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September 1st, 2008

Box Office: Aug. 29 - 31, 2008

Tropic Thunder is holding down first place, and The Dark Knight is still up there at No. 3! INcredible!, as Chili Palmer would say in Get Shorty. Here are the numbers from Box Office Mojo for last weekend:
1-Tropic Thunder, $11.50M
2-Babylon A.D., $9.56M
3-The Dark Knight, $8.61M
4-The House Bunny, $8.30M
5-Traitor, $7.80M
6-Death Race, $6.29M
7-Disaster Movie, $5.76M
8-Mamma Mia!, […]

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July 20th, 2008

Jane’s Favorite Movie Tunes, Vol. 7

Today’s installment of Jane’s Favorite Movie Tunes comes from the classic Saturday Night Fever, released in theaters Dec. 16, 1977. John Travolta starred as Tony Manero, a young guy in Brooklyn who feels like his only chance to be somebody is as king of the disco.
I actually had a partner (you know who […]

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July 14th, 2008

Box Office: July 11 - 13, 2008

The horned red guy took top honors at the box office this weekend, followed by Will Smith as a superhero with issues. Check out the numbers from Box Office Mojo:
1-Hellboy II: The Golden Army, $35.88M
2-Hancock, $33.00M
3-Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, $20.58M
4-WALL*E, $18.50M
5-Wanted, $11.58M
6-Get Smart, $7.10M
7-Meet Dave, $5.30M
8-Kung Fu Panda, $4.30M
9-Kit […]

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July 7th, 2008

Box Office: July 4 - 6, 2008

Will Smith must be one happy guy right now, because his demented superhero Hancock brought in the goods at the box office this weekend. Here are the stats from Box Office Mojo:
1-Hancock, $62.60M
2-WALL*E, $32.50M
3-Wanted, $20.05M
4-Get Smart, $11.10M
5-Kung Fu Panda, $7.31M
6-The Incredible Hulk, $4.89M
7-Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $3.77M
8-Kit Kittredge: […]

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June 30th, 2008

Box Office: June 27-29, 2008

Not surprisingly, WALL*E the little robot took top box office honors this weekend, followed by Wanted, the action-thriller starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Most surprising? That The Happening and Zohan are still in the top ten! Check out the stats from Box Office Mojo:
1-WALL*E, $63.08M
2-Wanted, $50.92M
3-Get Smart, $20.21M
4-Kung Fu Panda, $11.69M
5-The Incredible Hulk, […]

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June 30th, 2008

Guest Blogger: Charmian Christie Talks Movie Food

Writer Charmian Christie has a great blog called Christie’s Corner, where she recounts her culinary triumphs and disasters. It’s a fabulous site that combines food, fun, and, of course, excellent writing. The tag-line says it all: “Real food. Real life. It ain’t always pretty.”
Today on Film Gecko, Charmian talks about movie food and […]

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June 29th, 2008

Tattoo’d: 22 Memorable Characters

Angelina Jolie is famous for her real-life tattoos, and now she’s got some new ones for her movie, Wanted, in which she plays an assassin. They’re fake. I guess.
Anyway, Entertainment Weekly put together a fun story about 22 memorable tattoo’d characters, including Robert De Niro in Cape Fear, Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises (which […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Box Office: June 20 - 22, 2008

I thought Get Smart would do better on its first weekend out, but it’s still ahead of the pack. As I suspected, The Love Guru didn’t do well at all. Take a look at the numbers from Box Office Mojo:
1-Get Smart, $38.68M
2-The Incredible Hulk, $22.13M
3-Kung Fu Panda, $21.93M
4-The Love Guru, $13.90M
5-The Happening, $10.48M
6-Indiana […]

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June 19th, 2008

Get Ready for Period Movies

No, not THAT kind of period…the kind where movies are set in all types of historical and cultural settings — everything from the 1780s to the 1960s. Will we be able to handle a bunch of them all at once? I guess the box office will tell that story.
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May 19th, 2008

May Blogathon: Choose Your Words Wisely (Jane’s Top 5 Movies About Writers)

Our May Blogathon continues, and today, I’m featuring Carolyn Erickson’s blog, Choose Your Words Wisely. Of course, this lends itself to some of my favorite movies - those revolving around words, words and more words. Here are five that spring to mind. Feel free to add your favorites in the comments!
1. Stranger Than […]

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