I read Michael Crichton’s “Jurassic Park” in 1992 and was absolutely mesmerized by the novel. I couldn’t get enough Crichton after finishing my first techno-thriller. Since then I’ve enjoyed almost every one of Crichton’s novels (“Next” and “Congo” are my least favorite) and was terribly sad to learn of his death from cancer last year. I’d love to keep reading his works. And I got a little giddy today when I saw this headline in Variety: Michael Crichton Legacy Lives …
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I did a little rearranging of the old Netflix queue over the weekend. See, we have free HBO, Starzz and Encore for three months, so, while I’m not a huge TV guy, I’ve been surfing and catching movies on cable that presently reside in my NQ. Here is my current top 10. What’s in yours? Doubt The Day the Earth Stood Still Donkey Punch Redacted Right at Your Door Married Life From Hell Punisher: War Zone Vicky Christina Barcelona Flesh+Blood
I predicted “Monsters vs. Aliens” would whoop booty this weekend, but it looks like Vin and Paul had other plans. Not only did “Fast and Furious” win the box office, but it earned over $72 million. I guess there are way more clueless, hotrod driving punks in America than I had previously thought. And for the curious, “Monsters vs. Aliens” nabbed $33 million for second place, everything else was left weeping and sniffling below $10 million.
Forget war, famine, economic catastrophe and global warming. The newest sign of the impending apocalypse is the fire “Fast and Furious” set to movie houses across America yesterday. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker’s return to the franchise propelled the movie to $30 million in ticket sales yesterday. In case you were wondering, that’s the biggest pre-May opening day since “300” back in 2007. It’s not hard to imagine “Fast and Furious” coming close to a $60 million weekend take. It’s …
I didn’t get a chance to screen “Adventureland” before its release today, but I traveled to the thriving metropolis of Ogden, Utah, even to the late Larry H. Miller’s newish Junction Megaplex, to catch a late show with my sisters. Based on the redband trailer and the helmsmanship of director Greg Mottola, I was expecting crass and crude, something like “Superbad.” But that’s not what was served. What I saw was a charming, smart, heartwarming (and yes, sometimes crass) comedy …
You’d have to be hibernating in a dank, drippy cave for the last three years to not know about the movie “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” and it’s hilarious star, Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen is also famous for his characters Ali G and Brüno, the latter of which is coming to the big screen this summer (July 9, 2009) in what is sure to be another controversial and crude film. I can’t wait! …
Looks like the third film in the “Meet the Fockers” trilogy will start filming this summer, with Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner and Owen Wilson set to reprise their roles. The third movie will be titled “Little Fockers” and most likely directed by Paul Weitz, who is the helmer behind “American Pie,” “About a Boy,” and “In Good Company.” I hope Weitz can breathe some new life into this franchise, because the second film was kind …
ThinkGeek.com had the best April Fools’ Day product ever created in the history of false products with this Tauntaun sleeping bag. I know this is a joke, but seriously – this needs to be real. This is goldmine waiting to be mined by husky, hairy dwarfs. Think of all the possibilites. You could be camping with your buddies, maybe perchance you had a little too much pork n’ beans, and after campfire singing and post-dinner flatulance, you can utter, in …