what she said: Emma Thompson…
…on what women in movies need to do to make their voices heard…
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
cinematic roots of: ‘Nanny McPhee Returns’ (aka ‘Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang’)
In *Nanny McPhee Returns,* Emma Thompson’s stern, scary babysitter teaches a gaggle of monstrous brats a couple of things about being civilized people. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
Nanny McPhee Returns (aka Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang) (review)
There is a sorry tradition among children’s movies of late that dictates that bratty kids are adorable…
on my radar: opening 08.18-20.10 in U.S. and Canadian theaters
‘You got your sperm in my uterus!’ ‘No, I got my sperm in this little cup here. *You* got my sperm in your uterus.’ It’s the charming romantic comedy you’ve been waiting for!
question of the day: What’s behind the title change for ‘Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang’ for North American audiences?
*Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang* is set to open in the U.S. and Canada… though its title has mysterious changed to the considerably less charming *Nanny McPhee Returns*…
U.K. box office: ‘Titans’ drops big but clings to the top
And it’s deja vu for the rest of the top five: 1. Clash of the Titans: £2.4 million (2nd week; drops 57%) 2. How to Train Your Dragon: £1.4 million (2nd week; drops 71%) 3. Kick-Ass: £1.19 million (2nd week; drops 69%) 4. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang: £1.18 million (3rd week; drops 55%) … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Titans’ and ‘Dragon’ lead a fantastical weekend
But 3D isn’t necessary to kick ass: 1. Clash of the Titans: £5.7 million (NEW) 2. How to Train Your Dragon: £4.8 million (NEW) 3. Kick-Ass: £3.9 million (NEW) 4. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang: £2.6 million (2nd week; up 1 percent) 5. Alice in Wonderland: £1.3 million (actual numbers, not estimates) Just looking … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Nanny McPhee’ scolds ‘Alice’
And Sandra Bullock dropkicks previous football flicks: 1. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang: £2.6 million (NEW) 2. Alice in Wonderland: £2.5 million (4th week; drops 48%) 3. The Blind Side: £1.3 million (NEW) 4. Shutter Island: £1.1 million (3rd week; drops 37%) 5. The Bounty Hunter: £.99 million (2nd week; drops 52%) (actual numbers, … more…
trailer break: ‘Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Okay, so: belching and pooping and, basically, the same movie all over again (not that that would be so bad, since the first one was fantastic). But also baby pigs and baby elephants, Rhys Ifans and Bill Bailey, Emma Thompson and Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Ralph Fiennes in … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Alice’ holds off newcomers again
But will the unstoppable movie be stopped next week? 1. Alice in Wonderland: £4.8 million (3rd week; drops 34%) 2. The Bounty Hunter: £2.1 million (NEW) 3. Shutter Island: £1.8 million (2nd week; drops 19%) 4. I Love You Phillip Morris: £1.1 million (NEW) 5. Green Zone: £1 million (2nd week; drops 51%) (actual numbers, … more…
