Oct 13 2008 Talking Animals Retain Popularity from Week to Week
Weekend box office results!
1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua - $17.5 million. Number one. For the second straight week. Nice job, everyone.
2. Quarantine - $14.2 million, which is worse than the talking dog movie's second week.
3. Body of Lies - $13.1 million--way less than the second week of the movie where dogs talk.
4. Eagle Eye - $11 million, suggesting the stars of this film were probably humans rather than, say, talking dogs in their second week of a movie's run.
5. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - $6.5 million. Infinite playlist? More like infinitely less popular than another week of talking dogs!
Aug 29 2008 'Body of Lies' Poster, Where Leo DiCaprio Becomes Ben Affleck
Same guy. No question:
Did DiCaprio eat Affleck's soul or is he being haunted by the ghost of Affleck's goatee. Either way, he's fucked.
Brand-New Poster for Ridley Scott's 'Body of Lies'! [Cinematical]
Aug 14 2008 Here's the 'Body of Lies' Trailer, Little Buddies
First I thought Russell Crowe was the bad guy because of how he lives this decadent lifestyle of smoking cigars, eating cereal, and speaking in Skipper catchphrases, and that Leonardo DiCaprio was the good guy because he looks like a bass fisherman (our greatest heroes). But then my raging xenophobia kicked in and I remembered all of the Americans must be the good guys, and the bad guys are everyone else--including director Ridley Scott, because I'm still not sure we can trust the British after all the terror of the American Revolution.
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Jul 17 2008 'Body of Lies' Trailer is Made of Oscar Nominations
Here's the trailer to Body of Lies, a Ridley Scott political thriller starring Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. In other words, the narration might as well say, "to be nominated for at least six Academy Awards for sure, even though Crowe is sort of playing this like a dramatic Skipper from Gilligan's Island."
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Jul 8 2008 'Dark Knight' Will Be Good For People Who 'Go for the Previews'
We all know that The Dark Knight comes out on the 18th (or if you don't know, you've been ignoring the constant free publicity I've been giving it), but did you know that the film will be preceded by a series of "previews" for films that have not even come out yet? It's true. These "trailers" (interesting name, because they do not trail the film; remind me to "wiki" this) work as sort of prognosticators, providing early glimpses of the movies of the future, and Dark Knight is going to have some doozies:
What you can expect are the first trailers for Warner Bros.' Terminator Salvation (May 22, 2009), which of course also stars Christian Bale, Zack Snyder's graphic novel adaptation Watchmen (Mar. 6, 2009), and the Ridley Scott-directed thriller Body of Lies (Oct. 10), with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.
Of course, you could also wait a day and view these trailers on something called "web," but that's a chapter for another day.
The Trailers with The Dark Knight? [Coming Soon]
Dec 11 2007 First Look at Adult Leo in 'Body of Lies'
I have high hopes for Ridley Scott's newest, Body of Lies. Based on David Ignatius's novel, and scripted by The Departed writer William Monahan, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Roger Ferris, a former Iraq War journalist employed by the CIA to hunt down an Al Qaeda leader. In this first image, we're given the assurance that Leo has definitely thrown away the boyish image of his past. If The Departed was his Bar Mitzvah, this is whatever Jewish thing would come after that.
How can you tell?
Disconnected facial hair - Leo not only has a moderately pronounced beard, but a beard that is completely removed from the headhair, utterly devoid of sideburn. It is a newborn child composed of wiry hair, too powerful to continue living off the cheek's umbilical cord to the brain. This beard has its own thoughts and dreams. It would clearly never grow on a baby face.
Slicked-back hair - Nothing says "like Shia LaBeouf, or Dracula, I am now a full-fledged adult" like a thick wave of slicked-back hair. Bangs are for pussies.
A suit - Come on, would you dress a boy in a full suit? Only at his own funeral.
Furrowed brow - With age comes the weight of the world, and you can see it in Leo's forehead. "If only I could laugh again," says the brow, "but there's no way, with all this paperwork and background Americana."
Welcome to manhood, Leo!
