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The Woman In Black (DVD)

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It’s surprising it’s taken 30 years to turn The Woman In Black into a movie. Susan Hill’s novel has sold millions of copies, and a stage version has been running in the West End since 1989, becoming the second longest-running non-musical production ever. Now Hammer has finally managed to get it onto the screen, with Eden Lake’s James Watkins directing and Daniel Radcliffe starring.

Radcliffe plays young lawyer Arthur Kipps, a man still reeling from the death of his wife during childbirth. Having rather neglected his work, he’s given one final chance by his firm, which involves going to the remote Eel Marsh House to sort through the papers of the recently deceased owner. When he arrives in the nearby village, the locals seem singularly unwelcoming and don’t appear to want him to go to the house. [Read more…]

Win The Woman In Black Starring Daniel Radcliffe!

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The Woman In Black became the highest grossing British horror movie ever at UK cinemas earlier this year, taking over well over £20 million! Now it’s set to hit DVD & Blu-ray in the UK on June 18th, courtesy of Momentum Pictures, and we’ve got three copies of the movie to give away on Blu-ray.

Produced by Talisman Films in association with Hammer Films (and perhaps oddly, it’s the iconic British film company’s first ghost story, despite its long-standing fame for horror), The Woman In Black is based on Susan Hill’s acclaimed and very creepy 1983 novel. The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent.

If you’d like to try and win one of the three copies of The Woman In Black on Blu-ray that we’ve got to give away, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on June 26th, so get answering and good luck!

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Hammer Plans The Woman In Black 2

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Hammer scored a huge hit with The Woman In Black, which has taken over £20 million in the UK to become the highest grossing horror-thriller of the last 20 years in Britain. Having crossed $120 million worldwide, it’s perhaps not surprisingly Hammer would like to make a follow-up.

They’ve now announced that Hammer and Talisman are developing Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black: Angels Of Death for the big screen, a new film which continues the story of The Woman in Black 40 years on. Screenwriter Jon Crocker (Desert Dancer) is working on the screenplay, which is based on an original story by Hill, which has been under development for the past few years and is now complete.

The Woman in Black is set in the early 1900’s and follows a young lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) who is ordered to travel to a remote corner of the UK to sort out the papers of a recently deceased client. In the eerie setting of Eel Marsh House he discovers the vengeful ghost of The Woman in Black. This next instalment, The Woman in Black: Angels Of Death, will continue this story four decades later and focus on the concept of a couple and the experience they have when they encounter the haunted setting of Eel Marsh House.

It sounds like Radcliffe is unlikely to be needed if this is set decades on, unless Hill has found a way around this (although his character could be involved). There’s no news either whether Jame Watkins will direct, although Hammer does say The Woman in Black: Angels Of Death will be brought to the big screen by the same production team behind first film.

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Safe House Tops President’s Day Weekend Box Office

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Despite being a four day weekend in the US, it wasn’t a good time for new releases, although last week’s overperformers continued to impress. The top two movies swapped place compared to last weekend, with Safe House pipping The Vow to the post over the Presidents Day weekend.

The Ryan Reynolds & Denzel Washington movie took another $28.4 million from Friday to Sunday to top the chart, just outperforming The Vow, which grossed $26.6 million. The top new entry was Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance, which only reached fourth spot on the chart with $25.7 million. It’s less than half what the first Ghost Rider movie made on its first weekend and is likely the result of some truly abysmal reviews.

This Means War also battled bad press and ended up in fifth spot with $20.4 million. It’s definitely a disappointing start for a movie with three hot young actors and a huge marketing push, but fairly well in line with the likes of other action/rom-coms like The Tourist, Knight & Day and Killers.

The final new entry in the top 10 was The Secret World Of Arrietty, the Studio Ghibli movie released in the UK last year simply as Arrietty. Despite not being the studio’s most acclaimed title, it more than doubles the best previous opening for a Ghibli movie, suggesting the studio is finally finding traction in the US, as it’s already done elsewhere in the world.

Take a look below for the top 10 for Presidents Day weekend, February 17th-20th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Safe House $28.4 $82.6
2 The Vow $26.6 $88.5
3 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $26.4 $59.5
4 Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance $25.7 $25.7
5 This Means War $20.4 $22.0
6 Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D $10.1 $36.0
7 Chronicle $9.2 $52.6
8 The Secret World Of Arrietty $8.1 $8.1
9 The Woman In Black $7.9 $46.5
10 The Grey $3.7 $48.6
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The Vow Romances Its Way To The Top Of The US Box Office

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The US box office can be an incredibly fickle beast that tough to predict. Many were expecting that with four major films opening against one another, they might harm each others chances. Instead all of them did well, marking only the second time in history four films have opened north of $20 million on the same weekend.

It was The Vow that really overperformed, doubling some predictions to wind up with a stellar $41 million. Many have suggested a lack of straightforward romances in the last few months and the fact it’s almost Valentine’s Day conspired to ensure The Vow got an opening that outpaced the likes of Dear John and The Notebook.

The film many had expected to lead the box office chart, Safe House, settled for second spot with $39.3 million, which was still well ahead of what many thought it might end up with. Indeed it’s more than Ryan Reynolds’ last movie, The Change Up, made in its entire North American run, and marks Denzel Washington’s second biggest opener ever behind American gangster.

Third on the chart with $27.7 million was Journey 2, which outpaced its predecessor’s $21 million opening, and nearly doubled what many had thought it would make in its first three days. The final new entry in the $20 million plus club was Star War: The Phantom Menace 3D, which took $23 million. It’s a solid start, especially considering many see it as the weakest Star Wars movie, but it’s well behind what the re-release of The Lion King made last autumn. We’ll have to see whether George Lucas thinks it’s enough to justify converting the other Star Wars flicks.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 10th-12th.

Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
The Vow $41.7 $41.7
Safe House $39.3 $39.3
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $27.5 $27.5
Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D $23.0 $23.0
Chronicle $12.3 $40.1
The Woman In Black $10.3 $35.4
The Grey $5.0 $42.8
Big Miracle $3.9 $13.2
The Descendants $3.5 $70.7
Underworld Awakening $2.5 $58.9
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Chronicle Tops The US Box Office

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Despite competition from the Super Bowl, Chronicle has got off to a good start at the box office, with a $22 million opening weekend. It’s certainly not bad for a movie that only cost $12 million to make, and seems to have been helped by a strong buzz and good word of mouth.

In second place with $21 million was The Woman In Black. It was no Harry Potter style opening, but bodes well for Daniel Radcliffe’s post-Hogwarts career. In fact it’s the first time ever that two movies have opened north of $20 million against the Super Bowl, and the fact both are somewhat male-skewing is perhaps surprising.

The only other new entry on the chart was Big Miracle with $8.5 million. While relatively in line with expectations, the whale tale is now unlikely to become a breakout hit.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Chronicle $22.0 $22.0
2 The Woman In Black $21.0 $21.0
3 The Grey $9.5 $34.7
4 Big Miracle $8.5 $8.5
5 Underworld Awakening $5.6 $54.3
6 One For The Money $5.2 $19.6
7 Red Tails $5.0 $41.3
8 The Descendants $4.6 $65.5
9 Man On A Ledge $4.5 $14.7
10 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close $3.9 $26.7
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New Woman In Black Poster Goes Old-School Hammer

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While the reborn Hammer Films has been around for a few years now (getting involved in the likes of Let Me In), The Woman In Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, is probably the closest to the films the company was famous for in the old days. They’re playing that up with the fab new poster above, which was inspired by the classic poster images for the old-school Hammer horror movies.

It’s great fun for a film that promises plenty of jumps and chills when it’s released on February 10th.

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New The Woman In Black Trailer – Daniel Radcliffe Gets Creepy

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On February 10th, Daniel Radcliffe will be proving there’s more to him than Harry Potter, when The Woman In Black is released. The trailers we’ve had so far certainly suggest this is gonna be a creepy film and this new one way be the eeriest yet! Radcliffe plays young lawyer Arthur Kipps, who travels to a remote village to attend to the affairs of the recently deceased owner of Eel Marsh House. Working alone in the old mansion, Kipps begins to uncover the town’s tragic and tortured secrets and his fears escalate when he discovers that local children have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances. When those closest to him become threatened by the vengeful woman in black, Kipps must find a way to break the cycle of terror.

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