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ATTENTION! People of Earth, pay us heed! Now is the time when we demand that you smile while you listen to us tell you how we feel about your Hollywood movie products this month! Listen or there will be consequences!
Kang and Kodos
Max Braden
David Mumpower
So Last Week
Celebrities get married, celebrities break up, celebrities sleep with other celebrities and celebrity wives sleep with yet other celebrities. Also, Beverly Hills 90210 continues to insist that it remains relevant. There was a lot happening in the world of pop culture this week. We hope you were paying attention.
Review: Kung Fu Panda
July 3, 2008
It may have taken four years, but my faith has been restored in CGI-animated fare (phew). Surprisingly, I have DreamWorks (and not Pixar) to thank with its release of Kung Fu Panda.
Daily Box Office Analysis
July 3, 2008
Hancock earned $17,386,366 yesterday while Kit Kittredge gets a lovely participation ribbon.
Wednesday numbers
Tuesday numbers
Monday numbers
Stealth Entertainment
July 3, 2008
It's hard to sum up The Brotherhood of the Wolf in just one word, but I think it can be done. The word I'm going to choose is "bizarre".
How Well Do You Know: 300?
July 2, 2008
You may be able to tell your Persians from your Arcadians but are you worthy of being a Spartan? Prove it.
Review: Hancock
July 2, 2008
This review is not positive. Not even a little bit. Here's a snippet:
"I want to find Peter Berg and slap him upside the head for directing this mess."
Weekend Forecast
July 1, 2008
A familiar face makes an appearance to attempt to reclaim his throne as King of Summer. And what do you know; it's with a comedy action film!
How Well Do You Know
Independence Day
The 1996 Dean Devlin/Roland Emmerich masterwork Independence Day should stand as a stern warning to space aliens everywhere.... more
BOP Movie of the Day
Doubt
Doubt involves a lot of Academy Award nominees and winners. I wonder what the studio is hoping to achieve with it?
The Big Picture
July 4, 2008
Career notes, awards, recent and upcoming movies.
Featured today:
Russell Crowe
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Movie News
Untitled Sherlock Holmes Comedy
Columbia nabs Baron Cohen, Ferrell
Stay Cool
Lost cast member picks up ensemble comedy
2012
Thomas McCarthy gets chummy with Amanda Peet
Janky Promoters
Young Jeezy lands lead role in Ice Cube joint
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
Christopher Guest to play Ivan the Terrible
Manure
Frances Conroy steps into a cow pie
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Upcoming Releases
Wednesday, July 2
Hancock
Thursday, July 3
The Wackness (Limited)
Friday, July 11
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Journey to the Center of the Earth
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Other Updates
Trailer Hitch (7/2)
How to Spend $20 (7/1)
Review: The Wackness (7/1)
How Well Do You Know? (6/30)
Monday Morning Quarterback (6/30)
TiVoPlex (6/30)
Review: The Love Guru (6/30)
Weekend Wrap-Up (6/29)
Trivia
This week's question:
Which movie includes these notifications:
*Mainland Britain is quarantined
*An American-led NATO force enters London
*Reconstruction begins
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Top 5
Tony Kollath's
Top 5 Movies People Are Insane for Liking
1.
Magnolia
2.
Titanic
3.
Jerry Maguire
4.
Grease
5.
Gladiator
This Date in Film History
July 4, 2008
1946:
Vietnam veteran-turned-protester Ron Kovic is born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Kovic is later the subject of a 1989 Oliver Sone/Tom Cruise biopic based on his autobiography Born on the Fourth of July.
1961:
Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards marry. The couple divorces in 1969.
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