I sure hope Elisha Cuthbert lived in a bottle this weekend. It’s bad enough to have a movie sold on the entertainment value of your unremitting torture and eventual murder; I can’t imagine how much it would suck to be rewarded for such willful self-degradation with a paltry $1.5 million opening on over 1,000 screens … Continue reading →
Casino Royale was one of the best James Bond movies in decades, almost universally loved by critics and audiences, and was the biggest money-maker in the franchise’s history. The film proved that a stripped down, serious and gritty Bond film could score bigger than any wacky superspy nonsense, and that Daniel Craig’s rough and tumble … Continue reading →
I’ve been a little out of the loop for the last week, so this image of a Beowulf maquette has surely made the rounds, but since I still haven’t seen a ton of imagery from the new Bob Zemeckis motion captured film (footage from which I will be seeing next Wednesday), I thought this picture, … Continue reading →
I was surprised at just how much I enjoyed Chris Robinson’s ATL, which I didn’t end up catching until long after its quietly profitable box office run last year. When I saw the trailers/TV spots for a nostalgic “hood” coming-of-age flick starring a rapper (T.I.), my kneejerk reaction was “Here we go again.” But ATL … Continue reading →
Anne Hathaway has been remarkable not just for her luscious, luscious rack but also the fact that unlike most other starlets in her age bracket she’s been free of scandal and controversy*. So that means she won’t be drawing from personal experience when playing a woman who has just gotten out of rehab in a … Continue reading →
You wanna know if someone genuinely disagrees with you a lot or is a mere contrarian? Here’s your litmus test: Just mention Wild Hogs, the indefensibly awful "middle age guys get their groove back" flick from Walt Becker starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, William H. Macy, and Martin Lawrence. If their response doesn’t involve projectile … Continue reading →
I’m only posting this because I feel obliged to give folks who are actively excited over Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight their 307th glimpse of Heath Ledger as The Joker. Little has changed since our first impression; he still looks vaguely like the The Crow, and we still haven’t heard him say a fucking word. … Continue reading →
At first blush, United International Pictures unceremoniously kiboshing the Japanese release of Evan Almighty doesn’t seem like the greatest news in the world for Steve Carell. Pretty much every major studio release gets a shot at the Japanese market. They got Suspect Zero, for cryin’ out loud. And yet there is a positive side to … Continue reading →
I’ll admit it: I am completely incapable of understanding other cultures, races, ethnicities and creeds without a white surrogate. I am frightened by the other. They smell different. They eat loudly. They lambada. Thankfully, Hollywood feels the same way. For example, when they deign to diagnose, say, the extremely naughty conflict diamond trade in Sierra … Continue reading →
Title Ew,Gross! Per Screen Totalitarian 1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $77,410,000 $18,065 $140,017,000 2 Transformers $36,000,000 (-48.9%) $8,888 $222,990,000 3 Ratatouille $18,019,000 (-37.9%) $4,970 $143,004,000 4 Live Free or Die Hard $10,875,000 (-38.7%) $3,397 $102,918,000 5 License to Wed $7,440,000 (-28.6%) $2,740 $30,508,000 6 1408 $5,010,000 (-29.3%) $2,271 $62,202,000 7 Evan … Continue reading →