Movie Box Office Top 10 - Mon Mar 31, 2008

Well, I’ve been wrong about box office receipts a lot this year. A lot of crappy movies are doing just fine, thank you. This past weekend, Superhero Movie did not take #1 in the box office. That spot was taken by 21. (I should have gone with my initial impression, which was 21 over Superhero […]

Movies Opening This Weekend - Fri Mar 28, 2008

The following movies are opening this weekend, Fri Mar 28, 2008, in North America (USA, Canada). Click on a bolded movie name to get more information about it. Click on a poster to see a larger version appear. The list is sorted alphabetically by title.

21. Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey.
Flawless. Demi Moore, Michael Caine.

Run, […]

21 - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: 21.
Release: Wide.
Category: Drama.
Opening: Fri Mar 28, 2008.
Director: Robert Luketic.
Writer: Peter Steinfeld and Allan Loeb, based on a book by Ben Mezrich.
Cast: Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey.
Rating: PG-13.
Runtime: 123 min.
Notes: This is “inspired” by the true story of two male Asian Americans who unleashed themselves on Las Vegas and won lots of money. If […]

Superhero Movie - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: Superhero Movie.
Release: Wide.
Category: Action, Comedy.
Opening: Fri Mar 28, 2008.
Director: Craig Mazin.
Writer: Craig Mazin.
Cast: Leslie Neilsen, Drake Bell, Sara Paxton.
Rating: PG-13.
Runtime: 85 min.
Notes: This is a spoof of superhero movies, brought to you by the Scary Movie and Naked Gun people . Has Leslie Neilsen, but that hasn’t always meant a good comedy. Still, […]

Run, Fatboy, Run - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: Run, Fatboy, Run.
Release: Wide.
Category: Comedy, Sport.
Opening: Fri Mar 28, 2008.
Director: David Schwimmer.
Writer: Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, based on a story by Michael Ian Black.
Cast: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria.
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 100 min.
Notes: This is the directorial debut of David Schwimmer (Ross on the Friends TV series). It stars Simon Pegg, […]

Stop Loss - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: Stop Loss.
Release: Wide.
Category: Drama, War.
Opening: Fri Mar 28, 2008.
Director: Kimberly Peirce.
Writer: Mark Richard, Kimberly Peirce.
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Rating: R
Runtime: 113 min.
Notes: I have never been a war movie fan. The closest I come to liking them is M*A*S*H, but I’m talking about the TV series. I didn’t care for the […]

Flawless - Filmzee Friday Film Preview

Film: Flawless.
Release: Wide.
Category: Crime, Drama.
Opening: Fri Mar 28, 2008.
Director: Michael Radford.
Writer: Edward Anderson.
Cast: Demi Moore, Michael Caine.
Rating: PG-13.
Runtime: 108 min.
Notes: Quick, what’s the last movie you actually went to see for Demi Moore? Give up? So do I. But according to IMDB, this is an old-school genre movie about a diamond heist in 1960, and […]

Movie Box Office Top 10 - Mon Mar 24, 2008

Of the seven wide and limited release movies that opened this past weekend, three made the top 5 in box office receipts, and one made #10, despite being in limited release. None of the new releases made #1, but the big surprise (at least to me) is that Meet the Browns took #2. Shutter’s had […]

Movies Opening This Weekend - Fri Mar 21, 2008

These are the movies opening this weekend, Fri Mar 21, 2008, in North America. (Limited-release films are marked “[limited]”. Click on a movie name to get more information about it. Click on a poster to see a larger version. Movies are listed alphabetically by title.

Les Chansons d’amour/ Love Songs [limited]. Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Clotilde […]

Drillbit Taylor - Filmzee Friday Film Previews

Film: Drillbit Taylor.
Release: Wide
Category: Comedy
Opening: Mar 21, 2008.
Director: Steven Brill.
Writers: screenplay and story by Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen, from an original treatment by John Hughes.
Cast: Owen Wilson, Josh Peck, Alex Frost.
Rating: PG-13/ 14A (depending on country).
Runtime: 102 min.
Notes: Considering Seth Rogen is one […]