Oct 27 2008 'Senior Year' Wins Box Office, Because Seniors RULE
The weekend box office numbers are in!
1. High School Musical 3: Senior Year - Yeesh, $42 million? I'm sensing a High School Musical: The College Years, High School Musical: The New Class, High School Musical: Hawaiian Style, and a High School Musical: Wedding in Las Vegas can't be far behind.
2. Saw V - $30.5 million, and now millions of people know a few more elaborate and painful ways to murder you.
3. Max Payne - Whups, just $7.6 million. The only thing emptier than the seats was Wahlberg's performance! I just got you so bad, Wahlberg.
4. Beverly Hills Chihuahua - Since dropping another two spots with only $6.9 million, I've switched my take on talking dogs from a "don't buy" to a "sell."
5. Pride & Glory - Of course it only made $6.3 million; who can relate to pride or glory? You want to get people in the seats, make Shame & Self-Pity.
Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]
Sep 10 2008 'Pride and Glory' Poster Demands a Sacrifice
"Truth. Honor. Loyalty. Family. What are you willing to sacrifice?" Maybe it's a rhetorical question--but maybe it's not! Let's figure out which one to sacrifice:
Truth
For: Without truth, everything is a lie. WHAT'S REAL ANYMORE?
Against: If we know everything is a lie, we can just start asking the opposite. Take that, liar.
Honor
For: Klingons and the Japanese hold honor above all else. Without it, how can you have pride or glory?
Against: Last night I watched two minutes of what was apparently a half-hour of people trying to squeeze themselves through various holes in a rapidly-approaching wall before it pushed them into a glowing pool. I'm fairly certain most of our society's honor is already gone.
Loyalty
For: There's nothing like knowing you can count on someone or something to support you when you need it.
Against: If television has taught me anything, it's that my best friend is still always going to eventually sleep with my girlfriend.
Family
For: There is no connection stronger than the bond of family.
Against: Hey, I wouldn't have to buy a plane ticket every Thanksgiving!
Conclusion:
I think I'm going to have to go with the family one. I could totally use that plane fare for a Wii.
Nov 8 2007 'Pride and Glory' Trailer Reinvigorates Cop Movies, Jon Voight
It seems like there's another cop corruption drama every week, so hearing that another one is on the horizon with Colin Farrell and Edward Norton came as no surprise (besides the surprise that Mark Wahlberg wasn't involved).
However, after seeing the trailer for Pride and Glory, I have to admit it looks pretty decent. Norton appears to be bringing his best performance, and goatee, since American History X, Farrell seems as intense and thickly-eyebrowed as ever, and even Jon Voight appears to still have some legitimate acting left in him after Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2, Karate Dog, and Bratz. Personally, after starring in a film based on glamorous, deformed, teenage dolls, I would have killed myself, but making a surprising comeback is another equally valid option.
Trailer under the cut.
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