A little bit of fluff (Harald Zwart’s Pink Panther II), an Oscar hopeful (Stephen Daldry’s The Reader) and some prestige titles from master filmmakers who might have lost their touch and offerings from less-seasoned directors are among the world preems that have been announced in the Berlin Film Festival’s Competition and Out of Competition section).
The Top 10 saw two debuts this week. One was a modest success and one was an embarrassment. Punisher: War Zone pulled in one third of what its 2004 predecessor, The Punisher.
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>"A Scanner Darkly" hit theaters last week in the US. Clearly its a small film and lacks mass appeal but the producers and/or studio thought it would be a great idea to release the first 24 minutes of the film to view online... for free!