With The Grey opening this weekend, Cinema Blend gives us six great man vs. animal movie moments. Well done!
Details are slipping out about two (loosely?) Biblically-based films: Darren Arnofsky's Noah and Steven Spielberg's Gods and Kings (about Moses). Intrigued.
I discovered a new blog this week called In the Frame Film Reviews. Really like this guy's work especially his 100 Movies to See Before You Die post. Check it out.
And finally, here's absolute official word from Dean Lorey's website: the new season of Arrested Development is a go. I. Cannot. Wait.
Weekend Box
Office Results
Much to my chagrin, I didn’t make it to the theater this
weekend. I definitely wanted to as the idea of Liam Neeson destroying nature
had me quite excited. Alas, I was too
busy with, you know, real life. Anyway, glad to see audiences embrace The Grey this weekend though the
upcoming weekend will be the real test for this movie: with all the (possibly
unexpected) positive reviews, The Grey
could be looking at a long theatrical run, much like Taken enjoyed a few years ago. And here’s hoping One for the Money fades away as quickly
as Katherine Heigl’s star appeal.
1. The Grey -
$20M
2. Underworld:
Awakening - $12.5M ($45.12M)
3. One for the
Money - $11.75M
4. Red Tails -
$10.4M ($33.78M)
5. Man on Ledge
- $8.3M
6. Extremely Loud
and Incredibly Close - $7.14M ($21.1M)
7. The Descendants
- $6.55M ($58.84M)
8. Contraband -
$6.5M ($56.4M)
9. Beauty and the
Beast 3D - $5.35M ($41.14M)
10. Haywire -
$4M ($15.27M)
New to DVD
What I’ve Seen
and You Should, Too
Drive (2011) - Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan,
Albert Brooks
New in Town (2012) - John Mulaney
This is my last chance to extoll the greatness of this
film since the Academy, in all their infinite wisdom, decided to leave it out
of Oscar consideration altogether. So allow me one last time to tell you that
this is the best movie of 2011 and a film that is about one step away from “masterpiece”
status. It’s not for everyone but if you can handle the hyper-violence, this is
a must-see. New in Town is a stand-up
comedy set by John Mulaney that debuted on Comedy Central this weekend. Mulaney
is the head writer for Saturday Night
Live and he’s one of the funniest dudes in the business. Check it out.
What I Know I
Shouldn’t Watch But I’m Probably Going to Anyway
In Time (2011) - Justin Timberlake, Amanda
Seyfried, Cillian Murphy
My colleague Matt Kraus pegged this as the worst film of 2011. I’ve seen other similar reviews and it currently has a 37% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes. I know all of this and I expect to agree with the
aforementioned assessments. But I also know myself and I know that I can’t
resist a high-concept sci-fi flick like this one. So expect a scathing review
in the near future.
Also New
The Thing (2011) - Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen
Texas Killing Fields (2011) - Sam
Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloe Grace Moretz
The Big Year (2011) - Owen Wilson, Steve Martin,
Jack Black
Dream House (2011) - Daniel Craig, Rachel
Weisz, Naomi Watts
New to Blu
To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition (1962) -
Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton (One of my favorite books ever
and a cinematic classic.)
Shakespeare in Love (1998) - Joseph Fiennes,
Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush (One of my least favorite movies and
possibly the worst movie to ever win Best Picture. I’m not bitter or anything.)
Cold Mountain (2003) - Jude Law, Nicole
Kidman, Renee Zellweger
The English Patient (1996) - Ralph Fiennes, Juliette
Binoche, Kristin Scott Thomas
Adaptation (2002) - Nicolas Cage, Meryl
Streep, Chris Cooper
The Piano (1993) - Holly Hunter, Sam Neill,
Harvey Keitel
Malcolm X (1992) - Denzel Washington, Angela
Bassett
Frida (2002) - Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina,
Geoffrey Rush
The Scout (1994) - Brendan Fraser, Albert
Brooks, Dianne Wiest
Monkeybone (2001) - Brendan Fraser, Bridget
Fonda
A Soldier’s Story (1984) - Howard E.
Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington
Grand Canyon (1991) - Steve Martin, Danny
Glover, Kevin Kline
Nothing in Common (1986) - Tom Hanks, Jackie
Gleason
Coming to a
Theater Near You
Well, I was way off on my RT score predictions last week.
Who knew The Grey would do so well
(79% fresh) and both Man on Ledge (23%
rotten) and One for the Money (3%)
would tank so hard? I mean, I knew OFTM
would be atrocious but 3%?! Wow. Hoping I can redeem myself this week.
Chronicle - Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell,
Dane DeHaan
I’ve been cautiously optimistic about this found footage
movie about three teenagers who are imbued with special powers after
discovering an alien object. I’ve seen no reviews as of yet but the Twitter
buzz has been far better than expected. Here’s hopin’! Rotten Tomatoes prediction: 70%
The Woman in Black - Daniel Radcliffe, Janet
McTeer, Ciaran Hinds
My dislike of horror movies is well established at this
point. But this one looks intriguing. I think it’s a smart play for Radcliffe
to jump into something different from Harry
Potter but not entirely uncomfortable. Could be worth a look at some point.
Rotten Tomatoes prediction: 67%
The Innkeepers - Sara Paxton, Pat Healy,
Kelly McGillis
Speaking of horror movies… This one has gotten really
good reviews to this point but looks less interesting to me personally. Rotten Tomatoes prediction: 70%
Big Miracle - John Krasinski, Drew
Barrymore, Tim Blake Nelson
The obvious comparison for Big Miracle is Dolphin Tale
which was well-received and scored an 83% fresh rating. But will Big Miracle be of the same quality and
do critics (and moviegoers alike) have enough room for such a similar movie so
soon? My guess is no to the first question, yes to the second. Rotten Tomatoes prediction: 52%
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