trailer break: ‘I Am Number Four’
It’s amazing how many kids can do magic these days, because they’re wizards or aliens or whatever.
Eagle Eye
question of the day: Can Shia LaBeouf be saved?
Shia LaBeouf has put himself, in recent years, in a place where the Shia LaBeouf Experience is one of big loud dumb noises in which he runs around yelling. A lot. This is what Hollywood has trained us to accept from LaBeouf, and it’s not exactly the best place for a serious actor to find himself. Not if he wants to be taken seriously.
new DVD releases in Region 1 and Region 2, week of March 16, 2009
Still trying to find the best way to highlight new releases. My most recent previous format was too text-heavy and too repetitious of what I’ve already said. So I’m trying a pared-down version. Lemme know what you think, or if you think this is still too repetitive. I always highlight new DVD releases in the … more…
North American box office: ‘Quantum of Solace’ nothing to grieve over
James Bond is burning up the U.S./Canadian box office just like he has been all around the world. What a shock: 1. Quantum of Solace: $67.5 million (NEW) 2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: $35 million (2nd week; drops 45%) 3. Role Models: $11. million (2nd week; drops 42%) 4. High School Musical 3: Senior Year: … more…
North American box office: the lion is king as ‘Madagascar 2’ wins big
Last week’s box office prognostications for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa’s opening weekend were optimistic, but there seemed to be near universal agreement that $60 million would be a stretch for the flick. Well: 1. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: $63.5 million (NEW) 2. Role Models: $19.3 million (NEW) 3. High School Musical 3: Senior Year: $9.3 … more…
Eagle Eye (review)
It could be called *Why the PATRIOT Act and Total Information Awareness Is Bad… For Dummies.*
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…
trailer break: ‘Eagle Eye’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Damn, I hate when that happens! You’re just a regular person having regular fun with your regular friends, and then you’re so special that the FBI and supersecret anarchist terrorists want you. Actually, I’m guessing poor Shia is stuck in the Matrix. Eagle Eye opens September … more…
