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Graphic Artist J.C. Suares Dies; Redesigned Variety in the 1990s
J.C. Suares, graphic designer and illustrator whose credits include the revamped look for weekly Variety in the early 1990s, died July 30 in Englewood, N.J., of heart failure after two surgeries to...
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WATCH: New Trailer for ‘Thor: The Dark World’ (VIDEO)
After the huge success of “The Avengers” and “Iron Man 3,” Marvel hopes its positive streak at the box office continues with “Thor: The Dark World” having released the latest trailer for the sequel....
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Ron Howard’s ‘Rush’ for Independent Film Financing
“Rush,” the high-octane car racing film about the public rivalry between legendary Formula One drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt during the 1970s, has all the markings of Tinseltown’s latest flashy...
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Spain Primes Shoot Locales
Every cloud – even Spain’s beleaguered film production sector – has a silver lining. Despite the economic crisis, the number of international shoots is growing in Spain. There’s a main reason behind...
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Watch: Chris Hemsworth in First ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Trailer
“We were headed for the edge of sanity, like we were apparitions, phantoms,” Brendan Gleeson narrates over haunting vfx in the first trailer for Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea.” “Trust gave way...
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Digital Audience Ratings: ‘Mockingjay’ Stunt Unlocks Top Slot, ‘Penguins’ Pop...
Each week Variety publishes ListenFirst Digital Audience Ratings (DAR) – Film, a measurement of fan engagement across all the major digital platforms as it relates to film (see the TV version here)....
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Watch: New Trailer for Chris Hemsworth’s ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea,” starring Chris Hemsworth as the first mate of the besieged New England whaling ship Essex. The trailer focuses on the...
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Warner Bros. Moves Ron Howard’s ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ to December
Warner Bros. has moved back Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea” by nine months from March 13 to Dec. 11. Chris Hemsworth stars as the first mate of the besieged New England whaling ship Essex in...
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Digital Audience Ratings: ‘Jungle Book’ Teases its Way to the Top; ‘Heart of...
Each week Variety publishes ListenFirst Digital Audience Ratings (DAR) – Film, a measurement of fan engagement across all the major digital platforms as it relates to film (see the TV version here)....
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Watch: Chris Hemsworth Faces Ocean’s ‘Dark Secrets’ in ‘In the Heart of the...
Chris Hemsworth has likely never faced an adversary like a giant sperm whale. Warner Bros. released the final trailer for Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea” on Monday, showing a last look at...
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Netflix Proves Ready for Theaters with ‘Ridiculous 6’ Trailer Success
Although Netflix is new to the feature film world, the streaming giant is successfully capturing millions of eyes with each trailer launch. The upcoming Adam Sandler comedy western “The Ridiculous 6”...
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‘Creed’ Fights Its Way to the Top as Week’s No. 1 TV Ad Spend
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, Warner Bros. claims the top spot in ad spending with “Creed.” A spin-off of the “Rocky” franchise, “Creed” saw an...
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‘In The Heart Of The Sea’ Sails To The Top With No. 1 TV Ad Spend
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, four movies backed by the largest estimated TV ad budgets return for the second week in a row, while the bottom of...
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‘Creed’ Knocks Out Competition to Become Week’s No. 1 TV Ad Spend
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, Warner Bros. claims the top spot in TV ad spending with “Creed.” After dropping to second place the week prior,...
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Emerges as Week’s No. 1 TV Ad Spend
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, LucasFilm claims the top spot in ad spending with “Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens.” The latest...
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Film Review: ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
As choppy, though not nearly as deep, as the waters in which its characters find themselves stranded, “In the Heart of the Sea” is a pedestrian retelling of a harrowing real-life survival story that...
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Foreign Box Office: ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Off to Rough Start
“In the Heart of the Sea” is facing fierce headwinds going into its U.S. debut next week. The whaling drama launched overseas to a mediocre $17.1 million from 38 foreign markets. Warner Bros., the...
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Korea Box Office: ‘Inside Men’ Holds Off Newcomers For Third Week
Local crime drama, “Inside Men” stayed on top in Korean theaters for the third weekend and accounted for 45% of the box office
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Chris Hemsworth: ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ Made Me Stronger and a Better Actor
For his role in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “In the Heart of the Sea,” Chris Hemsworth lost about 30 lbs. to convincingly portray a starving shipwreck survivor of the real-life 19th-century whale attack...
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‘In the Heart of the Sea’ to Take a Dive at the Box Office
It’s going to be rough sailing for “In the Heart of the Sea.” The whaling drama is on track to be one of the biggest flops of director Ron Howard’s career and will serve as a painful coda to what has...
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