The Mule movie review: the old man and the drugs
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Gran Torino
question of the day: What films best celebrate dignity at the end of life?
Inspired by that powerful final scene of Les Misérables…
Trouble with the Curve (review)
Poor Clint Eastwood! He’s a Gran Torino old coot in a Moneyball world…
the Eye of Sauron, it burns (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
my week at the movies: ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ ‘Armored,’ ‘Invictus,’ ‘It’s Complicated,’ ‘The Last Station’
Who wants a sparkly vampire boyfriend? I want an ass-kicking, violin-playing, cocaine-shooting-up, arrogant, superior, crime-solving genius boyfriend, and all the better if he’s played by Robert Downey Jr., who is probably just as fucked up as Holmes himself but is walking sex nevertheless. (Jude Law’s not so bad, either.) Oh my god I feel like … more…
new DVD releases in Region 2, June 29
green light (definitely check it out): Revolutionary Road: Suburbia is nasty. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] Che: Viva la revolution. [Amazon U.K.] Rachel Getting Married: Anne Hathaway as a cranky bitch, and we like her. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] Wendy and Lucy: A girl and her dog. [Amazon U.K.] [now … more…
new DVD releases in Region 1, June 9
green light (definitely check it out): The International: Clive Owen is even sexier when he’s taking down unscrupulous bankers. TARP me, baby. [Amazon U.S.] [preorder at Amazon U.K.] Nobel Son: Alan Rickman is a mean ol’ meanie. So he’s stretching here, you see. [Amazon U.S.] red light (not worth your time): Gran Torino: Clint Eastwood, … more…
U.K. box office: gone to the dogs with ‘Marley & Me’
The cute-puppy movie proves it doesn’t need a holiday weekend to win: 1. Marley & Me: £4.4 million (NEW) 2. Watchmen: £1.4 million (2nd week; drops 57%) 3. Gran Torino: £.82 million (4th week; drops 33%) 4. Slumdog Millionaire: £.76 million 5. The Young Victoria: £.63 million (2nd week; drops 38%) (actual numbers, not estimates) … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Watchmen’ can’t win for winning here, either
It’s all capes and vigilantism on the other side of the Atlantic, too: 1. Watchmen: £3.2 million (NEW) 2. Slumdog Millionaire: £1.3 million 3. Gran Torino: £1.2 million (3rd week; down 10%) 4. The Young Victoria: £1 million (NEW) 5. Bolt: £.98 million (4th week; drops 25%) (actual numbers, not estimates) Overall business in the … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ back on top
Just an FYI for those of you joining our story already in progress: the reason I don’t get to the British box office till so late in the week is because the U.K. number don’t become publicly available till Wednesday, unlike the North America numbers, of which estimates come out on Sunday and actuals on … more…
