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Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… His message is righteous? His love is everlasting? His gift is life? I didn’t think the Saw franchise could get any more revolting, but it has, in just the marketing of it. Bravo! Saw V opens today, without benefit of critics screening, in the U.S. and … more…
Another weekend is upon us, and I never covered last weekend’s U.K. box office. Ack! Here’s how things played out in the U.K. last weekend: 1. Burn After Reading: £2 million (NEW) 2. Eagle Eye: £1.1 million (NEW) 3. Igor: £1 million (NEW) 4. The House Bunny: £.66 million (dropping 27% in its 2nd week) … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… When I talk about geek stuff going serious, this is the kind of thing I mean. Wow. Waltz with Bashir opens in the U.K. on November 21; opens in New York and Los Angeles on December 26.
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Remember how confusing it was to be a teenager? Billy doesn’t have to remember: he’s still living it here in this 2007 documentary by Jennifer Venditti. Billy the Kid will be released on Region 1 DVD on October 28, and on Region 2 DVD on November … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… It’s a terrorism romance starring Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams, pulling an English accent. Incendiary opens in the U.K. on October 24; no U.S. release date has been announced.
Well, at least Beverly Hills Chihuahua is dropping, however slowly: 1. Max Payne: $18 million (NEW) 2. Beverly Hills Chihuahua: $11.2 million (dropping 36% in its 3rd week) 3. The Secret Life of Bees: $11 million (NEW) 4. W.: $10.6 million (NEW) 5. Eagle Eye: $7.3 million (4th week) Eighteen million isn’t too bad for … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Sony appears to be trying to bury this one with a limited release in the U.S. (it opens on 100 screens this Friday, and no word about any press screening in NYC, which, at this point, probably means there won’t be one), which is kinda weird. … more…
I’ve already told you why I simply cannot wait for Synecdoche, New York (opens limited in the U.S. on October 24; premieres in the U.K. at the London Film Festival on October 28), and now the moment has arrived. Will Charlie Kaufman confirm his place in the pantheon of The Movies? Oh please oh please… … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Based on a Noel Coward play, and starring Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes (the cutie Prince Caspian), Kristin Scott Thomas, and Colin Firth? How long will we have to wait to see this in the U.S.? Easy Virtue opens in the U.K. on November 7; no U.S. … more…
My experiment with exploring global box office numbers continues. I think I’ll eventually start looking at numbers beyond North America and the U.K., but I’m trying to get a hold on what the U.K. box office numbers mean first. British numbers are not as readily available as North American ones, but it seems that the … more…
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