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The numbers are in for Inception’s debut in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland: a smidge under £6 million, exactly on par with the $62.8 million it earned in North America last weekend. (That North American number is actually up from the Sunday estimates, by almost $2.5 million. That speaks to very strong word … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I’ve already seen this movie, and it was a unique experience, and I imagine my reaction to the movie is probably what my reaction to the trailer would have been, had I seen the trailer first: Wha’? Weird! Sad! Huh? Ya wants original movies, this is one … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Great. Just when I thought I could lay aside at least one of the nightmares of my childhood — nuclear bombs — they’re back. Thanks so much, world. Cuz I don’t have enough keeping me awake at night. Countdown to Zero opens in the U.S. on July … more…
Big news today from Daniel Radcliffe World. A press release distributed today announced that the Harry Potter star: Daniel Radcliffe will take the lead in The Woman in Black, Hammer Films and Alliance Films hotly anticipated adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel, it was announced today by Simon Oakes, and Nigel Sinclair of Exclusive and … more…
(not a spoiler) Yes, I loved the movie. But as I indicated in my review, my mind wasn’t blown as much as I was expecting it to be. Some of my expectations were created by the astonishing imagery the trailer showed us, such as the folding city: My mind was abuzz pondering the possibilities: How … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Impersonating an orchestra? An entire orchestra? This I gotta see… The Concert is now playing in the U.K.; it opens in the U.S. and Canada on July 30.
An interesting tidbit from the estimated weekend box office numbers: Though Inception had an excellent opening weekend — earning around $60.4 million (the actual numbers will be in this afternoon) — it earned that from a smallish slice of the potential audience, according to the Los Angeles Times: The highest-ever opening for a film not … more…
U.S. AND CANADA/OPENING WIDE Inception: Leonardo DiCaprio will blow your mind… much as other thieves blow vaults. If you can’t make it to the multiplex, try: • Memento (2000): Christopher Nolan plays with the depths of the human mind and the limits to which narrative time can be stretched in both films. • Catch Me … more…
I worried, a while back, about Best Buy’s Movie Mode phone app, which translates for you the chatter of Gru’s Minions over the end credits of Despicable Me. I wondered if it would simply encourage more people to use their phones during movies, and as we all know, phone use during movies is one of … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Really? Is Hollywood simply incapable of giving us anything close to comedy and/or romance these days that does not involve random physical humiliation “humor”? There aren’t enough genuine challenges and weirdnesses involved in a long-distance romance that idiotic and ridiculous ones have to be invented? Pubic hair … more…
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