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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ finally on top of the box office

‘Zero Dark Thirty’ opened in limited theaters four weeks ago, now that it has opened nationwide it took the number one spot with $24 million dollars. The nominations it got for the Oscars and the controversial story have certainly helped it get to this place, not to mention outstanding performances.

Marlon Wayane’s ‘A Haunted House’ surprisingly opened in second place with $18.8 million dollars. The film has received terrible reviews and based on its predecessors no one expected it to do so well, despite that it will most likely fall from the top 10 soon.

‘Gangster Squad’ which has a number of known names attached to it such as Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn and the likes of Josh Brolin only reached number three with $16.7 million dollars. Because of the Newton shooting the film was delayed and this seems to have hurt it, reviews might have helped to its demise as well.

The Top 10 in the Box Office are:

1. Zero Dark Thirty – $24 mil

2. A Haunted House – $18.8 mil

3. Gangster Squad – $16.7 mil

4. Django Unchained – $11.1 mil

5. Les Miserables – $10.1 mil

6. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – $9.1 mil

7. Lincoln – $6.3 mil

8. Parental Guidance – $6.1 mil

9. Texas Chainsaw 3D – $5.2 mil

10. Silver Linings Playbook – $5 mil

The complete list of Oscar Nominations 2013!

Four Hispanics were nominated overall at the 2013 Oscar nominations: Jose Antonio Garcia for BEST SOUND MIXING for ARGO, Paco Delgado from Barcelona nominated for BEST COSTUME DESIGN for LES MISERABLES, CHILEAN cinematographer Claudio Miranda for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER in LIFE OF PI and “NO” from CHILE makes it in Best FOREIGN FILM directed by Pablo Larrain. Many upsets, but many predictable moments too. 

Read below the full list of nominations:

BEST PICTURE:

“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Zero Dark Thirty”
“Lincoln”
“Les Miserables”
“Life of Pi”
“Amour”
“Django Unchained”
“Argo”

BEST DIRECTOR:
David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Michael Haneke, “Amour”
Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

BEST ACTOR:
Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”

BEST ACTRESS:
Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Alan Arkin, “Argo”
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
Amy Adams, “The Master”

ANIMATED FEATURE
“Brave”
“Frankenweenie”
“ParaNorman”
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits”
“Wreck-It Ralph”

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Amour”
“Kon-Tiki”
“No”
“A Royal Affair”
“War Witch”

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“5 Broken Cameras”
“The Gatekeepers How To Survive A Plague”
“Searching for Sugar Man”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Argo”
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Silver Linings Playbook”

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Amour”
“Django Unchained”
“Flight”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Anna Karenina”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Skyfall”

COSTUME DESIGN
“Anna Karenina”
“Les Miserables”
“Lincoln”
“Mirror Mirror”
“Snow White and the Huntsman”

FILM EDITING
“Argo”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
“Hitchcock”
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“Les Miserables”

ORIGINAL SCORE
“Anna Karenina”
“Argo”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Skyfall”

ORIGINAL SONG
“Before My Time,” “Chasing Ice”
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend,” “Ted”
“Pi’s Lullaby,” “Life of Pi”
“Skyfall,” “Skyfall”
“Suddenly,” “Les Miserables”

PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Anna Karenina”
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“Les Miserables”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”

ANIMATED SHORT
“Adam and Dog
“Fresh Guacamole
“Head Over Heels
“Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare'”
“Paperman”

LIVE ACTION SHORT
“Asad”
“Buzkashi Boys”
“Curfew”
“Death of a Shadow”
“Henry”

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
“Inocente”
“Kings Point”
“Open Heart”
“Redemption”
“Mondays at Racine”

SOUND EDITING
“Argo”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Skyfall”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

SOUND MIXING
“Argo”
“Les Miserables”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Skyfall”

VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“Life of Pi”
“The Avengers”
“Prometheus”
“Snow White and the Huntsman”

‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ kicks off at #1

The first week of January 2013 kicks off with ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ at number one, with $23 million dollars. This remake has given a good amount to Lionsgate earning past its production cost. The film hasn’t left horror fans too happy though.

‘Django Unchained’ kept its spot at number two with $20.1 million dollars; this is now Quentin Tarantino’s highest grossing film. With the Oscars just around the corner this one is bound to stick around for a while longer and one of this terrific performances will hopefully get awarded.

‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ is now number three with $17.5 million dollars, the film stayed at number one for three straight weeks. The film has done extremely well and has definitely paved the way for the next two movies to come.

The Top 10 in the Box Office are:

1. Texas Chainsaw 3D – $23 mil

2. Django Unchained – $20.1 mil

3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – $17.5 mil

4. Les Miserables – $16.1 mil

5. Parental Guidance – $10.1 mil

6. Jack Reacher – $9.3 mil

7. This is 40 – $8.6 mil

8. Lincoln – $5.3 mil

9. The Guilt Trip – $4.5 mil

10. Promised Land – $4.3 mil

Watch Fede Alvarez’s Red Band ‘Evil Dead’ Trailer!

Uruguayan phenom director Fede Alvarez has his bloody hands busy nowadays directing the ‘Evil Dead‘ remake. From what we’ve seen from the first trailer, it looks real good and scary, but now we’ve obtained the new Red Band trailer fo the film, meaning put your kids to sleep and get ready to get your eyes popped from the terror.

In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.

‘Evil Dead‘ opens in theaters on April 12. The film stars Hispanic actor Shiloh Fernandez (who we hear doesn’t speak Spanish) Jane Levy, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore.

Jessica Alba’s new ‘Escape From Planet Earth’ trailer!

Jessica Alba, George Lopez and Sofia Vergara are the Hispanic stars that are lending their voice to the new animated film ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH from The Weinstein Company. A new trailer has just been released and we have the poster attached as well just in case you haven’t seen it.

The 3D animated family comedy catapults moviegoers to planet Baab where admired astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) is a national hero to the blue alien population. A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy, by-the-rules brother, Gary (Rob Corddry), head of mission control at BASA. When BASA’s no-nonsense chief Lena (Jessica Alba) informs the brothers of an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet, Scorch rejects Gary’s warnings and bounds off for yet another exciting mission. But when Scorch finds himself caught in a fiendish trap set by the evil Shanker (William Shatner) it’s up to scrawny, risk-adverse Gary to do the real rescuing. As the interplanetary stakes rise to new heights, Gary is left to save his brother, his planet, his beloved wife Kira (Sarah Jessica Parker) and their adventure hungry son Kip.

The film also stars Jane Lynch, Craig Robinson, Steve Zahn, Chris Parnell, Jonath Morgan Heit, James Corden, Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Sarah Jessica Parker and William Shatner. 

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH will be released on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 2013.