Unless you’ve spent the past few weeks under a rock — assuming that rock lacked access to Wi-Fi, cellular data and over-the-air TV and radio transmissions, as well as run-of-the-mill chatterboxes — you’re now painfully aware that Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination.
Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak presented the stars of “Last Vegas” with a key to the Strip on Friday. Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas and the film’s director, Jon Turteltaub, each received a key during a ceremony in front of the fountains at Bellagio. Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman also presented each of the cast with the key to the city of Las Vegas.
Impressive work from Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Bruhl can’t keep the WikiLeaks saga “The Fifth Estate” from feeling hollow and unfocused. But these seven web-based movie ideas are sure to be blockbusters.
What: “The Wizard of Oz 3D”
Starring Forest Whitaker as a longtime White House butler and Oprah Winfrey as his boozy wife, the Weinstein Co. biopic debuted in the top spot with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the weekend’s three other major new releases, including the action romp “Kick-Ass 2,” failed to find traction with fans.
With apologies to Barbara Mandrell, John T. Woods was crowdfunding when crowdfunding wasn’t cool.
