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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. “No, Miss Jett, I expect you to play”: Apparition tells us about the movie: Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star in this music-fueled story … more…
…when I’m asked by a publicist to hold my review of a film till opening day, and I agree to do so, and then I see that lots of other critics have already posted their reviews. Look for my review of Green Zone at 12:01am on Friday.
I’ll say one thing: The kid’s right about middle school. It is the worst idea ever. However, I’m not sure that making movies about how middle school is the worst idea ever actually makes anyone feel better about it. Diary of a Wimpy Kid opens in the U.S. and Canada on March 19; no U.K. … more…
Impossible things: 1. Alice in Wonderland: $116.1 million (NEW) 2. Brooklyn’s Finest: $13.4 million (NEW) 3. Shutter Island: $13.2 million (3rd week; drops 42%) 4. Cop Out: $9.3 million (2nd week; drops 49%) 5. Avatar: $8.1 million actual numbers, not estimates This was the biggest March weekend ever, led by Alice, the biggest March opener … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… They wanted to call it Dirty Harry, but that was already taken. Looks like vigilante violence is now the cool thing for oldsters, too. Fun for the whole family! Harry Brown played theatrically in the U.K. last autumn, and is available for preorder on DVD in Region … more…
They sent a big-ass camera into space, and now we get to see some pretty pictures in IMAX: Hubble 3D (opens in the U.S. and Canada on March 19; no U.K. release date has been announced). Apparently the astronauts also fixed the Hubble Space Telescope while they were up there — they didn’t just goof … more…
Didja notice the MPAA rating on Alice in Wonderland? rated PG for fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar Not just for smoking, which is a warning we see often enough these days. Alice doesn’t bother the MPAA merely for the fact that it contains smoking. It bothers the MPAA … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Looks like Atom Egoyan’s been watching Fatal Attraction, or maybe some softcore porn… Chloe is now playing in the U.K.; it opens in the U.S. and Canada on March 26.
Just a quick look at last weekend’s numbers as we move into a new go-round: 1. Avatar: £2.3 million 2. The Lovely Bones: £1.203 million (2nd week; drops 27%) 3. The Crazies: £1.194 million (NEW) 4. The Princess and the Frog: £.87 million (4th week in wide release; drops 50%) 5. Percy Jackson & the … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Okay, here’s an idea. We’ll make the guy a bounty hunter. He’s just doing his job, see? So when the hairy-legged feminazis start bitching about how we’re making a joke about a man imprisoning a woman in the trunk of a car, we can just say, “Hey, … more…
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