Jim Broadbent
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
05/23/1949
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
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'Anna,' 'Bicentennial Man' and 'Stuart Little' do battle Friday
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTHollywood opens its presents early this weekend with the arrival of a few deluxe-wrapped packages full of good holiday cheer. "Anna and the King," a richly decorated version of the classic musical "The King and I" sans the music, should pique the interests of romantic moviegoers young and old. It stars Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and Hong Kong action icon Chow Yun-Fat. Gifts for the kids come in the form of the studio movies "Stuart Little" and "Bicentennial Man." Based on a beloved childr
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Freddie Defeats 'Friday'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 23, 2000 -- Hollywood was suffering from the box office blahs over the weekend, just as Hollywood insiders anticipated. For the first time since Oct. 22, no films cracked double-digits. Miramax's PG-13-rated teen-appeal romantic comedy "Down To You" managed to top the chart with only an estimated $8.30 million at 1,971 theaters ($4,211 per theater). Written and directed by Kris Isacsson, it stars Freddie Prinze Jr. and Julia Stiles. "I think it's great," Miramax Senio
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B.O. FORECAST: Super Bowl top attraction this weekend
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 27, 2000 -- Hollywood expects to be thrown for a loss on the box office gridiron this Super Bowl weekend. Neither of the weekend's two new wide releases is tracking well, according to distribution insiders. "'Eye Of the Beholder' is 3% first choice, 'Isn't She Great' is 2% first choice," one studio executive said, referring to mid-week tracking data. "I really liked the trailer for ('Great'), but I guess it doesn't matter. It has zero unaided awareness. Nobody cares."
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Mike Leigh's 'Topsy-Turvy' is a visual and aural feast
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST"Whatever you do, do NOT refer to this film as a musical." That was the proclamation of British filmmaker Mike Leigh when "Topsy-Turvy" was screened at the New York Film Festival. True, there are large-scale musical numbers, but these set pieces are there to illustrate and, in some cases, advance the plot. Instead, what Leigh has achieved is the most successful integration of theatrical production numbers and comedy-drama since Bob Fosse tackled "Cabaret" in the early 1970s. And like that movie,
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Execs predict lackluster openings for ‘Bicentennial Man,’ ‘Anna’ and ‘Stuart’
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTIt looks like tough sledding for Hollywood this pre-Christmas weekend, according to distribution executives with an eye on tracking study data.None of the three new wide releases appears likely to open impressively."It doesn't look too exciting in terms of the openings," said one studioexecutive. "The first choice on 'Bicentennial Man' is running only like 8%. Now, admittedly, it's (only mid-week) but I would think they would like to have been in double digits by now."Buena Vista/Touchstone and
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B.O. FORECAST: Super Bowl top attraction this weekend
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2000 -- The Super Bowl sacked Hollywood over the weekend with a gross of only about $6.2 million being enough to grab first place. There was a close race for top honors among Destination Films' opening of its thriller "Eye Of the Beholder," Universal's Oscar contender "The Hurricane" and New Line's urban-appeal comedy sequel "Next Friday." As always, Monday's actual numbers could reverse today's estimated results. Although Destination's "Eye" appeared to have the
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B.O. Weekend's a 'Scream'
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 6, 2000 -- The only loud noise at this weekend's box office was Dimension Films' "Scream 3," opening to a blockbuster estimated $35.20 million. "Scream 3" accounted for about 42% of the ticket sales for key films over the weekend, living up to industry expectations reported by Hollywood.com on Friday. With its first-choice tracking score of 31% going into the weekend, the Wes Craven film was seen as likely to open to at least $30 million. Dimension, Miramax's genre
