Public Enemies

PUBLIC ENEMIES Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: December 1st, 2009 at 6:52 am

I root for Michael Mann even when he missteps, because he is one of America’s premier filmmakers, and one of the great visionaries of cinema. And, really, he’s only been building up steam. TV seemed to occupy him in the 80′s (even with three efforts, the best being Manhunter), but it wasn’t until 1995 that he really struck gold with Heat, and followed that up with The Insider. Both of which qualify as two of the best films of the 90′s. Since then it’s been a film every two or three years, and though none have been as great as those two, they run from the interesting to awesome. Public Enemies falls more into the interesting than awesome camp, but it is definitely solid, albeit familiar ground. My review after the jump.

Summer 2009 Box Office Wrap-Up

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: September 7th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

With only hours to go before Hollywood’s golden season draws to a close, I thought it was a good time to do the post-mortem on the summer of 2009.  By now you may have heard that this summer was Hollywood’s most-profitable ever with grosses topping $4.3 billion. But has it felt like the biggest summer ever?  Not really.  Blockbusters like “Transformers 2″ and “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” aside, 2009 was a season of expensive movies that didn’t live up to the hype and cheap movies that performed above all expectations.  Follow me now into the murky world of box office number crunching to see just how huge Hollywood’s hugest summer really was.

Weekend Box Office – TRANSFORMERS 2 and ICE AGE 3D Tie for First with $43 Million Each

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: July 5th, 2009 at 11:18 am

On Friday “Ice Age 3D: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” came oh-so close to kneecapping Michael Bay’s “Transformers” sequel at the box office.  Less than one million dollars separated Fox’s 3D toon and Paramount’s robot flick that wouldn’t die.  It all evened out over the weekend, however, with both films bringing in an estimated $43.5 million dollars over three days.  Talk of “Tf2″ becoming this year’s “The Dark Knight” was a hot topic one week ago when the film came within 3 million of tying Batman’s 5 day record, but those of us still immune to the dubious charms of Bay knew that those similarities would prove groundless once “Transformers” made it to its second weekend.  So here we are and, surprise!  The momentum of the big, shiny metal ones appears greatly slowed.  “Transformers 2″ was not embarrassed in any way, of course, but if we still want to talk “Dark Knight” records a tie is not very convincing evidence.  More box office talk after the jump…

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Ice Age 3D	$43,500,000	$67,506,000
1	Transformers 2	$43,500,000	$293,400,000
3	Public Enemies	$26,172,000	$41,044,000
4	The Proposal	$12,779,000	$94,233,000
5	The Hangover	$10,415,000	$204,197,000
6	Up	$6,579,000	$264,873,000
7	My Sister’s Keeper	$5,255,000	$25,964,000
8	Taking of Pelham 1 2 3	$2,500,000	$58,471,000
9	Year One	$2,100,000	$38,088,000
10	Night at the Museum 2	$2,100,000	$167,763,000

Box Office Watch: ICE AGE and PUBLIC ENEMIES Kick Off July Fourth Holiday

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: July 2nd, 2009 at 11:40 am

The 2009 July Fourth holiday frame got underway on Wednesday with two new features debuting wide: “Ice Age 3D: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” and “Public Enemies”.  “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is still capable of doing plenty of damage to both as it angles to take a second weekend at number one, however.  Fox’s third “Ice Age” feature got off to a solid start with $13.8 million debut from 3,993 theatres (including a record 1,600 3D screenings).  This was good enough to trounce the Wednesday “Transformers” take of $10.9 million, though the two films should even out with $60 million a piece come Sunday.  Universal’s “Public Enemies” was always playing for third place, though the more adult-themed movie proved surprisingly potent on day one.  Solid reviews helped “Enemies” take in an estimated $8.2 million from its 3,319 runs.  This puts the film on track to exceed the projected $30 million five-day gross that Universal was floating a couple of days ago.    Check back to see which film will ultimately get the upper hand this weekend (though it seems foolish to bet against “Transformers 2″ at this point, doesn’t it?)

Marion Cotillard Interview PUBLIC ENEMIES

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 2nd, 2009 at 8:50 am

Currently playing in theaters is director Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies”. The film is set during the Depression-era’s great crime wave and it’s the story of the government’s attempt to stop legendary criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. This operation transformed the FBI into the first federal police force. By now you’ve seen the trailers and commercials, so you know the cast is filled with famous faces like Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum and David Wenham.

Anyway, to help promote the film, our partners at Omelete sent me to cover the international press day and I was able to participate in a small press conference with Marion Cotillard. While Marion doesn’t have a huge part, she absolutely holds her own against Johnny Depp, as she plays his love interest Billie Frechette. After the jump is what she had to say about the movie and a lot more. Take a look:

Christian Bale Interview PUBLIC ENEMIES

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 1st, 2009 at 8:02 pm

Opening today is director Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies”. The film is set during the Depression-era’s great crime wave and it’s the story of the government’s attempt to stop legendary criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. This operation transformed the FBI into the first federal police force. By now you’ve seen the trailers and commercials, so you know the cast is filled with famous faces like Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum and David Wenham.

Anyway, to help promote the film, our partners at Omelete sent me to cover the international press day and I was able to participate in a small press conference with Christian Bale. During the interview, Christian talked about making “Public Enemies”, the research he did to prepare to play Melvin Purvis, what he’s working on now, and people tried to get him to compare all the different director’s he’s worked with to one another. If you’re a fan of this great actor, you’ll love the interview. The transcript and audio is after the jump:

Johnny Depp Interview PUBLIC ENEMIES

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 1st, 2009 at 10:32 am

Opening today is director Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies”. The film is set during the Depression-era’s great crime wave and it’s the story of the government’s attempt to stop legendary criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. This operation transformed the FBI into the first federal police force. By now you’ve seen the trailers and commercials, so you know the cast is filled with famous faces like Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum and David Wenham.

Anyway, to help promote the film, our partners at Omelete sent me to cover the international press day and I was able to participate in a small press conference with Johnny Depp. During the interview, Johnny talked about making “Public Enemies”, all his upcoming films like “Alice in Wonderland” and “Dark Shadows”, and a lot more. Since he doesn’t do a lot of press, if you’re a fan, you’ll love the interview. Read or listen to it after the jump:

PUBLIC ENEMIES Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 30th, 2009 at 9:39 pm

Director Michael Mann marches to the beat of his own drummer and I dig him for that.  He’s practically an indie director operating in mainstream Hollywood and gets to play with a lot of money and yet his films tend to lack commercial appeal once you strip away the stars and the premise.  Regardless of what you think of “Ali” or “Miami Vice”, were those films what you expected?  With “Public Enemies”, Mann has pulled yet another switcheroo, pulling in viewers with a tantalizing promise of “Heat” with 1930s gangsters and instead providing a cool and cerebral take on self-reflexive celebrity that may be intellectually rewarding but delivers few thrills.

8 Movie Clips From PUBLIC ENEMIES – Starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard in a Michael Mann Film

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 23rd, 2009 at 9:55 pm

Universal has sent over eight movie clips from director Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies” and they’re all after the jump. While I saw the film the other night I’m still under embargo, so I can’t tell you what I think….

But I don’t think I’m breaking anything when I say the HD cinematography is either going to work for you…or it won’t. For me, some of the gun battles looked amazing. But I’m still not sold on HD.

Anyway, if you don’t know the story of “Public Enemies”…Set during the Depression-era’s great crime wave, the story of the government’s attempt to stop legendary criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. This operation transformed the FBI into the first federal police force from the powerless agency it once was.

The film stars Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum and David Wenham and it’s in theaters July 1^st. Watch the clips after the jump:

Christian Bale Interview TERMINATOR SALVATION

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 19th, 2009 at 8:37 pm

Opening this Friday is director McG’s “Terminator Salvation”. By now you’ve all seen the commercials and trailers, so I’m going to keep this intro brief. Also, if you’re reading Collider, you know who Christian Bale is, so I don’t think I need to remind too many people what movies he stared in.

Anyway, Warner Bros. recently held a press day for “Terminator Salvation” and I got to participate in a roundtable interview with Christian. During our twenty minutes he talked about making “Terminator Salvation”, “Public Enemies”, and how he’s training for his next possible film.

If you’re a fan of this great actor, you’ll really enjoy hearing what he had to say. As always, you can either read the transcript after the jump, or listen to the audio by clicking here.

Again, “Terminator Salvation” blasts into theaters this weekend. But you can see some clips now by clicking here.

New Character Posters for PUBLIC ENEMIES

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 13th, 2009 at 4:39 pm

We have some new character banners for Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies” [via IMPAwards] just in case you forgot what Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, and Marion Cotillard look like in 1930s attire. They look nice.  Maybe it will be a fashion comeback.

Check out the new posters after the jump.  “Public Enemies” hits theatres on July 1st.

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