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ZOMBIE AUTHOR PLAGUE CONTINUES

JRR Tolkien may have diminished to the West, but he remains Galadriel. Now, 275 years after his death, a new Middle Earth book, written by JRR himself, is coming out. I like to imagine L Ron Hubbard and VC Andrews welcoming the old man into the Posthumous Authors Club together. The book will be The … Continue reading

BLASPHEMY: THE MOTION PICTURE

What if God and the Devil came to Earth and wooed a woman? That’s the premise of God, the Devil and Lucy, wherein Yaweh and Lucifer get tired of duking it out for human souls and decide that whoever can land Lucy will be declared the winner. The only rule is that they have to … Continue reading

NOW THAT DARFUR IS SAVED…

Last week George Clooney used his movie star fame and good looks to get a meeting with the folks at the UN, hoping to make them pay attention to the genocide in Darfur. Now that he’s solved that problem, George is heading back to the director’s chair for Leatherheads, a romantic comedy set against the … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Gridiron Gang $15,000,000 $15,000,000 1 2 The Black Dahlia $10,362,000 $10,362,000 1 3 Everyone’s Hero $6,150,000 $6,150,000 1 4 The Last Kiss $4,702,000 $4,702,000 1 5 The Covenant $4,700,000 $15,714,000 2 6 Invincible $3,904,000 $50,911,000 4 7 The Illusionist $3,751,000 $23,254,000 5 8 Little Miss Sunshine $3,350,000 … Continue reading

ERA. GONE.

I know next to nothing about Eragon other than the fact it was probably called Dragon and its precocious author accidentally hit "E" and history was made. Christopher Paolini was 15 years old when he started the book which inspired the upcoming Fox fantasy flick, so I guess he gets a pass on some factors. … Continue reading