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5 Reasons Johnny Depp’s Career Is Not Even Close To Over

The box office belly-flop of “Mortdecai” has launched a number of “Is Johnny Depp’s Career Over?” think-pieces. The thinking is that after the combined failures of “The Lone Ranger,” “Transcendence,” and “Dark Shadows,” Depp’s career is now on the bubble,

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Every Film Purchased at Sundance Last Year Flopped

The Sundance Film Festival begins this week and you know what that means: a coming onslaught of oppressive, non-stop coverage from the entertainment media about dozens of films no one will ever see … ever. Deadline published a fine illustration

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‘American Sniper’ Shatters Records with $105 Million Weekend

Deadline Hollywood reports that Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper—the film adaptation of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s autobiography of the same name, starring Bradley Cooper—has broken multiple January box-office records, grossing over $100 million its first weekend of wide release. One studio executive described the critically-hailed film as a Marvel movie made for adults.

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Oscar Snubs Box Office Hits

It wasn’t just Oprah Winfrey‘s “Selma” and the late-Roger Ebert who felt Oscar’s snub after Thursday morning’s announcement of this year’s Oscar Nominations, so too did all of mainstream America.  Other than director Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper,” which is expected

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Hollywood Box Office Down 5% From 2013

It’s been a rough year for the Hollywood film industry, even before Sony Pictures’ decision to pull The Interview from its scheduled December 25 release date in the wake of a massive cyberattack.

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