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13 October 2008 5:43 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

We have the full list of the Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia 2008 award winners. Among those taking home prizes was "Surveillance," a film by Jennfier Chambers Lynch which captured the Best Motion Picture award. Lynch writes alongside Kent Harper, the crime drama/thriller which stars Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James and Ryan Simpkins. Also taking significant awards was Brian Cox for his work on "Red," Fernando Meilelles' "Blindness" drama starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo and "Let the Right One In."

11 October 2008 1:52 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Alliance Films released another cool character photo of Alice Braga for the thriller “Blindness” by director Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and starring Julianne Moore (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), Mark Ruffalo (Shutter Island) and Alice Braga (Crossing Over). This monochromatic movie poster features actress Alice Braga as the woman with the dark glasses. Plot: A doctor’s wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest [...]

Brian Corder

10 October 2008 1:41 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Miramax sent us a brand new movie clip entitled “Nothing” from the thriller “Blindness” by director Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and starring Julianne Moore (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), Mark Ruffalo (Shutter Island) and Alice Braga (Crossing Over). Plot: A doctor’s wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest Blindness news and movie clips.

Brian Corder

7 October 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney had a simply pawfect weekend at the box office as its Beverly Hills Chihuahua racked up $29.3 million in ticket sales, according to final figures released Monday by Media by Numbers. It marked the best October opening for any Disney film in history. Placing second was DreamWorks/Paramount's Eagle Eye, which dropped only 39 percent from last weekend to $17.7 million. Sony's Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist placed third with $11.3 million, a solid figure given the fact that the movie cost just $12 million to produce. But on a weekend that saw the debut of seven new films, three couldn't break the top ten. They included Universal's Flash of Genius ($2.3 million), Miramax's Blindness ($1.95 million), and MGM's How to Lose Friends and Alienate People ($1.4 million).

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Disney, $29,300,465, (New); 2. Eagle Eye, DreamWorks/Paramount, $17,709,817, 2 Wks. ($54,614,521); 3. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Sony, $11,311,751, (New); 4. Nights in Rodanthe, Warner Bros., $7,368,259, 2 Wks. ($25,088,183); 5. Appaloosa, Warner Bros., $5,050,310, 3 Wks. ($5,605,167); 6. Lakeview Terrace, Sony, $4,561,227, 3 Wks. ($32,201,255); 7. Burn After Reading, Focus, $4,120,129, 4 Wks. ($51,678,103); 8. Fireproof, Samuel Goldwyn, $3,987,509, 2 Wks. ($12,410,216); 9. An American Carol, Vivendi Entertainment, $3,656,000, (New); 10. Religulous, Lionsgate, $3,409,643, (New).

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6 October 2008 10:39 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua took a $29-million bite out of the box office over the weekend, scampering far ahead of a field of six other new films. Last week's No. 1 movie, Paramount/DreamWorks's Eagle Eye, slid to second place with an estimated $17.7 million. Sony's low-budget Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which received better-than-average reviews, also saw better-than-average box-office results as it took in $12 million, about what it cost to make. In its second week, Warner Bros.' Nights in Rodanthe placed fourth with $7.3 million. Several of the other low-budget flicks released over the weekend performed reasonably well. Warner Bros.' Appaloosa, which expanded into wide release, came in at No. 5 with about $5 million. Vivendi Entertainment's political satire An American Carol opened with $3.8 million in 1,639 theaters for ninth place. And Bill Maher's anti-religion documentary Religulous opened in tenth place with $3.5 million, despite playing in just 502 theaters. At the opposite end of the belief spectrum, Fireproof from Samuel Goldwyn Films placed eighth in its second week with $4 million from 852 screens. Several other new films failed to make the top ten. They included Universal's Flash of Genius, which scraped up $2.3 million; Miramax's Blindness, which brought in just $2 million; and MGM's How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, with only $1.4 million from 1,750 theaters. (The film, which stars British comedian Simon Pegg, also opened in the U.K. with $2.1 million from just 449 theaters.) The biggest surprise was the sold-out screenings of Rachel Getting Married in nine theaters in New York and Los Angeles, where the movie averaged $33,659 per theater (compared with $9,020 for Chihuahua).

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua, $29 million; 2. Eagle Eye, $17.7 million; 3. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, $12 million; 4. Nights in Rodanthe, $7.4 million; 5. Appaloosa, $5 million; 6. Lakeview Terrace, $4.5 million; 7. Burn After Reading, $4.08 million; 8. Fireproof, $4.07 million; 9. An American Carol, $3.8 million; 10. Religulous, $3.5 million.

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6 October 2008 4:45 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

I'm not going to feel bad about underestimating Chihuahua. That just means I still have hope. #1 movie predicted correctly: 3 Week In A Row 1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua It made $29m, but it's hard to say what that means as no production budget has been released. I don't think CGI costs what it used to though, so they've probably got a modest financial winner here. Result: 29.0 million (My rank: #1, $5.5m off) 2. Eagle Eye It sits at nearly $60m worldwide on a budget of $80m. D.J. Caruso's reign of terror might be coming to an end. Result: 17.7 million (My rank: #2, $2.7m off) 3. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist I do wish this would have done a little better. Not because it's an amazing film, it's not, but because I'd like to see more films like it. I think that makes sense if you think about it long enough. Result: 12.0 million (My rank: #3, $0.5m off) 4. Nights in Rodanthe Wait,

Brad Brevet

4 October 2008 9:40 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Seen on: October 3, 2008

The players: Director: Fernando Meirelles, Writers: Don McKellar, Jose Saramago (book), Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Alice Braga

Facts of interest: Opened this year's Cannes Film Festival.

The plot: The film follows a small group of people struggling to survive after an epidemic of blindness descends upon their city.

Our thoughts: Fernando Meirelles’ “Blindness” is not as powerful or engaging as his previous works “The Constant Gardener” and “Cidade de Deus,” but the film is definitely not as bas as some critics made it out to be. The nature of the subject matter examined in this mystery thriller is one that concerns all of us, but it’s the way it is presented here that may not be appealing to large audiences.

Franck Tabouring

4 October 2008 2:00 AM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

Fernando Meirelles' latest film Blindness has hit theaters this weekend, and we've got a shot for you to win some cool swag from the film. And assuming you aren't out protesting the film, you should be interested in what we have to offer. Three (3) lucky winners will score a copy ...

Neil Miller

4 October 2008 1:42 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Miramax sent us a brand new movie clip entitled “The King” from the upcoming thriller “Blindness” by director Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and starring Julianne Moore (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), Mark Ruffalo (Shutter Island) and Alice Braga (Crossing Over). Plot: A doctor’s wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest Blindness news and trailers.

Brian Corder

3 October 2008 3:45 PM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

As you may have already seen, I posted my own take on Fernando Meirelles' film Blindness this morning, and while I thought it had its merits, I was not overwhelmed. But I am also told that it sticks very closely to the book upon which it is based, and should ...

Neil Miller

3 October 2008 12:43 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Ok, I'm not sure what the deal is with Blindness, other then the fact it was helmed by the director of City Of God... but the basic premise and TV spots I've seen thus far scare the crap out of me. Now, Yahoo is offering you a chance to see the first 5 minutes of the film on-line! Blindness was directed by Fernando Meirelles and stars Don McKellar, Julianne Moore (Hannibal), Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac), Danny Glover (Saw) and Alice Braga. The film is based on Jose Saramago's acclaimed novel that is set in motion when an epidemic of blindness sweeps through a contemporary city and pushes society to the brink of breakdown. It opens today in theaters! Visit the official website Here and watch the first 5 minutes below!

'Blindness' First Five Minutes @ Yahoo! Video

3 October 2008 10:39 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Director Fernando Meirelles, who reportedly reworked Blindness after it was savaged by critics at the Cannes Film Festival last May -- and who has been under attack in recent days by organizations of the blind, which have also blasted the movie -- has come under renewed assault as the movie finally opens wide. "Blindness," writes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times "is one of the most unpleasant, not to say unendurable, films I've ever seen." Christy Lemire of the Associated Press calls it a "pretentious, preposterous allegory." Claudia Puig, writing in USA Today, is less harsh. "The film is an often thought-provoking metaphor. But as a thriller, it becomes dreary," she observes. And Neely Tucker concludes her review in the Washington Post with this rather cryptic observation: "Meirelles, a talented director, has given us a thoughtful film based on a disturbing work of art. It achieves moments of beauty, but also leaves us wanting to like it more than we actually do." Note: Reviews of additional new films will appear here on Monday.

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3 October 2008 10:21 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

The themes of "Blindness" go by in a blur. When resi dents of a nameless cosmo polis are suddenly struck blind, the vagueness seems so deliberate that the allegory could be steering our attention to AIDS, pacifism, the surreal craziness of Latin American dictatorship or the Golden Rule.

Director Fernando Meirelles ("The Constant Gardener") situates the outbreak in an unidentified international-flavored city. When one man suddenly loses his sight while his car is stopped at a traffic light, the shocking ease with which total strangers slip into bad Samaritanism sets the grim tone.

By KYLE SMITH

3 October 2008 8:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

If you're one of those folks who protesting the film, this probably won't be of much interest, but to the rest, feel free to check out the first five minutes of Blindness above. I'm hooked. Now I realize that I'm a wee bit biased, being a huge Don McKellar fan -- he not only wrote the adaptation, but also gives the opening his classic wit in one of the first speaking roles in the film -- but this movie simply looks darned good.

At the same time, I'm betting that being allured by these first minutes isn't a good indicator of what's to come. This is, after all, not a tale of a dude who goes mysteriously blind and his new, chatty sidekick. It's about a strange pseudo-blind epidemic where a milky haze plagues an unknown city.

But if you need more reasons to see it -- both Kim and

Monika Bartyzel

3 October 2008 7:24 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Fernando Meirelles returns to the big screen with "Blindness," a mystery thriller about an epidemic of blindness that descends upon a large city. Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore star in the lead roles. The film premiered at Cannes and pulled mixed reviews. Let's see what our online friends have to say about it:

• Katey Rich at Cinema Blend: "A sharp view of humanity with a glimmer of hope, 'Blindness' is a movie for our times-- flawed, brutal, with key moments of brilliance."

• LatinoReview's Ron Henriques: "Though the third act takes the picture in a direction filled with hope and perhaps freedom, the dramatic power is already lost and the story is turned into nothing more than a morality tale."

• James Rocchi at Cinematical: "But while Blindness can be faulted for many things, it also has to be respected for its ambition, craft, and effort."

Franck Tabouring

3 October 2008 6:00 AM, PDT | From Spout.com | See recent Spout news

If the titles of the three films mentioned in the title don't evoke a sense of anxiety about the present, I'm not sure what will. At the same time, they're all immensely different films. Fernando Meirelles's new film, Blindness, opens tonight. Will it replace Children of Men as our favorite recent film about societal collapse? Karina joins us to talk about one hit and one miss from the New York Film Festival thus far. While Happy-Go-Lucky inspired homicidal thoughts, <a href="http://blog.spout.com/2008/0 ...

Kevin Buist

3 October 2008 2:00 AM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

Lets face it, not every film can be a winner, no matter how badly you want it to be good. This particular theory was one that I was reminded of this week as I screened Fernando Meirelles' latest film Blindness. It is the story of a mysterious epidemic of blindness ...

Neil Miller

3 October 2008 1:15 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore in Blindness

Photo: Miramax Blindness is a film about the human spirit and it has never looked so ugly. Seriously, Blindness presents a second coming of the concentration camp and it isn't pretty. A mysterious rash of blindness is infecting people and they are rounded up and quarantined so as not to infect others. Food is dropped off and the members of these closed off camps are forced to fend for themselves. Make due and if you die we don't care seems to be the motto as armed guards stand watch and will fire at their own discretion. The situation escalates and a happy ending is nowhere in sight and to say the film ever reaches any real sense of happiness (or sense of justice) is a serious stretch in the definition of the word. The film is shot from the perspective of the infected

Brad Brevet

3 October 2008 12:01 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

The upcoming film “Blindness” from Miramax, in theaters this Friday October 3rd, is triggering a growing wave of protest at the depictions of blind people in the movie. Marc Maurer, the president of the National Federation of the Blind, based out of Baltimore MD, told the Associated Press “[t]he movie portrays blind people as monsters, and I believe it to be a lie, […] Blindness doesn’t turn decent people into monsters.” Maurer says he plans to organize protests against the film on its opening day. “Blindness”, starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, and Gael García Bernal, is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by José de Sousa Saramago, about an epidemic of blindness that hits the world and how it affects [...]

Costa Koutsoutis

3 October 2008 12:01 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Blindness

Starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, and Gael Garcia Bernal

Directed by Fernando Meirelles

Rated R

It's a tough position to be in, wanting something to be better than it is. I don't have kids, but if I did, I imagine I'd have to pretend to like a lot of school plays and soccer games. Chicago Cubs fans have had to pretend for 100 years that they actually believe this is the year, despite evidence to the contrary (again).

With Blindness, I wanted badly to appreciate it more than it deserves. I just can't.

In 2002, I discovered a little movie called City of God. I shared it with everyone I could. At the time, it was not yet nominated for four Oscars and had no reputation as being one of the best films of the decade. That came later. But I sold it hard and professed the talents of its director,

Colin Boyd

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