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In Theaters: September 9th
The last few weeks have been almost painful with their releases, but we’re starting to clear out of that. Last week we had The Debt which wound up being pretty good, despite not putting in a huge showing at the box office (I know many people who still have no idea what that movie is about – such a shame). This week is the perfect bridge between the crap of the last few weeks and the turn towards...
Weekly Blend #282 – The Glee Episode
We don’t actually talk about Glee this week. Instead our focus is supposed to be wrapping up the summer movie season. However, Margaret (and Tim)’s musical accompaniment during the show’s opening segment earns us a Gleeriffic title. Listen for our take on Lucas’s new Star wars changes, a review of The Debt, why it’s a shame so many people won’t watch The Beaver,...
Box Office Results: The Help Continues to Rule All
Part of looking at movies does involve the business side of show business. We try to have a little fun with it, as each week Tim makes his predictions as to how movies will perform at the Box Office. Then, on Sundays, we look at how Tim’s predictions fared.
Earlier this week, Tim made his predictions for the week, without much hope for the Labor Day weekend releases. While the lack of competition...
The Debt [Review]
I’m fairly certain the biggest draw of The Debt for most theater patrons is going to be Helen Mirren. The Dame has proven time and time again that her presence alone can make a movie compelling, whether it’s taking the lead in The Queen or playing as part of an ensemble in something lighthearted like Red. People coming to see The Debt for Mirren won’t be disappointed, but they will discover she...
The Guild: Season 5 – Revolving Doors [Recap / Review]
Setting this season at a giant convention means having to create the illusion of a convention. That’s quite an undertaking for a small webseries like the guild, but one they’ve pulled off fantastically so far. The background has been buzzing with extras, both in costumes and not. The exhibit hall feels genuine, with companies both real and fictitous. And then there are the guest stars. Previously...
The Guild: Season 5 – Focus Problems [Recap / Review]
Well, most of my predictions from the previous episode have turned out to be 100% wrong. We’re not done with the Codex – Zaboo love story yet, as the couple tests things out this week to make sure they can’t make it work. We’re not focusing on the impending doom of “The Game” yet, with multiple other storylines still being worked on, including Clara’s newfound love of steampunk, Tink...
September 2011 Artist of the Month: Hiatus
We’re playing things loose for the month of September around here. Over the past few months the Artist of the Month has offered some great movies, but has also offered a daunting task when it comes to time-management. Most of the time we’re racing to get a hold of the movies and get them watched before we have to talk about them on air. If you listen to the past few shows, you’ll hear us missing...
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Tim Takes on the Box Office: Labor Day? More Like Stay-at-Home Day, Right?
You’ve heard Tim make his weekly predictions on our podcast, guessing how the box office numbers are going to play out as we discuss each week’s estimates. Now we’re putting them down in text just to see how good Tim’s track record winds up. Tune in each week as we compare Tim’s predictions against the actual numbers from the box office weekend, as Tim takes on the Box...
In Theaters: September 2nd
I’ve been misspeaking this week as I’ve said the summer season is over with and we’re moving into fall. Technically, this weekend should still count as summer. It is, after all, Labor Day weekend – an extended holiday weekend for catching movies, with one of this week’s offerings even opening early. Yet, much like the past few weeks, it feels like summer ended a long time ago and we face...
Weekly Blend #281 – Dogs and Cats Living Together
In the past week, our area has faced off with an earthquake and been skirted by a hurricane. It seems only appropriate to use a quote from Ghostbusters (which features Artist of the Month Bill Murray) when natural disasters are running amok. Despite mother nature’s rage, we did make it to the theater for Our Idiot Brother, despite how studios expected the hurricane to affect things. We talk about...
