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Just a quick look at last weekend’s box office as we head into the new weekend: 1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: £1.6 million (NEW) 2. District 9: £.8 million (3rd week; drops 32%) 3. Gamer: £.6 million (NEW) 4. 500 Days of Summer: £.5 million (3rd week; drops 12%) 5. The Final Destination: … more…
When product placement goes horribly wrong:
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Wait, what’s this? A movie full of awesome women? That can’t be right. Who approved this? Did they use up all the women in Hollywood for this one movie? Where will all the other movies find their The Girl or The Wife till all these lovelies have … more…
I recently noticed a change in the announcement that opens greenband trailers in the U.S.: I can’t remember when this change occurred, but the notice used to say that the trailer was approved for “all audiences” — indeed, that was the point of the greenband, that it was fine for anyone to watch, at least … more…
John Keats is the intruder in Fanny Brawne’s story, and you might be forgiven for assuming that she’s the one who became legendary, for how the film defies convention by lavishing its focus on her.
Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Masi Oka, and others bring the heartfelt snark: Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell via MoveOn.org via my pal Bonnie
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Pandorum isn’t screening for critics, so I haven’t seen it, but if I were home, I might pop into a multiplex to check it out on opening … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Ah, Clive Owen. Lovely in anything, but especially lovely here as a daddy. And this is a lovely trailer for a lovely film — doesn’t give away too much that you don’t learn early in the film anyway, and really doesn’t spoil the journey that the Owen … more…
I’ve arrived in England, and as you read this, I’m probably strolling around Stratford-upon-Avon, reaquainting myself with the town, or else I’m just sitting in a pub having a drink. There’s nothing on the agenda for today — no theater, no touring — which is just perfect after a transatlantic flight and a two-and-a-half-hour drive … more…
It’s almost like a preemptive parody of Glenn Beck from 15 years back: via Eschaton
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