best and worst movie quotes of 2010
Oh yeah, I’m late with this. I carefully gather them all year long and then I never get around to posting them. So here they are at long last. And for 2011, I’m just gonna post ’em as they come in. So there.
Edge of Darkness
North American box office: ‘Avatar’ falls to ‘Dear John’
Seriously? 1. Dear John: $30.5 million (NEW) 2. Avatar: $22.9 million 3. From Paris with Love: $8.2 million (NEW) 4. Edge of Darkness: $6.9 million (2nd week; drops 60%) 5. Tooth Fairy: $6.6 million (3rd week; drops 34%) actual numbers, not estimates Really, North America? Dear John? This is the movie that knocks Avatar off … more…
U.K. box office: some more about ‘Avatar’
Are you sick of hearing about Avatar yet? 1. Avatar: £4.9 million 2. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: £1.195 million 3. Edge of Darkness: £1.172 (NEW) 4. Sherlock Holmes: £1.149 million 5. It’s Complicated: £.84 million (4th week; drops 26%) (actual numbers, not estimates) Avatar was down only six percent last weekend in the … more…
North American box office: ‘Avatar’ is 7 weeks at No. 1
Biggest. Movie. Evah.: 1. Avatar: $31.3 million 2. Edge of Darkness: $17.2 million (NEW) 3. When in Rome: $12.4 million (NEW) 4. Tooth Fairy: $9.998 million (2nd week; drops 29%) 5. The Book of Eli: $8.9 million (3rd week; drops 43%) actual numbers, not estimates Avatar dropped only 11 percent over its seventh weekend, for … more…
January 29: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, except you’re busy investigating the latest government/corporate coverup and that leaves little time for amusing yourself. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did … more…
Edge of Darkness (review)
A suprisingly underpowered, plodding police procedural that thinks that holding back on ‘action’ makes it ‘serious’ even in the absence of anything substantial to take its place…
question of the day: Should critics let nonrelated issues influence how we review a film?
Recently the members of the Online Film Critics Society pondered this question, which was suggested by OFCS member Susan Granger: “Will Mel Gibson’s overt and confessed anti-Semitism affect your review of his upcoming film, Edge of Darkness? Does the fact that the film contains no Jewish themes affect your answer? Ultimately, can a critic can … more…
my week at the movies: ‘Edge of Darkness,’ ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ ‘Tooth Fairy,’ ‘Legion’
So, I watched the 1985 BBC miniseries Edge of Darkness [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada] [Amazon U.K.] upon which this new movie of the same name (opens in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. on January 29) is based, and I quite enjoyed it. Of course, it’s a six-hour character-driven drama, and the new movie — … more…
question of the day: What movie are you most looking forward to in January?
As of this writing, 11 movies will open wide in North America in the month of January. Which means that even if you’re an active moviegoer and see a movie each week, you’ve still gotta pick and choose (and it’s even worse if you’re in a city on the arthouse circuit, but let’s not make … more…
trailer break: ‘Edge of Darkness’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Crazy Mel Gibson is crazy. “Hangin’ on the cross or bangin’ in the nails”? *snort* Hey, not only did Martin Campbell direct Casino Royale, he also directed the 1985 British TV miniseries Edge of Darkness, of which this is a remake and — obviously — a truncation. … more…
