2010 Preview: Alice in Wonderland

Release Date: March 5 (in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D)
Studio: Buena Vista
Genre: Family Adventure
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: Linda Woolverton (based on the novels by Lewis Carroll)
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Anne Hathaway, Stephen Fry, Christopher Lee, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman
Studio Description: Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

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Weekend Report: Christmas Booms with ‘Avatar,’ ‘Sherlock,’ ‘Alvin’ by Brandon Gray

The combination of Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and other solid titles as well as Christmas landing on a Friday led to the highest-grossing weekend ever. Overall business came in at around $270 million, up 34 percent over the same timeframe last year and surpassing the previous high of $260.5 million set on July 18-20, 2008, when The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia! debuted.

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What's Next for Abrams?

With the recent DVD release of Star Trek, there's been a lot of talk about what director J.J. Abrams has been working on.  While many Stephen King fans were overjoyed when news broke that Abrams and Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof were on board to adapt The Dark Tower series, those plans have since fizzled.

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