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Dec 23, 2007 4:25 PM CST

Book of Secrets Opens Big

Spurs record sales on oft-quiet weekend

(Newser) - National Treasure: Book of Secrets dug up $45.5 million this weekend, taking top spot and spurring record sales at a time often stymied by Christmas prep, Variety reports. I Am Legend helped by clearing $34.2 million in second place, and Alvin and the Chipmunks kept singing with $29...

Legend Science a Little Shaky

Dec 19, 2007 11:38 AM CST

Legend Science a Little Shaky

The idea of this killer virus is 'far-fetched,' says one expert

(Newser) - A man-made virus has turned people into mutants and killed off the rest. Downtown New York City looks like a jungle, and the only man left on the planet is trying to reverse the plague using his immune blood. So how realistic is the premise of Will Smith’s new...

Smith Is Box Office Legend

Dec 16, 2007 3:03 PM CST

Smith Is Box Office Legend

Pic banks top December gross of all time; Chipmunks also wows

(Newser) - I Am Legend rocked the box office for $76.5 million this weekend, the highest gross for a December pic ever, Variety reports. Twentieth Century Fox also surprised with Alvin and the Chipmunks, which scored $45 million, second ever for G- or PG-rated December debuts. Together they boosted a sluggish...

Smith Carries Legend

NEW RELEASE

Dec 14, 2007 8:31 AM CST

Smith Carries Legend

Movie has its flaws, but it's also a lot of fun

(Newser) - I Am Legend, a tale of the last man on Earth, who, through some freak of immunity, avoids a killer virus, isn't a perfect film. But despite its lack of surprises and its ending, which feels like "a studio-sanctioned reshoot," writes Chicago Tribune critic Michael Phillips, "you’...

Hollywood's 50 Brightest Bulbs

Dec 3, 2007 10:22 AM CST

Hollywood's 50 Brightest Bulbs

Entertainment Weekly picks the smartest players on and behind the silver screen

(Newser) - Who are the biggest brains in Hollywood? Entertainment Weekly picks the best and brightest:

Judd Apatow, 40, director/writer/producer
Steven Spielberg, 60, director/producer
James Cameron, 53, director/producer