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January 12, 2006
Critical Consensus: A Regal "Holiday," A Well-Trodden "Road," A Tepid "Tristan"
This week at the movies brings us films about a risk-averse woman cutting loose ("Last Holiday"), a groundbreaking underdog basketball team ("Glory Road"), and an ancient folktale of grand passion ("Tristan & Isolde"). What do the critics have to say?... More...
November 22, 2005
Fox Searchlight Digs the "Phat Girlz"
Fresh out of my inbox comes a press release from Fox Searchlight that informs us of a movie called "Phat Girlz," which stars Mo'Nique, Eric Roberts, Jack Noseworthy, and Jimmy Jean-Louis. Based on the release, it seems that "Phat Girlz" is about overweight ladies on the hunt... More...
June 13, 2005
In Other News...Michael Jackson, Alicia Silverstone, and Heavy D (no Boyz)
If you don't already know by now, the once-King of Pop, AKA The Gloved One, AKA Wacko Jacko, AKA MJ, or as his momma named him, Michael Joseph Jackson, was found not guilty on all counts Monday afternoon by a jury of his peers. Well, a jury of his kind-of peers.... More...
April 11, 2005
"Sahara" Overtakes "Sin" at the Ticket Counter
Box Office Mojo shares this weekend's ticket sales, and it seems that Breck Eisner's "Sahara" was the hot new ticket. The Matthew McConaughey adventure flick grossed approximately $18.5 million in just over 3,100 theaters. Dropping to second place was Dimension's somewhat... More...
April 04, 2005
Miller & Rodriguez Sit Atop a "Sin"ful Weekend Jackpot
Box Office Mojo chimes in with the weekend's box office estimates, and let's just say it was a weekend full of "Sin." The all-star ultra-violent comic-noir "Sin City" hauled in an estimated $28 million in over 3,200 theaters. In second place was Queen Latifah's "Beauty... More...

