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DANGER! NICK FROST

Here’s some good news for fans of Shaun of the Dead: Nick Frost, who played Ed in that film, did a show in the UK called Danger! 50,000 Volts, and it’s finally coming to the US (Now somebody get Spaced over here. Not for me – I imported it from the UK. But for the … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 The Interpreter $22,800,000 $22,800,000 1 2 The Amityville Horror $14,200,000 $43,800,000 2 3 Sahara $9,000,000 $48,900,000 3 4 A Lot Like Love $7,700,000 $7,700,,000 1 5 Kung Fu Hustle $7,300,000 $8,000,000 3 6 Fever Pitch $5,400,000 $31,400,000 3 7 Sin City $3,700,000 $67,200,000 4 8 Guess Who … Continue reading

XXX3 TO HAVE A XX CHROMOSOME STAR?

XXX was originally created to be a franchise for baldy action star Vin Diesel, but after he dropped out of the series after one lukewarm film, the whole paradigm changed. The series has now become about a line of replaceable secret agents, even chubby ones like Ice Cube. So if the new XXX: State of … Continue reading

FROM DALEKS TO DAVINCI

Just a couple of weeks ago Christopher Eccleston turned many a geek head when he announced that he was leaving the sucessful new Dr. Who show at the end of the current 13 episode season (or series, as they call it in Old Blighty). Could his decision have something to do with a former resident … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 The Amityville Horror $23,300,000 $23,300,000 1 2 Sahara $13,100,000 $36,500,000 2 3 Fever Pitch $8,800,000 $24,000,000 2 4 Sin City $6,700,000 $61,300,000 3 5 Guess Who $4,900,000 $57,600,000 4 6 Beauty Shop $3,800,000 $31,200,000 3 7 Robots $2,900,000 $115,700,000 6 8 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous … Continue reading

BENIOFF GETS FERAL WITH WOLVERINE

David Benioff is not just a screenwriter – he’s one of my favorite modern literary types, and that’s just after one novel and one collection of short stories. While I would like to see him hitting the word processor to get another novel out there, it’s tough to deny that it’s good to know that … Continue reading

TRAILER: SAVE THE GREEN PLANET

Just this morning I saw an incredible movie called Save the Green Planet. It’s a Korean film from 2003 that’s only now getting an American release, and it’s stunning and bizarre and funny and sad and gory and weird. I’m describing it as King of Comedy meets They Live: A man is convinced that aliens … Continue reading