Thanksgiving weekend is here — which means we now get the cinema equivalent of Oscar and Felix. Opposites, that is. On one side, an overload of earnest efforts targeted at the upcoming year-end awards; on the other, a slew of commercial holiday titles. The releases for this long weekend provide the perfect example. Van Sant tackles human rights with Milk, […]
We can now consider Twilight the third huge women’s movie of 2008. (Joining Sex and the City and Mamma Mia!, none an original idea…) Exit reports have the weekend’s Twilight audience as 75% female. That’s huge. And with an estimated $70 million box office take, that’s a whole lotta girls. Hint to younger guys: Go see […]
There have been seven Star Wars films. Six Rockys. Even a bunch of those silly Ernest movies. But 22 entries for one film series? That can only be Bond. And with the Quantum of Solace release here in the US, we officially have the 2008 holiday movie season. (It opened in the UK on October 31.) You […]
This weekend, we get the first two films from Bernie Mac since his untimely death in August. The first is a tasty leading role for the underutilized comedian; the second is some supporting voice work (as Ben Stiller’s father, oddly enough).
If you want to see the real Bernie Mac, on that rung of the entertainment […]
This weekend: Kevin Smith. Guy Ritchie. Two fellas with auspicious debuts (Clerks and Lock, Stock,… respectively), solid fan bases and trademark styles. Smith’s newest comedy has him poised to finally deliver a big box office hit; Ritchie’s latest crime adventure reverts back to what got him here, holding on to a career that’s always had potential.
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Here’s a weekend that two distinct groups of moviegoers have anticipated for months. Tweens and other members of the Tiger Beat set are all over G-rated squeaky-clean High School Musical 3… and horror torture types continue their dedication to the annual Saw release by heading to Saw V. In between the mayhem is a tough-guy cop drama […]
