helps, of course, that playing a character with anger management issues is hardly a stretch for russell crowethough unlike michael douglas's more interesting character in falling down, crowe starts crazy and then just gets worse. you can hardly call this an analysis of societal rage, but watching 90 minutes of head—banging pedal to the metal big screen thrills, ifound myself happy to be back in a cinema, succumbing to the magic of the big screen. better bring your a—game. cos you're going to need it. also getting a wide summer release this weekend is summerland, a film that could not be more different from unhinged in every respect. we were expecting you an hour ago. sorry. frank! this is miss lamb, your new guardian. i don't want him! we've all got to do our bit. the brilliant gemma arterton stars as alice lamb, a reclusive writer living in a south coast village during world war ii. alice is considered an oddity by the locals, a loner who investigates and debunks myths and folklore, looking for the facts behind the fiction. i don't think it's very interesting. i wrote them. when young evacue

- up next on hbc, the russell crowe show. - all right, here we go!hts his directors, and he fights his fans ♪ ♪ it's a problem no one understands ♪ - ♪ if there's two things he loves it's fighting and ♪ - ♪ fightin' 'round the world ♪ ♪ making movies, making music and ♪ ♪ fightin' 'round the world ♪ - russell crowe! - hello, everybody, i'm russell crowe. and this is fightin' 'round the world. we're gonna have lots of fun today, as we travel all around and look for some good-- hey! what the hell do you think you're doin'? you walked right through my shot, mate! do you know who i am? - oh, excuse me, i was just-- [thud, smack] - goddamn smartass!

also russell crowe.my robach one-on-one about his new film "unhinged." >> my name is maximus. >> reporter: it's been 20 years since he donned armier an a sword in "gladiator." >> i will have my vengeance in this life or the next. >> it's 2 000 when it came out. 20 years -- >> i've used my body to do my job in a very extreme way so i carry a lot of injuries from different films but i'm saying all of this without meaning to sound sad about it in any way. i don't regret any of those decisions but at 56, i do feel that on a daily basis. >> obviously people will probably always and in a very good way associate you with the "gladiator" role and you obviously won an oscar for that role but i understand that you think you got too much credit for that, is that true? >> ridley scott is an amazing director and, you know, i do think that you can't possibly give me an award for what i did in that movie unless you recognize the director because he set the tone of all of that. >> are you not entertained? >> now crowe t

here's my conversation with russell crowe. welcome back, russell. how are you? i've been very well >> having a summer time. you must have somewhere that you can get out in the sunshine. >> seth: yes we are at -- one of the nice things about this situation is finish the show a little early and get out in the sun i can't complain >> cool. >> seth: you -- is it is accurate to say that you are currently in the bush as it is -- as it's called >> i'm deep in the bush, seth. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> here in my place, i'm in northern new south wales >> seth: all right >> and for those who know a little bit about australian geography, i'm seven hours north of sidney by car and about two hours south of byron bay so, it's a sub tropical rain forest area, but it was cleared in the mid 1800s well, my particular place was, part of it anyway. so, i have about half pasture and half trees >> seth: sounds wonderful. i since -- sounds very relaxing. something that is not relaxing, russell, is the film "unhinged." >> right [ laughter ] >> the people who are looking to just fo

but here in the uk, the russell crowe actioner is now testing the waters as a wide theatrical releaseacle of big screen cinema.

but here in the uk, the russell crowe actioner is now testing the waters as a wide theatrical release spectacle of big screen cinema. come on, man, go! crowe stars as an aggrieved, overweight and aggressive ball of anger whose path crosses with caren pistorius's rachel,

it's the russell crowe psychological thriller.n in about 1500 theaters in north america. it is, by the way, the very first major movie released for the big screen since the pandemic began. so little steps, amc opened more than 100 locations back on august 20th, last week, with 15 cent tickets on that day trying to get people excited. that was the price back in 1920, 100 years ago. now, christopher nolan's sci-fi thriller "tenet" opens august 26th, wednesday, but not in the u.s. overseas, in 70 countries. more movie theaters are open abroad and that movie, by the way, will debut in the u.s. on september 3rd. amc hopes to have two-thirds of its more than 600 locations open in time for "tenet." it is the largest movie theater chain in the u.s. and the world, amc, so it's critical that the cash-strapped chains like amc which have more locations than any other, find a way to open domestic locations as soon as possible. by the way, the stock amc down 26% year to date. that's not bad, when you look at regal down 75% and cinemark down 61%

. >> russell crowe's unhinged made its domestic debut where theaters have started to slowly reopen herem pocketed more than $4 million over the weekend and played in about 1,800 venues marking the widest release yet since the pandemic hit >>> and that move that police use to end car chases found it's caused a string of deaths and injuries >> reporter: a young man in a pickup truck runs a red light in rural arkansas and refuses to stop for the police. the half hour high speed chase this april ends in a fiery wreck. the truck flipping, launching the police cruiser into the air, but it wasn't an accident. police records say the state trooper caused the crash by bumping the truck at 109 miles an hour. the trooper was injured but the driver, 34-year-old justin battenfield was killed >> i don't believe it should have happened honestly at the rate of speed it was going they had plenty of opportunity to stop him before he got back in town. >> there's a pit maneuver. >> reporter: the trooper used this move known as the precision imploeblization technique. an investigation published by the "washi

"unhinged" starring russell crowe took in $4 million at the box office. that may not seem like a whole lot, but it was actually a lot better than some expected. it had no real competition and indoor theaters in california and here in new york are still closed so you have a lot of theaters that wouldn't be taking in those big box office receipts. analysts say movies will likely open with low numbers like these and make up ground over time as consumers get more comfortable going into the theater. the big test will come the next few weeks with the release of the potential blockbusters such as disney's "the new mutant." kari, back to you. i don't know about you, but i'm not quite ready to go into a theater just yet. i'll do a drive-in, though. >> nope, not yet. thank you, bertha. >>> let's check out our temperatures today as we see the smoke over the bay area, our temperatures will still warm up this afternoon into the mid-80s. we'll talk more about this, the air quality and the forecast coming up. >>> the air quality was a big concern for my family over the

"unhinged," the road rage thriller starring russell crowe is number one at the box office earning a better than expected $4 million. "the spongebob movie: sponge on the run" came in second with $550,000. >>> coming up, covid confusion in the nfl. the positive test results affecting several teams. >>> but first the breaking news from the historic california wildfires. the death toll rising overnight. you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past... they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. let's help protect them together. because missing menb vaccination could mean missing out on a whole lot more. ask your doctor if your teen is missing meningitis b vaccination. ask your doctor if your teen to know who they'll be thecomfortable with.instinct i mean just like with diva. i mean she picked me. out of all of the cats in the rescue shelter she was the only one that stuck out her paw to me, almost like she knew i was her human. diva's family so i feed her blue. there'it has triple action mosupport for your joints,a.

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it's called unhinged starring russell crow and brought in $4 million. success by some measures but it remains unclear if audiences are ready to leave their home and sit in a room for a couple of hours with a bunch of strangers. according to a survey, only around 17% of consumers feel comfortable going to the movies right now. 25 theaters across six states. only three of which are operational over the past weekend. good to check with you again i'm sure that you have a hollywood movie. a couple of theaters open in colorado and virginia. one in connecticut as well how did they do? >> well, they did pretty well considering this time of the year in august is go away time so it's normally pretty slow i was encouraged we did very well with it considering and also the weather was beautiful in the northeast and colorado where we have our lonely theater out there in connecticut i spent the weekend at the theater talking to people asking the very question what made you comfortable enough to come back and they said that they heard about our nationwide protocols iss

russell crowe stars in "unhinged" as a seemingly unstable stranger in a road rage incident that explodes of control as he attempts to even the score with a young woman who crosses his path. take a look. >> i'm pretty sure the guy in that truck's following me. >> he's road raging you. >> he's just trying to scare you. >> hey, hey, hey! >> rule number 3, once an altercation has escalated -- >> this is where your first lesson begins. >> things can take a sudden unhinged turn. >> it's okay. it's going to be okay. >> that's where we are in this world today. you seemed to have developed an inability to apologize to anyone for anything. but you're going to learn. >> the aptly titled "unhinged" is scoring a 51% splat on rotten tomatoes. critic richard lawson writes, "unhinged" is a nasty piece of work, jarringly rough, also in fits and starts bracing entertainment. steven dalton has just one word, "unwatchable." >> wow, i haven't been scared of another driver like that since "joyride" with paul walker, good thing i don't drive. >> haven't seen it. >>> next to a touching coming of age story with

left before we set sail for -- i don't know where, but we're packing these days with great guests russell crowephillips and kenan thompson will all be here and of course my companions and sea captain, and ira the duck and all of the other very talkative characters that i think are real, but they may just be the first sign of our so watch those shows and find out. we'll be right back. m♪ hi. we're glad you came in. what's on your mind? can you help keep these guys protected online? easy. connect to the xfi gateway. what about wireless data options for the family? you can customize and save. what about internet speeds that can keep up with my gaming? let's hook you up with the fastest internet from xfinity. and now with our stores reopening, we're putting healthy practices in place. come visit a store today. stop in or book an appointment online at a time that works for you. now that's simple, easy, awesome. ask. shop. discover at your local xfinity store today.

the first was "unhinged" from russell crow it drew $4 million in domestic ticket sales that would haves a disappointment but now it's seen as a sign of demand. we talked to people from inside a theater about what movie going is like now. >> there's no one here yet but this is one of the showings that was supposed to be kind of filled up, although filled up means 40% as i think it means. i was in one of the biggest theaters, there was 25 people there and that was sold out. the only aspect that gave me cause for concern was when i saw a bunch of people going into the theaters and once they sat down they took off their masks. it was dark and they could feel like no one saw them i'm passionate about going to movies in person, making sure we keep the big screens open. hearing other people laugh when you laugh. hearing other people gasp when you gasp it's part of the experience and we shouldn't lose that >> reporter: now seven states including california and new york, those states typically account for a quarter of box office revenue are still not allowed to open their theaters now we're wat

helps, of course, that playing a character with anger management issues is hardly a stretch for russell croweu can hardly call this an analysis of societal rage, but watching 90 minutes of head—banging pedal to the metal big screen thrills, ijust found myself happy to be back in a cinema, succumbing to the magic of the big screen. better bring your a—game. cos you're gonna need it. also getting a wide summer release this weekend is summerland, a film that could not be more different from unhinged in every respect. we were expecting you an hour ago. sorry. frank! this is miss lamb, your new guardian. i don't want him! we've all got to do our bit. the brilliant gemma arterton stars as alice lamb, a reclusive writer living in a south coast village during world war ii. alice is considered an oddity by the locals, a loner who investigates and debunks myths and folklore, looking for the facts behind the fiction. i don't think it's very interesting. i wrote them. when young evacuee frank shows up unexpectedly on her doorstep, alice has no time for him, insisting that he be rehomed. but inevitably, a

i'm dishing about oscar winner russell crowe. destroyed by last week's deadly explosion in beirut. the late chef anthony bourdain called it legendary spot. le chef was legendary staple and he tweeted he made the donation on behalf of anthony bourdain. bourdain featured the restaurant on his tv show, no rest investigations, in 2006. so far about $18,000 has been raised to rebuild the restaurant. good vibes for that. >> great food i'm sure there. to have an opportunity to go to lebanon and taste it firsthand. >> beirut is a wonderful -- one of the greatest cities of the world, beirut. it is remarkable. >> i hear that. i hear that. thanks so much, vlad. >>> moving on now, when senator kamala harris officially accepts the democratic party's nomination, she will become the third woman on a major party's presidential ticket. the we have her back campaign is working to fight any misogyny the senator might face it's led by representatives of supermajority, emily's list and time's up now. former planned parenthood parenthood cecile richar

ignatius, and, of course, body of lies was an unbelievable book and fabulous movie about with russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio. i'm a a big fan of david ignat. >> host: some of the authors that are your favorites and some of your favorite books include ken follett, stephen king, sidney sheldon. >> guest: a lot of people don't remember sidney sheldon. i lived -- away to school in paris my junior year and i was able to find a fabulous bookstore called shakespeare and company and its right on the sin and george ran was an amazing guy and is able to get my hands on some sidney sheldon books and he did doomsday conspiracy was one when my favorites and he had an american military intelligence operative and i got excited about his writing and how we did it and actually sheldon led me to reading david morrell. he wrote some great thrillers. he wrote kind of some romain c type things as well but he was some incredible thrillers, actually dictated figure had a stenographer in his office any dictated his novels which i thought was interesting. >> host: ken follett. >> guest: pillars is my favorite

"words on bathroom walls" and the most widely distributed new release, russell crowe in "unhinged" whichof us are feeling right about now. carl >> that's fair to say, contessa. question on the strategy around this reopening it's just a fraction, like you said, of what was open a year ago. are they just trying to get moviegoers back into the habit of coming to the movies without regard for business model at this point >> well, john, i think that was the thought behind offering these old movies, many that have been out for decades at reduced prices, so yesterday we saw a special 15 cent ticket at amc, regal's also offering reduced pricing on some of the old movies, so that if say a $15 ticket is too steep for to you think about bringing your family back and you're a little nervous about coronavirus, maybe paying five bucks a ticket would coax you in, but then again, you know, look, you've got these big blockbuster movies and i think the thought is, from the ceo of amc, among others, that the pent up demand is there and when i talked to these people yesterday, they told me we are so excited

david's book the director, and of course it was an unbelievable book in a fabulous movie with russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio. >> some that you say are your favorites and your favorite books include kin, stephen king, sidney. >> a lot of people remember sidney, i went to school in paris my junior year end i was able to find a fabulous bookstore called shakespeare and company, it is right -- george was an amazing guy and i was able to get my hand on sidney books and she did doomsday conspiracy, he had an american military intelligence operative and i was really excited about his writing and how he did it and sheldon led me too reading david and he wrote some great thrillers, yeah he wrote romance type things as well but he wrote incredible thrillers, he actually dictated them and had a stenographer in his office and he dictated his novels which i thought was interesting. >> can a historical fiction writer. >> how you take as a backdrop hundreds of years to build a cathedral and tell the stories of the lives of the people and make it riveting, that is on my bucket list to be kin, i would

this past weekend, the movie unhinged starring russell crowe and some theaters, it is a lot of drivinglaces, $4 million with the box office take this weekend. next weekend warner bros. releases a big blockbuster, supposedly tenants, that is coming up this next weekend. jeff joins us this morning, you don't think this is going to work to you? you don't think that bringing people back into the theaters like this is going to work, tell me more. >> you have old hollywood that is represent by warner bros. clinging to the old model and you have disney you is embrace streaming and capitalizing on streaming, they are going head-to-head in the problem warner bros. has, first off they laid off 600 people last month, second they have a budget of between three and $400 million for this film so they are making a big, big gamble, they are hoping is going to pay off, my opinion is that the new model, listen they are betting on the right director and christopher nolan, he is the best, this is the film that's going to look very good on the big screen but they are making a very big bent, they should've

all right, hollywood is hoping russell crowe has what it takes to get people into theaters. >> you areesearch most people wanted to see a thriller. most theaters have been closed sings march and those are your headlines. i guess, guys some stating movie voters open others not. will: i love going to the movie theater. i'm afraid the hab bit has been broken with everything streaming and as long as we have been out of theaters, i don't know how ready americans are ready to jump back into theaters. pete: hackets more than a covid thing you are saying. will: absolutely. jedediah: the movie theater pop corn can't be beat. will: you are right. jed. pete: they have movie theater popcorn they can put in the microwave. sacred jed doesn't taste the same. will: gout to run because we have big exciting guests coming up. message to voters. >> can we become a country that lives up to the truth that black lives matter? will would he be the generation that finally wipes out the racism? will: but that exciting guest is football great herschel walker and blasting democrats for playing the race card. he s

pete: russell crowe's latest movie unhinged opening this weekend. discuss is mike sargent. this is a fascinating topic because movie theaters were suffering even before the pandemic, then it hit and really, really traumatic for their industry. so will this movie, unhinged, draw people to the theater right now? >> well, i think it will. i think there are people who are dying to get out, dying to go to the movie theater, are that experience. i think we've all sat at home in our living rooms watching movies streaming for a long time, and i think this is the kind of movie that plays best with the crowd. now, how big those crowds will be and whether this will safe the movie -- save the movie industry, i think that's something else. pete: can the industry do special things to entice people back? amc trying to get people back with tickets that just cost 15 cents. apparently, those are sold out, they're going to up the prices after that. but, i mean, what can they do besides put a quality product on the screen? >> well, i think they're doing it. i think the

so anything can happen and the guest list is pretty steller jason sudeikis, russell crowe, patton oswalte sea captain and from prospect park, ira duckman. it will be a fun week. we'll be right back with cnn's john berman. ♪ chicago! "ok, so, magnificent mile for me!" i thought i was managing... ...my moderate to severe crohn's disease. yes! until i realized something was missing... ...me. you ok, sis? my symptoms kept me- -from being there for my sisters. "...flight boarding for flightan00learned- ...humira is for people who still have symptoms of crohn's disease after trying other medications. and the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief... -and many achieved remission in as little as 4 weeks. humira can lower your ability to fight infections. serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened,- -, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. tell your doctor... ...if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and i