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We could simply cut and paste stories from Variety, but we don’t. We’re too amazing for that. We RETYPE articles from Variety…

THE NEW KERSEY NEXTS

That’s cool, Sly. I don’t need you to be original or good anymore. I only love you and support you through thick [Copland, Rocky Balboa] and thin [D-Tox/The Outpost/Eye See You/Fuck an Audience, Avenging Angelo]. I only used to write you fan mail when I had Macchio hair and tight Yoda t-shirts. No fucking sweat. … Continue reading

DELLAMORTE’S BO WRAP-UP 11/2/07

Nobody Loves Me It’s True Not Like You Do 1 American Gangster $46,344,000 $15,174 $46,344,000 2 Bee Movie $39,100,000 $9,954 $39,100,000 3 Saw IV $11,010,000 (-65.3%) $3,459 $51,060,000 4 Dan in Real Life $8,125,000 (-31.2%) $4,220 $22,950,000 5 30 Days of Night $4,000,000 (-41.7%) $1,522 $34,229,000 6 The Game Plan $3,853,000 (-37.1%) $1,354 $81,957,000 7 … Continue reading

NEWS ROUNDUP: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2

Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp Get Over HaloSource: Variety Nothing makes me happier than the death of Peter Jackson’s version of Halo. We need the Kiwi making more Heavenly Creatures and Lovely Bones (or, hell, more Forgotten Silver) instead of great big monster truck blockbusters. So I’m actually excited for more news of District 9, … Continue reading

THE STRIKE IS ON

"We have 48 hours. We don’t want to strike. What we really want to do is negotiate." That’s WGA negotiating committee chairman John Bowman speaking about the union’s statement that 12,000 members will officially go on strike as of Monday morning. DVD residuals and an extension of the current residual formula to permanent electronic transactions … Continue reading

WATCHMEN HEADQUARTERS

O wicked embargo! If only I could tell you about my visit to the Watchmen production offices and the ‘war room,’ pictured above, you would be dazzled. Thrilled. Jealous. But I can’t. The official Watchmen website updated today with a new blog from director Zack Snyder, featuring a couple of pictures of the ‘war room.’ … Continue reading

THE BLACK ROCK

Poor The Rock. Sure, he had a hit movie this fall with The Game Plan, but his more ambitious efforts don’t seem to work. In fact, not working is the mildest way to put the resounding failure of Southland Tales, a movie that goes down in flames and takes The Rock with it. He tries … Continue reading

TREASURE, HISTORY NOT SO FASCINATING ANYMORE

Damn those killjoys at Disney marketing! They’ve dropped the year’s most inspiringly nonsensical piece of dialogue from the latest National Treasure: Book of Secrets theatrical trailer, and subbed in the following: "A man only has one lifetime, but history can remember you forever." Really? You’ve gone from "What is it about treasure that makes history … Continue reading

TREK TEASER UNDER CONSTRUCTION

When Kelvin at Latino Review tells you he has a scoop from a confirmed source, you can take it to the bank. That’s nice in a world where too many sites run too many half-confirmed or even wholly made up rumors. So when Kelvin sent me an email saying he has the inside story on … Continue reading

DELLAMORTE DOES BOX OFFICE – 11/2/07

Mainstream movies are getting interesting again! Sounds like it’ll be the Cloverfield trailer instead of Indy with Beowulf (though if it were both, dear sweet baby Jesus Shuttlesworth). But Paramount’s gonna want to stick Dr. Jones (who still has no time for love) with one of their own, even if people are going to be … Continue reading

THERE WILL BE MISANTHROPY

In a rare show of confidence/hubris, Miramax (and Paramount Vantage) kicked off last night’s Los Angeles press screening of the Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men with a brand new theatrical trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood. At first, I thought it was a terrible idea; though I’m amped to see … Continue reading