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MARY POPPYCOCK

A few days ago we reported to you that Steven Spielberg was looking at mounting a remake of Mary Poppins (is it too late to make New Year’s resolutions? If not, I hereby resolve to never again use “mounting” to mean “starting up.” It’s fucking filthy sounding. Spielberg mounting Mary Poppins? I bet Julie Andrews … Continue reading

WOODY ALLEN – STILL IN EXILE

Just because his latest release, Match Point, is getting great reviews, ending up on top ten lists and was nominated for a bunch of Golden Globes doesn’t mean that Woody Allen is going to be making movies in America any time soon. Match Point was the first Woody movie made entirely overseas; Scoop, his next … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Narnia $32,800,000 $224,800,000 4 2 King Kong $31,500,000 $174,300,000 3 3 Fun with Dick and Jane $21,000,000 $64,500,000 2 4 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 $19,300,000 $55,100,000 2 5 Rumor Has It $11,600,000 $26,700,000 2 6 The Family Stone $10,200,000 $46,200,000 3 7 Memoirs of a Geisha … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 1.2.06

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

GEORGE’S TOP FIFTEEN OF 2005

Devin’s Top 15 | Dave’s Top 15 What started off as a piss-poor year in film actually redeemed itself quite a bit towards its tail end. But considering the fact that I began doing press coverage for the site this year, I STILL didn’t get a chance to catch nearly as many films as I … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 12.30.05

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

FROM MOSSAD TO MUSICALS

It’s time to get back to one of my favorite hobbies – tracking all the projects Steven Spielberg is attached to! When he’s actually making a movie this game is less fun, as his recent breakneck speed doesn’t give him much free time to attach himself to a gazillion projects. But now as The Beard … Continue reading

MMDCCLIX-MEN

Just when you thought that team of merry mutants in X3 had reached critical mass, and also that they had been shooting the thing for some time so they must have cast everybody by now, a new character has been added to the gumbo. It’s Psylocke, one of those characters who became popular in the … Continue reading

THE WEINSTEINS STILL HATE ASIANS AND YOU

By now the Weinsteins’ treatment of their Asian film acquisitions during their Miramax days is practically legendary. More enamored with possession than actually sharing with audiences, they constantly grabbed domestic distribution rights to quality titles like Shaolin Soccer and Hero, then sliced them to ribbons and/or sat on them interminably (some of the films they … Continue reading