Best of the Week: ‘Amazing’ Box Office, Comic-Con Preview, Karlovy Vary, Mark Wahlberg’s Career & More

This week on TOH, Spidey proves his staying power even as general tentpole malaise sets in, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival offers a cinephile’s dream lineup, Comic-Con’s on the horizon and more!

Box Office:

“Amazing Spider-Man” Off to Strong Start

Arthouse Audit: “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Starts Off Strong

Weekend Preview: ‘Amazing Spider-Man,’ ‘Savages,’ ‘Do-Deca,’ ‘Collaborator’ & More

Interviews:

Immersed in Movies: Director Marc Webb Slings an “Amazing Spider-Man” Storytelling Web

Features:

Adults Crave Original Content while Tentpole Enthusiasm Wanes

Career Watch: Marky Mark Wahlberg – A Big, Bright, Shining Star

Now and Then: “360,” Another of Fernando Meirelles’ Beautiful Disappointments

Reviews:

“The Newsroom” Episode 2 Review and Recap: “News Night 2.0,” One Strange Step for Womankind

Comic-Con:

EW Previews Comic-Con: Peter Jackson Talks “The Hobbit,” Plus “Breaking Dawn,” “Oz” and “Iron Man 3”

Festivals:

The 7th Annual Rome Film Festival: Marco Muller’s Changes for November

47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4

Obits:

Andy Griffiths, Star of “The Andy Griffith Show” and Kazan’s Brilliant “A Face in the Crowd,” Dies at 86

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