Tag "Mark Wahlberg"

Ted Ruffles Feathers at the Oscars

February 25, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Ted, Seth MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed Teddy Bear, managed to offend the Jewish Anti-Defamation Group during the Oscar ceremony on Sunday night, as he rambled on about how Jewish people controlled Hollywood. “While we have come to expect inappropriate ‘Jews control Hollywood’ jokes from Seth MacFarlane, what he did at the Oscars [...]

Hot Weekend for ‘Ted’, ‘Ice Age 4'

July 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Seth MacFarlane’s raunchy R-rated talking teddy-bear movie, Ted brought in the big numbers at the U.S. box office this past weekend. The Universal release was the number-one release of the weekend, with an estimated $52.5 million opening three days. The Mark Wahlberg-starrer received a 69% rating average on Rottentomatoes.com and [...]

How to Build a Better Teddy Bear!

June 29, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We shed light on how a seasoned team of vfx pros brought Seth MacFarlane’s misbehavin’ toy bear to animated life in the new comedy, Ted. Fans of Fox-TV’s Family Guy and American Dad! have been waiting patiently for creator Seth MacFarlane’s first venture into live-action movies, Ted, which debuted nationwide [...]

‘Underworld,’ ‘Red Tails’ and ‘FMA’ Take on ‘Beauty’

January 19, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

A pair of visual-effects-heavy battle movies from completely different ends of the spectrum take on Mark Wahlberg’s Contraband and the 3D release of Beauty and the Beast at the box office this weekend. Sony’s Underworld: Awakening, the fourth film in the vampires vs. werewolves series, has the week’s biggest opening. [...]

3D ‘Beauty’ Earns $18M in Box Office Debut

January 16, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The 3D version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast posted a solid opening weekend at the box office, earning an estimated $18.5 million and coming in second for the frame that ran through Sunday. The weekend’s top movie was Universal’s Contraband, an R-rated thriller starring Mark Wahlberg that grossed an [...]