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10,000 B.C. Stomps the Box Office
The reviews weren’t kind (as expected), but Roland Emmerich’s “10,000 B.C.” nonetheless ruled at the box office in its opening weekend, taking in $35.7 million at the U.S. box office, which is about on par with industry expectations. The (not really) historical epic also opened worldwide in 20 countries, where it landed at the #1 [...]
March 9th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreDemolition Man with Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme!
Oh, what could have been. In an interview with MTV, Jean-Claude Van Damme revealed that back in his heyday, and that of a certain ponytailed one, he and Steven Seagal were supposed to star in the Warner Bros. action flick “Demolition Man”, which as we all know, starred Sylvester Stallone as a cop chasing psychopathic [...]
March 3rd, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreGary Busey is Still Insane
Hey, kids, remember when Gary Busey wasn’t insane? Yeah, you’re right, who can remember that far back? Anyways, Gary Busey is kinda insane. If you didn’t already know that, these videos of Gary Busey going after Ryan Seacrest and Jennifer Garner (who has no idea who he is, by the way) at the Oscar red [...]
March 3rd, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreSemi-Pro Bricks at the Box Office
Will Ferrell’s still got the magic touch — sort of. Yes, his basketball comedy “Semi-Pro” took first place in its opening debut at the box office. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it only earned a disappointing $15 million. What’s so bad about that? Because Ferrell’s previous two comedies, “Talledega Nights” and [...]
March 2nd, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreWhatever Happened to Mark Borchardt of American Movie?
Remember Mark Borchardt? The Midwestern amateur filmmaker featured in the documentary “American Movie”? He was the tall, lanky dude with the mustache (pictured with his best friend, Mike Schank). I really liked the documentary by Chris Smith about Mark trying to raise the money and make his low-budget short film “Coven”, even if the film [...]
February 29th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More2008 Oscars Lowest Rated Oscars … EVER
It’s official: most of America kinda don’t really give a friggin’ damn about the Oscars. Then again, when you give a statuette to “The Golden Compass” for best special effects over “Transformers”, you sorta deserve it, don’t you? According to Nielsens, the 2008 Oscars was the lowest rated Oscars telecast in Oscars history, even beating [...]
February 26th, 2008 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreOscar Countdown: Who Will Win? Who Cares? You Decide. (Winners Added)
The 80th Annual (aka the 2008) Oscars will be televised live later tonight on ABC, 5:00 PT/8:00 ET, and unless you have something better to do, you’ll probably end up watching it on and off. Personally, I got a Rockets game to keep me occupied, so I’ll probably tune in when the whole thing is [...]
February 24th, 2008 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreLindsay Lohan Gets Nude for NYMag
Lindsay Lohan likes to drink, party, and make really bad movies that no one wants to see. And she’s only 21! Gee, she should have stuck to her teens, starring in movies like “Herbie Fully Loaded” and guest-starring on TV shows. With the Hollywood career already waning (did I mention the girl is only 21?), [...]
February 19th, 2008 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreJumper Jumps the Box Office, Get Ready for Jumper 2
The big, universal complaint about Doug Liman’s sci-fi “Jumper” is that it’s too short on details, leaving big plot holes about the Paladins, the secret organization led by Samuel L. Jackson’s character, whose sole goal is to kill jumpers like Hayden Christensen’s character in the movie. But fear not, nit-picky critic types, because after “Jumper” [...]
February 17th, 2008 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreIs Paris Hilton the Worst Actress of All Time?
Peter Sciretta, who runs the great movie site /film, has an interesting article about how Paris Hilton’s latest movie, “The Hottie and the Nottie”, has been rated as the worst movie of all time over at IMDB.com. Now I’ve not seen the film, and I’m sure anyone who has won’t admit it, but come on, [...]
February 14th, 2008 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreRoy Scheider Dead at 75
Actor Roy Scheider, best known for playing the Sheriff in “Jaws”, has died at the age of 75. According to reports, Scheider was diagnosed with myeloma in 2004, and had subsequently undergone a bone marrow transplant. He passed away Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock. No cause of [...]
February 10th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreA “Tentative” Deal is Reached to End Writer’s Strike
See that? That’s light at the other end of the tunnel, as the WGA officially announced that it had reached a “tentative” deal with the studios to end the 3-month long writer’s strike that has crippled Hollywood and the viewing habits of TV fans everywhere. Now it’s up to the WGA to sell the plan [...]
February 9th, 2008 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreMichael Eisner Says the Writers Strike is Over
According to former Disney head honcho Michael Eisner, the Hollywood Writer’s Strike is over, with a deal having been reached between the two parties involved in the dispute, and that he expects writers to be back at work “very soon”. Given that Eisner was more than a little disparaging towards the writers at the beginning [...]
February 8th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreNo Grand Theft Auto Movie Anytime Soon
“Grand Theft Auto” is quite possibly one of the most addictive games I’ve ever played, and I’ve played a lot of games in my time. The sheer expansiveness of the game is just brilliant stuff, and makes playing it endless. The “city” that the games are set in are designed in such a way that [...]
February 6th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreOfficial: Heath Ledger Died of an Accidental Overdose
It’s officially confirmed by the New York medical’s examiner this morning that Australian actor Heath Ledger, whose death shocked the world, died of an “accidental overdose” of perscription drugs. Ledger was found dead in his SoHo apartment on January 22nd, 2008 and was pronounced dead on arrival by paramedics on the scene. At the time, [...]
February 6th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreSaving Private Ryan’s Beach Scene on the Cheap
Ever wondered how Steven Spielberg did his famous beach scene from the WWII movie “Saving Private Ryan”? It’s Hollywood, so that means a mega budget, thousands of extras, and enough technical gadgets to make 100 war movies. But wait — can three guys, given four days, a digital video camera, and a whole lot of [...]
February 5th, 2008 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreHannah Montana Juggernaut Dominates the Box Office
Holy Mother of God. I’ve actually seen the Hannah Montana TV show because my nieces and nephews can’t get enough of it, but I didn’t know it had such wide appeal with the rest of America’s children. But apparently it does, because with just a measly 683 screens to work with, the Hannah Montana movie, [...]
February 4th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreStallone Locks and Loads Two New Action Films
Sylvester Stallone is a wanted man. No, I’m not talking about the plot of “First Blood”, the first Rambo movie, I’m talking about the man himself: after the surprise success of his latest “Rocky” and “Rambo” sequels, Stallone has now inked a deal to star and direct two action movies (notice I didn’t say Rambo [...]
February 4th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreRumor: The Writers Strike is Almost Over
Is the writer’s strike about to be history? Are the two sides finally close to an agreement? Will we finally get the good word sometime tomorrow or earlier? Can I possibly stop asking questions and start answering them? Maybe on all counts. Continue on…
The news that the writers strike may be at an end comes [...]
Stallone Says No More Rambo or Rocky Sequels
Remember that scene from the first “Rambo”, then called “First Blood”, when Rambo is in that gas station or gun store (or some kind of store) in town, and Trautman (played by the great Richard Crenna) tells him to give it up, that it’s “over”, and Rambo immediately shouts back, “Nothing is over! Nothing!” Well, [...]
February 1st, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More
Yeah...interesting.... i hope that they get better news out soon 
Ok the intense lightning... this is used for two things... the first reason is so the audience can see the ...
Jolene Blalock - thought she did great as T'Pol on Star Trek Enterprise! 
i read the movie has grossed $20mil. but with all the bad pub. it's no wonder. they papers ...