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Whenever there’s a movie on the horizon that’s based on a book I’ve never read, I wrestle with the conundrum: Do I read that book before I see the movie, or do I hold off and approach the movie with a completely fresh eye? There’s never a single right answer to that question, but when … more…
A quick look at last weekend’s numbers as we head into a new weekend: 1. Fame: £1.8 million (2nd week; drops 25%) 2. The Invention of Lying: £1.7 million (NEW) 3. Toy Story 3D: £1.4 million (NEW) 4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: £1.1 million (3rd week; drops 20%) 5. Surrogates: £.6 (2nd week; … more…
It does to me. I dunno why I’m so obsessed with this A-Team movie, except that, damn, did I love that goofy show. I know I’m likely to be wildly disappointed by the movie, but there we are. And now that we’re getting our first look — clearly an unofficial one — at the cast, … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… There’s a whole bunch of stuff in this trailer that is not in the final film. I hate that. Motherhood opens in the U.S. on October 23; no U.K. release date has been announced.
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Looks like a little bit Iron Giant, a little bit Transformers, a little bit Robocop. The real question is, however: Is it a little bit Pinocchio? Does Astro long to be a real boy? This is from David Bowers, who cowrote and codirected the wonderfully original Flushed … more…
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. Just the thought of Spike Jonze doing Maurice Sendak has me doing a Snoopy dance: Warner Bros. tells us about the flick: Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Someone asked me recently why I hadn’t seen or reviewed Paranormal Activity, and the answer was easy: the film was not scheduled to open in New York, and there had been no press screenings of it. It’s just started playing here now, and I’ll have to make … more…
And so do decade-old movies about playthings: 1. Zombieland: $24.7 million (NEW) 2. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: $15.8 million (3rd week; drops 37%) 3. Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3D: $12.5 million (NEW) 4. Surrogates: $7.2 million (2nd week; drops 51%) 5. The Invention of Lying: $7 million (NEW) actual numbers, not estimates What … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Well. I was about to say that this looks like nothing I’ve ever seen before, except that I do see shades of Terry Gilliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen in the snippets here. And maybe some stuff that Tim Burton has dreamed up… a bit of Edward … more…
I’m stoked for my very early screening this week of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (opens in the U.K. on October 16, and in the U.S. on December 25), Terry Gilliam’s new movie and Heath Ledger’s last. I’m avoiding reading the reviews from Cannes, but I am intrigued to see how Gilliam manages to work … more…
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