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For the 2002 Alikes, he stars as Heckler.
In 1971, he stars as Himself in the movie 5inui geondaldeul.
In 1926, Steve Martin is cast in the role of Himself in the feature Battling Kid.
In 1980, Steve Martin plays Himself in the production of Brontosaurus.
For the 2006 production of 5ive Girls, he stars as Himself.
He takes the role of Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Visual Effects in the 1985 movie After Winter: Sterling Brown.
For the 1981 feature Ci-Gisent, he plays Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography.
In 2007, Steve Martin plays Himself - Presenter: Best Art Direction in the 2007 Pennsylvania 500.
In 1929, Steve Martin plays the part of Himself - Presenter: Best Original Score in the show Beneath the Law.
In 2005, Steve Martin stars as Himself - Presenter: Best Editing in the feature The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D.
In 1951, he is cast in the role of Himself in the movie Blonde Atom Bomb.
For the 1921 feature Bit Old Fashioned, A, Steve Martin's character is Himself - Co-presenter: Writing Awards.
For the 2008 show Cash, Steve Martin stars as Himself - Host.
For the 1994 Anal Planet, he stars as Himself - Host.
In 1915, he is cast in the role of Steven in the movie Bara di vetro, La.
Steve Martin's character is Himself in the 1939 show The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
He plays the part of Himself in the 1914 show The Adventures of Shorty.
In 1965, Steve Martin is cast in the role of Roger Cobb in the show Boy Meets Ghoul.
In 2002, Steve Martin is cast in the role of Himself in the feature Bitten.
For the 1976 show Bag of Yeast, he plays the part of Himself.
Steve Martin plays Himself in the 1956 production of Dashera.
Steve Martin's character is The Brother in the 1990 release Amateur Hours 12.
In 2000, he takes the role of Himself in the Descent.
In 2004, he plays Bobby Bowfinger in the movie Abrazo partido, El.
Steve Martin plays the part of Peter Sanderson in the 1990 video Amateur Hours 13.
Himself in the 1995 movie Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation.
In 2006, Steve Martin's character is Tom Baker in the video release of Coming Out, Volume 1.
In 1919, he plays the part of Himself in the feature Dla szczescia.
In 1965, Steve Martin plays Rigby Reardon in the tv series Boulevard Durand.
He takes the role of Freddy Benson in the 2000 show Blue Murder.
Steve Martin plays George Stanley Banks in the 1938 movie Bedtime Story.
In 1997, he stars as George Banks in the show Atlanta's Olympic Glory.
For the 1979 production of Covjek koga treba ubiti, Himself.
Steve Martin plays Himself in the 1915 production of The Face at the Window.
Steve Martin plays Himself/Various in the 1980 feature Doorathu Idhi Muzhakkam.
For the 2008 feature The Adventures of Umbweki, Steve Martin plays the part of Davis.
In 1969, he takes the role of Himself in the release of Farlig sommer.
For the 2005 production of Camille des Lilas et les voleurs d'enfants, Steve Martin's character is Newton Davis.
He stars as Charlie Duell in the 1995 video release of Calde porcone in adolescenti vogliosi, Le.
For the 1985 show 'Master Harold'... and the Boys, he plays the part of Himself.
Steve Martin's character is Himself in the 1989 tv series Dzien dobry i do widzenia.
In 1969, he plays Harris K. Telemacher in the production of Akakage.
Steve Martin plays Jonas Nightengale in the 2007 magazine Slitz.
He plays Himself in the 2005 video release of Big Gorgeous Breasts 2.
Steve Martin stars as Orin Scrivello, DDS in the 1997 movie The Apostle.
In 1986, Steve Martin plays the part of Larry Hubbard in the movie Ashtabandham.
He plays the part of Mr. Chairman in the 1963 tv series Biography of a Rookie: The Willie Davis Story.
Steve Martin plays the part of Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr in the 1996 feature Bi Friends.
For the 1977 movie Alibis, Steve Martin plays the part of Philip.
In 1987, Steve Martin stars as Insolent Waiter (Special Guest Star) in the release of Blue Heart.
For the 1972 show The Cat Ate the Parakeet, Steve Martin stars as Himself.
For the 2006 video Butt Bangin' Baby Dolls, Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli.
For the 1989 show The Adventures of Manxmouse, Steve Martin plays Himself.
In 1974, he is cast in the role of Dr. Frank Sangster in the feature Alfred Pellan, peintre.
He plays Himself in the 2000 movie Farlig spill.
For the 1955 release of Asaru hitobito, Steve Martin's character is Henry Clark.
He is cast in the role of Gil Buckman in the 1999 video The Best of Merle Haggard.
He takes the role of Himself/Host in the 2002 feature Colores del principio, Los.
For the 2009 feature Dororo 3, he plays the part of Himself.
In 1987, he is cast in the role of Arthur Parker in the release Agnostos polemos 2: O anthropos me ta dyo prosopa.
For the 1902 feature The Boys Try to Put One Up on Foxy Grandpa, Steve Martin plays the part of Inspector Jacques Clouseau.
He stars as Himself in the 2004 show Evilenko.
Steve Martin plays Himself in the 1920 production of Heritage.
He takes the role of C.D. Bales in the 1908 show Abbandonata, L'.
For the 2002 video Conan: The Making of a Comic Book Legend, he takes the role of Interviewee.
In 1992, he plays the part of Himself in the show Big Ideas.
In 1974, Steve Martin is cast in the role of Himself in the show The Big Job.
In 2006, Steve Martin plays Himself/Various Characters in the Big John.
For the 1918 show Auf Probe gestellt, he stars as Himself (Various Characters).
In 1928, he stars as Himself in the movie The Grain of Dust.
In 2000, he plays the part of Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko in the production The Big Jump-Up.
For the 1966 show Adulterous Affair, he plays the part of Dr. Maxwell Edison.
In 1979, Steve Martin's character is Ray Porter in the show Das ist des Arbeitsmannes Los - Auf der Suche nach alten Liedern aus dem Ruhrgebiet.
For the 1987 production Breaking Home Ties, Steve Martin plays the part of Michael McCann.
Steve Martin plays Julian 'Jimmy' Dell in the 1971 movie Ceres - K.
For the 2001 release Eye on You 172, Himself.
He plays Himself/Various in the 1988 show The Big Knife.
Steve Martin plays Himself/Various in the 2010 release of The Cat Burglars.
In 1953, Steve Martin plays Himself/Various in the show Farlig ungdom.
He plays Himself/Various in the 1965 release of Adorada enemiga.
For the 2002 video Black and White Passion 2, Steve Martin's character is Himself.
For the 1967 feature Bogojavljenje, Steve Martin stars as Regular (1972).
For the 1973 production Doze Homens em Conflito, Steve Martin stars as Regular Performer.
In 1985, he stars as Regular Performer in the production of Delia: The Recovery Series.
For the 1999 show Chicks, Steve Martin plays Various Characters (1972-1973).
In 2006, Steve Martin plays the part of Various Characters in the movie Daddy I Want a Child.
In 2006, he is cast in the role of Emcee in the release Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas.
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on 2010-03-09 04:49:24LAT review: How did Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin do at the Oscars?
In Monday's L.A. Times, Mary McNamara casts her reviewer's eye over the Academy Awards show as an event and wonders why, with seasoned comedians like Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin hosting, it had so little sense of ... timing. "There...
on 2010-03-09 04:50:19Martin, Baldwin prove 2 Oscar hosts better than 1
(AP)
AP - Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin just might have a future in show biz. Teamed up to co-host this year's Oscar broadcast, they offered a happy reminder that an often overstuffed, overwrought TV shindig can be lighthearted fun.
on 2010-03-08 04:45:26The Oscars Finish Award Season With Surprises, Tears, and Fantastic Moments!
The 2010 Oscars have come and gone with The Hurt Locker standing out as the night's big winner. The acting awards went to this season's favorites - Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side, Mo'Nique for Precious, Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart, and Christoph Waltz
on 2010-03-08 04:49:56Baldwin, Martin tease Oscar stars
The Oscars kicked off with a string of gags from hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin at the expense of the cream of Hollywood.
on 2010-03-08 04:49:35Christoph Waltz, Up Early Oscar Winners
Neil Patrick Harris sings a welcome to hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin
on 2010-03-08 04:46:30The Best Jokes You Won't Hear at the Oscars
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on 2010-03-05 04:47:00Countdown to Oscar!
The Academy Awards are just days away, and show producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman reveal the latest details to ET! "The work up 'til now has been pretty extensive, so at this stage you just want to let really skilled people to take over and d
on 2010-03-04 04:47:39Rewind: This Week's Buzz
I hit up the annual Oscar luncheon where Sandra Bullock talked about her surprise over her nomination, Gabourey Sidibe shared her crush on Steve Martin - and none of the ladies had a clue about what to wear. Still, there was lots of love going around!
S
on 2010-02-21 04:48:26Could You Handle Borat or Brüno Hosting the Oscars?
We have nothing against this year's Oscars. In fact, we're pretty pumped about the pairing of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as the hosts.
That said, our curiosity is piqued...
on 2010-02-20 04:45:48Gabourey Sidibe Psyched 'The Jerk' Will Co-Host the Oscars
The Precious star says she and her mom used to be addicted to the Steve Martin comedy
on 2010-02-17 04:46:10Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews, Jay-Z and Steve Martin (?!) Woo Bonnaroo
Where else can you see Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, Steve Martin and Jay-Z on the same stage?
OK, yeah, maybe it could happen if the stars aligned and the musicians did some killer...
on 2010-02-11 04:46:28Razzies Announce 2010 Nominees
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on 2010-02-02 04:49:03Oscars: The "Super Bowl" for Movies
Oscar Producers Promise Fun, Energy and Innovation for the March 7 Telecast, Hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin
on 2010-01-29 04:46:22The playlist: Steve Martin, Mavis Staples and other Grammy nominees
Steve Martin is wild-and-crazy for bluegrass music, and his album 'The Crow' is up for a Grammy. Among other hopefuls: Mavis ...
on 2010-01-26 04:50:39The playlist: Steve Martin, Mavis Staples and other Grammy nominees
Steve Martin is wild-and-crazy for bluegrass music, and his album 'The Crow' is up for a Grammy. Among other hopefuls: Mavis ...
on 2010-01-26 04:50:37Tina Fey Won't Be Crashing Oscars as Third Host
The rumor sounds crazy, but super fun, right? That the Academy was "secretly" looking to spice up their two-white-guy Oscar hosting lineup of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin? Even more fun...
on 2010-01-24 04:45:26Tina Fey Won't Be Crashing Oscars as Third Host
The rumor sounds crazy, but super fun, right? That the Academy was "secretly" looking to spice up their two-white-guy Oscar hosting lineup of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin? Even more fun...
on 2010-01-24 04:45:34Tina Fey Won't Be Crashing Oscars as Third Host
The rumor sounds crazy, but super fun, right? That the Academy was "secretly" looking to spice up their two-white-guy Oscar hosting lineup of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin? Even more fun...
on 2010-01-24 04:45:38Tina Fey Won't Be Crashing Oscars as Third Host
The rumor sounds crazy, but super fun, right? That the Academy was "secretly" looking to spice up their two-white-guy Oscar hosting lineup of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin? Even more fun...
on 2010-01-24 04:45:41Tina Fey Won't Be Crashing Oscars as Third Host
The rumor sounds crazy, but super fun, right? That the Academy was "secretly" looking to spice up their two-white-guy Oscar hosting lineup of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin? Even more fun...
on 2010-01-24 04:45:59Buzz In: Who Should Be the Oscars' Third Host?
I was geeking out when it was announced that Oscar hosting duties would go to Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin this year - all signs, including Adam Shankman's production of the event in March, point to this being a fun and hopefully outrageous night. Yester
on 2010-01-23 04:49:39PCA Press Room: Hugh Jackman Talks Oscars and Wolverine
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on 2009-12-28 04:47:27
Steve Martin is a wild and busy guy
The 'It's Complicated' star and Grammy nominee has lots of projects: movies, books, music. Now all he needs is more time.
When you talk to Steve Martin about his di
on 2009-12-26 04:47:29
Steve Martin is a wild and busy guy
The 'It's Complicated' star and Grammy nominee has lots of projects: movies, books, music. Now all he needs is more time.
The 'It's Complicated' star and Grammy nom
on 2009-12-26 04:47:37It's Complicated: An Affair to Remember
I haven't seen Something's Gotta Give, but I can tell you that It's Complicated is probably very similar. Same writer/director (Nancy Meyers), another cheeky title, another romantic comedy for a slightly older generation than what we're used to seeing. S
on 2009-12-25 04:48:19'It's Complicated': Tale of two exes equals a big why
Actually, Hollywood, it's very simple: If you're lucky enough to rope pros like Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin into a formulaic comedy that's clearly beneath them, you rise to the occasion.
on 2009-12-25 04:45:52Steve Martin's Oscar Risk
Steve Martin was "playing chicken with his own career" when he signed up to host the Academy Awards.Alec Baldwin - the comedian and actor's co-host for the show - joked Steve had actually tried to avoid being involved with the show alongside him.Alec said
on 2009-12-23 04:47:57Streep and Baldwin ? not a ?Complicated? pair
The ebullient stars of ?It's Complicated,? Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin, chat about working together for the first time. Baldwin supplied the deadpan humor and Streep, plenty of magnetic laughter.
AlecBaldwin - Meryl Streep - Its Complicated - Steve
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"FearTurtle 2" wrote in message
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> He was very good IMHO. Much better than Steve Martin and Chris Rock....
> "Is it over - yet?" wrote in message
> news:bokn0292t6dvh57ijjdmnq7v3u465jgmo3@4ax.com...
>
I thought Jon did a great job too (also like Steve and Dave!)
Billy and Whoopi make me cringe. Chris was alright but glad he didn't do it
again.
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Steve Martin'>Steve Martin refuses to dye
February 25, 2006, 6:21:41
Steve Martin'>Steve Martin refuses to dye his trademark white hair.
The 'Man With Two Brains' star says whenever he does change the colour of
his locks, his films flop.
He is quoted in Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: "One of the rare
times I took account of a review, it said 'Watch out when Steve Martin'>Steve Martin goes
for the dye!' So I know not to."
The 60-year-old - who plays Inspector Clouseau in a new Pink Panther film -
also revealed he took French lessons to try and perfect the accent for the
movie.
The comic star got so used to speaking with a French voice he even slipped
into character when he was off set.
He revealed: "It would happen all the time.
"I almost lost my girlfriend over it."
However, the 'Saturday Night Live' veteran was very careful not to offend
real French people with his comedy turn.
Martin is quoted on website Dark Horizons as saying: "I don't know that
there are French jokes in the movie, There's nothing anti-French, I don't
think, that I can think of.
"And that's not where we come from, to try and insult a country."
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palver@mail.com wrote:
> Ian J. Ball wrote:
OH MY GOD!!! THIS IS THE BEST SUGGESTION I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!1!11!1!11!!
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> Ian J. Ball wrote:
he's
this is
will
awards
celebrity!!!
>
From their pick of Chris Rock last year and Jon Stewart'>Jon Stewart this year. I have a
feeling they are trying for a much younger audience. Much like the peoples
choice awards.
Lava
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Ian J. Ball wrote:
> In article ,
> Susan Bartholomew wrote:
Or perhaps Mary Lynn Rajskub?
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Susan Bartholomew wrote:
> Taylor wrote:
> He had a pretty good run, some years better than others, but he knows
> he's pretty much done that deal.
> Steve Martin would have been OK, too.
I'm already campaigning for Kate Bosworth for next year!
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"Fiona McQuarrie" wrote in message
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| In alt.showbiz.gossip Rick in Oz wrote:
| : http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2005/12/31/1374774.html
|
| : Best flicks for 2006
|
| : By LOUIS B. HOBSON -- Calgary Sun
|
| [snip]
|
| : THE PINK PANTHER (Sony/Feb. 10):
|
| : Steve Martin'>Steve Martin steps into the giant-sized shoes of Peter Sellers to
play
| : bumbling French detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau. It's being
billed as a
| : prequel to Seller's 1964 classic, with Clouseau having to solve the
| : mysterious death of a soccer coach and discover who stole the famous
Pink
| : Panther diamond. The entertainment world will be watching to see if
Martin
| : can pull this one off.
When we went to King Kong, there was one of those "Be considerate of
others" public service announcements starring Steve Martin'>Steve Martin as Clouseau.
It was dreadful. I hope it is not a sign of what is to come in the Pink
Panther movie.
Betsy
|
| Apparently not, since the release date has been bumped back a couple
of
| times already. I think this is only an "interesting" film in the sense
| that "it will be interesting to see how bad this really is".
|
| : BASIC INSTINCT 2: RISK ADDICTION (Sony/March 31):
|
| : Sharon Stone's ice pick wielding seductress is back and this time
it's David
| : Morrissey's psychiatrist who gets lured into her dangerous sex
games. Call
| : it pure guilty pleasure, but the thought of Stone back to her old
tricks is
| : likely enough of a hook to get people into multiplexes.
|
| Oh puhleeze. She hasn't been a "name" star for years.
|
| : mission IMPOSSIBLE III
|
| : (Paramount/May 5):
|
| : Fresh from saving the world from Martians in last year's War of the
Worlds,
| : Tom Cruise prepares to tackle international terrorists as rogue
agent Ethan
| : Hunt. The release is timed to coincide with the birth of Cruise's
first
| : biological child, so he should grab every magazine cover in the
world for
| : this one.
|
| Not if he's going to use the opportunity to lecture people about
| Scientology and the evils of psychiatric drugs.
|
| : MIAMI VICE (Universal/July 28):
|
| : Last year's crop of big-screen versions of vintage TV shows were
major
| : critical and box-office disappointments, but this one is actually
promising.
| : Michael Mann, who created the original TV series, wrote and directed
this
| : film with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx as renegade vice detectives
Crockett
| : and Tubbs. Mann has set the story in modern-day Miami.
|
| "Promising" as in "the shoot is taking way too long and there are lots
of
| reports of conflict so this promises to be a stinker".
|
| Fiona
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Fiona McQuarrie wrote:
> : THE PINK PANTHER (Sony/Feb. 10):
> : bumbling French detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau. It's being billed as a
> : prequel to Seller's 1964 classic, with Clouseau having to solve the
> : mysterious death of a soccer coach and discover who stole the famous Pink
> : Panther diamond. The entertainment world will be watching to see if Martin
> : can pull this one off.
> times already.
And the trailer is dreadful.
> I think this is only an "interesting" film in the sense
> that "it will be interesting to see how bad this really is".
Pretty much...
> : BASIC INSTINCT 2: RISK ADDICTION (Sony/March 31):
> : Morrissey's psychiatrist who gets lured into her dangerous sex games. Call
> : it pure guilty pleasure, but the thought of Stone back to her old tricks is
> : likely enough of a hook to get people into multiplexes.
Hard to see how she will top her BI: 1 antics, as well...g!
> : Tom Cruise prepares to tackle international terrorists as rogue agent Ethan
> : Hunt. The release is timed to coincide with the birth of Cruise's first
> : biological child, so he should grab every magazine cover in the world for
> : this one.
> Scientology and the evils of psychiatric drugs.
Maybe he should play the villian in this instead...;) If ever a
franchise would be excused for using the old "evil twin" cliche...
C.
**
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"Rick in Oz" wrote in
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> TRISTAN & ISOLDE (Fox/Jan. 13):
With his persona as the reincarnation of James Dean, Franco is perfect
for the role. Look for success if the writing is good and Sophia takes
of her top.
> THE PINK PANTHER (Sony/Feb. 10):
The buzz favors Mark Twain Award winning Martin to hit paydirt with this
film. OTOH, doing yet another story about how the Pink Panther diamond
gets stolen is a mistake. Seller's last two PP films did not involve
the jewel, and they were tours de force. I will never forget Inspector
Dreyfuss' winking and blinking eye as the dimensional transporter gun
made him disappear into an alternate universe. The greatest risk is
that 60 year old Martin will hurt himself in a pratfall.
> BASIC INSTINCT 2: RISK ADDICTION (Sony/March 31):
No pussy, no crowds.
> ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN (Fox/March 31):
Kid flick.
> MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III
Sadly, this will succeed, because the franchise has momentum. Even a
couch jump can't chase off the crowds, because there's no such thing as
bad press. I will try to hold off until it's on the $2.50 shelves, but
I'd sure like to impregnate Katie Holmes.
> THE DA VINCI CODE (Sony/May 19):
Blockbuster of the year, and with the American public schools incapable
of teaching science to our youth, Christianity just keeps getting bigger
and bigger. Too bad it's all a hoax. Sure Jesus had a daughter, but
her identity is lost to history, and everything else is made up. That
so-called scholar slipped a forged document into the archives, listing
all the keepers of the secret. Newton sure didn't do it, because he had
his hands full as His Majesty's Tax Collector.
> X-MEN 3 (Fox/May 26):
With the failures of Daredevil, The Hulk, Fantastic Four and Elektra,
Marvel adaptations are getting boring. The last time a non-horror
franchise lasted past two films, Sean Connery was trying to defuse an
atomic bomb in Fort Knox. But the all-star cast may be enough to save
the day, especially with the addition of proven commodity Kelsey
Grammer. Even money on both success and failure, 50/50, 1-to-1.
> THE OMEN 666 (Fox/June 6):
The Exorcist failed, and so will this. You can't succeed without a
monstrous villain like Michael Meyers, Leatherface, the Devils Rejects
or the psycho in Saw. Satan is just too big a villain to see and fear
on a personal level. There's six billion souls on Earth, and Satan
wants them all. Hollywood can only tell the story of five or ten souls
in 90 minutes. This will fizzle, like ever Omen sequel since the
original.
> CARS (Disney/June 9):
Fun for kids and adults. Pixar has a knack for finding good stories,
and we all know they can do breakthrough CG.
> SUPERMAN RETURNS (Warners/June 30):
Cross your fingers. With Marvel in a slump, it's DC's turn for a
resurgence.
> PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD'S MAN'S CHEST
Johnny Depp can do no wrong. Nobody seems to have noticed how creepy he
is, or perhaps, creepy is now fashionable, like nerdiness has become.
Will wonders never cease?
> LADY IN THE WATER (Warners/July 21):
Something doesn't feel right about this film. A nymph is a naked water
sprite, a sexual ceature, not a super-heroine. Elektra tried to do sex
and action, and look how badly it flopped. Since Unbreakable, Shaymalan
just can't seem to repeat his big score. He's a bronze age Marvel
zombie, which is only a good thing if he doesn't have a comic derived
theme. Otherwise, look for another near miss.
> MIAMI VICE (Universal/July 28):
You'll never find a better team than Don (The Pedo) Johnson and Philip
M. Thomas. PMT was the quintessential black sidekick, and Foxx just has
too much mojo to play second fiddle to anybody's lead. Look for Foxx to
steal the show and make it into a story that isn't the same one we loved
in the 80's. Now the white guy is the sidekick, and that might be ok,
but it won't be Miami Vice.
> MARIE ANTOINETTE (Sony/Oct. 13):
Lost in Translation bored the average movie fan into a coma, but like
Castaway and The English Patient inexplicably the critics loved it.
Nobody knows what's happening in the critics minds, and perhaps they're
as boring as these movies, but look for history to repeat itself.
> CASINO ROYALE (Sony/Nov. 17):
Been there done that, and saw another repetitive, uncreative action
film. It wouldn't be any good unless they hired Steve Martin to fill
Peter Sellers' shoes.
> CHARLOTTE'S WEB (Paramount/Dec. 20):
Kid flick.
> DREAMGIRLS (Paramount/Dec. 22):
Gay musical.
> THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES
Hollywood keeps trying to resurrect the western since Silverado, and
they keep failing. This will be no different. The west was won, the
frontier was conquered, and the Indians defeated. When Henry Ford
invented mass produced cars, the old west was lost into the nether
regimes of history, and modern boys see themselves as SF action heroes,
like Luke Syywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi, not as cowboys. The cowboy
genre is dead Jim, and it's not coming back.
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In alt.showbiz.gossip Rick in Oz wrote:
: http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2005/12/31/1374774.html
: Best flicks for 2006
: By LOUIS B. HOBSON -- Calgary Sun
[snip]
: THE PINK PANTHER (Sony/Feb. 10):
: Steve Martin steps into the giant-sized shoes of Peter Sellers to play
: bumbling French detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau. It's being billed as a
: prequel to Seller's 1964 classic, with Clouseau having to solve the
: mysterious death of a soccer coach and discover who stole the famous Pink
: Panther diamond. The entertainment world will be watching to see if Martin
: can pull this one off.
Apparently not, since the release date has been bumped back a couple of
times already. I think this is only an "interesting" film in the sense
that "it will be interesting to see how bad this really is".
: BASIC INSTINCT 2: RISK ADDICTION (Sony/March 31):
: Sharon Stone's ice pick wielding seductress is back and this time it's David
: Morrissey's psychiatrist who gets lured into her dangerous sex games. Call
: it pure guilty pleasure, but the thought of Stone back to her old tricks is
: likely enough of a hook to get people into multiplexes.
Oh puhleeze. She hasn't been a "name" star for years.
: mission IMPOSSIBLE III
: (Paramount/May 5):
: Fresh from saving the world from Martians in last year's War of the Worlds,
: Tom Cruise prepares to tackle international terrorists as rogue agent Ethan
: Hunt. The release is timed to coincide with the birth of Cruise's first
: biological child, so he should grab every magazine cover in the world for
: this one.
Not if he's going to use the opportunity to lecture people about
Scientology and the evils of psychiatric drugs.
: MIAMI VICE (Universal/July 28):
: Last year's crop of big-screen versions of vintage TV shows were major
: critical and box-office disappointments, but this one is actually promising.
: Michael Mann, who created the original TV series, wrote and directed this
: film with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx as renegade vice detectives Crockett
: and Tubbs. Mann has set the story in modern-day Miami.
"Promising" as in "the shoot is taking way too long and there are lots of
reports of conflict so this promises to be a stinker".
Fiona
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Sarah Jessica Parker's got a new attitude
Actress leaves Carrie behind with new role
By Lynda Gorov, Globe Correspondent | December 11, 2005
LOS ANGELES -- Don't get her wrong. Sarah Jessica Parker still adores
fashion. She still totters around on impossibly high heels. But she also has
a new wardrobe consultant, and he's one tough taskmaster.
James Wilkie Broderick prefers slacks to skirts, baggy to body hugging. Of
course, his muse also happens to be his mommy. James just turned 3, and
Parker can't resist whipping out her cellphone to show off the little man
who got her out of her strappy Manolo Blahnik sandals.
''My son has pretty strong feelings about what I wear and I think it has a
lot to do with what you're going to do," said Parker, beaming about her boy.
''My son likes it when I wear pants because that means I'm on the ground
with him, playing. . . . I still love beautiful clothes and getting dressed
up. But I don't go out very much, to be honest."
Carrie Bradshaw, the bar-hopping, bed-tumbling character Parker made famous
in ''Sex and the City," would no doubt blanch at Parker's current lifestyle.
Then again, Parker is all about distancing herself from the role that won
her a best actress Emmy and the adoration of fashionistas everywhere. Her
latest could not be more different.
In ''The Family Stone," opening Friday, Parker plays against type to the
point of uptightness. Even her hair is harsh: parted in the center and
pulled back into an unflattering bun. Parker's Meredith Morton is severe,
high-strung, and hard to like, much less love. She's the guest that the
Stone family openly disdains even before the brother played by Dermot
Mulroney proposes proposing marriage to her during the clan's annual
postcard-perfect Christmas get-together.
''I'm always surprised when people think I'm like the guy they see in the
movies," said Luke Wilson, who costars as the other brother. ''And then I th
ought she'd be just like Carrie Bradshaw. It just shows her range. She took
a real chance playing a character who seems so unappealing. People may not
expect it."
Regardless how fans react -- and she's admittedly anxious to find out -- the
role is exactly what Parker says she wanted and needed post-''Sex and the
City." Actually, it's almost a return to her roots. Until Steve Martin cast
her as wacky, sexy Sandee (that's SanDeE*, as she memorably put it in the
movie) in 1991's ''L.A. Story," Parker was more character actress than
ingenue, the self-deprecating best friend rather than the central beauty.
With her theater background -- she was a Broadway ''Annie" -- she has been
accustomed from the start to ensemble acting. ''The Family Stone," also
starring Claire Danes and Diane Keaton, among others, is certainly that.
''I'd been waiting a long time [for the right part and ] and had been
counseled to be patient and not panic and not do what was comfortable and
lucrative, which I would not be inclined to do anyway," Parker said. ''When
I read this , I felt this is exactly what I needed to do, as terrified
as I was of it. . . . I've never known anyone like Meredith, and I certainly
never played anybody like her."
Playing her was a relief. Although Parker, 40, calls herself a ''very happy
person" during her time playing the quintessential single woman on ''Sex and
the City," which ran from 1998 to 2004, she also recognized that at heart
she was ''a journeyman actor in the old-fashioned sense."
''I missed playing other people," she said. ''I missed the challenges of a
new role, new people, new circumstances. So it would have been foolish of me
to walk away from what [executive producer] Michael Patrick King was doing
so well to then do it in a less good way just because it paid well or was
easy. I'm lucky that I have people around me who said, 'Don't. Just wait.
Spend time with your son, be in New York, and see what happens.' "
What happened was ''The Family Stone," which generated enough good buzz that
its opening was pushed back from November to December, in part to take
advantage of the holiday motif. Writer/director Thomas Bezucha says that
Parker was the second person cast after Keaton and that they drew the other
cast members like magnets.
''I knew [Parker] had the chops and beyond," Bezucha said. Equally
important, he added, is ''the built-in willingness of the audience to follow
her on her journey, a built-in likability. . . . Meredith isn't a villain."
Still, she's far enough from Carrie Bradshaw that hard-core fans of the
fast-talking, foul-mouthed sex columnist may be surprised, or
disappointed -- although the New York girl they came to love does peek
through during one drunken dance scene. They might feel likewise if they met
Parker in person.
Known for an old-fashioned demeanor bordering on prudishness -- no nudity
despite all her bra baring on ''Sex and the City," no hard partying despite
her years as oft-rehabbed Robert Downey Jr.'s girlfriend, no cussing ever --
Parker is almost the antithesis of her best-known acting gig. In a pale pink
dress that grazes her knees and offers only a hint of black bra, Parker
appears almost demure, despite the Prada shoes. She's also soft-spoken,
considerate, and careful to point out that she understands how lucky she has
been. Long married to actor Matthew Broderick and mother to James, Parker
uses the word ''grateful" often and earnestly.
''This is the happiest time of my life, no doubt, no question," said Parker,
who at one point casually mentions how attractive she still finds her
husband. ''I hope [my son] knows that without feeling suffocated. You just
do the best you can do."
Parker comes from a sprawling Cincinnati family, and her desire for siblings
for her son is evident. (''I loved being pregnant." ''Just that moment of
birth, that's great." ''Oh, babies.") But she's also half-hoping he doesn't
have the family show-biz bug. She says she can't imagine how child actors
manage all the attention that comes their way today. At the least, she'd
like her son to finish high school. Then his choices will be his own. Her
own mother's rule concerned pierced ears: Parker could pierce hers when she
was of voting age or developed breasts, whichever came first. ''I was voting
first," she recalled with a fond laugh.
Parker's only rules concerning her career are to keep it varied, and keep to
what she calls her moral compass. She says she wants to play parts that show
she isn't afraid of risks. To that end, she recently wrapped ''Spinning Into
Butter," a small-budget, race-relations drama set on a New England college
campus and based on Rebecca Gilman's Broadway play of the same name. (Parker
plays the dean of students.) Also coming is the more mainstream ''Failure to
Launch," a romantic comedy costarring Matthew McConaughey, People magazine's
latest ''Sexiest Man Alive." Parker also put in a day or two on ''Strangers
With Candy," an as-yet unreleased movie co-written and starring her good
friend Amy Sedaris. Hubby Broderick makes an appearance, too.
''She's a friend of mine, and she made us sign IOUs two years before it was
even made: I hereby give my life to Amy Sedaris and will do whatever she
asks of me," Parker said. ''And you have to keep your word."
If that's the case, Parker's fans can expect her to entertain them and also
sometimes make them uncomfortable. Gap endorsements and namesake perfume
(Lovely: Sarah Jessica Parker) aside, she has no intention of replaying
ultra-hip, always hot Carrie Bradshaw. Count on it.
© Copyright 2005 Globe Newspaper Company.
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"FearTurtle 2" wrote:
> Wonder if she would say the same thing about Steve Martin'>Steve Martin and Claire Danes
> in "Shopgirl"....???
Paglia doesn't have to say it. Salon.com's review of "Shopgirl" said it
already:
The subtitle to the review:
"Is there anything more torturous than watching a waxwork Steve Martin'>Steve Martin
woo Claire Danes?"
About his performance:
"Is Ray (Martin's character) a damaged divorce who falls in love with
Mirabelle (Danes' character), after his own fashion, but can't express
his feelings? I guess that's the idea, but you can't really tell. He
could also be planning to add her to his collection of chopped-up
girlfriends beneath the pool. He could be a narcoleptic. He could be the
reanimated corpse of Richard Nixon, nervously sweating embalming fluid.
He could be shot so full of Botox it's a wonder he can speak at all."
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Wonder if she would say the same thing about Steve Martin and Claire Danes
in "Shopgirl"....???
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> Camille on Madge: snips and various quotes from two Salon articles:
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Heather Graham's recipe for love
Film lets actress have her Cake and eat it too
By LOUIS B. HOBSON - Calgary Sun
Heather Graham is a confirmed romantic. "I believe in love. What else is
life for if it isn't for love," says Graham.
For Graham, romantic love "begins with a love for yourself. You can't love
another person properly if you don't love yourself."
Though she is not currently in a relationship, Graham is adamant she has not
given up on romance.
"In the past I tended to date creative people," says Graham, whose former
boyfriends include actors James Woods, Kyle MacLachlan, Elias Koteas, Heath
Ledger, Benicio del Toro, Matthew Perry and Josh Lucas as well as directors
Jon Favreau, Stephen Hopkins and Chris Weitz.
"I think it's time I branched out."
She has been on several magazines' most beautiful and most sexy people
lists.
For Graham it's "usually a man's eyes that I find sexy. You see something in
a guy's eyes that draws you in. What I find even more sexy is the chemistry
you develop with another person."
What has Graham talking about love is her new romantic comedy Cake opening
across Canada tomorrow.
Graham plays Pippa McGee, a free-spirited, relation-phobic travel writer who
is forced to edit a wedding magazine.
"I've attended my share of weddings lately because a lot of my friends are
at the marrying age. You attend enough weddings and you begin to feel you're
supposed to be following suit."
Having been a bridesmaid numerous times, Graham has found that bridesmaids'
dresses are, more often than not, truly hideous.
"I think it's intentional. It's supposed to be the bride's day so nothing
can upstage her."
The one thing Graham does share with Pippa in Cake is the woman's
fascination with travel.
"I've been to India, China, Tibet and Russia. Travel is one of the best
perks of being an actor."
Another perk is getting to work with actors she once admired from afar.
"I never thought I'd get to act with Steve Martin and then along comes
Bowfinger. I just finished filming Bobby, a story of the assassination of
Robert Kennedy written and directed by Emilio Estevez. It's a huge ensemble
piece with Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Elijah Wood, Helen Hunt, Lindsay
Lohan, Sharon Stone and Meryl Streep."
Even Graham can't believe she's been acting for 18 years.
"It's crazy. It's weird. I can't believe it at times. What's great is that
I'm getting to produce as well as act," says Graham, who is an executive
producer on Cake and a producer on her new TV show Emily's Reasons Why Not.
Her TV comedy has been picked up by ABC to be one of four shows to fill the
spot vacated by Monday Night Football is headed for ESPN next year.
Though Emily's Reasons Why Not will premiere on Jan. 6, it will only begin
filming Dec. 1.
"It's really exciting to be part of the complete creative process of a
project as I was with Cake and I am with Emily. You get to offer your
suggestions on music, s and casting."
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Another chance for Rusty and Nic to co-star
Sophie Tedmanson
November 25, 2005
EUCALYPTUS may have fallen over, but Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman will
team up again for a new Australian movie directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Crowe confirmed the casting ahead of his role hosting this weekend's
Australian Film Institute awards in Melbourne.
The film is rumoured to be a Gone With The Wind-style Australian epic and
Luhrmann is believed to have already scouted locations, including a cattle
station south of Darwin and properties near the town of Cootamundra, in
central NSW.
Crowe would not say much about the film except that it was "magnificent",
that it would be financed by Fox and that it would not be shot in Victoria.
When asked if he and Kidman's characters would be romantically involved,
Crowe smiled and said: "Could be."
Luhrmann was not available for comment yesterday, but in September he told
The Australian he was close to deciding which of three film projects he was
working on would become his follow-up to Moulin Rouge.
A spokeswoman for Luhrmann said he was working on "three epics": Alexander
the Great, "the Australian epic and the European epic".
"At the moment, he is working on the Australian and European epics in
parallel," she said.
"He would be delighted if Russell and Nicole were to be involved in the
Australian epic."
Crowe and Kidman, who are close friends but have never made a movie
together, were last set to star in the film version of Murray Bail's
Australian novel Eucalyptus, which was postponed indefinitely days before
shooting was to begin in February.
Kidman is currently in the US filming the horror movie The Visiting, while
Crowe has returned from filming Ridley Scott's A Good Year in Europe for his
first gig as host of an awards ceremony.
He will host the weekend of AFI celebrations: tonight's craft awards
followed by tomorrow night's televised main awards and gala dinner.
Of his hosting style, Crowe said he admired Steve Martin when the US comic
actor first hosted the Oscars in 2001 - the year Crowe was named best actor
for Gladiator.
Crowe also said he would perform a new song called Testify tomorrow night
"to send everybody off to the after-show party with a bit of excitement".
Crowe, a multiple AFI award winner, said this year's revamp of the awards
was important to keep them relevant not just to the film industry but also
the public.
The actor seemed in good spirits despite "some life things I've had to deal
with" - such as his court appearance in New York last Friday, when he was
fined after pleading guilty to assaulting a hotel clerk.
Asked if he was happy with the outcome, Crowe said: "It brings things back
into perspective.
"Recently I got a $US160 ($217) court cost fine for something that would
have had more newsprint about it than some very specific and horrific things
that we should know about in our community. That's what I meant about
getting it into perspective."
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Jarhead, Chicken Little Can't Beat The Incredibles at the Box Office
Weekend Box Office Wrap-Up for November 4-6, 2005
By John Hamann
November 6, 2005
Top Ten for Weekend of November 4-6, 2005
Rank Film Number of Sites Percentage Drop Estimated Gross ($)
Cumulative Gross ($)
1 Chicken Little 3,654 New $40.1 $40.1
2 Jarhead 2,411 New $28.8 $28.8
3 Saw II 2,949 -46% $17.2 $60.5
4 The Legend of Zorro 3,520 -39% $10.0 $30.3
5 Prime 1,837 -15% $5.3 $13.5
6 Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 2,617 -22% $4.8 $23.8
7 Good Night, and Good Luck 657 New $3.1 $11.0
8 The Weather Man 1,510 -31% $2.9 $8.7
9 Shopgirl 493 New $2.5 $3.5
10 Flightplan 1,445 -15% $2.3 $84.5
I'm finally excited about a box office weekend, and my head is swimming with
questions. How long did we have to wait for this weekend? Is this just a
blip on the radar, or will studio films finally start to show some promise
prior to Christmas? Will a $40 million plus opening weekend for Chicken
Little put Pixar on the defensive or Disney? How many war films will we get
now that Jarhead opened to almost $30 million? And if the openers were so
big this weekend, why didn't this weekend beat last year's same weekend at
the box office? So many questions, so little column space.
The number one film of the weekend, after a very surprising virtual tie when
Friday grosses were released, is Chicken Little, finishing with almost $10
million more than second place Jarhead. Chicken Little, the first Disney
standalone CG product, grossed a not bad $40.1 million this weekend from
3,654 venues (expect it to drop below $40 million when actuals are released
tomorrow). It had a venue average of $10,970. While the start is slightly
better than expected (tracking had it grossing $35 million), Chicken
Little's opening is nowhere near same weekend grosses of Pixar's CG films,
as last year's The Incredibles opened to $70.5 million and 2001's Monsters,
Inc. debuted with $62.6 million. On the other hand, Chicken Little's opening
is much better than the 2003 Disney product Brother Bear (you barely
remember it, I bet). That one opened to $19.3 million over the same weekend
in 2003 and gives a definite indication towards what families are looking
for in animation. Unfortunately for Chicken Little, that's most likely where
the good news ends. Unlike all the Pixar films, Chicken Little is going to
suffer in the long term from poor reviews and word-of-mouth. Are you
surprised? Time Magazine certainly had no problem trumpeting this one, as we
saw incessantly from the TV ads (the quote sounded like something out of The
Manchurian Candidate "Chicken Little is the funniest, bravest, most
wonderful Chicken I've ever known"). While that is one opinion, a heavy
majority of the remaining critics gave it the finger. At RottenTomatoes, 90
critics saw Chicken Little, and only 33 recommended it. That's a very
negative 37%, but maybe kid word-of-mouth will bring that up a bit. Still, a
very large egg could still be laid here if there's a big drop next weekend.
On the business side of Chicken Little, things were much less expensive
compared to Pixar efforts. The Chicken cost Disney $60 million to make, but
they then spent another $8 million preparing for the 3-D side of this
release. On top of that, there was a heavy promotional push, especially
after reviews began to creep in. One thing I will say is that during last
week's episode of Survivor, Disney decided to push The Lion, The Witch and
The Wardrobe instead of Chicken Little. I think Disney will be happy with
open of Chicken Little and think of it as a good start; however, investors
will be looking at the long-term performance. Last year, even with The Polar
Express opening, The Incredibles dropped only 29% in its second weekend,
grossing over $50 million. I predict a drop in the high 30 percents or even
low 40s next weekend for Chicken Little, and then the egg will really drop
when Harry Potter 4 is released on November 18th (even Monsters, Inc. had a
heavy duty drop in the face of that behemoth). And people, if you are
thinking about selling your Disney stock because of this box office debut,
don't. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is going to be HUGE in December.
Second place, and even a bigger story than Chicken Little, is the surprise
debut of Jarhead, Sam Mendes' ode to the Marines. Tracking blew large on
this one, an embarrassment, as the pros were looking for little old Jarhead
with its 2,411 venues (about 1,200 less than Chicken Little), to gross
between $16 and $18 million. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Jarhead, from the masters
of marketing at Universal, grossed an outrageous $28.8 million this weekend.
This is simply huge. With its 2,411 venues, Jarhead had a venue average of
$11,924, a number usually reserved for blockbusters like Batman Begins
(first weekend venue avg. $12,635) or Terminator 3 (first weekend venue avg.
$12,569). The Universal marketing team has often had the knack of taking
something that wasn't destined to be a hit into a huge opener. For example,
Universal marketed The 40 Year-Old Virgin, starring no one, into a $20
million plus opener on the strength of a strong TV ad and trailer. Another
recent example is White Noise, starring Michael Keaton (who couldn't open a
peanut butter jar). Universal marketing turned that one into another $20
million plus opener. For Jarhead, Universal wisely jumped on the back of
Kanye West to get their open, along with an excellent tagline in "Welcome to
the Suck". TV ads were relentless for Jarhead and perfectly timed. The
marketing team was also up against some surprisingly negative reviews.
Jarhead only managed 65 positive reviews out of a possible 117 for a mixed
56% fresh rating. Jarhead wasn't a cheap film to make for the big U, as this
one cost about $70 million to make; however, any worries about spending too
much are gone, gone, gone.
The good news at the box office doesn't end with Jarhead either. Even with
two big openers, Saw II also did better than expected business this weekend.
Horror and sequels usually add up to bad news in terms of second weekend box
office, when horrible drops of up to 60% really come into play. Considering
that, Saw II's drop of 46% is an extremely big win, as the film earned
another $17.2 million this weekend after grossing over $31 million last
weekend and another $4.5 million on Halloween night. The $6 million feature
from Lions Gate has now grossed an outstanding $60.5 million, and could earn
as much as 15 to 20 times its production budget.
The Legend of Zorro quickly reminds us of what the box office has been like
during 2005. In its second weekend, the big Sony film grossed only $10
million (another estimate that will drop on Monday), as the shine has come
off the Zorro franchise. Down 39% from last weekend, the Antonio Banderas
flick has now earned $30.3 million. Look for this $80 million production to
gross about $60 million domestically but be saved from failure by overseas
and Latin American grosses.
Prime also manages to hold surprisingly well this weekend, as I expected it
to depart quite quickly. The Uma Thurman/Meryl Streep comedy must have
struck a chord with audiences, as Prime grossed $5.3 million, down a tiny
15%. Still not a win for Univesal, Prime has now earned $13.5 million.
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, the horse movie with Dakota Fanning, also
managed to hold surprisingly well this weekend. Last weekend DreamWorks
added 484 venues to Dreamer's run; this weekend, they added another 126. The
move seems to be working. Last weekend Dreamer dropped 33% and grossed about
$6 million. This weekend Dreamer dropped 22% and earned $4.8 million. Now,
DreamWorks has turned Dreamer into a small word-of-mouth hit - it was never
going to be an opener it needed to be a legs film - it now has $23.8 million
in the domestic kitty, and should finish above its domestic budget, around
$30 million.
Good Night, and Good Luck moves into the top ten this weekend, despite
having a quarter the screens as some of its competition. The film, which
pits Edgar R. Murrow against Joe McCarthy, grossed $3.1 million from 657
venues, giving it a strong venue average of $4,718. The George Clooney piece
cost Warner Independent Pictures about $7 million to make, and already after
a few weekends of limited release, Good Night has already earned $11
million.
The Weather Man finishes eighth this weekend, as it couldn't pick it up
after last weekend's disappointing debut. The Nic Cage feature grossed $2.9
million in its sophomore frame, a drop of 31% compared to last weekend. The
$20 million Paramount feature has now grossed $8.7 million.
Shopgirl, the Steve Martin film based on his book, lands in ninth this
weekend, despite having only 493 venues to work with. Shopgirl earned $2.5
million this weekend, and finishes with a venue average of $5,119. BOP will
have a lot more on Shopgirl next weekend, when Buena Vista adds more
screens.
In tenth is Flightplan, the Jodie Foster film that won't go away. Flightplan
earned $2.3 million this weekend, down 15% from last weekend. Flightplan,
another Buena Vista product has now earned $84.5 million.
Overall, it's nice to have some good news to report this weekend. Still, we
have to remember that last year this same weekend saw The Incredibles open
to over $70 million. That helped the top ten reach a lofty $132 million. The
top ten estimates this weekend earned an amazing $117 million, not only on
the strength of the openers, but also from some decent holds this weekend -
holds we haven't seen for many moons. My concern, though, is the reviews the
big openers got this weekend; if they fade quickly, November 2005 will be
another month lost to last year.
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