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Goods Live Hard Sell Hard

North American box office: ‘District 9’ hovers at the top of the weekend

Mon, Aug 17, 2009
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The film earned back its budget — and then some — in three days: 1. District 9: $37.4 million (NEW) 2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $22.3 million (2nd week; drops 59%) 3. The Time Traveler’s Wife: $18.6 million (NEW) 4. Julie & Julia: $12 million (2nd week; drops 40%) 5. G-Force: $6.9 million … more…

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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (review)

Mon, Aug 17, 2009
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It’s possible that this appallingly awful excuse for a raunchy comedy is meant to be satirical, but I suspect it’s merely shockingly incompetent, even grading on the raunchy-comedy curve.

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trailer break: ‘The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard’ redband trailer

Fri, Aug 14, 2009
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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… See, this is what constitutes a “bad boy” these day: he smokes and doesn’t give a shit if the people around him would prefer to avoid lung cancer — which they won’t, because everyone is tired of The Man telling everyone which corporations can’t exploit them anymore! … more…

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