Browsing all articles from August, 2005

Red Eye

Grade: B | Genre: Suspense Summary: If you are edging to see McAdams at her best this summer, check out Wedding Crashers. After that if you are still needing your Rachel fix and are geared up for a taut, no-brainer thriller, get a ticket onContinue reading

CMJ Retail Charts / Issue – 928

1. 311 Don’t Tread On Me 2. CLICK FIVE Greetings From Imrie House 3. STAIND Chapter V 4. GORILLAZ Demon Days 5. COLDPLAY X And Y 6. BLACK EYED PEAS Monkey Business 7. DANE COOK Retaliation 8. KILLERS Hot Fuss 9. YOUNG JEEZY Let’s GetContinue reading

Neilson Weekly Ratings
08/22/05 – 08/28/05

1. CSI – CBS 2. 60 MINUTES – CBS 2. TWO AND A HALF MEN 930P – CBS 4. CSI: MIAMI – CBS 4. WITHOUT A TRACE – CBS 6. COLD CASE – CBS 7. LAW AND ORDER – NBC 8. TWO AND A HALFContinue reading

Alicia Keys Unplugged

After a three year break, MTV’s famed, Unplugged, will finally return with a performance by Alicia Keys. The live session was filmed on July 14 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with special guests including: Common, Mos Def, Damian Marley and Maroon5′s Adam Levine. FansContinue reading

Monster-in-Law

Grade: A- | Genre: Comedy Summary: It’s “J-Lo vs J-Fo” in a heavy weight bout where only the stronger can survive. The extremes that the two take against each other are slap-stick entertainment, and you’re laughing your arse off. Gasp…an A- rating?! For a filmContinue reading

Charlize Theron Gets ‘Arrested’

Oscar winner Charlize Theron joins the critically acclaimed Arrested Development at the start of season 3 for a five-episode arc. She will play a British woman who is the love interest of Michael (Jason Bateman). She will debut in the second episode of the seasonContinue reading

Could You See Natalie Portman As…

> Penny Lane in Almost Famous – Brad Pitt as Russell and Natalie as Penny? Now that would have been a completely different film. Crowe originally wrote the role of Russell for Pitt, which he reportedly declined for money reasons. Hudson was first to beContinue reading

Death Cab for Cutie – Plans

Grade: A- | Genre: Emo Summary: While Plans falls a shade shy of the shining brilliance of Transatlanticism, it is still a mesmerizing effort to consume. Fans worried that the group’s indie soul would be squeezed out the moment the pen hit the dotted lineContinue reading

Why are Moviegoers Staying Home?

2005 has marked the worst slump in box office tracking history seeing tickets down 8% over year ago numbers. A proliferation of reasons have been cited for the drop off from film piracy to screwy lunar cycles, but most are sheer conjecture at best. AContinue reading

Weekend Box Office Estimates
August 26-28

1. The 40-Year-Old Virgin $16,434,000 2. The Brothers Grimm $15,093,000 3. Red Eye $10,400,000 4. Four Brothers $7,825,000 5. Wedding Crashers $6,250,000 6. The Cave $6,200,000 7. March of the Penguins $4,570,000 8. The Skeleton Key $4,385,000 9. Valiant $3,352,000 10. The Dukes of HazzardContinue reading

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