In honor of Labor Day, a look at some of the films that have explored the workplace, from tragic to comedic. As far back as Louis Lumière’s 1895 “Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory in Lyon” 46-second short, work has been a central theme in motion pictures.¶There have been stark dramas about officer workers as drones (King Vidor’s 1928 “The Crowd”), satires (Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 “Modern Times …
The filmmaker was developing projects, including a ‘Top Gun’ sequel.
‘Footnote,’ ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi,’ ‘The Deep Blue Sea,’ and more are arriving.
Reviewed: ‘Margaret,’ ‘The Flowers of War,’ ‘Friends With Kids,’ ‘Trishna’ Margaret
They are the first two such-rated movies to open the same week with more than $21 million at the box office. “Magic Mike” was undressed by”Ted”at the box office this weekend, as the movie about a debauched teddy bear dominated ticket sales at the multiplex.
Gaikai’s ability to stream video games straight to Internet-connected devices could be the industry’s future, eliminating players’ need to own a console or buy a disc. When Mike Bemiss was looking for a new video game to buy, he hopped on a site operated by Gaikai Inc
Knockoffs ‘draft’ off of major studios’ multimillion-dollar campaigns for similarly titled films. Newer distribution systems make it easier to reach the hurried consumers who are most likely to rent the wrong movie. Last year’s “Puss in Boots”was made on the lush 13-acre DreamWorks Animation campus in Glendale by 300 people working for four years at a cost of $130 million.
Disney wants to delay providing ‘John Carter’ to Redbox and Netflix for 28 days. Walt Disney Co. is fighting to keep the hero from the Red Planet out of the red kiosks and the red envelopes.
May 20, 2012 | 10:35 a.m. Movies today lack the “morality†found in 1987′s “RoboCop,†the film’s star Peter Weller told the audience at the Hero Complex Film Festival on Saturday afternoon.
As summer films become more explosive and adventure oriented, motorcycles play a larger role. The bikes make good business for companies that build them and agencies that place them on the big screen