RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
Keith, the good things about "Oldboy" are more than due. Seeing the movie named in previous posts this morning made me go over the scenes in my head, as best I can remember them, and I'm feeling the thrill of it anew. Haven't found it yet in my travels but, when I do, it's mine. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:16:09 +0000 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I've heard good things about "Old Boy", and lots of conversation about the rumored version starring Will Smith. - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:45:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong Ok, I will post a review. :) But if she is having nightmares about shrimp I can tell you now that she won't be able to handle Thirst. Some of the images in Old boy was pretty graphic. I didn't bring it up because there isn't any scifi in it. It is an interesting story though. A guy gets snatched off of the street and imprisoned for 15 years in a small hotel looking room. One day he is given 7 days to figure out why he was placed there. Cool movie. It would have never been produced in Hollywood. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner plate and menacing her--no fooling! - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and twisted films. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keith Johnson 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 m
RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
Here's hoping for development hell. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:39:02 -0700 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong It’s true. …unless it’s in development hell. I dunno From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10:34 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong OH MY GOD SAY IT AIN"T SO I thought you were joking then I looked it up. They are going to mess that movie up. The entire twist of the movie is important and they will more than likely change it in the american version. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: I've heard good things about "Old Boy", and lots of conversation about the rumored version starring Will Smith. - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:45:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong Ok, I will post a review. :) But if she is having nightmares about shrimp I can tell you now that she won't be able to handle Thirst. Some of the images in Old boy was pretty graphic. I didn't bring it up because there isn't any scifi in it. It is an interesting story though. A guy gets snatched off of the street and imprisoned for 15 years in a small hotel looking room. One day he is given 7 days to figure out why he was placed there. Cool movie. It would have never been produced in Hollywood. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner plate and menacing her--no fooling! - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and twisted films. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keith Johnson 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
RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
It would *have* to be changed, and any changes would throw the movie so far off-kilter as to make it unwatchable. Once again, H'Wood seeks to prove that its head is firmly embedded up its a$$. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:45:39 -0700 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong American movie directors suck at coming up with remakes of Asian cinema. The casting of Will Smith in this role will just be a trainwreck. Plus the censors won't allow the ending or the last 1/4 of the film. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: It’s true. …unless it’s in development hell. I dunno From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10:34 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong OH MY GOD SAY IT AIN"T SO I thought you were joking then I looked it up. They are going to mess that movie up. The entire twist of the movie is important and they will more than likely change it in the american version. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: I've heard good things about "Old Boy", and lots of conversation about the rumored version starring Will Smith. - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:45:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong Ok, I will post a review. :) But if she is having nightmares about shrimp I can tell you now that she won't be able to handle Thirst. Some of the images in Old boy was pretty graphic. I didn't bring it up because there isn't any scifi in it. It is an interesting story though. A guy gets snatched off of the street and imprisoned for 15 years in a small hotel looking room. One day he is given 7 days to figure out why he was placed there. Cool movie. It would have never been produced in Hollywood. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner plate and menacing her--no fooling! - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and twisted films. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keith Johnson 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 Searchl
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
American movie directors suck at coming up with remakes of Asian cinema. The casting of Will Smith in this role will just be a trainwreck. Plus the censors won't allow the ending or the last 1/4 of the film. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Tracey de Morsella < tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> wrote: > > > It’s true. …unless it’s in development hell. I dunno > > > > *From:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Mr. Worf > *Sent:* Monday, August 24, 2009 10:34 PM > *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > *Subject:* Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds > Strong > > > > > > OH MY GOD SAY IT AIN"T SO I thought you were joking then I looked it > up. They are going to mess that movie up. The entire twist of the movie is > important and they will more than likely change it in the american version. > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Keith Johnson > wrote: > > > > I've heard good things about "Old Boy", and lots of conversation about the > rumored version starring Will Smith. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mr. Worf" > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:45:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds > Strong > > > > Ok, I will post a review. :) But if she is having nightmares about shrimp I > can tell you now that she won't be able to handle Thirst. > > Some of the images in Old boy was pretty graphic. I didn't bring it up > because there isn't any scifi in it. It is an interesting story though. A > guy gets snatched off of the street and imprisoned for 15 years in a small > hotel looking room. One day he is given 7 days to figure out why he was > placed there. Cool movie. It would have never been produced in Hollywood. > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson > wrote: > > > > Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I > pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't > sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner > plate and menacing her--no fooling! > > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mr. Worf" > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds > Strong > > > > I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and > was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking > forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and > twisted films. > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keith Johnson > 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 -- fe
RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
It’s true. …unless it’s in development hell. I dunno From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10:34 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong OH MY GOD SAY IT AIN"T SO I thought you were joking then I looked it up. They are going to mess that movie up. The entire twist of the movie is important and they will more than likely change it in the american version. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: I've heard good things about "Old Boy", and lots of conversation about the rumored version starring Will Smith. - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:45:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong Ok, I will post a review. :) But if she is having nightmares about shrimp I can tell you now that she won't be able to handle Thirst. Some of the images in Old boy was pretty graphic. I didn't bring it up because there isn't any scifi in it. It is an interesting story though. A guy gets snatched off of the street and imprisoned for 15 years in a small hotel looking room. One day he is given 7 days to figure out why he was placed there. Cool movie. It would have never been produced in Hollywood. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner plate and menacing her--no fooling! - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and twisted films. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keith Johnson 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, Param
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
OH MY GOD SAY IT AIN"T SO I thought you were joking then I looked it up. They are going to mess that movie up. The entire twist of the movie is important and they will more than likely change it in the american version. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > I've heard good things about "Old Boy", and lots of conversation about the > rumored version starring Will Smith. > > - Original Message - > From: "Mr. Worf" > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:45:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds > Strong > > > > Ok, I will post a review. :) But if she is having nightmares about shrimp I > can tell you now that she won't be able to handle Thirst. > > Some of the images in Old boy was pretty graphic. I didn't bring it up > because there isn't any scifi in it. It is an interesting story though. A > guy gets snatched off of the street and imprisoned for 15 years in a small > hotel looking room. One day he is given 7 days to figure out why he was > placed there. Cool movie. It would have never been produced in Hollywood. > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson > wrote: > >> >> >> Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I >> pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't >> sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner >> plate and menacing her--no fooling! >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Mr. Worf" >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds >> Strong >> >> >> >> I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and >> was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking >> forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and >> twisted films. >> >> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keith Johnson > > 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
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
I've heard good things about "Old Boy", and lots of conversation about the rumored version starring Will Smith. - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:45:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong Ok, I will post a review. :) But if she is having nightmares about shrimp I can tell you now that she won't be able to handle Thirst. Some of the images in Old boy was pretty graphic. I didn't bring it up because there isn't any scifi in it. It is an interesting story though. A guy gets snatched off of the street and imprisoned for 15 years in a small hotel looking room. One day he is given 7 days to figure out why he was placed there. Cool movie. It would have never been produced in Hollywood. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > wrote: Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner plate and menacing her--no fooling! - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" < hellomahog...@gmail.com > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and twisted films. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, 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 Ne
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
yeah, that and all the blaxploitation flicks he saw as a kid - Original Message - From: "Martin Baxter" To: "SciFiNoir2" Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 6:11:46 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong Keith, I saw an interview with him from way back, I think when he was talking up "Reservoir Dogs", and he talked about his working as a clerk ina video store, that he'd probably seen more movies than anyone else alive. I believe that helps him when he's behind the camera. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:49:50 +0000 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong After watching Tarentino's one hour manic interview with Charlie Rose, I'm more interested in seeing "Basterds". Guy is very smart, very well read, very well versed in history. His movies can be a bit overblown, but that's not it. I can see myself seeing it on cable. I hear it's actually much more of a "talky" than the grossout violence fest we seem to keep getting fed by the trailers. - Original Message - From: "Tracey de Morsella" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:36:19 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I can’t get up any enthusiasm to see bastards either. Don’t know why. I’m not even sure I will pursue it on cable. It seems like it is some sort of Dirty Dozen tribute and I loved that, but I’m not feeling it. Gotta get a baby sitter so we can go see District 9 From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong 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
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
Ok, I will post a review. :) But if she is having nightmares about shrimp I can tell you now that she won't be able to handle Thirst. Some of the images in Old boy was pretty graphic. I didn't bring it up because there isn't any scifi in it. It is an interesting story though. A guy gets snatched off of the street and imprisoned for 15 years in a small hotel looking room. One day he is given 7 days to figure out why he was placed there. Cool movie. It would have never been produced in Hollywood. On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I > pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't > sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner > plate and menacing her--no fooling! > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mr. Worf" > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds > Strong > > > > I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and > was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking > forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and > twisted films. > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keith Johnson > 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," starrin
RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
Keith, I've seen "Thirst". Twisted good. I do recommend it, unless you tend to carry your movies into sleep, and aren't as deeply disturbed as I am. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:36:28 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner plate and menacing her--no fooling! - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and twisted films. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keith Johnson 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 cli
RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
Keith, I saw an interview with him from way back, I think when he was talking up "Reservoir Dogs", and he talked about his working as a clerk ina video store, that he'd probably seen more movies than anyone else alive. I believe that helps him when he's behind the camera. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:49:50 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong After watching Tarentino's one hour manic interview with Charlie Rose, I'm more interested in seeing "Basterds". Guy is very smart, very well read, very well versed in history. His movies can be a bit overblown, but that's not it. I can see myself seeing it on cable. I hear it's actually much more of a "talky" than the grossout violence fest we seem to keep getting fed by the trailers. - Original Message - From: "Tracey de Morsella" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:36:19 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I can’t get up any enthusiasm to see bastards either. Don’t know why. I’m not even sure I will pursue it on cable. It seems like it is some sort of Dirty Dozen tribute and I loved that, but I’m not feeling it. Gotta get a baby sitter so we can go see District 9 From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong 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
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
After watching Tarentino's one hour manic interview with Charlie Rose, I'm more interested in seeing "Basterds". Guy is very smart, very well read, very well versed in history. His movies can be a bit overblown, but that's not it. I can see myself seeing it on cable. I hear it's actually much more of a "talky" than the grossout violence fest we seem to keep getting fed by the trailers. - Original Message - From: "Tracey de Morsella" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:36:19 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I can’t get up any enthusiasm to see bastards either. Don’t know why. I’m not even sure I will pursue it on cable. It seems like it is some sort of Dirty Dozen tribute and I loved that, but I’m not feeling it. Gotta get a baby sitter so we can go see District 9 From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong 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.
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
Let us know how it is, please. After my wife seeing "District 9"--a feat I pulled off only because she had *no* clue of what it would be like--I can't sneak in "Thirst". She had nightmares about shrimp jumping off a dinner plate and menacing her--no fooling! - Original Message - From: "Mr. Worf" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:56:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and twisted films. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, 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. -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
I can’t get up any enthusiasm to see bastards either. Don’t know why. I’m not even sure I will pursue it on cable. It seems like it is some sort of Dirty Dozen tribute and I loved that, but I’m not feeling it. Gotta get a baby sitter so we can go see District 9 From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong 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.
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
I saw the trailer for Thirst. It looks good. I saw the movie Old boy and was blown away by several scenes and the twisted ass plot. I am looking forward to the movie because the director is known for making good dark, and twisted films. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Keith Johnson 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. > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
Where'd you hear that? I thought I heard them speak a language that wasn't English or Afrikans? Either way that doesn't matter: the were black people, and portrayed pretty badly as drug dealers, weapons dealers, thugs living in squalor, even had the prostitutes committing the worst act of all, having sex with the "prawns". The whites in teh movie were reprehensible too, but they were at least on top in that world. I was sorely troubled by the portrayal of the black thugs, whatever their country of origin. - Original Message - From: "Justin Mohareb" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:09:32 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong 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
Re: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
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 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
[scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong
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.
