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Though not by much: 1. Valentine’s Day: £3.7 million (NEW) 2. Avatar: £3.3 million 3. The Wolfman: £2.4 million (NEW) 4. The Princess and the Frog: £1.504 million (2nd week in wide release; drops 32%) 5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: £1.502 million (NEW) (actual numbers, not estimates) It was a huge … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I can’t believe this movie isn’t getting more promotion. I haven’t seen a single ad on TV. It has no official Web site. The trailer has only just become available on YouTube. It doesn’t look like it’s opening in more than a handful of theaters. This is … more…
Today’s QOTD comes from reader/commenter doa766, who wonders: What movies do you find offensive that no one else does? Or, What movies do you see as offering a terrible message but no one else seems to notice it? doa766 continues: For example, I always thought the first Narnia movie was one the most offensive movies … more…
It’s like a pop culture perfect storm: In the late 1980s, James Cameron directed a music video — the only one he ever made — for Bill Paxton’s band (for the one album they made). It features, among many Cameron players of the time including Paul Reiser and Jenette Goldstein, his then-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, as … more…
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie or TV show and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Seriously, have you ever seen cockroaches this big?: Not only had I not heard about this movie before it was nominated for Best Animated … more…
Just as Bob and Doug McKenzie were sendups of both stereotypes of Canadians and cable access programs, so is *Red Green,* which apes homemade TV of both the DIY and outdoorsmanship stripes.
I was just surfing around, minding my own business, when I accidentally stumbled across a post at The Film Stage (a site I’d never even heard of before) entited “New Muppet Movie Details Emerge.” And I’m all like, What? How is it possible that I’ve never ever heard about a new Muppet movie? I figured … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I just love saying “Antoine Fuqua.” That is the best name ever. “Antoine Fuqua.” And it sounds even better when trailer announcers say it. Why didn’t the trailer guy here say it? “From Antoine Fuqua, the director of Training Day.” How could they pass that up? Anyway, … more…
UPI yesterday reported that Turkish television authorities have lost a bid to ban smoking from local airing of Mad Men… by digitally blurring out cigarettes: ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 16 (UPI) — Two Turkish television stations were each fined $33,000 for airing shows such as the U.S.-produced “Mad Men” that feature smoking. The fines levied by … more…
*Lost* doesn’t make much sense while you’re watching it. My ramblings will surely make even less sense if you haven’t seen the episode… and something may get spoiled for you that you don’t want spoiled. You have been warned.
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