sometimes I feel I am seen as a thing more than a person, and I don’t think that’s unique to actors. I think everyone is subject to that kind of pigeonholing.”

We also have to say, he’s looking mighty fine on Out’s cover too. You can also see a few more pics of the actor from his Out shoot below. [Read more…]

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New Don Jon Trailer – Fresh look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut

August 15, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There’s been a lot of interest in Don Jon, largely because it’s the first film Joseph Gordon Levitt has directed. He also stars in the movie, alongside Scarlett Johnasson, Julianne Moore and Tony Danza. Now we can get a fresh look with a brand new trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a strong, handsome, good old-fashioned guy. His buddies call him Don Jon due to his ability to “pull” a different woman every weekend, but even the finest fling doesn’t compare to the bliss he finds alone in front of the computer watching pornography. Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) is a bright, beautiful, good old-fashioned girl. Raised on romantic Hollywood movies, she’s determined to find her Prince Charming and ride off into the sunset. Wrestling with good old-fashioned expectations of the opposite sex, Jon and Barbara struggle against a media culture full of false fantasies to try and find true intimacy in this unexpected comedy written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.’

It’s due out later this year. [Read more…]

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New Poster For Joseph Gordon Levitt’s Don Jon Released

June 26, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s first film as writer and director, Don Jon, is due out towards the end of the year, but to help keep it in people’s minds, a new poster has been released, featuring JGL looking very clean-cut as the title character.

‘Raised on romantic Hollywood movies, she’s determined to find her Prince Charming and ride off into the sunset. Wrestling with good old-fashioned expectations of the opposite sex, Jon and Barbara struggle against a media culture full of false fantasies to try and find true intimacy in this unexpected comedy written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.’

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ACTORS: Joseph Gordon-Levitt FILMS: Don Jon