Joel Silver
A movie buff practically since infancy, American producer Joel Silver attended the film school at New York University. After graduation Silver quickly worked his way up to an assistant producer post u...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
07/13/1952
South Orange NJ |
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Box Office Analysis June 10
June 17, 2001 2:15pm ESTBox Office Analysis June 10
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Box Office Analysis 3-25
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTHeartbreakers takes the weekend box office by storm.
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Exit Wounds Review
April 25, 2001 1:59pm ESTFor a genuine "Steven Seagal experience," Exit Wounds" is the movie to see
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From Video Games to the Silver Screen
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Nov. 27, 2000 -- First there was those crazy Mario Brothers. Then video game fanatics saw they're much-loved, karate-chopping pastime Mortal Kombat flash on the silver screen. Now Dungeons and Dragons aficionados have even more reasons to rejoice to their D&D gods. The classic role-playing, fantasy-adventure game arrives in theaters Dec. 8 -- with nearly three decades of past and current D&D players ready to flock to national theaters to watch it. With a reported budget of $36 million
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'Erin' Draws B.O. Green
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 26, 2000 -- Julia Roberts showed great box-office legs as Universal's "Erin Brockovich" held on to the top spot on the chart. "Erin Brockovich" The R-rated dramatic comedy, co-financed by Universal and Columbia, finished first in its second week with a sexy estimated $19.03 million (-32%) at 2,851 theaters (+3 theaters, $6,675 per theater). Its total to date is approximately $56.3 million. "This is a picture that is obviously a crowd pleaser," Universal Distribut
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Up, Up and Away!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., February 28, 2000 -- Just when you thought the "Batman" franchise had left superhero movies creatively bankrupt, caped crusaders and masked villains are invading Hollywood once again.This summer's release of "X-Men" promises to be the first in a long list of big-budget comic book adaptations. Many of these were on the back burner for several years but have been making headlines in recent weeks, ever since it was announced that Sam Raimi will likely be the director of Sony's
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ROLE CALL: Bening 'Over The Rainbow?'
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTAnnette Bening SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 26, 2000 -- Ding, ding, ding went Annette? Annette Bening might follow up her self-absorbed "American Beauty" housewife by playing an even more self-absorbed, complex and pathos-ridden woman. Word comes today, via Variety's Army Archerd, that Bening is the No. 1 candidate to play Judy Garland in "Rainbow's End," a biopic in development at Fox Searchlight. The movie, to be based on a new book by another Variety scribe, will be no "Wizard of Oz." I
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ROLE CALL: Woo Walks
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2000 -- Director John Woo has left Sony and signed a three-year movie and TV deal with MGM, according to Entertainment Weekly Online. Woo didn't end up making any films with his resident studio, planning two other projects instead with MGM. The projects include "Wind Talkers," starring Nicolas Cage. For now, Woo's got another action flick on his plate: "Mission: Impossible 2," starring Tom Cruise, opens this summer. SECRET AGENT MAN: John Dahl, who directed the noi
