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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… At last, it’s the feel-good, crotchety-old-man, wacky-sisters dramedy of the winter! I wondered when that was coming… Oh man, that’s Ellen Barkin? I totally did not recognize her. Happy Tears opens theatrically today in the U.S. (and Canada?); it will be available on demand on February 24. … more…
Does the American entertainmentscape really need another food channel? Cuz we’re getting one, The New York Times reported yesterday: Scripps, the owner of the Food Network, plans to turn on the Cooking Channel on Memorial Day, May 31, this year, enhancing its position in the category of kitchen programming. Before meetings with advertisers, the company … more…
If what I think is happening here, is happening here, it better not be…
Poor Chinese baby!
It seems like everywhere I turned this week for movie news, it was all the same: So-and-so has signed on for a remake, a sequel, a prequel, a reboot, or a reimagining: Christopher Nolan is reinventing Superman… Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro are remaking Taxi Driver with Lars Von Trier… Wuthering Heights is getting the … more…
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…
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