trailer break: ‘Changeling’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Methinks Angelina’s vying for another Oscar… Holy crap: this was written by J. Michael “Bablyon 5” Straczynski? Weird. Changeling opens limited October 24, wide October 31.
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trailer break: ‘Australia’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Oh, man, does this give me shivers of old-fashioned Hollywood sweep and glamour. I’m trying not to get my hopes up too much, because that’s just asking for disappointment, but pleaseohplease let this be as good as it looks. With Baz Luhrmann, Nicole Kidman, and Hugh … more…
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘W.’
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in October, and 5 reasons why. No. 5: W. [opens limited October 17]. 1. Oliver Stone can be a nut — see JFK — but he’s a highly entertaining nut: JFK may be a complete fantasy (I’m not saying it is for sure, just that it may … more…
weekend box office: ‘Eagle Eye’ flies high
Just a quick look at the numbers this week: 1. Eagle Eye: $29.2 million (NEW) 2. Nights in Rodanthe: $13.6 million (NEW) 3. Lakeview Terrace: $7 million (dropping 53% in its 2nd week) 4. Fireproof: $6.5 million (NEW) 5. Burn After Reading: $6.2 million Looks like I’m gonna have to check out Eagle Eye when … more…
trailer break: ‘Defiance’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… It’s the other Daniel Craig movie this fall — the not-James Bond one. He gets to be all heroic in this one, it seems. Not sure what the Bond movie will be having him do… Also: Craig with both Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell? It’s like … more…
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Synecdoche, New York’
All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in October, and 5 reasons why. No. 1: Synecdoche, New York [opens limited October 24]. 1. Gonzo screenwriter Charlie Kaufman makes his debut as a director, working from his own script. Will that make this even more deliciously bizarre than the movies he merely wrote — such … more…
trailer break: ‘Fireproof’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Oh noes! Kirk Cameron is a hero with everyone in the whole wide world except his wife! And a real man’s gotta be a hero to his wife before he can be a hero to anybody else, or he ain’t a real man. Promise Keepers: The … more…
trailer break: ‘The Brothers Bloom’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Can’t ever go wrong with a good con. Assuming this’ll be a good con, of course. Ignore that “this October” thing in the trailer. The Brothers Bloom is now opening in New York and Los Angeles on December 19, and wide on January 16, 2009.
see Michael Moore’s new movie for free
Michael Moore — that wacko filmmaker behind such incendiary rants as Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko — is up to his crazy-ass lunacy again. He’s got a new documentary just out called Slacker Uprising. Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films, which is helping to distribute the film, explains that: Moore has set his … more…
British box office: ‘Tropic Thunder’ opens at No. 1
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…
