Monday
05Jan2009
Weekend Recap - Lawsuits, the Global Box Office Bonanza, and More
Monday, January 5, 2009 at 5:43AM 
After Hollywood's only official weekend off of the year, it's back to the grind. We've got over a dozen movies in wide release on the way in the next three weeks, plus the Golden Globes this Sunday, the Sundance Film Festival starting next week, and the Oscar nominations will be unveiled on the 21st of this month.
But even before we get to those major annual events, there are quite a few headlines from the past three or four days that might interest you:
Is
Lionsgate on the ropes?
The Spirit gets the wrong kind of
For Your Consideration ad
Dr. Parnassus -
Heath Ledger's last film - eyes a September release date
Doctor...Who?
Overseas box office falls just short of
$10 billion
Valkyrie finds a little more
legal trouble
Why can't the
Watchmen lawsuit be about Watchmen?But wait, there's more... Monsters vs. Aliens 3-D trailer to debut during the Super Bowl (Market Saw) Horror comic book adaptation The Night Projectionist headed our way (Variety) Ten Movie Endings Ruined by History (Premiere) Pat Hingle (Batman's Commissioner Gordon) dies (Cinema Blend) Netflix streaming to be built into TVs (Alley Insider)
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