One thing, though. They're not supposed to be Nigerian, specifically. It appears that, in SA, the term "Nigerian" is synonymous with "gangster".
Justin On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Keith Johnson<keithbjohn...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > No surprise about Tarantino's flick. I'm not really motivated to see it > though. Anyone seen or heard of the Korean vampire flick "Thirst"? I've > heard some good things about it. > I saw "District 9" yesterday and loved it. Had two issues: the shaky camera > in the first 20 minutes or so, which darn near had me throwing up, and the > negative portrayal of the Nigerians (though to be fair, no human in the > movie was portrayed well). The Nigerian thing was a major issue, but > overall I really enjoyed the flick. Hope to drop a full review soon... > > ***************************************************** > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i91e05ffd5e045bf1badc73eee3940fce > > Quentin Tarantino's World War II actioner "Inglourious Basterds," a pivotal > Weinstein Co. release starring Brad Pitt, debuted gloriously during the > weekend with an estimated $37.6 million in chart-topping boxoffice. > > "Basterds" is touted by some as a make-or-break film for the recently > struggling indie, even though Universal is distributing the film > internationally and will share evenly in any worldwide profit. Sony's sci-fi > thriller "District 9" finished second after falling just 49% in its > sophomore session to $18.9 million and a 10-day cume of $73.5 million. > > The weekend's other three wide openers bowed softly. Robert Rodriguez's > PG-rated family fantasy "Shorts" from Warner Bros. rung up $6.6 million for > sixth place; Fox Searchlight's comedy "Post Grad" registered $2.8 million in > 10th, and Disney's sports documentary "X Games 3D: The Movie" -- slotted for > one week only in 1,399 extra-dimensional venues -- fetched just $800,000. > > Among other second-frame holdovers, Warners' literary adaptation "The Time > Traveler's Wife" fell a modest 46% to $10 million in fourth place for a > $37.4 million cume, while further down the rankings Paramount Vantage's > comedy "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" slid 53% to $2.7 million and a > $11.2 million cume. Disney's "Ponyo" dipped 32% to $2.4 million with an $8.1 > million cume, and Summit Entertainment's youth musical "Bandslam" dropped > 60% to $890,000 and a $4.5 million cume. > > The weekend top 10 films collected $108 million, or 31% more than the top > performers over the same frame last year, according to Nielsen EDI. That > marked a third straight year-over-year weekend uptick. > > In a limited bow, Paramount Vantage unspooled comedy "The Mark Pease > Experience," starring Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman, in 10 theaters and > grossed $3,000, or just $300 per venue. > > Freestyle Releasing opened the comedy "My One and Only," starring Renee > Zellweger and Kevin Bacon, with two playdates in New York and two in L.A. > and grossed $60,708. -- a promising $15,177 per engagement. > > IFC Films debuted the crime thriller "Five Minutes of Heaven," starring Liam > Neeson and James Nesbitt, in a single New York location and fetched a sturdy > $5,200. > > Elsewhere in the specialty market, Samuel Goldwyn/IDP's Paul Giamatti > starrer "Cold Souls" added 32 theaters for a total 53 and grossed $133,295, > or a so-so $2,515 per venue, as cume climbed to $340,068. > > Focus Features' Korean vampire pic "Thirst" added three playdates for a > total 17 and grossed $31,400, or a thin $1,047 per engagement, with a $1.8 > million cume. > > -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
