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MARTIN GROVE’S MOVIE MANIA

November – 2009

Overall, it looks like November’s boxoffice high points will be Sony’s “2012” Nov. 13 and Summit Entertainment’s “Twilight Saga: The New Moon” Nov. 20. Those seem the safest bets to connect with moviegoers although the month could bring some surprises, as well. More >>

October – 2009

Overall, it looks like October should start and end well with the in-between films doing in-between business, writes Martin Grove. More >>

September – 2009

Looking ahead, September isn’t likely to set boxoffice records, but it could generate a few success stories as Hollywood muddles through the fall on its way to what, hopefully, will be a strong holiday season, Martin Grove writes. More >>

ZAMM Q & A

As part of ZAMM.com’s continuing coverage of new film releases, read Martin Grove’s conversations with top Hollywood talent in our exclusive ZAMM Q & A section.

Roland Emmerich Q & A

As part of ZAMM.com’s continuing conversations with leading filmmakers Martin Grove talks to writer-director Roland Emmerich about the making of his latest blockbuster epic adventure “2012”, from Columbia Pictures and Centropolis. More >>

Michael Hoffman Q & A

As part of ZAMM.com’s continuing conversations with independent filmmakers Martin Grove talks to writer-director Michael Hoffman (“Some Girls”, “Restoration”) about his new drama “The Last Station”, which will play Oscar qualifying runs in New York and L.A. in December before opening Jan. 15, 2010 via Sony Pictures Classics. More >>

Grant Heslov Q & A

As part of ZAMM.com’s continuing conversations with leading filmmakers Martin Grove talks to producer-director Grant Heslov about the making of the dark comedy “The Men Who Stare at Goats”, opening wide Nov. 6 from Overture Films in association with Winchester Capital and BBC Films. More >>

Nicholas Eliopoulos Q & A

As part of ZAMM.com’s continuing conversations with independent filmmakers Martin Grove talks to director-editor Nicholas Eliopoulos about the making of “Mary Pickford, the Muse of the Movies”, which played one week engagements in New York and Los Angeles in September to qualify for Academy consideration in the best documentary feature category. More >>

Grove’s Goldmine

Marina Zenovich

With Oscar winning director Roman Polanski now in a Swiss jail fighting extradition to the U.S. involving charges that sent him fleeing to France some 30 years ago to avoid being imprisoned by a publicity seeking Los Angeles judge, there’s new interest in writer-director Marina Zenovich’s critically acclaimed 2008 documentary “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired”. More >>

Michael Moore

Writer-director Michael Moore’s new documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” from Overture Films and Paramount Vantage opens Sept. 23 in New York and Los Angeles and goes wide Oct. 2. When Moore’s hit documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11” was being talked about in 2004 as a possible Oscar best picture contender, he spoke to Martin Grove about the film. More >>

Matteo Garrone

Director Matteo Garrone’s critically acclaimed drama “Gomorrah”, Italy’s official selection in last year’s Oscar race for best foreign film, won seven David di Donatello Awards in Rome May 8, Italy’s equivalent of the Oscars, writes Martin Grove. The film took home statuettes for best picture, director, screenplay, producer, editor, sound and original song. More >>

Simon Kinberg

With 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment’s “X-Men” franchise still showing great signs of life at the boxoffice, Martin Grove looks back to his Goldmine of columns for some insights into what’s made the series work so well. Here’s what co-screenwriter Simon Kinberg said about “X-Men: The Last Stand” in May 2006. More >>