say what? 2009

It had to be done: all in one place, the very best bad dialogue of the year 2009. No ranking — newer quotes are posted at the top. [Warning: May contain spoilers.] “Bella, the only thing that can hurt me is you.” –Edward (Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: New Moon “I’m not good. I used … more…

U.K. box office: ‘Paranormal Activity’ jumps to No. 1

And new openers tank: 1. Paranormal Activity: £1.8 million (2nd week; drops 49%) 2. A Christmas Carol: £1.7 million 3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: £1.6 million (3rd week; drops 62%) 4. Planet 51: £1.5 million (NEW) 5. Law Abiding Citizen: £.99 million (2nd week; drops 33%) (actual numbers, not estimates) The best a new … more…

U.K. box office: ‘New Moon’ drops big

And Paranormal Activity opens big: 1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: £4.3 million (2nd week; drops 63%) 2. Paranormal Activity: £3.6 million (NEW) 3. A Christmas Carol: £1.9 million (4th week; drops 13%) 4. 2012: £1.8 million (3rd week; drops 48%) 5. Law Abiding Citizen: £1.5 million (NEW) (actual numbers, not estimates) A 63 percent … more…

U.K. box office: ‘New Moon’ shines

Twilight frenzy has gripped the U.K., too: 1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: £11.7 million (NEW) 2. 2012: £3.5 million (2nd week; drops 46%) 3. A Christmas Carol: £2.2 million (3rd week; drops 11%) 4. Harry Brown: £.72 million (2nd week; drops 43%) 5. Up: £.64 million (actual numbers, not estimates) Bad timing for box … more…

The Road (review)

This is a really great film — truly great in the classical sense of the world, as grand as our most terrible fears and as wild as our most outlandish hopes and as intimate as being alive can be.

North American box office: ‘New Moon’ sparkles

It’s official — it’s as easy to pander to girls as it is to boys: 1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: $142.8 million (NEW) 2. The Blind Side: $34.1 million (NEW) 3. 2012: $26.4 million (2nd week; drops 60%) 4. Planet 51: $12.3 million (NEW) 5. A Christmas Carol: $12.3 million (3rd week; drops 45%) … more…

U.K. box office: ‘2012’ opens big

But Christmas Carol is the real winner: 1. 2012: £6.5 million (NEW) 2. A Christmas Carol: £2.5 million (2nd week; up 31%) 3. Harry Brown: £1.3 million (NEW) 4. Up: £.99 million 5. The Men Who Stare at Goats: £.8 million (2nd week; drops 34%) (actual numbers, not estimates) Just as in North America, 2012 … more…