Avatar hauled in another $41.3 million at the box office this weekend and leapfrogged Star Wars to become the third highest grossing domestic release of all-time. Another weekend like this and it will assuredly pass The Dark Knight. All of the sudden passing Titanic, something I thought was impossible last week, isn’t so insurmountable now. Plus, you have to expect a surge of interest with Avatar winning best picture and best director at The Golden Globes this evening. I’m a …
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While I disagree with your take on The Lovely Bones, Roger, I do applaud your lambasting of Rush Limbaugh. Here’s the thing: I understand differing opinions and not always agreeing, that’s just part of life. All of us have friends and family whom with we don’t always see eye-to-eye with politically. Limbaugh however is one of a handful of pundits on both aisles of the political spectrum who serves and does no good. Limbaugh does nothing but stir up trouble. …
Tonight marks another edition of the KVNU For the People Movie Show on 610 AM (for Utah listeners; our national audience can tune in online by clicking here). Tyler Riggs, Dan Vinton and I will be talking, amongst our usual hilarious banter, the following topics: What’s New in Theaters this Week (The Book of Eli, The Spy Next Door, The Lovely Bones). Review of The Lovely Bones (click here for my review), Moon and Dan’s take on Daybreakers. Dan and …
I read Alice Sebold’s novel The Lovely Bones in 2002 shortly after a close friend’s daughter died in a summer boating accident. We were both young parents back then – he with three young girls, and me with a four year-old daughter. My heart ached for him because, as a father, I could totally fathom the sheer and seemingly never-ending hurt flowing through his soul. Unexpected death is always a tragedy, but it seems the death of a child is …
You know it’s a slow Tuesday when we’re premiering the trailers for The Last Song and She’s Out Of My League, but you’ll find no apologies here. It’s the second week in January. We had no other choice. All said, I’m not sure what to make of this one. Sure, the chick (UK’er Alice Eve) pushes real-life cleavage at Apatow grad Jay Baruchel. But… the premise of a hottie falling for a geek while he tries to fend off relationship …
Whenever I see or hear Miley Cyrus I want to punch my own testicles. It’s true. Having an 11 year-old daughter has filled me with enough Hannah/Miley entertainment to last an eternity. Reading, watching and viewing the sideshow that is her life just makes it all worse for wear. So, to say the least, when I saw this trailer for The Last Song, I was foaming at the mouth for the chance to berate lil’ Miley and her new movie. …
Sony, in a recent press release and Twitter update, has officially closed the book on Spider-Man 4. In it’s place? Spider-Man… Rebooted. Wait… what? That’s right, Deadline Hollywood broke the news earlier this evening and Sony : Raimi (God bless you, Man!) basically pulled the plug on his involvement with the franchise. The reason (besides the possible reason cited here in this story)? Sony’s pushing for a 2011 May release would harm the creative integrity of the story. And with …
Andy Samberg’s original Saturday Night Live skit, Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals, was absolutely hilarious. This second go around, Mark Wahlberg Talks to Christmas Animals? Not so much. Nevertheless, I post it below and look forward to you joining me in a chorus of “Yes, Andy, you are absolutely right.” I appreciate them bringing it back. I do. But it didn’t have the same wallop as the first go-around. Happy Monday. Say hi to your mother for me.