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Best of the Week: The East-Meets-West Canon, Top 10 Box Office Takeaways, Mel Gibson Opens Up at Karlovy Vary & More

Jul 12, 2014 1:33 pm

The top stories of the week from TOH!

“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” Dominates Weak Friday Box Office, While “Boyhood” Tops Limited Openers

Top 10 Box Office Takeaways

Career Watch: Superhot Melissa McCarthy Needs to Improve on “Tammy”

“The Hundred-Foot Journey” Is the Latest Entry in the East-Meets-West Canon

17 Minutes of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” Previewed with a Cherry Bomb on Top

Karlovy Vary Lures Hollywood, Inspires Wes Anderson

Mel Gibson Talks Return to Directing, Shia LaBeouf, Vikings at Karlovy Vary (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

Witty Outfest Entry “BFFs” Turns Female Buddy Comedy on Its Head

Mike Cahill on Crazy Sidetrack to “I Origins,” Working with Michael Pitt and Opening Karlovy Vary

Serkis and Weta Talk Photo-Real Performance Capture for “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”

Is Linklater’s “Boyhood” the Most Radically Inventive Film Experience of the Year?

Emmy Nomination Snubs and Surprises, Early Picks to Win

From “Broad City” to “Game of Thrones,” an Emmy Nominations Wish List

Steven Soderbergh, Frances McDormand and Mike Nichols Spearhead HBO Projects and TCA Summer Session

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