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Multi-million-dollar 'Battleship' shoot underscores maturation of Louisiana film industry
It's been 10 years since the Louisiana Legislature adopted the tax incentive program that -- with a few tweaks along the way -- has transformed the state into Hollywood's home away from home.
'The Avengers' stays atop box office for 3rd consecutive weekend
Jobs Commodities Automobiles Insurance Real Estate Travel & Tourism Health & Pharma Lifestyle Media Power Telecom Infotech Retail Infrastructure Editor's Picks New Delhi: 'The Avengers' is continuing to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival 'Battleship' and other new releases to top the weekend box office yet ... (more)
Battleship: Romance Interrupted by Aliens
"Battleship" is what you get when you combine "Battle: Los Angeles," an incomprehensibly bad alien invasion film, and the latter "Transformers" films, which were filled to the brim with explosions and machines fighting each other.
'Battleship' sunk by 'The Avengers' as the film becomes #4 all-time
The weekend box office figures were reported late on Sunday and Earth's Mightiest Heroes were victorious again, fending off new films "Battleship" and "The Dictator." Earning slightly more than $55 million, "Avengers" now has a domestic total of $457 million.
Taylor Kitsch leaves 'John Carter' behind
Taylor Kitsch is shown in a scene from "John Carter," for which the Walt Disney Co.
Is Taylor Kitsch's Blockbuster Movie Career Already Over? [Taylor Kitsch]
John Carter cost an estimated $250 in production alone and returned about $72 million domestically since its March 9 release.
Did Battleship Bomb Bigger Than John Carter?
Anne Hathaway: Buzzy Lady! Plus, K.Stew is the fairest of all in Mexico and Oprah goes back to school.
Rihanna and Taylor Kitsch Watch Battleship Sink at Box Office
Rihanna may be tempted to stick to her day job as Battleship, her big-screen debut, has sunk at the box office.
The Avengers remains top in US as Battleship sinks
'S The Avengers has continued to dominate the US box office by taking a further $55.1 million in its third weekend to maintain its vice-like grip on No.1. The impressive figures mean that the film has taken $457.1 million in the US alone, which marks Disney's best ever showing ever, while overseas it has earned $723.3 million.
Chattanooga: Weekend at the Movies
This week brings us True Bloods' as Commander Hooper, a naval officer who within minutes into the film is able to take his wayward brother from petty thief and womanizer to a Naval Lieutenant, in Battleship .A This film is collaboration between the board game, Battleship by Hasbro, Bluegrass Films, and Universal .A This background story brings the ... (more)
'Battleship' Box Office: 'Avengers' Tops Action Film On Friday Night
According to Deadline.com's Nikki Finke, "Battleship" could cruise to around $26 million for the three-day frame , a disappointment considering the film's reported $200 million price tag.
'Battleship' Reviews, Pauly D And More: The Week In Ouch
While HuffPost Entertainment's own Mike Ryan loved the would-be blockbuster enough to compose a love letter in tribute to its charms , the majority of reviewers sided with Kyle Smith of the New York Post, who snarked, "It makes 'Top Gun' look like the work of Orson Welles." Elsewhere in movie-critic land, the Los Angeles Times whomped "What to ... (more)
'Battleship': What the Critics Are Saying
The cast of Peter Berg 's big-screen action film includes Alexander Skarsgard , Taylor Kitsch , model Brooklyn Decker , Liam Neeson and singer Rihanna .
Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Liam Neeson, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker Director: Peter Berg Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language Running time: 2 hours, 8 minutes Theaters: Twin Creek, Village Pointe, Westroads, Great Escape, 20 Grand, Midtown, Aksarben Ponderous and pandering, shameless ... (more)
Boom, Baby!: 'Battleship' & 'What to Expect'
There's a sequence of scenes at the beginning of Battleship , the noisy new action picture from director Peter Berg, that is so ridiculous, so patently absurd that it just might be the strangest thing you'll see at the movies this year - and it has nothing to do with battleships.
'Friday Night Lights' Cast vs. 'Battleship' Aliens
What's that noise you hear far off in the distance? Well, it's either the "boom!" of a box office success, or the sad sound of another sinking Taylor Kitsch ship.
Now Showing: "What to Expect When You're Expecting" "The Dictator" Aboard a "Battleship"
Sacha Baron Cohen stars in this film about a Middle East strongman determined to keep the nation of Wadiya in his iron grip.
Taylor Kitsch - Movie Reviews Battle Ship
Stupid. That's the general consensus of critics reviewing the big-budget, board-game-based, sci-fi epic Battleship, about aliens bent on destroying the world .
Great Debate: Can Battleship Make Taylor Kitsch A Movie Star?
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Brainless - Battleship,' Female - Hysteria,' Stork-Fed Delusions: Greg Evans
Taylor Kitsch in "Battleship." The film is a two-hour onslaught of explosions, pitting the U.S. Navy against mole-faced aliens and giant, mechanized spaceships.
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