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Dogs are apparently box office gold, in these trying financial times, audiences are seeking out crappy movies starring animals. ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ moved $17.5 million this weekend, beating out the Ridley Scott Directed ‘Body of Lies.’
The first pictures of Robert Downey Jr. playing Sherlock Holmes have surfaced on-line. Holmes one of the most portrayed character on-film with the role already being inhabited by Basil Rathbone, Michael Caine, Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett, Christopher Lee, Charlton Heston, Peter O’Toole and Jeremy Brett The web-site, Just Jared, has posted a good number …
I love the commentary ‘South Park’ offers fanboys, in this instance, the boys look to bring Steven Spielberg and George Lucas to justice for raping Indiana Jones. Enjoy!
Netflix is disappointing customers by adding an extra $1 a month to their service charges for customers who would like access to Blu-Ray titles. The new terms go in effect November 5th, and only effects customers who have opted-in to Blu-Ray access. Personally, as someone who went the HD-DVD route and as of yet have …
Apparently Captain Jack Sparrow has some more adventuring to do, and, Disney feels its worth while enough to pay Johnny Depp a staggering $56 million dollars to reprise his role in a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film. Granted, the film wouldn’t be the same without him, and given its financial success, they can afford …
Trade magazine Production Weekly is reporting that ‘Batman 3’ is in pre-production and that Christopher Nolan is onboard as the film’s director. No one else is reporting this, so, take it with a grain of salt. However, it is definitely a move in the right direction. They have pre-production starting in full in February 2009, …
It’s official, Hollywood can make anything, and people will go see it. Disney’s ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ made its way to a $29 million dollar debut, beating out last weeks top film, ‘Eagle Eye.’
‘Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist’ is an adorable film from director Peter Sollett (Raising Victor Vargas) and screenwriter Lorene Scafaria, based on the novel by Rachel Cohn.
Variety is reporting that Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro may work together again in new film called, ‘I heard you paint houses.’ The film is based on the book of the same name, about Frank ‘the Irishman’ Sheeran, who confessed to killing many people, among them, teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa shortly before Sheeran’s death. The …
John Moore, director of the upcoming Mark Wahlberg starrer ‘Max Payne, has finally gotten his film a PG-13 rating, despite what he called “trimming frames for the sake of trimming frames.” He told Game Daily that there will be an alternate cut for the DVD version: “It’s a little slower and a little more atmospheric. …