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Sept6
George Clooney assassin film slays box office rivals
The American is directed by Dutch photographer turned film-maker Anton Corbijn (courtesy BBC News)
George Clooney's The American was top film at the North American box office over a lacklustre Labour Day weekend.
The film, in which the US star plays an assassin hiding out in Europe, made $13m (£8.4m) between Friday and Sunday, according to studio estimates.
That was enough to knock crime thriller Takers, last week's number one movie, down to second place.
But its chart-topping performance did not stop the summer movie-going season ending on a traditionally weak note.
Takers' second weekend takings of $11.5m (£7.5m) put it just ahead of Machete, which opened in third place with an $11.3m (£7.4m) haul.
Starring Danny Trejo, the violent action thriller was inspired by a spoof trailer that appeared in the 2007 feature Grindhouse.
Director John Woo Honored In Venice With Lifetime Achievement Award
John Woo at the 2010 Venice Film Festival (courtesy Andrew Medichini)
by Shannon Moore
Chinese film director and producer John Woo was awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on Friday.
This is Woo's second significant film honor of the summer after he received an award in his native Hong Kong in July for his contributions to the movie industry, receiving the Silver Bauhinia Star.
His previous film credits include working as a director for "Face/Off", "Hard Target", "Broken Arrow", and "Mission: Impossible 2."
After accepting his latest award on Friday, Woo, 64, told the press, "I would like to be a bridge between the good things of the West and the East, so we can further our mutual knowledge and build a strong friendship."
Extra Seriously Injured on Set of 'Transformers 3' After Object Flies Through Car Windshield
Indiana State Police say an extra at a "Transformers 3" production site was seriously injured during the filming of a stunt.
Authorities say the "Transformers 3" crew was filming late Wednesday in the Chicago suburb of Hammond, Ind., using several vehicles and drivers. Police say something went wrong and an object went through the windshield of a car, hitting the driver.
In a statement, police said the vehicle kept going for a mile before stopping.
Police did not release the driver's name. The person was airlifted to a hospital.
Piranha 3D producer bites back at James Cameron over slur
Ving Rhames in Piranha 3D (courtesy Allstar)
by Ben Child
As spats go, it could be seen as a little uneven. On one side, James Cameron, director of box-office behemoth Avatar, one of the most expensive films of all time. On the other, Mark Canton, producer of the rather less well-known Piranha 3D, which had a budget of just $24m (£16m).
Last week, in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, Cameron singled out the 3D work in the recently released comedy-horror film, calling it: "An example of what we should not be doing in 3D."
He continued: "It just cheapens the medium and reminds you of the bad 3D horror films from the 1970s and 80s, like Friday the 13th 3D. When movies got to the bottom of the barrel of their creativity and at the last gasp of their financial lifespan, they did a 3D version to get the last few drops of blood out of the turnip."
Having cut his teeth working on Piranha 2 (from which he was subsequently fired) and developed his own motion capture camera system to create the stunning CGI work on Avatar, Cameron might have thought he had the right to have his say on Piranha 3D. Canton, however, has hit back with an extended essay in which he labels Avatar's 3D work "inconsistent" and suggests the film's storytelling "might have been more original".
In an email sent to reporters, Canton added: "Mr Cameron, who singles himself out to be a visionary of movie-making, seems to have a small vision regarding any motion pictures that are not his own. It is amazing that in the movie-making process – which is certainly a team sport – that Cameron consistently celebrates himself as though he is a team of one. His comments are ridiculous, self-serving and insulting to those of us who are not caught up in serving his ego and his rhetoric."
Mel Gibson still a potential box office draw, according to new poll
(courtesy WireImage)
by Mandi Bierly
Seventy-six percent of Americans have no problem separating Mel Gibson the actor from Mel Gibson the scandal magnet, according to a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll conducted earlier this month by randomly phoning 847 adults. Only 20 percent of participants said they were less likely to see a Mel Gibson movie as a result of the recent accusations by Oksana Grigorieva. Breaking the results down by gender: 80 percent of men and 72 percent of women said they were undeterred by the ongoing scandal. An online poll accompanying the results shows slightly different numbers: 62 percent of responders say the scandal has no effect on the likelihood of them seeing a Mel Gibson movie.
Summer movie report card: Most pass after a rocky start
Iron Man 2: He flew off the screen to a total take of $312 million. (courtesy ILM/Marvel)
No one is sorrier to see summer draw to a close than Hollywood. After stumbling out of the gates early on, the film industry righted itself with a string of unexpected hits like Inception, The Last Airbender and The Expendables. Ticket sales heading into the Labor Day weekend are 4% ahead of last year's pace, reports Hollywood.com. Sure, attendance is down 2% from 2009. But in this economy, movie executives are beggars, not choosers. Still, there were a few hiccups in what was otherwise a healthy summer, including flops from Tom Cruise and young superheroes. USA TODAY offers its annual summer report card for the film industry.
Click the Continue Reading at link to see USA Today's full report card with marks ranging from A to D+
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