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2012 Oscar Nominations Announced: Hugo Leads the Way
I love Oscar nomination day. Usually I’ll take off time from work and watch as the announcements are made live – the feeling of wonder, amazement, and sycophantic glee is almost tangible as the names are listed off. Then, it’s quick to the website to post the nominations along with (not-so)witty commentary as to where the nominations are good and bad.
Unfortunately, this year, I am way too far...
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Box Office Results: The Lion King Has Returned
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. He was running a bit late, and part of the reason I questioned his picks so heavily...
Tim Takes on the Box Office: Slow Weekend Drive
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...
Box Office Results: Contagion Wipes Out Competition
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, expecting to see The Help unseated from its top spot after so many weeks running. It...
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...
Box Office Results: Summer Exits Like a Lamb
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, expecting summer to go out like a lamb. It was a fairly reasonable prediction to make...
Tim Takes on the Box Office: End of Summer Doldrums
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...
Box Office Results: A Bad Weekend to be a New Movie
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.
You caught us. Tim didn’t make his usual predictions earlier this week. Unlike last week, it’s not my fault they didn’t go up. I didn’t...
Box Office Results: Apes Continue to Reign Supreme
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 box office predictions. Yes, they didn’t actually get posted onto the website until yesterday, but you can tell...
The Help [Review]
The book that stormed its way up bestseller lists comes to movie theaters this weekend. For the record, I have not read the book, making this the first time in recent memory that I’ve gone to see a movie without reading the book first. It feels odd, knowing there is a book out, that most of the audience has read it and has more knowledge about this than I do. But I wanted a pure viewing with nothing...
