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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…
Predicting box office numbers has not been something I’ve been keen to get into here, but I think this is a unique case. Whatever number we see for Watchmen come next Monday, it’s going to get spun. If the movie does phenomenally well — say, over $125 million — it’ll be seen as a vindication … more…
This is sort of sad, actually. Not the video itself, which is a perfectly ordinary promotional video — it could almost have been an extended ad for the Oscars. No, what’s sad is that — as Tom O’Neil at Gold Derby reports — apparently this was meant to be an attempt at viral video: it … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… This is the Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film. The subtitles are terrible, and clearly not official, but they do to give you a sense of what the movie is about until we get an official trailer: It’s funeral chic! I blame Six Feet Under. Departures … more…
The Fine Brothers play with some more dolls and send up the Oscars. Cheeky monkeys:
So, dish: What was your favorite moment of last night’s Oscars? Could be a dress, could be a speech, could be a particular winner (or loser), could be when you won your office pool. I highlighted some of my favorites here, but if I had to pick a favorite favorite, it might be “realizing that … more…
My luck at predicting the Oscar may not have been so hot this year — though I’m not sure it ever is — but I did get one thing sorta right. I said over at Film.com on Friday that if there was going to be an upset this year, it would be in the Best … more…
UPDATED: Winners are indicated with ♦s. I made informed guesses in 21 of the 24 categories; of those, I guessed 12 correctly. Which is only slightly better than chance. Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for Sunday night’s Academy Awards — projected winners are Xed. Keep in mind: this isn’t a list of whom … more…
Earlier this week, Patrick Goldstein at his Los Angeles Times blog wondered “What happened to the fabled ‘Oscar bounce’?” In the midst of a tremendous box office boom, the films nominated for Oscars have not benefitted — in fact, they’re being all but overlooked by moviegoers, for the most part. Writes Goldstein: Here’s one perspective … more…
It’s always an evening of surprises at the Oscars, of course, but I’m not talking about dark horses coming from behind to snag a little golden guy or some chick tripping over her gown in her four-inch heels as she climbs to the podium. I’m talking about this: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar organizers on … more…
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