UPDATE: Here are the numbers as footnote to Sasha’s post above. Numbers that won’t stop building for several more weeks. And that’s another thing to consider when comparing Star Wars and The Dark Knight. In 1977 there was no 5-month DVD release window to worry about. Star Wars opened in May and was still playing on 561 screens in December (an astonishing...
Monthly Archives: August 2008
We swarmed all over the other end of the story like fire-ants, so it’s only fair to devote a column inch or two to the happy resolution (and vindication): Christian Bale will not face charges over alleged assault The Dark Knight star Christian Bale will not be charged following an alleged assault on his mother and sister, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2thStCvNtaU[/youtube] Using virtually all the shots from last month’s 90-second teaser, the expanded trailer for Body of Lies fills out the screen with footage that begins to look like Ridley Scott instead of brother Tony. The David Ignatious novel came equipped with a depth of characterization and sharp authenticity rare...
A quick glance at studio slates and box-office charts tell us Paramount execs have plenty to be happy about this summer (Indy 4, Iron Man, and a piece of the Panda). Universal shareholders have less to celebrate (Wanted, The Incredible Hulk, Mamma Mia!) but can rest easy knowing they still have Changeling and Frost/Nixon up their sleeve for year-end prestige. This points...
In a day or two, WALL¬∑E will overtake Kung Fu Panda as the 5th biggest hit of the summer. While all eyes have been transfixed on the rise of the Batman, tireless little WALL¬∑E has been diligently chugging away, scooping up a million a day and stacking compressed bricks of bucks in neat piles for Pixar. Maybe now’s a good time to back up a few days to something...
I have to say, Dane Cook was just begging to be humiliated when he signed up for a movie called My Best Friend’s Girl with Julie Roberts 2.0, Kate Hudson. Should he be surprised they each look as sphincter-clenched as JCPenny underwear models? But Cook valiantly attempts to extricate himself with this hilarious rip on the one-sheet, published on his personal myspace...
This is the way the summer ends. Not with a bang, with some thunder. Salon, Stephanie Zacharek “Tropic Thunder” is ridiculous and deeply enjoyable, but it also flashes a mercilessly polished mirror at the “prestige” products that the movie business so glibly feeds us in order to reflect glory back on itself. Newsweek, David Ansen “Tropic...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P97wbtckTEY[/youtube] Awards Daily friendlies Nathaniel Rogers and Kris Tapley have been tuned in to Sally Hawkins and Happy-Go-Lucky for weeks. Today’s expanded announcement of the NYFF line-up finally pounded the film’s potential through my thick skull. Kris is betting on Happy-Go-Lucky for his newly minted “Juno...