Month: December 2008

The Spirit (review)

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Bête Noir It’s been a week since I saw The Spirit and I’m still thinking about it, and usually that’s a good thing, when a movie sticks with you like that, but not always. Like, not this time. Cuz what I’ve been turning over in my head is this conundrum: Just how awful is this … more…

trailer break: ‘Marley & Me’

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Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… There’s actual kind of a ton of stuff in this trailer that didn’t end up in the final movie, and, thankfully, it’s stuff like the laxative comment, cuz, you know, a dog movie’s gonna have more than its share of poop jokes to start with, so … more…

North American box office: audiences say no to ‘Yes Man’

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Just a quick look at last weekend’s number as we head into the long holiday stretch, which will, in effect, be one long “weekend” starting tomorrow, Christmas Day, and running through Sunday, January 4: 1. Yes Man: $18.2 million (NEW) 2. Seven Pounds: $14.9 million (NEW) 3. The Tale of Despereaux: $10 million (NEW) 4. … more…

trailer break: ‘Last Chance Harvey’

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Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Doh! I wanna say that this is, annoyingly, one of those trailers that gives away more than it should, except that it doesn’t matter, because pretty much from the opening moments of the movie, you know almost everything that’s going to happen anyway. Still, that’s no … more…

bias update

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obsession: Doctor Who (I’m wallowing in DVDs…) boyfriend: Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (three more episodes to go *sigh*) psyched: absolutely nothing (I’m exhausted from being psyched for so many movies — time for a break) dreading: absolutely nothing (dreading is exhausting, too) enemy: the makers of Bedtime Stories (because they took the lazy way … more…