opening in the U.S. and Canada June 19: ‘The Proposal,’ ‘Year One,’ Whatever Works,’ ‘Dead Snow,’ ‘The Windmill Movie’

opening wide The Proposal: Remember how we decided to get married, honey? It was so romantic, what with you threatening my career and all… *sigh* Year One: Or maybe they could call the sequel Year One: Number 2, and then they could get a shit joke right in the title. opening limited Whatever Works: Woody … more…

opening in the U.K. June 19: ‘Year One,’ ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,’ ‘Miss March,’ ‘Away We Go,’ ‘Moon,’ more

Year One: Oh god, there’s gonna be a sequel, isn’t there? Year Two? For the love of Brian, someone make it stop… Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: By the time I see this come Monday afternoon, its debut-weekend fate in the U.K. will already be known. Weird. [trailer] Miss March: Man, we are just dumping … more…

U.K. box office: ‘The Hangover’ hits Britain

Though not quite as strongly as it did North America: 1. The Hangover: £3.19 million (NEW) 2. Terminator Salvation: £1.95 million (2nd week; drops 72%) 3. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £1.08 million (4th week; drops 55%) 4. Drag Me to Hell: £.53 million (3rd week; drops 53%) 5. Angels & Demons: … more…

trailer break: ‘Surveillance’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… In case you’re not already clued in, director and cowriter Jennifer Lynch is, indeed, David Lynch’s daughter, and yes, she inherited the freaky-weird-moviemaker gene. Also, just about everyone appearing in this movie — definitely French Stewart, Julia Ormond, and Bill Pullman — also have that gene. I … more…

trailer break: ‘My Sister’s Keeper’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer! Wah!!!! Cancer cancer cancer … more…

trailer break: ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… This one is probably not going to be a laugh riot. Interesting: there’s a long section of untranslated, unsubtitled dialogue. I wonder why… The Stoning of Soraya M. opens in the U.S. on June 26; no U.K. release date has been announced.