Roland Emmerich
A director/writer/producer with a flair for special effects-driven action, German Roland Emmerich made himself at home in blockbuster-hungry 1990s Hollywood. Born and educated in West Germany, Emmeric...
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Box Office Analysis, Mar. 10: Mammoth Take for '10,000 B.C.'
March 10, 2008 5:03am ESTThe woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers have it! Despite scathing reviews, Roland Emmerich’s epic 10,000 B.C. opened at the top of the North American box office this weekend with $35.7 million.
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Box Office Headed for a Wild and Woolly Weekend
March 07, 2008 5:52am ESTThis weekend sees Roland Emmerich’s 10,000 BC enter theaters in the same frame that last year saw 300 pull in a $70.9 million weekend. Estimates for BC are that it will hit somewhere between $30 and $40 million.
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Trade Review
September 28, 2007 6:14am ESTAny exposé of the sex-slave trade is going to be hard to watch, especially when it involves the trafficking of children across international borders. But as compelling and revealing as it is, Trade loses its nerve soon after crossing over from Mexico to the United States.
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Day Watch Review
June 15, 2007 8:19am ESTPrepare for a bloody showdown in director Timur Bekmambetov’s overly complicated but nevertheless enthralling epic sequel to the Russian blockbuster Night Watch. But where does the proposed trilogy go from here?
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The Day After Tomorrow Review
June 09, 2004 2:08pm ESTA perfect blend of contemporary environmental issues and science fiction, director Roland Emmerich's big-budget disaster flick The Day After Tomorrow is summer movie entertainment at its best
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Eight Legged Freaks Review
July 18, 2002 5:59am ESTEight Legged Freaks is a simplistic and mildly entertaining movie that is bigger on laughs than scares, even if you are a true arachnophobe at heart.
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News Roundup: June 27
June 27, 2002 9:19am ESTActor Ian McKellen, who plays Gandalf the Grey in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, said the title for the second film will not be changed despite an online petition urging the director to rename it. Ian McKellen The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers R Kelly Penelope Spheeris Johnny Rotten John Lydon Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs Blue Collar Comedy Tour Jeff Foxworthy Bill Engvall Ivan Reitman The Ugly Americans Alec Berg David Mandel Jeff Schaffer Dennis Quaid The Day After T
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Sony faked it again
June 15, 2001 2:27pm ESTSony Pictures Entertainment's marketing ploys have backfired once again--two Columbia Pictures' employees were used in a televised ad for The Patriot, posing as everyday moviegoers. This comes on the heels of the studio's more recent marketing faux pas--using a fake critic to hype films.
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B.O. ANALYSIS: Moviegoers Go 'Nutty'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., July 30, 2000 -- There was a "Nutty" taste at the box office this weekend - and it certainly wasn't peanuts! Moviegoers went nuts to the tune of nearly $43 million for Eddie Murphy's PG-13-rated comedy sequel "Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps" from Universal and Imagine Entertainment. "Nutty" easily walked off with first place, opening to an estimated $42.74 million at 3,243 theaters ($13,180 per theater). Its per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide re
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B.O. ANALYSIS: 'What Lies' at the Top
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., July 23, 2000 -- "What Lies Beneath" opened better than X-pected to a spirited $30 million, easily evicting "X-Men" from first place. The R-rated supernatural thriller, co-financed by DreamWorks (which is releasing it domestically) and 20th Century Fox (which is distributing it internationally) arrived to a lively ESTIMATED $30.1 million at 2,813 theaters ($10,700 per theater). Its per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release this weekend.
