The Kate Hudson Curse

If an actress were to make a nearly unending series of duds, would she be considered second-rate? A joke, perhaps? Maybe even a business liability? Well, there is such a performer with that unenviable track record. And she appears to continue emerging fairly unscathed. We give you the film career of one Kate Garry Hudson.
In […]

Movies of 2009: Animation Elation, War Sadness, Planet Pandora

The cinema year of 2009 began with gobs of acclaim for one fantasy and ended with more acclaim for an even bigger fantasy. When Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire was showered with Oscars earlier in the year, the world economy was shaky. Okay, trembling. What better time to give a great big hug to an Indian […]

2009 Box Office Update: Through August

See ya, summer. Whether you spent a few hours or (500) Days at movie theaters, we hope everyone in the Lobby found something great to see. As usual, it’s enormously unlikely that any film released in the next few months will really challenge the box office winners on this list. So hey America, here’s what you’ve really […]

2009 Box Office Update: Through July

The big blockbuster season of 2009 is winding down, so a handful of films on this current Top Ten have a good chance of hanging around the rest of the year. Not too many surefire box office killers come around after late summer… but you never know.
:: 2009 Movie Releases Top Ten
1. Transformers: Revenge of […]

2009 Box Office Update: Through June

UPDATE (07.02.09) The summer box office numbers do move fast… The dollars below have been updated to reflect business on June 30 and July 1. The biggest additions affected — no surprise — Transformers and Up.
ORIGINAL POST
In June, four new films landed on the box office Top Ten list for the year. The newest opened […]