The Weinstein Co’s doc, The Bully Project, which follows students of bullies for one year, was given an R rating for the use of the word “fuck” throughout. Now, for fear of youngers not being able to see the film, the students are pleading with the MPAA to have them change the rating to PG-13. Well, whether the story exists to generate publicity for...
Monthly Archives: February 2012
It happened: The first musical/comedy winner from the Golden Globes since 1968 went on to win Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars = 43 years. The Oscar for visual effects since 1970 has never lost to a Best Picture nominee in that category against a non-nominee (this year, Hugo over Apes) = when Tora Tora Tora beat Patton 41 years. Hugo is the first film since...
Two previews created major ripples this month, but we’ve too been busy wrapping up last year to think too far in the future. Ready to recalibrate the expectation meter and reboot our to safe-mode matinee mentality? John Carter from Mars opens March 9. The Hunger Games, two weeks later. March 23. The Hunger Games is clocking in securely among the top tier of the...