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'Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead' breathes life into zombie genre
Has every zombie story been told? Probably. Die-rise-chomp doesn't offer much variation. But there will always be a committed few who approach this popular horror subset with the enthusiasm and insouciance of successful used-car sales folk. Such is the focused, spiky humor and energy with which Australian brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner infuse "Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead." (Impressively, it's their debut: Kiah directed, both wrote.) The model they're hawking is a lively crossbreed of Peter Jackson-style gore comedy of manners (a la "Dead Alive") and "Mad Max" post-apocalypse machine punk, in which brooding antihero Barry (Jay...
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'Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead' breathes life into zombie genre
Has every zombie story been told? Probably. Die-rise-chomp doesn't offer much variation. But there will always be a committed few who approach this popular horror subset with the enthusiasm and insouciance of successful used-car sales folk.
Such is the...
'Hobbit' stays on top at China box office, chased by 'Running Man'
“The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies” stayed atop the mainland Chinese box office last week, adding $43.5 million to its haul and bringing the Warner Bros. film’s cumulative gross to $95 million after 10 days in release.
“Five Armies,” the third and...
'Seventh Son,' Ben Stiller no match for 'Granny' at Chinese box office
Taiwanese director Cheng Zhengdao’s comedy “Miss Granny” outpaced the Hollywood competition at the mainland China box office last week, knocking Ben Stiller’s “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” from the No. 1 spot and outperforming the Jeff...
A new clip from “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” offers a glimpse of the dragon Smaug as […]
Ho, Ho, Ho(dor)! It's the time of year for geek-friendly holiday shopping. Whether you're shopping for fans of “Game of Thrones,” “Star […]
Adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's 300-page story “The Hobbit” into a movie trilogy gave the filmmakers plenty of room to develop supporting […]
One of the most controversial decisions “The Hobbit” filmmakers made was the addition of Silvan elf warrior Tauriel, an entirely […]
The villainous dragon Smaug brought fire, smoke and more than a few zings to “The Colbert Report” as Stephen Colbert's […]
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Few actors have been a part of as many celebrated genre stories as Andy Serkis. Following the success of the […]
Richard Armitage came to the New Zealand set of Peter Jackson's “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” primed […]
Peter Jackson's big-screen adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's “The Hobbit” is coming to a close with “The Hobbit: The […]
New 'Hobbit' film pulls in $90.6 million since Wednesday release
Hordes of moviegoers journeyed to Middle-earth to see the final installment of the "Hobbit" franchise.
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" has raked in $90.6 million in ticket sales since its release on...
Even for the stars of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” the film's impressive visual scale can come […]
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” filmmakers Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh are bidding Middle-earth goodbye […]
Of all the visually striking sequences in “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” one of the most arresting […]
Box office: 'Hobbit,' 'Woods,' 'Unbroken' continue to sell tickets
The Christmas weekend box office continued strong Friday with "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," "Into the Woods" and "Unbroken" leading the way.
The three holiday movies are each on pace to gross at least $45...
'Hobbit' dominates weekend; 'Interview' pulls in over $15 million on VOD
It was the most wonderful time of the year for the box office.
Though the box office total is still down about 5% from last year, three new films, the final “Hobbit” installment and limited-release awards contenders helped give the industry a much...
'Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' a flawed finale, reviews say
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" marks the end of a long journey for Bilbo Baggins — and the end (presumably) of an even longer journey for "Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, who has spent...
English actor Richard Armitage shares some interesting traits with his “Hobbit” alter ego, valiant dwarf Thorin Oakenshield. “I had to […]
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