Killers (review)
Kutcher is barely plausible in those TV ads for digital cameras, sneaking up on people to take their pictures. A spy and hired killer? Don’t make me laugh.
Revolutionary Road
my week at the movies: ‘2012,’ ‘Women in Trouble,’ ‘The Strip,’ ‘A Single Man,’ ‘The Missing Person,’ ‘Nine,’ ‘Everybody’s Fine,’ ‘Serious Moonlight’
Woo-hoo! It’s the end of the world — again — as Roland Emmerich knows it, and I feel fine. Oh, there can be no question that this is crap, but will 2012 (opens in the U.S. and the U.K. on November 13) be glorious crap? I think it might be. I hope it might be. … 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…
June 12: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We all know how it is. You’d like to get out to see a new movie this weekend, but you’ve been stuck on a hijacked subway train too many times to find any cinematic amusement in that scenario. But you can have something close to that blockbuster experience at home with the proper application of … more…
new DVD releases in Region 1, June 2
Not much this week, but what there is is cherce. green light (definitely check it out): Revolutionary Road: Suburban angst with Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicapio. Fun! [Amazon U.S.] [preorder at Amazon U.K.] Defiance: Daniel Craig is not James Bond going up against Nazis. But he kicks their asses just the same. [Amazon U.S.] [now … more…
U.K. box office: ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ wins the weekend
A quick look at the U.K. box office — I’m busy actually checking out the cinema scene (among other scenes) in London: 1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: £2.2 million (NEW) 2. He’s Just Not That Into You: £1.9 million (NEW) 3. Slumdog Millionaire: £1.6 million 4. Valkyrie: £.6 million (3rd week; drops 51%) … more…
U.K. box office: another win for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
A quick look at the U.K. box office — I’m busy actually checking out the cinema scene (among other scenes) in London. Slumdog Millionaire continues to kick box office ass here: 1. Slumdog Millionaire: £2.6 million (4th week; drops 16%) 2. Valkyrie: £1.3 million (2nd week; drops 30%) 3. Revolutionary Road: £1 million (NEW) 4. … more…
North American box office: ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ secures the weekend
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend isn’t traditionally a big weekend for moviegoing, but wow, this four-dayer was a record breaker: 1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop: $39.2 million (NEW) 2. Gran Torino: $25.6 million (2nd week in wide release; drops 13%) 3. My Bloody Valentine 3-D: $24.1 million (NEW) 4. Notorious: $23.4 million (NEW) … more…
North American box office: ‘Gran Torino’ drives off with the weekend
If it’s January, it must be time for the platforming awards bait to start making a splash in wide release: 1. Gran Torino: $29.5 million (NEW in wide release) 2. Bride Wars: $21.1 million (NEW) 3. The Unborn: $19.8 million (NEW) 4. Marley & Me: $11.4 million (3rd week; drops 53%) 5. The Curious Case … more…
North American box office: ‘Marley & Me’ sits and stays at the top
We had another five-day weekend this past week, what with New Year’s Eve falling on a Wednesday, but the ranking remains the same whether we look at the five-day or the three-day weekend, so for sanity’s sake, I’m gonna stick with the three-day figures… that is, Friday, January 2, through Sunday, January 4: 1. Marley … more…
