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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… It’s the nature documentary/science journalism as suspense/action movie. And it works — it really does. You’ll never want to go to Sea World again, that’s for sure. The Cove opens in the U.S. on July 31, and in the U.K. on October 23.
The Best Picture category at the Oscars is gonna be wider than it has been before, what with a doubling from five to ten slots for nominees for 2009, but is it still a stretch to expect a movie with geek cred to get a nom? I’m not so sure. If I hadn’t sworn off … more…
But it’s still Bullock’s best British opening to date: 1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: £5.2 million (2nd week; drops 74%) 2. The Proposal: £3.2 million (NEW) 3. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: £2.2 million (4th week; drops 25%) 4. Bruno: £1.2 million (3rd week; drops 47%) 5. The Hangover: £.69 million (actual … more…
I won’t review District 9 till closer to the release date, but I can’t not say something right now. I saw the film tonight, and as I tweeted immediately after: maryannjohanson literally has chills from how absolutely fucking genius DISTRICT 9 is I feel the same way I felt almost 20 years ago, the first … more…
If you’ve been reading my online writings for any length of time, you may already be aware that I’m a fan of the works of William Strauss and Neil Howe, who’ve proposed a generational theory of history and culture that involves a regular, pendulumlike shift in attitudes every 25 years or so — that is, … more…
New 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. Serious Moonlight is the directorial debut of actress Cheryl Hines, and it was written by Adrienne Shelly, who was murdered in 2006 just as her film … more…
Armed guinea pigs beat Harry Potter? 1. G-Force: $31.7 million (NEW) 2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $29.5 million (2nd week; drops 62%) 3. The Ugly Truth: $27.6 million (NEW) 4. Orphan: $12.9 million (NEW) 5. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: $8.4 million (4th week; drops 52%) actual numbers, not estimates Oh, god, … more…
Did I get to all those screeners and VOD movies I wanted to watch last week? No, of course not. There just aren’t enough hours in the day or the week. If only I could get away with not sleeping, it’d help. But I can’t. And here we are with another week beginning, and I’m … more…
A quick look at last weekend in the U.K. as we head into the new one: 1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: £19.8 million (NEW) 2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: £2.8 million (3rd week; drops 40%) 3. Bruno: £2.3 million (2nd week; drops 54%) 4. The Hangover: £.89 million 5. Transformers: Revenge … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Awesome title. Sounds like a Sam Raimi movie. Awesome dialogue: “I need more corpses, and I need them now.” Well, who doesn’t? Awesome concept: a comedy about graverobbing is what the world has been waiting for. It’s nice to see that Dominic Monaghan has not let Lost … more…
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