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Playing For Keeps

analysis Dec. 27, 2012

Can the Romantic Comedy Be Saved?Once a box-office sure thing, the frothy genre is failing at — and vanishing from — movie theaters.

By Claude Brodesser-Akner
movies Dec. 10, 2012

Your Box Office Explained: Why Skyfall Won’t FallIt and Lincoln have lured in a very important — and long-tailed — older audience.

By Claude Brodesser-Akner

weekend box office Dec. 9, 2012

Skyfall Is Back on Top of the Box OfficeWith Rise of the Guardians coming in second, if you can believe it.

By Andre Tartar
rejected pitches Dec. 7, 2012

Vulture Is Playing for Keeps: Ten Other Obviously Titled Movie IdeasThey’re even worse than the new Gerard Butler movie.

By Jesse David Fox
movie review Dec. 7, 2012

Movie Review: Playing for Keeps Can’t Stop Humping Its Own LegGerard Butler and Jessica Biel star.

By Bilge Ebiri
the star market Dec. 6, 2012

The Star Market: Is Jessica Biel More Than Just a Pretty Face?“She’s beautiful and she’s hardy, but she hasn’t proven that she’s a real actor,” says one top agent.

By Kyle Buchanan and Claude Brodesser-Akner
last night on late night Nov. 29, 2012

How Damian Lewis Melts On-Set Homeland TensionPlus: Alessandra Ambrosio considers butt implants, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.

By Caroline Shin