This week, studios will offer up options for moviegoers not interested in the dramatic features coming out this weekend including "Foxcatcher," "The Homesman" and "Rosewater." Fox will also combat the success of "Big Hero 6" by releasing "How to Train Your Dragon 2."
"Who loves you, pretty baby?" For Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor John Lloyd Young, it's Broadway, where he's seen his name in lights and where he's emulated The Four Seasons' Frankie Valli in "Jersey Boys" — one of the most exhilarating feelings for a talented thespian dedicated to his craft.
"Think Like a Man too" is slated to win the box office, beating out holdovers "22 Jump Street" and "How to Train Your Dragon 2" and newcomer "Jersey Boys."
The musical has become one of the staples of modern Hollywood. Studios have made a tradition of taking a recognized Broadway show and adapting it into a lavish film. Sometimes the musicals are disasters, like Rob Marshall's "Nine," which had Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren and Nicole Kidman -- but was completely incoherent. And sometimes the musicals have great music and great casts but just do not translate into great films. With the release of Clint Eastwood's "Jersey Boys" and Marshall's soon-to-be-released "Into the Woods," here are some of my favorite musicals.
On June 20 a number of films will enter the marketplace in attempt to reach their targeted audiences and score high box office receipts. The following are the movies opening nationwide and in limited release.
While the cultures of Latino-Americans, Italian-Americans and Latinos and Italians from their respective countries are all very different in their own ways, the cultural representations and typecasting of the gangster and criminal roles in Hollyood often parallel each other.
On Sunday, June 8, along with the cast and writers of "Jersey Boys," the legendary actor/director promoted his latest film, "Jersey Boys," as a part of press junket at New York's historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
Legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood is still on top of his game at 84 — the dapper, witty and sharply dressed movie icon continues to turn up the charm, make people laugh and seize opportunities. The director of "Million Dollar Baby" and "Jersey Boys," shared his passion for his latest project and praised the music and the strong cast that he helped to carefully assemble.
