Paul Dergarabedian
Paul Dergarabedian
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At the end of the day, the language may be offensive to some people, but the movies are harmless. A lesson is learned, someone grows up a little and there's a good moral. Everyone goes home happy.
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Concerns like this can apply to any movie with violence, though 'Get Rich' may get a little more scrutiny because of the reputation of the star, ... But all this does, really, is serve to create a mythology around the movie. It may create a mystique around it and make it a success, similar to 50 Cent's musical persona.
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There's sort of a box-office boom right now, which is good news heading into summer.
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There's something cinematic about sports movies, ... They're easy to pitch. You always have a winner, usually an underdog, and a loser. You don't need a lot of special effects.
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There's no one reason for this slump. This convergence of technology and culture, combined with so many options for entertainment, has created a pie with so many slices now. It's tougher and tougher to grab a piece.
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The track record of horror films tells you maybe Hollywood should just release horror movies to be successful. I can't think of a more consistently performing genre at the box office.
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The very strong marketing campaign will produce some strong numbers this weekend.
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This is right on the money in terms of animated openings. This debut on 'Chicken Little' says they can do it, and they can bring in an audience.
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The way that younger audiences are consuming their entertainment is totally changing. There have to be innovative ideas brought to bear.
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This could be one of our strongest Decembers in a while. There's no doubt these movies are going to be big. The question is how high they can go, and which one will go higher.
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This film has everything going for it: the critical acclaim, the word of mouth and, of course, the seven Golden Globe nominations never hurt. It's become the must-see movie of the season.
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This fall season has been in a word, spectacular. We'd been so fixated on the box-office slump, and here we are in a fall boom. This is terrific for the industry and bodes well for a very strong holiday season.
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This is a buzz type of movie. Like 'Wedding Crashers,' it's one of those that just begs for repeat viewings and for people to tell their friends about it. It's sufficiently outrageous to get people talking it up and to continue to bring in an audience.
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This is a movie that's a conversation piece. People are going to be telling other people, quoting different lines and scenes. That's what's going to sustain it in the marketplace.