Alice in Wonderland (review)
We should thank Tim Burton for his *Alice in Wonderland,* for it does one thing extraordinarily well: It reminds us that James Cameron really did achieve something new and astonishing with *Avatar.*
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North American box office: ‘Shutter Island’ holds strong
While crazy cops and zombie farmers do well, too: 1. Shutter Island: $22.7 million (2nd week; drops 45%) 2. Cop Out: $18.2 million (NEW) 3. The Crazies: $16.1 million (NEW) 4. Avatar: $13.7 million 5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: $9.6 million (3rd week; drops 37%) actual numbers, not estimates Over its … more…
North American box office: guess who got a trip to Pandora for Christmas?
Everyone. Avatar continues to kick box office ass: 1. Avatar: $75.6 million (2nd week; drops 3%) 2. Sherlock Holmes: $62.4 million (NEW) 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: $48.9 million (NEW) 4. It’s Complicated: $22.1 million (NEW) 5. The Blind Side: $11.5 million actual numbers, not estimates The weekend looked amazing for Avatar when … more…
North American box office: ‘Avatar’ is king of the world
And hardly any one heard about the Morgans: 1. Avatar: $77 million (NEW) 2. The Princess and the Frog: $12.2 million (2nd week in wide release; drops 50%) 3. The Blind Side: $10 million 4. Did You Hear About the Morgans?: $6.6 million (NEW) 5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: $4.4 million actual numbers, not … more…
‘Avatar’ doesn’t really need IMAX, it turns out
So, I saw Avatar again this weekend, this time in IMAX 3D — the press screening I attended a few weeks ago was in 3D but not IMAX, and it was fascinating to note the difference. And the difference is… not much, actually. What makes Avatar so unique, so absorbing, and so absolutely must-see on … more…
Avatar movie review: biological diplomacy
The closest I will ever come to visiting another planet, and what an exhilarating trip.
A Christmas Carol (review)
Robert Zemeckis appears to have given up making fantasies for grownups in favor of making theme-park attractions designed to do nothing more than shut the kiddies up for 90 minutes, if they can sit still for that long for the dazzling…
The Final Destination (review)
It’s death porn, pure and simple…
Up (review)
How did the Pixar folks time it just right to get this cheerful and fantastical yet never unrealistically optimistic movie before our eyes just as we are getting desperate for a movie to hug us reassuringly?
North American box office: ‘Monsters’ has a monster opener
People like cartoons: 1. Monsters vs. Aliens: $59.3 million (NEW) 2. The Haunting in Connecticut: $23 million (NEW) 3. Knowing: $14.7 million (2nd week; drops 40%) 4. I Love You, Man: $12.7 million (2nd week; drops 29%) 5. Duplicity: $7.7 million (2nd week; drops 45%) actual numbers, not estimates MvA enjoyed the third biggest opener … more…
