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With James Cameron’s pathological tendency to say “I’m going to do this” and then make wet documentaries for going on the past decade, I’ve taken the Indiana Jones stance on about everything he’s said: I’ll believe it when my ass is firmly parked in the… Continue reading
When District B-13 was released in the US last August, the future based actionfest quickly came and went (a total theater bow of 151 and a little over $1 million in ticket sales didn’t help), despite the bone-chipping “Holy jumpin’ Frenchmen! Did you see… Continue reading
Rank Title Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Weeks in Release 1 Night at the Museum $24,000,000 $164,097,000 3 2 The Pursuit of Happyness $13,000,000 $124,159,000 4 3 Children of Men $10,295,000 $11,902,000 2 4 Freedom Writers $9,705,000 $9,705,000 1 5… Continue reading
– As is being luke-warmly discussed in the forums, Colin and Greg Strause (the FX guys turned new co-directors) discuss their plans for the next molestation of the Aliens vs. Predator (AVP) franchise. Essentially, they say nothing, rehashing what you’ve heard… Continue reading
With every little drop of 300 related imagery, my art-geek sensibilities go into overdrive. This film can't come fast enough.And now this. Empire has scored some exclusive character posters for the upcoming visual feast 300. The images are stuff we've seen in… Continue reading
After dusting off, reviving and giving Battlestar Galactica a swift kick in the ass, Producer David Eick set out to find other Universal properties that might receive a similar boot to the hind-parts. David found his muse in The Bionic Woman and began writing… Continue reading
In another example of why the MPAA is the longest running joke in cinema, the censory body has determined Eddie Murphy’s new "look it's Eddie Murphy in a fat suit- again" film Norbit (trailer here) deserves an R rating. Naturally, for a film intended to be… Continue reading
I can only recall a few films turned into small screen concepts that didn't become a short lived excercise in TV disappointment- MASH, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Stargate and… that’s about it. (RIP Alien Nation, Ferris Beuller, My Big Fat Greek Life, Clueless,… Continue reading
Rank Title Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Weeks in Release 1 Night at the Museum $37,800,000 $116,855,000 2 2 The Pursuit of Happyness $19,300,000 $98,346,000 3 3 Dreamgirls $15,500,000 $38,464,000 4 4 Charlotte's Web $12,000,000 $52,858,000 3 5 Rocky Balboa… Continue reading
If the American message/allegory in The Hills Have Eyes wasn’t subtle enough, viewers won’t have to think too hard when they view the upcoming sequel on March 2, 2007.As you know, in The Hills Have Eyes 2, families have learned taking shortcuts through remote… Continue reading
Good news. Now you can heap even more loathing upon what Resident Evil has wrought in the lusty makeout session between gaming and film. In a bid to subsidize costs from an increasingly tough market in gaming, Capcom, the video game developer of classics like… Continue reading
I'd seen this image of Optimus Prime doing his best Mr. Universe impression with glowing eyes and ribcage a few days ago, but since it was on the cover of Empire, and since Optimus Prime can be seen in bootlegged sketches all over the internet and since this… Continue reading
