Still busy, so another light-posting week. Someday I'll pick up the pace. Anyone want to bring up a topic of conversation, feel free.
As part of my DVD-reviewing gig, I also spent the last 10 days or so (late at night, unwinding around midnight) watching the first season of Picket Fences on DVD. It's on odd show, a weird mix of humor and serious drama, tackling an amazing amount of issues in 1992-1993 that are still very much in play today (including using fetal tissue to try and cure diseases like Parkinson's).
And Lauren Holly is/was very cute.
This week in theaters:
EVAN ALMIGHTY (3602 theaters) -- This is the most expensive comedy ever made, at a reported $175 million, and reviews haven't been very good. I think it'll do okay, because it's going to appeal to grownups and children, and it apparently has a light, amiable tone that will save it from bombing, but it's hard to see this ending up in the black. Call it $44.4 million opening weekend, and then dropping off heavily in week 2.
1408 (2678 theaters) -- Reviews have been generally solid for this, Cusack is always a pretty good reason to go see a movie, and I read several early drafts that were pretty solid. It's PG-13, so don't expect much gore, but sometimes that's a good thing. $23.2 million.
A MIGHTY HEART (1355 theaters) -- I don't know. The movie's getting decent reviews, but does anyone want to go through the Daniel Pearl story during a night out on the town? Call it $6.3 million.
Also keep a look out for BLACK SHEEP, which is opening in limited release.
Friday, 22 June 2007
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