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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…

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 V for Vendetta $26,100,000 $26,100,000 1 2 Failure to Launch $15,800,000 $48,400,000 2 3 The Shaggy Dog $13,600,000 $35,800,000 2 4 She’s the Man $11,000,000 $11,000,000 1 5 The Hills Have Eyes $8,000,000 $28,700,000 2 6 16 Blocks $4,700,000 $30,100,000 3 7 Eight Below $4,200,000 $73,100,000 5 … Continue reading

DID I MISS ANYTHING?

You may have noticed less of my byline around here lately. Unfortunately for those of you who thought I was finally gone, that’s about to change – I’m back! I spent the last two weeks in Los Angeles and, believe it or not, Albuquerque New Mexico, where I was doing some vital content gathering. What … Continue reading

JESUS, SHE’S CUTE

With the blessed box office of Passion of the Christ and, peripherally, Narnia, everyone (besides most of our government and about 70% of the country) wants to be in the Jesus business. That now also includes New Line and endlessly adorable young Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes, who’ll portray the Virgin Mary in that studio’s … Continue reading

HUGH-TURN

Once he sheathes his adamantium claws, Hugh Jackman can still use his leather X-gloves to grip the shifter for an upcoming project called Drive. Based on author James Sallis’ modern noir tale (which coincidentally is in my stack of about a hundred books I’ve bought and haven’t had time to read), the story follows a Hollywood … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 3.17.06

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading

TRAILER: POSEIDON

Finally a disaster movie with some depth! Get it? Depth? Eh. I don’t even try anymore. Wolfgang Petersen’s latest soggy, overpriced epic is a remake of the 1972 catastrophe The Poseidon Adventure, and the 21st century version similarly has a gargantuan wave slapping a luxury cruise ship upside-down, leaving the cast of famous people and … Continue reading

RED V TEST

It’s no surprise that Alan Moore wasn’t available for the V For Vendetta press day in New York City – even if he approved of the film, or kept his name on the credits, he doesn’t much leave his local area these days. But David Lloyd, the comic’s co-creator and artist, was on hand to … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 3.16.06

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading

SET VISIT: DREAMGIRLS

Oh DreamWorks. Your set visit for Bill (Gods and Monsters, Kinsey) Condon’s Dreamgirls got the press started off on the right foot. "Let’s schoomze these jerks over and get their asses krunk!" And though I didn’t get krunk – honestly, not even plain drunk – I was pretty buzzed by the time I made my … Continue reading