film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
But Christmas Carol is the real winner: 1. 2012: £6.5 million (NEW) 2. A Christmas Carol: £2.5 million (2nd week; up 31%) 3. Harry Brown: £1.3 million (NEW) 4. Up: £.99 million 5. The Men Who Stare at Goats: £.8 million (2nd week; drops 34%) (actual numbers, not estimates) Just as in North America, 2012 … more…
How can there not be more installments, that definitive the notwithstanding? 1. The Final Destination: $27.4 million (NEW) 2. Inglourious Basterds: $19.3 million (2nd week; drops 49%) 3. Halloween II: $16.3 million (NEW) 4. District 9: $10.3 million (3rd week; drops 44%) 5. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $7.7 million (4th week; drops 37%) … more…
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you’re still hung over from celebrating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see Taking Woodstock … more…
Isn’t it a nice fantasy, that music and comtemplation (even if it’s enabled by LSD) and just chillin’ out with 500,000 of your closest friends might change the world?
UPDATE: I was planning to see The Time Traveler’s Wife (opens in the U.S. and the U.K. on August 14) next week, but I just learned of an earlier screening… tonight. So I’ve got a double feature tonight: Eric Bana melting through time, and then G.I. Joe. Should be fun! So now the buzz on … more…
As of this writing, 13 movies will open wide in North America in the month of August. Which means that even if you’re an active moviegoer and see a movie each week, you’ve still gotta pick and choose (and it’s even worse if you’re in a city on the arthouse circuit, but let’s not make … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Peace, love, and rock ’n’ roll? Heh. Even Woodstock was all about the money. Has Ang Lee found his new Tobey Maguire in Demetri Martin? I thought he was just that kid who was on The Daily Show a couple times, and now he’s in an Ang … more…
Did I get to all those screeners and VOD movies I wanted to watch last week? No, of course not. There just aren’t enough hours in the day or the week. If only I could get away with not sleeping, it’d help. But I can’t. And here we are with another week beginning, and I’m … more…
