how movies fail girls and women (fans and filmmakers alike)
Girls and women love movies just as much as boys and men do. But it’s a love that gets thrown back in our faces by 95 percent of films.
500 Days of Summer
omg: Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man
Mere days ago, I said that it was “about time Andrew Garfield broke out.” And it appears he’s on his way: a press release from Sony today announced that he has been cast as Peter Parker in the reboot of Spider-man. The press release doesn’t really have anything more to add except heaps of praise … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Cloudy’ partly sunny
Just a quick look at last weekend’s box office as we head into the new weekend: 1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: £1.6 million (NEW) 2. District 9: £.8 million (3rd week; drops 32%) 3. Gamer: £.6 million (NEW) 4. 500 Days of Summer: £.5 million (3rd week; drops 12%) 5. The Final Destination: … more…
U.K. box office: Prawns wash up in London; ‘District 9’ a hit
But not as big a hit as it was in North America: 1. District 9: £2.28 million (NEW) 2. The Final Destination: £1.98 million (2nd week; drops 45%) 3. 500 Days of Summer: £1.24 million (NEW) 4. Inglourious Basterds: £.76 million (3rd week; drops 40%) 5. Funny People: £.59 million (2nd week; drops 41%) (actual … more…
North American box office: ‘Funny People’ not laughing so much
It wasn’t a terribly happy opening for the Apatow/Sandler flick: 1. Funny People: $22.7 million (NEW) 2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $17.9 million (3rd week; drops 39%) 3. G-Force: $17.5 million (2nd week; drops 45%) 4. The Ugly Truth: $13.2 million (2nd week; drops 52%) 5. Aliens in the Attic: $8 million (NEW) … more…
North American box office: ‘G-Force’? Really?
Armed guinea pigs beat Harry Potter? 1. G-Force: $31.7 million (NEW) 2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $29.5 million (2nd week; drops 62%) 3. The Ugly Truth: $27.6 million (NEW) 4. Orphan: $12.9 million (NEW) 5. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: $8.4 million (4th week; drops 52%) actual numbers, not estimates Oh, god, … more…
North American box office: ‘Harry Potter’ whips up multiplex magic
The Half-Blood Prince opens huge, but not quite as huge as it could have: 1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $77.8 million (NEW) 2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: $17.6 million (3rd week; drops 36%) 3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: $13.7 million (4th week; drops 44%) 4. Bruno: $8.32 million (2nd week; … more…
July 15-17: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but Harry Potter has been sold out since Christmas and, well, that’s the only new movie opening everywhere. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, … more…
trailer break: ‘500 Days of Summer’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Really? Really? Another quirky indie romantic comedy that’s all sad and morose instead of upbeat and chirpy? Really? Actually, this is a wonderful movie. So wonderful that I wanna see it again, which I don’t usually want to do with romantic comedies. But there’s this one bit … more…
my week at the movies: ‘Ink,’ ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper,’ ‘500 Days of Summer’
Still sorta a slow week. I should cherish this, especially with all the non-movie-related crap that is filling my head, unwanted, at the moment. But I don’t. I’d rather I had nothing at all to do but think about movies (and TV: Torchwood: Children of Earth is calling…) I’m most intrigued this week by Ink, … more…
