Just for the fact that he directed 2006’s stone-cold masterpiece “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu,” director Cristi Puiu will always be fine in my books, even if it means releasing a film as comatose-inducing as the 181-minute murder-mystery “Aurora.”
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Paul Greengrass’ "The Uprising," starring Andrew Garfield, opened to $3.2M from 2,068 theaters this weekend. Yikes. The budget hasn’t been disclosed, but is said to be in the $20-$30M range.