Donnie Darko

The film The Box, starring Cameron Diaz, has reportedly received some of the worst feedback ever from movie fans. CinemaScore, a company that compiles ratings for new releases, explained that an A means a picture is likely to be a big hit, while a C is "pretty much a death sentence". The Box, written and directed by Donnie Darko's Richard Kelly, was awarded an F. Ed Mintz from CinemaScore told the Los Angeles Times: "People really thought this »
- By Rebecca Routledge

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Roland Emmerich's disaster blockbuster rode Sony's simultaneous roll-out to the top of box-office charts everywhere, but the Twilight sequel is set to put it in the shade next week
The winner
Roland Emmerich and Sony know how to put on a show and the pair wreaked (controlled) havoc as the disaster movie 2012 opened top of the class on an estimated $65m (£39m). Sony holds worldwide rights and unleashed the movie on the same day and date everywhere (well, give or take a day or two here and there, but let's let that pass). Factoring in the massive $160m combined gross from overseas markets, 2012 took $225m worldwide, which Sony is claiming as the biggest ever global launch for an original (ie non-sequel) movie and one not based on a toy, videogame, book, antiperspirant or whatever else serves as inspiration these days. The fact that Hollywood still releases original movies is »
- Jeremy Kay

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Just last week I interviewed Richard Kelly, director of Donnie Darko and the recently released The Box. The first half of my interview was strictly spoiler free and we talked about developing the story, his love for sci-fi, and casting. This second part of my interview (run time of 7 minutes) focuses on the second half of the movie and contains spoilers, so please watch this only if you've seen the movie! He talks about why some of the characters make the decisions they make and what's going on in the second half. If you had questions after watching The Box or just wanted to know more about what went into it, then be sure to watch this. Watch my interview with The Box writer and director Richard Kelly - Part 2: After the interview (off camera), Kelly answered a question I had about a "missing piece" in the third act »
- Alex Billington

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