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DVD shuffle: 02/13/04

February 13, 2007 /

New on DVD this week:

1) The Departed – BUY: Martin Scorsese’s greatest cinematic achievemtn in over a decade. If you haven’t seen “The Departed,” you haven’t seen one of the best films of the year. And if you have, well, then, what are you waiting for? Go watch it again.

2) Marie Antoinette – RENT: I’ve yet to actually check this one out, but people either seem to love it or hate it. The price of the rental is certainly worth discovering which side of the fence you’re on.

3) Schools for Scoundrels – PASS: No, this is nothing like “Bad Santa.” And no, this is nothing like “Napoleon Dynamite.” There you have it, two clear-cut answers as to why you shouldn’t see this film.

4) Infamous – RENT: If you see just one movie about Truman Capote, this ain’t it. Of course, if you’re a fan of the eccentric writer, then by all means, check it out.

Also out this week is the Academy Award-nominated “Half Nelson,” the Tim Allen superhero flick “Zoom,” the documentary “F*ck,” and the “Infernal Affairs” trilogy box set.

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Box Office Roudup: Eddie Murphy sells soul for $33.7 million

February 11, 2007 /

Based on Sunday’s estimates, courtesy of boxofficemojo.com:

1) Norbit: $33.7 million (owner: David Medsker, Republicans for Voldemort)
Several league members came up to me after the screening and said, “I hope you’re proud of yourself.” Bill Clark’s new studio name, “Norbit Will Tank,” has been reduced to wishful thinking.
2) Hannibal Rising: $13.3 million (owner: Kristin Dreyer Kramer, Nights and Weekends)
At last, we learn the awful truth: the Nazis are to blame for Hannibal Lecter. Sweet Jesus.
3) Because I Said So: $9 million, $25.6 million to date (Will Harris, What’s All This, Then?)
Kristin claims that the Diane Keaton character is a lot like her mother. I wanted to hug her after she told me that. Poor, poor girl.
4) The Messengers: $7.2 million$24.7 million to date (owner: Kevin Carr, But I Liked ‘Lady in the Water’)
Kevin’s fifth-round pick has racked up a phenomenal amount of money. My fifth-round pick, “Balls of Fury,” was moved to September.
5) Night at the Museum: $5.7 million, $232.1 million to date
This might be the worst top five in movie history.

This week: Rom-com goddess Drew Barrymore drops “Music & Lyrics,” and Chris Cooper makes a welcome return in the spy thriller “Breach.”

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Bullz-Eye.com’s Directors Hall of Fame

February 5, 2007 /

One of the most repeated show-business punchlines of all time involves someone rich, powerful or famous being praised for their myriad of achievements, only to respond by saying, “Well, yes, but what I really want to do is direct.” It’s such a cliché, in fact, that you really can’t help but laugh when you hear it…and, yet, the ability to direct a good film is not something that comes naturally, nor is something that one can necessarily learn, even if they’ve worked in front of the camera for decades. An exemplary director has to be able to look at a scene and sense what’s going to work and what isn’t. They need to have their own style, their own vision, and the ability to present that vision to an audience in such a manner that, upon leaving the theater, they’ll say, “Oh, you could totally tell that was one of their films.”

As such, Bullz-Eye’s inaugural inductees into the Directors Hall of Fame are…ah, but that would be too easy.

First, at least try to guess which five directors were included by reading the following quotes:

1. “Once a month the sky falls on my head, I come to and I see another movie I want to make.”
2. “Because of the movies I make, people get nervous, because they think of me as difficult and angry. I am difficult and angry, but they don’t expect a sense of humor. And the only thing that gets me through is a sense of humor.”
3. “I am a typed director. If I made ‘Cinderella,’ the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.”
4. “People call me a perfectionist, but I’m not. I’m a rightist. I do something until it’s right, and then I move on to the next thing.”
5. “I don’t need a happy ending. I feel much happier coming out of a movie like ‘Sid and Nancy’ than I do ‘Ghost’ or something.”

If you’ve given up, click here…and when you’re done reading the histories of the various inductees, don’t forget to come back here to offer your praise, complaints, or anything in-between…

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Box Office Roundup: The rumors of the horror genre’s demise were greatly exaggerated

February 5, 2007 /

Let the Winter Fantasy League (COFCA Death Squad) begin. Kevin Carr’s “But I Liked Lady in the Water’” steps in for TSSU Productions, and two studios change names.

Based on Sunday’s estimates, courtesy of boxofficemojo.com:

1) The Messengers: $14.5 million (owner: Kevin Carr, But I Liked ‘Lady in the Water’)
Kevin’s fifth round pick beats Will Harris’ third round pick. Ouch. Both movies, however, deserve to be beaten senseless.
2) Because I Said So: $13 million (Will Harris, What’s All This, Then?)
Did Michael Lehmann really “direct” this, or did he just herd the women like cats and let them run rampant while he filmed them?
3) Epic Movie: $8.2 million
And just like that, we are one step closer to the future that “Idiocracy” predicts.
4) Night at the Museum: $6.7 million, $225.3 million to date
Sweet Jesus, people. Have you no shame?
5) Smokin’ Aces: $6.3 million, $24.9 million to date
Does a movie really have a moral center if the movie’s sole moral act was completely meaningless?

This week: Eddie Murphy resumes his assault on good taste by donning a fat suit for a quick buck in “Norbit,” while Universal tries to make some money on this whole torture thing by making the needless “Hannibal Rising.”

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Wonder Whedon no more…dammit.

February 2, 2007 /

Per a posting from Joss that’s available for viewing at whedonesque.org:

You (hopefully) heard it here first: I’m no longer slated to make Wonder Woman. What? But how? My chest… so tight! Okay, stay calm and I’ll explain as best I can. It’s pretty complicated, so bear with me. I had a take on the film that, well, nobody liked. Hey, not that complicated.

Let me stress first that everybody at the studio and Silver Pictures were cool and professional. We just saw different movies, and at the price range this kind of movie hangs in, that’s never gonna work. Non-sympatico. It happens all the time. I don’t think any of us expected it to this time, but it did. Everybody knows how long I was taking, what a struggle that script was, and though I felt good about what I was coming up with, it was never gonna be a simple slam-dunk. I like to think it rolled around the rim a little bit, but others may have differing views.

The worst thing that can happen in this scenario is that the studio just keeps hammering out changes and the writer falls into a horrible limbo of development. These guys had the clarity and grace to skip that part. So I’m a free man.

Well, sorta. There is that “Goners” movie I can finally finish polishing, and plenty of other things in the hopper I’ve wanted to pursue. I’m as relieved as I am disappointed, and both of those things lead to drink, so that’s a plus. Truly, you may be hearing some interesting things brewing in the coming months. But all potential jets therein will be visible.

But most importantly, I never have to answer THAT question again!!!! And you don’t have to link to every rumor site! Finally and forever: I never had an actress picked out, or even a consistant front-runner. I didn’t have time to waste on casting when I was so busy air-balling on the script. (No! Rim! There was rim!) That’s the greatest relief of all. I can do interviews again!

Thanks for your time. You are the people who make the world go ’round. Or, no, science does that.

-j.

ps All right, it was Cobie Smulders. Sorry, Cobes.

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