Sideshow: Chastain outdoes herself
It was Chastain vs. Chastain at the box office last weekend, as the Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain's latest movie - the horror film Mama - dislodged the acclaimed Zero Dark Thirty from the top spot.
It was Chastain vs. Chastain at the box office last weekend, as the Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain's latest movie - the horror film Mama - dislodged the acclaimed Zero Dark Thirty from the top spot.
Mama, which bears the imprimatur of producer Guillermo del Toro, opened above expectations with $28.1 million, topping director Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty, which took in $17.6 million.
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's post-governorship comeback, The Last Stand, could prove to be just that for the action star. The Last Stand opened with just $6.3 million, one of the worst debuts for the 65-year-old star. The film came in 10th.
The Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe-led New York crime film Broken City didn't fare much better, premiering with $9.1 million.
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Barbara Walters hospitalized
Veteran ABC newswoman Barbara Walters fell at an inauguration party in Washington on Saturday night and has been hospitalized. ABC News spokesman Jeffrey Schneider said Walters, 83, fell on a step at the residence of Britain's ambassador to the United States, Peter Westmacott. The fall left Walters with a cut on her forehead. Schneider said Sunday, "Out of an abundance of caution," Walters went to a hospital for treatment of the cut and a full examination. He said Walters is alert "and telling everyone what to do," which is "a very positive sign."
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Inaugurally connected
Curtis Institute faculty member David Ludwig's choral work The New Colossus will be part of the morning worship service preceding President Obama's inauguration Monday. It's to be performed at the historic St. John's Episcopal Church, across the street from the White House, by Ben Hutto and the St. John's Choir.
When Te'o met Couric
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o will be interviewed by ABC's Katie Couric, the first on-camera interview for the All-American since news broke about the dead girlfriend hoax. Te'o and his parents will appear on Couric's syndicated talk show Thursday. The Heisman Trophy runner-up said he had an online romance with a woman he never met and in September was informed that she had died of leukemia. - AP