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DaVinciDeb
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Glad Tropical Thunder did well somewhere. still stunk like athletic socks that have been worn for a week,gotton wet,set out to dry
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Uh oh, picking up a buzz in Twitterland that Tropic Thunder was deeply stupid (
@DaVinciDeb
). And yet, it's done well in box office. :-)
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and many kudos to the Lucasfilm team for some astonishing animation . That + Beowulf + Skycaptain really shows the way to the future of film
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Went and saw Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Story was cute in a made-for-TV / video game sort of way. Soundtrack and sf/x were splendid.
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Lawyers at it again: Warner Bros suing Mirchi Movies (Mumbai) over "Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors": it's too close to Harry Potter.
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Rumor has it that Lionsgate has decided NOT to screen Nicholas Cage's "Bangkok Dangerous" for critics. Good move? Maybe, maybe not...
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Got some cash to spare? MGM is up for sale (again) ... Goldman Sachs is who to contact if you're in the market.
nichelady
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Oh god - move over Brendan Frasier, Jason Statham is in the house for sure!! Can't wait for Transpo 3 :)
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Congrats to Sony: sorority comedy "The House Bunny" came in
#1
in domestic box office with $5.9mil on Friday. Tropic Thunder
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How film projects can migrate: Secret Life of Bees has gone from Fox Searchlight to Focus to Overbook and back to Fox Searchlight.
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Bryan Singer attached to Superman Returns sequel, says he'll go "Wrath of Khan" on it, once he's done with Valkyrie (w/ Tom Cruise)
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Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) still facing bitter infighting and bad things expected at September officer elections. Spillover threat? Yup.
myouvies
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A friend of mine (big horror fan) saw Mirrors and used the word "dull"
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Anyone seeing "Mirrors" yet? Haven't heard any buzz or read any reviews yet...
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It took until this week for "Hellboy II" to be released in the UK, and it's receiving splendid reviews.
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Big fan of Stargate: Atlantis on TV? Sci-Fi just greenlighted a two hour movie treatment, to be aired on SciFi channel then on DVD by MGM.
dietcokehead
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I thought BHJ was Chris Farley. All I remember is horribleness and the phrase "Holy Shinto!"
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@sugigrl
that's right! Chris Farley. Now I remember why I didn't like it. Just do not like Farley and his whole clumsy boy-man shtick.
sugigrl
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bh ninja was farley! the spanish "translation" of the title was the fighting sausage
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Jessica Yu's new comedy has a superb title: "Ping Pong Playa". Let's hope it's not too similar to Balls of Fury.
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Does anyone even remember the storyline of Beverly Hills Ninja? I've seen it but it was clearly quite forgettable. Was it early Jack Black?
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And in the bad STV department: Sony's prepping a sequel to... Beverly Hills Ninja. Why am I yawning?
gmanreviews
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Sam Jackson to direct??? I'm having too much trouble dealing with him being an actor nowadays...
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Remember how "Quantum of Solace" moved from Nov 7 to Nov 14 release? Now comedy "Role Models" moved from Nov 14 to Nov 7 in reaction. Crazy.
LeStew
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yeah they like the same movies that get best picture....
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Does Variety ever like any movies? Capsule review of Death Race: "hard as metal and just as dumb".
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Robert Heinlein fans will be interested to know his "Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" is getting a screenplay. By Alex Proyas.
LeStew
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Isn't Cameron also doing a Doc on Titanic as well? the Doc is gonna go yep the boat is at the bottom of the ocean go watch Titanic
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Latest Blu-Ray release: Tim Burton's witty "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Look for it Aug 26.
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@LeStew
At least! And I noticed that the Georgia Aquarium has a Titanic exhibit and includes a short documentary too. :-)
LeStew
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hasn't there been like 30 documentaries about the sinking on the Titanic?
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UK based Pioneer Productions landed 90-minute drama/documentary about sinking of the Titanic. My guess? No Kate and Leo.
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First it was the delightful "Spirited Away", then "Howl's Moving Castle", now Miyazaki's newest "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" doing great
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X-Men: Wolverine rumored to be overwhelmed by infighting between director Gavin Hood and Fox Film chief Tom Rothman.
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A shockingly violent scene in the book, I was surprised Rowling wrote it into the book, actually.
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The one most troubling scene, in my opinion? When Malfoy stomps Harry's face and breaks his nose, leaving him in a pool of blood.
beckymochaface
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You might want to re-read it again in June since they pushed the release date back to July 2009
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I really cannot see the film getting anything lower than a PG-13 and am unsurprised they are back in the edit room trying to avoid an R.
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I've been re-reading Harry Potter
#6
in preparation for the movie and am curious how they'll film some of the very violent scenes.
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@LeStew
of course Harry Potter 6 moving has caused this trickle effect with 007 and other films rescheduling. Atypically obvious for H'wood.
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Interesting int'l film news: Brit cop thriller "The Sweeney" has stopped production over increasing concerns over its int'l prospects.
LeStew
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and that has NOTHING to do with Warners deciding to push HP6...nope nothing at all :)
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Paramount Home Entertainment renamed Famous Productions. In queue, spinoffs of Road Trip, Naked Gun, Mean Girls, Grease and Bad News Bears.
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MPAA ratings announced this week: Lots and lots of R ratings: Adventureland, Blood Money, Exit Speed, Dolphins, Infestation, Hounddog, etc.
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Variety smacks Babylon AD: "Vin Diesel punches, shoots, but ultimately dozes his way through sloppy sci-fi actioner". I might see it anyway
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honestly, I think they'll sell 100,000 just because of the name. What guy isn't going to want extra mojo for Christmas?
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