The Associated Press review for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters has the following title: Absurd `Aqua Teen' for fans only.Well, I'm a fan, so I'm happy with that. But I have to say, although I'm happy that I'll get to see the Aqua Teen movie, it seems like a very […]

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The Top ten

#

Film

Weekend Gross

Change(%)

Total Gross

1

Blades of Glory

$23,000,000

-30.3%

$68,383,000

2

Meet the Robinsons

$17,004,000

-32.3%

$52,235,000

3

Are We Done yet

$15,000,000

–

$19,063,000

4

Grindhouse

$11,591,000

–

$11,591,000

5

The Reaping

$10,080,000

–

$12,010,000

6

300

$8,825,000

-22.8%

$193,880,000

7

Wild Hogs

$6,838,000

-21.1%

$145,453,000

8

Shooter

$5,800,000

-30.7%

$36,656,000

9

TMNT

$4,935,000

-46.5

$46,722,000

10

Firehouse Dog

$4,000,000

–

$5,257,000

source: boxofficemojo.com
Commentary

Wil Ferrell's career just gets better and better. Last year's Talladega Nights was probably the most successful movie he ever starred in. And now Blades of Glory, which has a much more limited premise and is a lesser […]

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Yep, that Scorcese.
I'm wondering how many fingers I would give to be able to attend a class taught by Scorcese. I'm guessing four, as long as I could take two from each hand.

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NBC has renewed 30 Rock for a second season. Really glad about that since I have come to love this show. Best new comedy show for sure.

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German director Uwe Boll, the master behind such classics as After Dark and Blood Rayne, has issued a press release:
Boll said, "I wanted to make a statement with Seed. At the beginning of the film, I used extreme animal abuse footage that was given to us by People for the Ethical Treatment of […]

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According to Variety Mr. Bean's Holiday defeated 300 and took the top spot in the international box office. The pic took in about $33 million over the weekend from 26 territories. It finished first in most of those and had the biggest opening of the year in several of them. Impressive.
I honestly […]

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Variety has a story about movie directors going after anonymous commenters in blogs. Here is the main part:
 "Reign Over Me" helmer Mike Binder opened fire on Hollywood Elsewhere.com on March 21 after a poster with the handle "Scooterzz" likened his film to Lifetime cable fare. He dared Scooterzz to reveal his real name, […]

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The Top Ten

#

Film

Weekend Take

Change(%)

Total Take

1

TMNT

$25,450,000

–

$25,450,000

2

300

$20,510,000

-37.6%

$162,354,000

3

Shooter

$14,501,000

–

$14,501,000

4

Wild Hogs

$14,362,000

-24.6%

$123,815,000

5

The Last Mimzy

$10,200,000

–

$10,200,000

6

Premonition

$10,100,000

-42.5%

$32,191,000

7

The Hills Have Eyes 2

$10,000,000

–

$10,000,000

8

Reign Over Me

$8,000,000

–

$8,000,000

9

Pride

$4,000,000

–

$4,000,000

10

Dead Silence

$3,468,000

-55.8%

$13,243,000

CommentaryThere were six new wide releases this weekend. Six! That is obviously way too much. There is simply no space in the marketplace for six new releases to do really well. So coming into this weekend we knew that many of […]

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It's true, he is joining the ranks of directors.
Russel believes he can bring a fresh set of techniques to the director chair which are not being used by other directors currently. For example, he plans to keep a telephone with him at all times in order to "motivate" his actors to do good […]

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Dead Silence
The Players: James Wan and Leigh Whannell, respectively the director and the writer of the original SAW movie.The Story: There is a dummy that kills people. And that really is all you need to know.Rotten Tomatoes: Not screened for critics. Trailer
The creative team behind the creation of the SAW franchise try to prove […]

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