I checked out Repo Men. I dug Repo Men. I suggest you do the same.
If not for me, at least do it for Jude Law. Sky Captain needs your help to see his movies.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Let's Get Sushi and Not.. Oh wait, wrong movie.
I checked out Repo Men. I dug Repo Men. I suggest you do the same.
If not for me, at least do it for Jude Law. Sky Captain needs your help to see his movies.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Reviews and stuff
Yeah, I've been slacking, but I moved. And now, my laptop decided to shut down on me, which is AWESOME!
Anyway, I managed to write a few reviews and pieces. One's for Shutter Island, this one's for The Crazies, and this is for She's Out of My League.
Then, for extra added bonus pleasure, here's a piece about Five Director's Cuts that are better than the original Theatrical Release. (I wrote it awhile back, and needed something for the site to make up for my 3 week internet-less dwelling.
Enjoy!
Anyway, I managed to write a few reviews and pieces. One's for Shutter Island, this one's for The Crazies, and this is for She's Out of My League.
Then, for extra added bonus pleasure, here's a piece about Five Director's Cuts that are better than the original Theatrical Release. (I wrote it awhile back, and needed something for the site to make up for my 3 week internet-less dwelling.
Enjoy!
Box Office Report: now in 4D!!!!
Dude here again. Trying to get back in the swing of things. Thankfully the box office numbers have been generous. Have you heard there's some bit of legislation that will actually let you bet on what movie is going to be number one at the box office? That's both ridiculous and fantastic.
And what's best is that if it goes through, that makes me a guru!
This weekend, a number of films are released in the hopes that they'll knock down the 3-D champ, and they all fail. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Alice in Wonderland (BV)- $62.0, 3728 screens, week 2, $208.6 total
2. Green Zone (Uni) - $14.5, 3003 screens, week 1, $14.5 total
3. She's Out of My League (Par)- $9.6, 2956 screens, week 1, $8.3 total
4. Remember Me (Sum)- $8.3, 2212 screens, week 1, $8.3 total
5. Shutter Island (Par)- $8.1, 3356 screens, week 4, $108.0 total
6. Our Family Wedding (FoxS) - $7.6, 1605 screens, week 1, $7.6 total
7. Avatar (Fox) $6.6, 1718 screens, week 13, $730.3 total
8. Brooklyn's Finest (Over) - $4.29, 1939 screens, week 2, $21.3 total
9. Cop Out (WB) - $4.23, 2882 screens, week 3, $39.4 total
10. The Crazies (Over)- $3.6, 2359 screens, week 3, $33.3 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means the proliferation of 3-D titles in the future are going to make life difficult for movies that just want to tell a story in 2-D, sans spectacle. Tim Burton's Alice took the top spot once again, and made an obscene amount of money once again, but the difference between the one and two spots again are a bit distressing. Sure it will die out, like all trends, but we have to act now, people! If we don't start living in two dimensions, then what kind of world do we expect to have for your children?
Green Zone, or as everybody else is calling it Bourne Minus Bourne, took second place, but a far from respectable take considering how well Bourne movies do. Of course nobody goes to see Iraq war movies, not even the one that won Best Picture this year, so that might have something to do with it.
She's Out of My League took the hint and didn't attract too many people. Now She will be Out of My Local Movie Theater! (They need to pay me for these bon mots of brilliance). And Remember Me shows that there are far too many puns to be regarding a film's audience. Oh, and that Robert Pattinson can't open a movie to save his life unless he gets all sparkly in the sunshine. Stupid Twilight.
Our Family Wedding opened up, and aside from a giant billboard I saw up the street that's in front of the studio that made the film, I haven't seen any bit of advertising at all for the flick. I had no idea it actually came out, and apparently, neither did you. Hopefully it will eventually find an audience, but it was just a bad weekend to come out.
Below the radar, a movie called The Exploding Girl opened up, and I'm fairly sure it's not a Japanese movie which means that the title is probably metaphoric and the movie is probably boring. Or nowhere near as awesome as something called Exploding Girl should be. Anyway, it opened on one screen and took in $6000. DO the math to realize how much less that is than Alice in Wonderland. The answer may surprise you.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, a few more movies try but will ultimately bow before the Alice, including an awesome looking sci-fi flick called Repo Men that stars Jude Law, which means I am sold on it!
Until next weekend.......
(Alright, so they're 3-Ds. Sue me)
(All Numbers courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com)
And what's best is that if it goes through, that makes me a guru!
This weekend, a number of films are released in the hopes that they'll knock down the 3-D champ, and they all fail. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Alice in Wonderland (BV)- $62.0, 3728 screens, week 2, $208.6 total
2. Green Zone (Uni) - $14.5, 3003 screens, week 1, $14.5 total
3. She's Out of My League (Par)- $9.6, 2956 screens, week 1, $8.3 total
4. Remember Me (Sum)- $8.3, 2212 screens, week 1, $8.3 total
5. Shutter Island (Par)- $8.1, 3356 screens, week 4, $108.0 total
6. Our Family Wedding (FoxS) - $7.6, 1605 screens, week 1, $7.6 total
7. Avatar (Fox) $6.6, 1718 screens, week 13, $730.3 total
8. Brooklyn's Finest (Over) - $4.29, 1939 screens, week 2, $21.3 total
9. Cop Out (WB) - $4.23, 2882 screens, week 3, $39.4 total
10. The Crazies (Over)- $3.6, 2359 screens, week 3, $33.3 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means the proliferation of 3-D titles in the future are going to make life difficult for movies that just want to tell a story in 2-D, sans spectacle. Tim Burton's Alice took the top spot once again, and made an obscene amount of money once again, but the difference between the one and two spots again are a bit distressing. Sure it will die out, like all trends, but we have to act now, people! If we don't start living in two dimensions, then what kind of world do we expect to have for your children?
Green Zone, or as everybody else is calling it Bourne Minus Bourne, took second place, but a far from respectable take considering how well Bourne movies do. Of course nobody goes to see Iraq war movies, not even the one that won Best Picture this year, so that might have something to do with it.
She's Out of My League took the hint and didn't attract too many people. Now She will be Out of My Local Movie Theater! (They need to pay me for these bon mots of brilliance). And Remember Me shows that there are far too many puns to be regarding a film's audience. Oh, and that Robert Pattinson can't open a movie to save his life unless he gets all sparkly in the sunshine. Stupid Twilight.
Our Family Wedding opened up, and aside from a giant billboard I saw up the street that's in front of the studio that made the film, I haven't seen any bit of advertising at all for the flick. I had no idea it actually came out, and apparently, neither did you. Hopefully it will eventually find an audience, but it was just a bad weekend to come out.
Below the radar, a movie called The Exploding Girl opened up, and I'm fairly sure it's not a Japanese movie which means that the title is probably metaphoric and the movie is probably boring. Or nowhere near as awesome as something called Exploding Girl should be. Anyway, it opened on one screen and took in $6000. DO the math to realize how much less that is than Alice in Wonderland. The answer may surprise you.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, a few more movies try but will ultimately bow before the Alice, including an awesome looking sci-fi flick called Repo Men that stars Jude Law, which means I am sold on it!
Until next weekend.......
(Alright, so they're 3-Ds. Sue me)
(All Numbers courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com)
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Treat yourself to this terrific trailer.
It pretty much sums up my feelings about Oscarbation movies.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
The return of the Box Office Report!
Dude here again. I've been out on sabbatical the past couple of weeks, as I've been moving into a new place, and had a ludicrous ordeal of unfortunate events in an attempt to get hooked up to the interwebs. It's long and stupid, and still not totally resolved, but I have a basic use and can at least give you some ridiculously large box office numbers.
Truth be told, though, I really didn't miss much, right?
This weekend, a juggernaut of an opening for Tim Burton leaves everything else hanging it's head in shame. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Alice in Wonderland (BV)- $116.3, 3728 screens, week 1, $116.3 total
2. Brooklyn's Finest (Over) - $13.5, 1936 screens, week 1, $13.5 total
3. Shutter Island (Par)- $13.3, 3178 screens, week 3, $95.8 total
4. Cop Out (WB) - $9.1, 3150 screens, week 2, $32.3 total
5. Avatar (Fox) $7.7, 2163 screens, week 12, $720.1 total
6. The Crazies (Over)- $7.0, 2479 screens, week 2, $27.4 total
7. Percy Jackson and The Olympians... (Fox) - $5.1, 2994 screens, week 4, $78.0 total
8. Valentine's Day (WB)- $4.2, 3040 screens, week 4, $106.4 total
9. Crazy Heart (FoxS)- $3.3, 1274 screens, week 12, $29.5 total
10. Dear John (ScrGm) - $2.8, 2496 screens, week 5, $76.6 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means HOLY CRAP! That's an obscene amount of money. Complain all you want about Avatar's increased 3-D ticket prices, the same can be said about Alice. Even more so, being that the flick can run more times a day than Avatar could. Still, that's an ass load of cash to overhaul. I'm sure it broke records, but I'm just too tired to look them up.
Brooklyn's Finest, you opened respectably for yourself. You're just $103 million off from the first place. But let's be honest, nobody saw that coming. Well done, and it's nice to see Wesley Snipes on a screen again.
Shutter island, the previous number one movie, might be the number 2, but it still doesn't forgive the ridiculous overuse of the word "Marshall" spoken with obnoxious Bah-ston accents for two and a half hours. (Yet, I still liked the flick!) Cop Out hasd become Kevin Smith's highest grossing movie, which is good for him.
Do you realize that, for about a day, the number one movie of this year was Valentine's Day? Think about what that means.
Crazy Heart, still digging that ninth place spot, but watch it go up as soon as Jeff Bridges wins the Oscar. Update: He did win it!. Way to go, The Dude! He even sounded like The dude in his acceptance speech. That's just the tops.
Below the radar, I got nothing, really. It's all about the Alice in Wonderland, and the state of 3-D prices.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, I', predicting that Alive will continue to reign, as Matt Damon tries to recapture the Bourne magic and kick someone's ass while wearing a ridiculous scarf. Seriously, check out the poster, you'll see.
Until next weekend.......
Truth be told, though, I really didn't miss much, right?
This weekend, a juggernaut of an opening for Tim Burton leaves everything else hanging it's head in shame. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Alice in Wonderland (BV)- $116.3, 3728 screens, week 1, $116.3 total
2. Brooklyn's Finest (Over) - $13.5, 1936 screens, week 1, $13.5 total
3. Shutter Island (Par)- $13.3, 3178 screens, week 3, $95.8 total
4. Cop Out (WB) - $9.1, 3150 screens, week 2, $32.3 total
5. Avatar (Fox) $7.7, 2163 screens, week 12, $720.1 total
6. The Crazies (Over)- $7.0, 2479 screens, week 2, $27.4 total
7. Percy Jackson and The Olympians... (Fox) - $5.1, 2994 screens, week 4, $78.0 total
8. Valentine's Day (WB)- $4.2, 3040 screens, week 4, $106.4 total
9. Crazy Heart (FoxS)- $3.3, 1274 screens, week 12, $29.5 total
10. Dear John (ScrGm) - $2.8, 2496 screens, week 5, $76.6 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means HOLY CRAP! That's an obscene amount of money. Complain all you want about Avatar's increased 3-D ticket prices, the same can be said about Alice. Even more so, being that the flick can run more times a day than Avatar could. Still, that's an ass load of cash to overhaul. I'm sure it broke records, but I'm just too tired to look them up.
Brooklyn's Finest, you opened respectably for yourself. You're just $103 million off from the first place. But let's be honest, nobody saw that coming. Well done, and it's nice to see Wesley Snipes on a screen again.
Shutter island, the previous number one movie, might be the number 2, but it still doesn't forgive the ridiculous overuse of the word "Marshall" spoken with obnoxious Bah-ston accents for two and a half hours. (Yet, I still liked the flick!) Cop Out hasd become Kevin Smith's highest grossing movie, which is good for him.
Do you realize that, for about a day, the number one movie of this year was Valentine's Day? Think about what that means.
Crazy Heart, still digging that ninth place spot, but watch it go up as soon as Jeff Bridges wins the Oscar. Update: He did win it!. Way to go, The Dude! He even sounded like The dude in his acceptance speech. That's just the tops.
Below the radar, I got nothing, really. It's all about the Alice in Wonderland, and the state of 3-D prices.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, I', predicting that Alive will continue to reign, as Matt Damon tries to recapture the Bourne magic and kick someone's ass while wearing a ridiculous scarf. Seriously, check out the poster, you'll see.
Until next weekend.......
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Scream of the Bikini screenings this weekend!
ATTENTION L.A. READERS: SCREAM OF THE BIKINI SCREENINGS THIS WEEKEND!!!
Greetings gang. Sorry for the geographically localized post, but I wanted to let viewers in the greater Los Angeles area know of a few screenings of this ridiculous-hilarious-sexy-crazy movie I saw called Scream of the Bikini that will be playing in town this weekend!
A lost classic from South American director Fernando Fernandez, Scream of the Bikini is an action spy thriller thought lost to the ages in the 1960s, recently discovered, then translated into English by Germans where something obviously got lost in the translation. (Sort of like what they did with the Metropolis restoration, but with more bikinis and sexy intrigue). The film focuses on the adventures of supermodels by day/sexy secret agents by night Jasmine Orosco and Paola Apanapel who engage in intrigue, espionage, adventure, excitement, vespas, and pillow fights! Pajama-clad pillow fights! Between two gorgeous girls!
I feel the need to repeat the Hot Lady Pillow Fight Action, as that's pretty much all I ever want out of a movie.
Scream of the Bikini is winner of Best Comedy at the ThrillSpy International Film Festival AND 3 Maverick Movie Awards including Best Director. Scream of the Bikini is a hilarious bastard offspring of Barberella, Modesty Blaise, James Bond, and What's Up Tiger Lily.
The movie will be showing this Friday and Saturday, February 19th and 20th at the Laemmle Sunset 5 at midnight! It's a great flick to see with an audience (and with a little buzz, so feel free to have a cocktail beforehand). So if you're around and want to see the aforementioned hot chicks with pillows and vespas, please check it out and help support some indie cinema!
Here is the link to buy tickets at the Laemmle for Friday and for Saturday
And the Facebook Links:
For the event:
For the fan site
And the link to the official movie site
Dolph Sings!
Let's be honest, this is the greatest thing you will see all day. Probably the greatest thing this week, maybe of the month, and definitely in the top ten of the year.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
More friends across the interwebz
Rob Grace, another friend of the blog (and featured extra in the Royal Tennembaums) is interviewed in this piece for Backstage. I actually saw the play he speaks of, and it was indeed a unique performance. And I admit, I am one of those who believed the play was written for the space. But then again, I also believed it to be a post-apocalyptic story, of which I am most certainly wrong.
Box Office Report: Valentine's Edition
Dude here again. It seems the reign of Avatar is crumbling slightly, and it's for the best. It's time to move on to new things, and progress forward. We've spent our time on Pandora, and it's a place we can always revisit on one way or another. But more movies need to come out, more unexplored worlds that require our attention. And that's okay.
Unless all these movies are in 3-D, because that's a trend ready to burn out fast. (And furious).
This weekend, a crowded "holiday" weekend slate comes in and cleans house.. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Valentine's Day (WB)- $52.4, 3665 screens, week 1, $52.4 total
2. Percy Jackson and The Olympians... (Fox) - $31.1, 3356 screens, week 1, $31.1 total
3. The Wolfman (Uni) - $30.6, 3222 screens, week 1, $30.6 total
4. Avatar (Fox) $22.0, 2685 screens, week 9, $659.6 total
5. Dear John (ScrGm) - $15.3, 2975 screens, week 2, $53.1 total
6. The Tooth Fairy (Fox) - $5.6, 2748 screens, week 4, $41.5 total
7. From Paris With Love (LGF)- $4.7, 2722 screens, week 2, $15.8 total
8. Edge of Darkness (WB)- $4.5, 2615 screens, week 3, $36.0 total
9. Crazy Heart (FoxS)- $4.0, 1005 screens, week 9, $16.5 total
10. When In Rome (BV)- $3.4, 2125 screens, week 3, $26.0 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means the shame of Dear John has NOTHING on the shame of Valentine's Day taking in that obscene amount of money. On the one hand, I'm happy for Garry Marshall, who is truly one of the nicest men on Earth. But this also means we'll be treated to more vapid romantic ensemble "comedies" centered around holidays. While this bodes well for my "Arbor Day" script, it does not bode well for humankind.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief wins the race for longest title, but failed to capture some of the Harry Potter magic Fox was hoping for. Despite hiring the latter film's director. Still, a very respectable opening, and better than previous attempts to cash in on Potter. (Which also never seem to work).
The Wolfman finally saw a release! And it seems to have attracted enough interested folk to also have a respectable opening! Not bad, considering everything it took to actually get that movie on a screen. Of course if it continues success, that means more updated (or rebooted) monster flicks. Most likely in 3-D, but only after the fact.
Everything else seems status quo, returning to normal box office patterns and routines. Nothing too shocking, nothing Earth shattering. I feel this is because Avatar broke almost every record out there already, so it's not going to make that much of a difference what comes out. Even though Avatar only dropped 3 percent from last week's take. That movie's unstoppable. Until it gets kicked off the 3-D screens for all the other 3-D fare we're about to be assaulted with.
Below the radar, My Name Is Khan, which could be a documentary about either Ghengis Khan or Ricardo Montalban (Ed. Note: It's Neither) opened up on 120 screens to take in $1.8 million. Impressive. as it's also the highest per screen average of the whole group. Even more impressive? I have no idea what this movie is.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, Scorsese finally gets to show us Shutter Island, which means I don't have to see that damn trailer anymore!
Until next weekend.......
(All Numbers courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com)
Unless all these movies are in 3-D, because that's a trend ready to burn out fast. (And furious).
This weekend, a crowded "holiday" weekend slate comes in and cleans house.. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Valentine's Day (WB)- $52.4, 3665 screens, week 1, $52.4 total
2. Percy Jackson and The Olympians... (Fox) - $31.1, 3356 screens, week 1, $31.1 total
3. The Wolfman (Uni) - $30.6, 3222 screens, week 1, $30.6 total
4. Avatar (Fox) $22.0, 2685 screens, week 9, $659.6 total
5. Dear John (ScrGm) - $15.3, 2975 screens, week 2, $53.1 total
6. The Tooth Fairy (Fox) - $5.6, 2748 screens, week 4, $41.5 total
7. From Paris With Love (LGF)- $4.7, 2722 screens, week 2, $15.8 total
8. Edge of Darkness (WB)- $4.5, 2615 screens, week 3, $36.0 total
9. Crazy Heart (FoxS)- $4.0, 1005 screens, week 9, $16.5 total
10. When In Rome (BV)- $3.4, 2125 screens, week 3, $26.0 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means the shame of Dear John has NOTHING on the shame of Valentine's Day taking in that obscene amount of money. On the one hand, I'm happy for Garry Marshall, who is truly one of the nicest men on Earth. But this also means we'll be treated to more vapid romantic ensemble "comedies" centered around holidays. While this bodes well for my "Arbor Day" script, it does not bode well for humankind.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief wins the race for longest title, but failed to capture some of the Harry Potter magic Fox was hoping for. Despite hiring the latter film's director. Still, a very respectable opening, and better than previous attempts to cash in on Potter. (Which also never seem to work).
The Wolfman finally saw a release! And it seems to have attracted enough interested folk to also have a respectable opening! Not bad, considering everything it took to actually get that movie on a screen. Of course if it continues success, that means more updated (or rebooted) monster flicks. Most likely in 3-D, but only after the fact.
Everything else seems status quo, returning to normal box office patterns and routines. Nothing too shocking, nothing Earth shattering. I feel this is because Avatar broke almost every record out there already, so it's not going to make that much of a difference what comes out. Even though Avatar only dropped 3 percent from last week's take. That movie's unstoppable. Until it gets kicked off the 3-D screens for all the other 3-D fare we're about to be assaulted with.
Below the radar, My Name Is Khan, which could be a documentary about either Ghengis Khan or Ricardo Montalban (Ed. Note: It's Neither) opened up on 120 screens to take in $1.8 million. Impressive. as it's also the highest per screen average of the whole group. Even more impressive? I have no idea what this movie is.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, Scorsese finally gets to show us Shutter Island, which means I don't have to see that damn trailer anymore!
Until next weekend.......
(All Numbers courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com)
Friday, February 12, 2010
Weekend Round Up!
There's a couple of things stirring up on the old internets that are worthy of your interest.
"IT'S A TRAP!"
First up, another wacky editorial over at Moviesonline, this time about bad date movies.
There's also a review for From Paris With Love and District B13: Ultimatum up there.
PARKOUR!
Next, friend of the blog Brian Dickett has finally granted an interview! Here's his press release:
This is Brian Dickett. I'm sending you all a quick update on some of the exciting projects I worked on over the past year. I was interviewed by an online magazine called "Eerie Digest," which showcases people who work in the film industry on projects of a supernatural nature. Among the topics I discuss are:
1. "Night of the Demons" - a feature film where I was the Lead Digital Artist.
2. "Monster Mutt" - a fantastic feature film for kids that I was delighted to be the Visual Effects Supervisor on.
3. "Ghost Writer" - a pilot for a TV show for which I was the Second Unit Director, Visual Effects Supervisor, and Editor.
4. PlasterCITY - An amazing Post-Production house in LA where I will be helping with their new visual effects department.
You can read all about it @:
www.eeriedigest.com
Scroll down to find the article, but I'd also encourage you to read the articles with Julian Moss and Joe Taranto. I worked with them on the "Ghost Writer" pilot and they're incredible people.
So check that out at the link provided. It's a fun read of a fascinating man.
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(He's somewhere in this picture. At the very least, it's his house. the chap is quite elusive).
And finally, here's, uhhh... CUTE THINGS EXPLODING!!!
This comes courtesy of Andrew Bentler, the man responsible for the opening title sequence for Night 2 of THE STORM! (Also a major force in the Fantastic Mr. Anderson video I'm curiously not posting for once). He's an all around resident genius. They've even got shirts made! Check out his madness.
And why not one more weird thing? Here's a picture of my cup, after I drank most of the root beer that was in it. This picture is not doctored.
Made my day. Hopefully it does the same for you. Pay it forward!
"IT'S A TRAP!"
First up, another wacky editorial over at Moviesonline, this time about bad date movies.
There's also a review for From Paris With Love and District B13: Ultimatum up there.
PARKOUR!
Next, friend of the blog Brian Dickett has finally granted an interview! Here's his press release:
This is Brian Dickett. I'm sending you all a quick update on some of the exciting projects I worked on over the past year. I was interviewed by an online magazine called "Eerie Digest," which showcases people who work in the film industry on projects of a supernatural nature. Among the topics I discuss are:
1. "Night of the Demons" - a feature film where I was the Lead Digital Artist.
2. "Monster Mutt" - a fantastic feature film for kids that I was delighted to be the Visual Effects Supervisor on.
3. "Ghost Writer" - a pilot for a TV show for which I was the Second Unit Director, Visual Effects Supervisor, and Editor.
4. PlasterCITY - An amazing Post-Production house in LA where I will be helping with their new visual effects department.
You can read all about it @:
www.eeriedigest.com
Scroll down to find the article, but I'd also encourage you to read the articles with Julian Moss and Joe Taranto. I worked with them on the "Ghost Writer" pilot and they're incredible people.
So check that out at the link provided. It's a fun read of a fascinating man.
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(He's somewhere in this picture. At the very least, it's his house. the chap is quite elusive).
And finally, here's, uhhh... CUTE THINGS EXPLODING!!!
This comes courtesy of Andrew Bentler, the man responsible for the opening title sequence for Night 2 of THE STORM! (Also a major force in the Fantastic Mr. Anderson video I'm curiously not posting for once). He's an all around resident genius. They've even got shirts made! Check out his madness.
And why not one more weird thing? Here's a picture of my cup, after I drank most of the root beer that was in it. This picture is not doctored.
Made my day. Hopefully it does the same for you. Pay it forward!
Monday, February 08, 2010
Moviesonline stuff
Things have been starting up again over at the Moviesonline site, and I kicked things off this week with a list of what I consider the best sci-fi flicks of the past decade.
Check it out, why don'tcha?
I'm hoping to do more fun things for them, similar to the Fanastic Mr. Fox video I did some time ago.
What's that? You don't know what Fantastic Mr. Fox thing I speak of? Thankfully YouTube is here to enlighten you.
(There's also a semi-coherent review of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus up, but it's ok because that's a semi-coherent movie).
Check it out, why don'tcha?
I'm hoping to do more fun things for them, similar to the Fanastic Mr. Fox video I did some time ago.
What's that? You don't know what Fantastic Mr. Fox thing I speak of? Thankfully YouTube is here to enlighten you.
(There's also a semi-coherent review of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus up, but it's ok because that's a semi-coherent movie).
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Box Office Report: The unthinkable has happened!
Dude here again. Well, it finally happened. There are no records left for Avatar to break. It's technically the most successful motion picture in history. It broke the international take last week, and then this previous week, on the day it was nominated for 9 Oscars, it overtook the Titanic record. So there's nothing left to talk about regarding big blue, and it's time to move on.
Oh, and none of you give me that "Adjusted for inflation" bullshit, because that's stupid.
This weekend, a film least likely overtook the champ. And another release didn't overtake the champ. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Dear John (ScrGm) - $32.4, 2969 screens, week 1, $32.4 total
2. Avatar (Fox) $23.6, 3000 screens, week 8, $630.4 total
3. From Paris With Love (LGF)- $8.1, 2722 screens, week 1, $8.1 total
4. Edge of Darkness (WB)- $7.0, 3066 screens, week 2, $29.0 total
5. The Tooth Fairy (Fox) - $6.5, 3218 screens, week 3, $34.3 total
6. When In Rome (BV)- $5.5, 2456 screens, week 2, $20.8 total
7. The Book of Eli (WB)- $4.8, 2820 screens, week 4, $82.1 total
8. Crazy Heart (FoxS)- $3.6, 819 screens, week 8, $11.1 total
9. Legion (ScrGm) - $3.4, 2339 screens, week 3, $34.6 total
10. Sherlock Holmes (WB) - $2.6, 1805 screens, week 7, $201.5 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means Dear John, a movie so cloying my ticket stub actually had sap dripping from it, managed to take in an impressive $32 million. It overtakes the Avatar and ensures that we'll have plenty more Nicholas Sparks' weepy adaptations. Hooray for that.
You know what's funny? Avatar arrives, this giant, 800 lb gorilla, and sits on top of the charts demanding money, and everybody pays until the records are broken, then it quietly leaves. At least, that's how I envision it.
John Travolta sent us From Paris With Love. Audiences replied "Return to sender". I love postal humor!
The Academy Award Nominations were announced this week, and the biggest boost given was to Crazy Heart, which actually opened on the same day as Avatar, and is now making an appearance in the top ten. The dude certainly does abide, doesn't he?
That Edge of Darkness flick probably didn't benefit from Mel Gibson calling a dude an asshole live on the air. However, that incident inspired me to actually go check it out now. I have a feeling in real life Mel's as crazy as Riggs. And that's just the tops.
What the hell is The Tooth Fairy still doing in the top 5?
Below the radar, The Red Riding Trilogy opened up on one screen. It took in $15,500 on that one screen. Pretty impressive, but I wonder how many people thought it was some sort of foreign fairy tale adaptation, and not Britain's answer to Zodiac?
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, a crap load of movies comes out, including the long awaited Wolfman, and a movie that looks even worse than Dear John AND He's Just Not That Into You COMBINED! It's going to be very exciting. Oh, Percy Jackson's next week, too! I'm willing to bet all the new releases cancel each other out, and Avatar reigns supreme once again. (It won't. That's a horrible bet. Avatar's done, moving on).
Until next weekend.......
(All Numbers courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com)
Oh, and none of you give me that "Adjusted for inflation" bullshit, because that's stupid.
This weekend, a film least likely overtook the champ. And another release didn't overtake the champ. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Dear John (ScrGm) - $32.4, 2969 screens, week 1, $32.4 total
2. Avatar (Fox) $23.6, 3000 screens, week 8, $630.4 total
3. From Paris With Love (LGF)- $8.1, 2722 screens, week 1, $8.1 total
4. Edge of Darkness (WB)- $7.0, 3066 screens, week 2, $29.0 total
5. The Tooth Fairy (Fox) - $6.5, 3218 screens, week 3, $34.3 total
6. When In Rome (BV)- $5.5, 2456 screens, week 2, $20.8 total
7. The Book of Eli (WB)- $4.8, 2820 screens, week 4, $82.1 total
8. Crazy Heart (FoxS)- $3.6, 819 screens, week 8, $11.1 total
9. Legion (ScrGm) - $3.4, 2339 screens, week 3, $34.6 total
10. Sherlock Holmes (WB) - $2.6, 1805 screens, week 7, $201.5 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means Dear John, a movie so cloying my ticket stub actually had sap dripping from it, managed to take in an impressive $32 million. It overtakes the Avatar and ensures that we'll have plenty more Nicholas Sparks' weepy adaptations. Hooray for that.
You know what's funny? Avatar arrives, this giant, 800 lb gorilla, and sits on top of the charts demanding money, and everybody pays until the records are broken, then it quietly leaves. At least, that's how I envision it.
John Travolta sent us From Paris With Love. Audiences replied "Return to sender". I love postal humor!
The Academy Award Nominations were announced this week, and the biggest boost given was to Crazy Heart, which actually opened on the same day as Avatar, and is now making an appearance in the top ten. The dude certainly does abide, doesn't he?
That Edge of Darkness flick probably didn't benefit from Mel Gibson calling a dude an asshole live on the air. However, that incident inspired me to actually go check it out now. I have a feeling in real life Mel's as crazy as Riggs. And that's just the tops.
What the hell is The Tooth Fairy still doing in the top 5?
Below the radar, The Red Riding Trilogy opened up on one screen. It took in $15,500 on that one screen. Pretty impressive, but I wonder how many people thought it was some sort of foreign fairy tale adaptation, and not Britain's answer to Zodiac?
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, a crap load of movies comes out, including the long awaited Wolfman, and a movie that looks even worse than Dear John AND He's Just Not That Into You COMBINED! It's going to be very exciting. Oh, Percy Jackson's next week, too! I'm willing to bet all the new releases cancel each other out, and Avatar reigns supreme once again. (It won't. That's a horrible bet. Avatar's done, moving on).
Until next weekend.......
(All Numbers courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com)
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Box Office Report: Mel Gibson tried
Dude here again. With your weekly Avatar report! Yes, I've decided to fully sell out and devote my entire article, and every writing from here on, to the magnificent splendor of James Cameron's Avatar. Sure there may be other movies out there, but can any of them match the wonder and beauty of the world of Pandora?
You know, besides the vampire movies with the sparkly emo kids?
This weekend, another film steps up to the plate and misses, as Mr. Cameron's masterpiece of technology and story continues its reign. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Avatar (Fox) $30.0, 3074 screens, week 7, $594.4 total
2. Edge of Darkness (WB)- $17.1, 3066 screens, week 1, $17.1 total
3. When In Rome (BV)- $12.0, 2456 screens, week 1, $12.0 total
4. The Tooth Fairy (Fox) - $10.0, 3345 screens, week 2, $26.1 total
5. The Book of Eli (WB)- $8.7, 3075 screens, week 3, $74.3 total
6. Legion (ScrGm) - $6.8, 2476 screens, week 2, $28.6 total
7. The Lovely Bones (Par/DW)- $4.7, 2638 screens, week 8, $38.0 total
8. Sherlock Holmes (WB) - $4.5, 2250 screens, week 6, $197.5 total
9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) - $4.0, 2526 screens, week 6, $209.2 total
10. It's Complicated (Uni)- $3.7, 2096 screens, week 6, $104.0 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means it's time to put down the District 9 prawn language lesson book, and embrace the language of Na'Vi, because that's gonna be the new language of the world, now that Avatar has become the biggest money maker of all time! Yes indeed, it's all part of Mr. Cameron's glorious vision!
Mel Gibson, you hilarious rapscallion! You tried to star in a movie after 8 years of being gone and directing subtitled movies about beatings and monkey fights. But you had the misfortune to open up against Avatar. Shame, but it's nice to see you back. Might I suggest giving Danny Glover a call and starring as Pandoran Cops for Lethal Weapon 5?
When in Rome...
(That works best if you realize I'm impersonating Ron Burgundy, and his inability to grasp the meaning and proper use of the phrase "When in Rome". I have so little to say about that movie, I resorted to just quoting Anchorman instead!)
No other movie dares compete against the might of Sam Worthington! And that's the way it should be! Until Iron Man comes out. I didn't say that...
Below the radar, the Steve Buscmei starring Saint John of Las Vegas opened up on 2 screens and took in $22,400, which is the highest per screen average for the week. ALthough, you have to take into account the high price of non-3D tickets to truly get a sense of how much money the film has made, but it should be ignored due to the absence of the color blue in any and all advertising.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, a sappy romantic drama and an action movie with John Travolta. Or maybe I mixed that up. Either way, it's probably still going to be Avatar on top. Because that's they way it should be! ALL HAIL CAMERON!!!!
Until next weekend.......
(All Numbers courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com)
You know, besides the vampire movies with the sparkly emo kids?
This weekend, another film steps up to the plate and misses, as Mr. Cameron's masterpiece of technology and story continues its reign. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Avatar (Fox) $30.0, 3074 screens, week 7, $594.4 total
2. Edge of Darkness (WB)- $17.1, 3066 screens, week 1, $17.1 total
3. When In Rome (BV)- $12.0, 2456 screens, week 1, $12.0 total
4. The Tooth Fairy (Fox) - $10.0, 3345 screens, week 2, $26.1 total
5. The Book of Eli (WB)- $8.7, 3075 screens, week 3, $74.3 total
6. Legion (ScrGm) - $6.8, 2476 screens, week 2, $28.6 total
7. The Lovely Bones (Par/DW)- $4.7, 2638 screens, week 8, $38.0 total
8. Sherlock Holmes (WB) - $4.5, 2250 screens, week 6, $197.5 total
9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) - $4.0, 2526 screens, week 6, $209.2 total
10. It's Complicated (Uni)- $3.7, 2096 screens, week 6, $104.0 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means it's time to put down the District 9 prawn language lesson book, and embrace the language of Na'Vi, because that's gonna be the new language of the world, now that Avatar has become the biggest money maker of all time! Yes indeed, it's all part of Mr. Cameron's glorious vision!
Mel Gibson, you hilarious rapscallion! You tried to star in a movie after 8 years of being gone and directing subtitled movies about beatings and monkey fights. But you had the misfortune to open up against Avatar. Shame, but it's nice to see you back. Might I suggest giving Danny Glover a call and starring as Pandoran Cops for Lethal Weapon 5?
When in Rome...
(That works best if you realize I'm impersonating Ron Burgundy, and his inability to grasp the meaning and proper use of the phrase "When in Rome". I have so little to say about that movie, I resorted to just quoting Anchorman instead!)
No other movie dares compete against the might of Sam Worthington! And that's the way it should be! Until Iron Man comes out. I didn't say that...
Below the radar, the Steve Buscmei starring Saint John of Las Vegas opened up on 2 screens and took in $22,400, which is the highest per screen average for the week. ALthough, you have to take into account the high price of non-3D tickets to truly get a sense of how much money the film has made, but it should be ignored due to the absence of the color blue in any and all advertising.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, a sappy romantic drama and an action movie with John Travolta. Or maybe I mixed that up. Either way, it's probably still going to be Avatar on top. Because that's they way it should be! ALL HAIL CAMERON!!!!
Until next weekend.......
(All Numbers courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo.com)
Friday, January 29, 2010
Greatest Video of today
Bonus points for actually including Showdown in Little Tokyo!
(There's some swearing, so if you're at work or around children, pop in the headphones or become the "cool" parent).
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Something on the interwebs you need to check out right now.
That is, if you haven't already discovered it.
Prepare yourself for the mind blowing brilliance of... AXECOP!!!
Many thanks to John Pavlus for showing me the light on this one.
Prepare yourself for the mind blowing brilliance of... AXECOP!!!
Many thanks to John Pavlus for showing me the light on this one.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Box Office Report: Deja vu 2
Dude here again. Earlier this week I was growing tired of reporting about Avatar breaking every conceivable record known to man. Then I saw it again. And I realized that this is a movie where we basically get to see a dinosaur fight a robot, and any movie that does that is ok in my book!
(Full Disclosure: I witnessed the dinosaur fighting a robot when I took the 3-D glasses off).
This weekend, Avatar inches closer to the magic record numbers, and other movies are dumped in a pathetic attempt to go up against this juggernaut. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Avatar (Fox) $36.0, 3141 screens, week 6, $552.7 total
2. Legion (ScrGm) - $18.2, 2476 screens, week 1, $18.2 total
3. The Book of Eli (WB)- $17.0, 3111 screens, week 2, $62.0 total
4. The Tooth Fairy (Fox) - $14.5, 3344 screens, week 1, $14.5 total
5. The Lovely Bones (Par/DW)- $8.8, 2571 screens, week 7, $31.6 total
6. Sherlock Holmes (WB) - $7.1, 2670 screens, week 5, $191.5 total
7. Extraordinary Measures (CBS)- $7.0, 2549 screens, week 1, $7.0 total
8. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) - $6.5, 2973 screens, week 5, $204.2 total
9. It's Complicated (Uni)- $6.1, 2301 screens, week 5, $98.6 total
10. The Spy Next Door (LGF)- $4.7, 2924 screens, week 2, $18.7 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means Avatar is... Honestly, you could fill in the blank here and come up with a conclusion. Like a Mad Lib. Try it, I think you'll enjoy it!
Legion, the first TERRIBLE movie I've seen this year, managed an impressive second place haul of $18 million, proving that you can sell a movie as The Matrix meets The Prophecy, even if the only cool things are in the trailer. Can't wait for Priest!
The Rock was kind enough to give us a movie where he plays the Tooth Fairy. But not enough of us went to see it. Why is this so? C'mon people, Dwayne Johnson has done so much for us, isn't about time we give back a little?
(In all seriousness, if you can go to the Red Cross site and donate to the people in Haiti for the same amount of money that you would've paid to see The Tooth Fairy, you'd feel a lot better. About a LOT of things).
What happens when Indiana Jones meets... ummm, the guy from The Mummy? And they don't have any Nazis or mystical demons to fight, but instead a disease? You get Extraordinary Measures. It pulled in $7 million, has been compared to a Lifetime movie, but was still far better than the last half hour of Crystal Skull. go figure.
Below the radar, another Paul Bettany starring movie opened. Creation, the "controversial" motion picture about the boring old life and times of Charles Darwin opened up on 7 screens and took in $52,000. So let's just get this straight, when Bettany plays the founder of the theory of evolution, nobody watches, but when he plays a renegade archangel with a fetish for double fisting machine guns against possessed humans, he makes mint. Isn't it ironic?
Dontcha think?
Like rain. On your wedding day. I'm stopping now.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, Mel Gibson decides he needs to kick a lot of people's asses while sporting a wicked Bahston accent. Oh, and Avatar will become the most successful motion picture in modern history. Can't wait!
Until next weekend.......
(Full Disclosure: I witnessed the dinosaur fighting a robot when I took the 3-D glasses off).
This weekend, Avatar inches closer to the magic record numbers, and other movies are dumped in a pathetic attempt to go up against this juggernaut. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Avatar (Fox) $36.0, 3141 screens, week 6, $552.7 total
2. Legion (ScrGm) - $18.2, 2476 screens, week 1, $18.2 total
3. The Book of Eli (WB)- $17.0, 3111 screens, week 2, $62.0 total
4. The Tooth Fairy (Fox) - $14.5, 3344 screens, week 1, $14.5 total
5. The Lovely Bones (Par/DW)- $8.8, 2571 screens, week 7, $31.6 total
6. Sherlock Holmes (WB) - $7.1, 2670 screens, week 5, $191.5 total
7. Extraordinary Measures (CBS)- $7.0, 2549 screens, week 1, $7.0 total
8. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) - $6.5, 2973 screens, week 5, $204.2 total
9. It's Complicated (Uni)- $6.1, 2301 screens, week 5, $98.6 total
10. The Spy Next Door (LGF)- $4.7, 2924 screens, week 2, $18.7 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? Well, it means Avatar is... Honestly, you could fill in the blank here and come up with a conclusion. Like a Mad Lib. Try it, I think you'll enjoy it!
Legion, the first TERRIBLE movie I've seen this year, managed an impressive second place haul of $18 million, proving that you can sell a movie as The Matrix meets The Prophecy, even if the only cool things are in the trailer. Can't wait for Priest!
The Rock was kind enough to give us a movie where he plays the Tooth Fairy. But not enough of us went to see it. Why is this so? C'mon people, Dwayne Johnson has done so much for us, isn't about time we give back a little?
(In all seriousness, if you can go to the Red Cross site and donate to the people in Haiti for the same amount of money that you would've paid to see The Tooth Fairy, you'd feel a lot better. About a LOT of things).
What happens when Indiana Jones meets... ummm, the guy from The Mummy? And they don't have any Nazis or mystical demons to fight, but instead a disease? You get Extraordinary Measures. It pulled in $7 million, has been compared to a Lifetime movie, but was still far better than the last half hour of Crystal Skull. go figure.
Below the radar, another Paul Bettany starring movie opened. Creation, the "controversial" motion picture about the boring old life and times of Charles Darwin opened up on 7 screens and took in $52,000. So let's just get this straight, when Bettany plays the founder of the theory of evolution, nobody watches, but when he plays a renegade archangel with a fetish for double fisting machine guns against possessed humans, he makes mint. Isn't it ironic?
Dontcha think?
Like rain. On your wedding day. I'm stopping now.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, Mel Gibson decides he needs to kick a lot of people's asses while sporting a wicked Bahston accent. Oh, and Avatar will become the most successful motion picture in modern history. Can't wait!
Until next weekend.......
Friday, January 22, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Box Office Report: The Book of oh wait, no it's avatar again.
Dude here again. I'm having issues with my interwebz connection, so this week's gonna be a bit truncated. Not that it matters, because you could pretty much take everything I said about Avatar last week and app;y it to this week.
Sometimes I think these numbers make me too jaded. Sometimes, not jaded enough.
This weekend, Denzel Washington attempts to lure viewers away from the Na'Vi. Does he succeed? Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Avatar (Fox) $41.3, 3285 screens, week 5, $491.7 total
2. The Book of Eli (WB)- $31.6, 3111 screens, week 1, $31.6 total
3. The Lovely Bones (Par/DW)- $17.0, 2563 screens, week 6, $17.5 total
4. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) - $11.5, 3296 screens, week 4, $192.5 total
5. Sherlock Holmes (WB) - $9.8, 3173 screens, week 4, $180.0 total
6. The Spy Next Door (LGF)- $9.7, 2924 screens, week 1, $9.7 total
7. It's Complicated (Uni)- $7.6, 2670 screens, week 4, $88.2 total
8. Leap Year (Uni) - $5.8, 2512 screens, week 2, $17.5 total
9. The Blind Side (WB) - $5.5, 2408 screens, week 9, $226.7 total
10. Up In The Air (Par)- $5.4, 2107 screens, week 7, $62.8 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? It means the same as it did last week. Avatar is now becoming the greatest motion picture in the history of space and time. Well, almost. But it surpassed Star Wars in terms of dollars, and that brings a small tear to my eyes.
The Book Of Eli had a pretty damn impressive $31 million take for three days. In January, this is considered a minor miracle, and if Avatar weren't out, it certainly would have been more noteworthy. Alas, we just live in the world, while James Cameron is our king.
Peter Jackson, a former "King of the World" saw his lovely bones expand this weekend, and I totally meant that double entendre. Opening up beyond the initial 3 screens it's been on for 5 weeks, Lovely Bones saw a modest take, but is far overshadowed this late in the game. And to think, they held it from March to the more prestigious Oscar-Bait month of January.
They just didn't count on one thing....
(that last sentence works best if you imagine it being said by the guy in movie trailers, usually before announcing that the one thing they didn't count on was Steven Seagal or Jean Claude Van Damme.)
Honestly, the less I say about The Spy Next Door, the better off we all are in the long run. Trust me. I'm a doctor.
Below the radar, I couldn't find anything because the server crashed.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, The Rock dons a tutu and some wings and thinks he can take on the Avatar. Sadly, he may be our only hope.
Until next weekend.......
Sometimes I think these numbers make me too jaded. Sometimes, not jaded enough.
This weekend, Denzel Washington attempts to lure viewers away from the Na'Vi. Does he succeed? Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Avatar (Fox) $41.3, 3285 screens, week 5, $491.7 total
2. The Book of Eli (WB)- $31.6, 3111 screens, week 1, $31.6 total
3. The Lovely Bones (Par/DW)- $17.0, 2563 screens, week 6, $17.5 total
4. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) - $11.5, 3296 screens, week 4, $192.5 total
5. Sherlock Holmes (WB) - $9.8, 3173 screens, week 4, $180.0 total
6. The Spy Next Door (LGF)- $9.7, 2924 screens, week 1, $9.7 total
7. It's Complicated (Uni)- $7.6, 2670 screens, week 4, $88.2 total
8. Leap Year (Uni) - $5.8, 2512 screens, week 2, $17.5 total
9. The Blind Side (WB) - $5.5, 2408 screens, week 9, $226.7 total
10. Up In The Air (Par)- $5.4, 2107 screens, week 7, $62.8 total
So those are the numbers, but what do they mean? It means the same as it did last week. Avatar is now becoming the greatest motion picture in the history of space and time. Well, almost. But it surpassed Star Wars in terms of dollars, and that brings a small tear to my eyes.
The Book Of Eli had a pretty damn impressive $31 million take for three days. In January, this is considered a minor miracle, and if Avatar weren't out, it certainly would have been more noteworthy. Alas, we just live in the world, while James Cameron is our king.
Peter Jackson, a former "King of the World" saw his lovely bones expand this weekend, and I totally meant that double entendre. Opening up beyond the initial 3 screens it's been on for 5 weeks, Lovely Bones saw a modest take, but is far overshadowed this late in the game. And to think, they held it from March to the more prestigious Oscar-Bait month of January.
They just didn't count on one thing....
(that last sentence works best if you imagine it being said by the guy in movie trailers, usually before announcing that the one thing they didn't count on was Steven Seagal or Jean Claude Van Damme.)
Honestly, the less I say about The Spy Next Door, the better off we all are in the long run. Trust me. I'm a doctor.
Below the radar, I couldn't find anything because the server crashed.
So there, you have my amazing break down. Next week, The Rock dons a tutu and some wings and thinks he can take on the Avatar. Sadly, he may be our only hope.
Until next weekend.......
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