I get a lot of email from publicist types that I ignore. Often it’s someone pushing a product that they want to tie into a new movie or TV show – they’ll “pitch” me editorial ideas. Most of the time it’s pretty inane stuff, like cookbooks tying into The Sopranos or something like that. But … Continue reading
Robert Altman never made it to the New York press day for A Prairie Home Companion. I was bummed because I had brought my DVD of Popeye for him to sign (can it) and it was obvious I wouldn’t have many more chances to meet the guy. Turns out I would have no more chances. … Continue reading
Sure, Steve Carrell’s next movie, Evan Almighty seems doomed – it’s the most expensive comedy of all time and the trailers indicate that none of that cash was spent on jokes. But don’t count him out yet. Carrell has other projects lined up, one of which is ideally suited for him – a big screen … Continue reading
Last week I resisted the urge to post the ten second teaser of the teaser for the new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. As much as I love the Potter films, the hype machine behind all of it has grown out of hand, and an advertisement for an advertisement … Continue reading
IMPAwards, the very best movie poster site on all the internet (seriouslY), has a new UK teaser poster for Hot Fuzz, the cop comedy from the geniuses behind Shaun of the Dead. When the Hot Fuzz site went live I received an email from a certain director who told me that the teaser poster would … Continue reading
When I interviewed Eva Green for Casino Royale, I tried to get some His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass gossip out of her. While she confirmed that the film version of Philip Pullman’s anti-religion fantasy book would retain all the Church-y aspects that we once thought had been excised, the only other ‘interesting’ thing she … Continue reading
Here’s some good news for fans not just of good horror films but good movies in general – Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, hands down one of my favorite movies I saw in 2006, is going to be hands down one of your favorite movies you see in 2007. Behind the Mask, … Continue reading
Hey, you know how MGM is planning on making not one, but two Hobbit movies? And you know how they were talking about bringing Peter Jackson back to direct them? Not gonna happen. It turns out that New Line, who will be going halfsies on the films (one would be a straight adaptation of The … Continue reading
In the jungles of 15th century New Spain, he’s a bearded conquistador. In the operating room of a modern research lab, he’s a driven husband. In the nebula surrounding a dying star, he’s a bald astronaut on his own. In each of these time periods he’s Hugh Jackman, delivering a performance unlike anything we’ve ever … Continue reading
Rank Title Weekend Gross Total Gross Weeks in Release 1 Happy Feet $42,320,000 $42,320,000 1 2 Casino Royal $40,600,000 $40,600,000 1 3 Borat $14,350,000 $90,504,000 3 4 Santa Clause 3 $8,218,000 $51,620,000 3 5 Flushed Away $6,812,000 $48,803,000 3 6 Stranger Than Fiction $6,600,000 $22,900,000 2 7 Babel $2,902,000 $12,013,000 4 8 Saw III $2,800,000 … Continue reading