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Box Office Roundup: Church folks comin’

February 27, 2006 /

Based on Sunday’s estimates:

1) Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion: $30.2 million (first week)
Who needs advance word of mouth from critics (this was not screened for us) when you have the power of the pulpit?
2) Eight Below: $15.7 million ($45 million, second week)
There was speculation that Paul Walker could have back-to-back movies at #1 at the box office. As you can see, not only did that not happen, it didn’t even come close to happening (“Running Scared,” $3 million, ninth place). Balance is restored in the universe.
3) The Pink Panther: $11.3 million ($61 million, third week)
Sure, Clive Owen’s cameo was good, but it wasn’t that good.
4) Date Movie: $9.2 million ($33.9 million, second week)
There’s a Latino wedding planner with a big butt. Ah? Ah? Ya keeping up with us…? Jesus.
5) Curious George: $10.1 million ($35.8 million, second week)
Only four months until “Cars,” kids. It can’t come quickly enough.

Movies, News

Fare thee well, Mr. Furley…

February 25, 2006 /

…and bye-bye, Barney Fife.

Don Knotts has passed away at the age of 81.

He hadn’t been looking spectacularly well for the last few years, but Knotts kept right on working ’til the end, appearing as the voice of Mayor Turkey Lurkey in 2005’s “Chicken Little.” I’m just particularly bummed about it because, literally, just last weekend, I bought this DVD for my daughter…well, okay, and a bit for myself:

So long, Don. Give our best to Aunt Bea and Floyd the Barber…

Actors, Movies, News, TV

“The name ith Bond. Jameth Bond.”

February 22, 2006 /

A certain suave superspy may be speaking with a lisp after taking a beating both literally and figuratively this week. Actor Daniel Craig, who will replace Pierce Brosnan as the title character in the next James Bond film, “Casino Royale,” reportedly had two of his teeth knocked out while filming his very first fight scene.

The accident occurred on the heels of increasingly vocal (though surprisingly tardy) objections to Craig’s casting in the famous role. Hardcore Bond fans with too much time on their hands have developed a site called Craignotbond.com, in which they threaten to boycott the film upon release, refer to Craig as “short, blond, and odd-looking,” and compare his appearance to those of Frankie Muniz, Cosmo Kramer, and vampire Nosferatu.

Informed of the on-set mishap–which was serious enough to require Craig’s personal dentist to be flown in from London–the Bondies replied that Pierce Brosnan’s teeth would have withstood a punch TWICE as hard, and that Sean Connery’s dentist can beat up Daniel Craig’s dentist any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Action Movies, Actors, Movies

The church of Scientology about to declare war on Cuba

February 21, 2006 /

Defamer points out that while Tom Cruise’s legal attack dog Bert Fields is planning an offensive against “Life & Style” magazine so massive that nothing will grow on the site of what will soon be the remains of their former headquarters for hundreds of years, a conversation took place in another corner of cyberspace that will certainly make e-meters all over southern California explode with fake righteous indignation. Yep, Cuba Gooding Jr. his bad self is telling it like it is. From blackfilm.com:

BF: You were in “Jerry Maguire.” Do you still keep in touch with Tom Cruise?

CGJ: I do.

BF: What do you think of him and Katie as a couple?

CGJ: I heard they weren’t a couple. Are they a couple or not? Good lawd. I showed him “Shadowboxer.”

The eye of Sauron sees all, Cuba, so beware: the lawyer orcs are surely coming.

Actors, Gossip, Movies, News

DVD shuffle: 02/21/06

February 21, 2006 /

New on DVD this week:

1) The Weather Man – BUY: One of the more underrated films of the year, “The Weather Man” missed my Best Films of 2005 list by only one spot. The DVD is less-than-spectacular, but its definitely worth seeing for Nic Cage and Michael Caine’s performances alone. In fact, you’ll enjoy it so much that you’ll probably end up owning it.

2) Rent – RENT: We all saw that one coming, but seriously, the film adaptation of the award-winning musical just isn’t good enough to lay down twenty bucks for. The music is mostly hit-and-miss, but it’s nice to see that director Chris Columbus kept most of the original Broadway cast intact. A strong film you should see at least once, but nothing more.

3) First Descent – RENT: Since when have documentaries been considered for a mainstream theatrical release? Well, when you have a superstar sports teen like Shaun White starring in it. “First Descent” delivers gnarly snowboarding footage, but it goes for much too long. The DVD material isn’t all that great either, but this is a must-see for extreme sports enthusiasts and moviegoers with big screen TVs.

4) Domino: RENT: Ok, so maybe Tony Scott’s semi-biographical look at model-turned-bountry-hunter Domino Harvey wasn’t as great as it could have been, but fans of Keira Knightely will definitely want to check this out for her lap dance sequence. I could watch that on a loop all day long. Drool…

Also out on DVD this week are Special Editions of “All the President’s Men” and “Midnight Cowboy,” as well as the third seasons of “NYPD Blue” and “3rd Rock From the Sun.”

Movie DVDs, Movies

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