trailer break: ‘The End of America’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Be afraid. Be very afraid. The End of America is screening at the Hamptons Film Festival later this month, and coming to DVD soon.
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my week at the movies: ‘The Secret Life of Bees,’ ‘Body of Lies,’ ‘Good Dick,’ ‘Eagle Eye,’ ‘RocknRolla,’ ‘Religulous’
The jetlag is lingering — I’m wide awake at 3am, and ready to collapse by 5pm — but I’m forcing myself back into the swing of things with a full slate of movies. It’s South Carolina, 1964, and all cannot be well, can it? The Secret Life of Bees (opens wide October 17) is a … more…
weekend box office: gone to the dogs
Oh dear god. Is it a sign of that Great Depression II is indeed upon us when absolute fluff completely dominates at the box office? 1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua: $29 million (NEW) 2. Eagle Eye: $17.7 million (dropping 39% in its second week) 3. Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist $12 million (NEW) 4. Nights in … more…
trailer break: ‘Saving Marriage’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I can’t believe we’re still arguing over this in 2008… Saving Marriage opens in San Francisco October 10, in NYC, LA, Boston, and Denver October 17.
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Pride & Glory’
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in October, and 5 reasons why. No. 5: Pride & Glory [opens wide October 24]. 1. Norton! Farrell! They’re cops! 2. Colin Farrell does a killer New York accent. No pun intended. 3. I have this weird feeling — I don’t know why, and I concede that … more…
trailer break: ‘Nothing Like the Holidays’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… It’s every ain’t-my-family-crazy-at-Christmas movie you’ve ever seen, except this crazy-family-that’s-just-like-every-other-family is Hispanic. This is what we call progress. Nothing Like the Holidays opens wide December 12.
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘RocknRolla’
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in October, and 5 reasons why. No. 4: RocknRolla [opens limited October 8, wide October 31]. 1. Cute guys with British accents. 2. It’s about con artists, who are always entertaining. In the movies, at least. 3. Guy Ritchie. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch … more…
British box office: ‘Tropic Thunder’ still No. 1 in its second week
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. numbers mean first. British box office numbers are not as readily available as North American ones, but it seems that the … more…
trailer break: ‘Pride & Glory’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… NYPD officers? Corrupt? Who ever heard of such a thing? Pride & Glory opens October 24.
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in October, and 5 reasons why. No. 3: Zack and Miri Make a Porno [opens wide October 31]. 1. Kevin Smith. He’s GenX’s bard: no one understands us better than he does, and no one tells stories about us that speak to us like he does. 2. … more…
