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SHOWBUZZDAILY FORECAST: OSCARS 2012 – IT’S NEVER TOO SOON

Posted February 27, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> Moving on… As we all know, last night was the Rise Of the Planet Of the Black-and-White Silent French People.  For some of us, this was not good news.  But there’s always next year!  Which means this year.  So let’s see what’s on the horizon for the 2012 Academy Awards: Harvey Weinstein seems to […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE 3/31/12

Posted April 1, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, THE HUNGER GAMES (Lionsgate/Summit) had an exceptional Saturday bump of almost 40%, giving it $26.2M for the day and a probable weekend of $63-65M.  If these numbers hold, Hunger Games would have the #5 2nd weekend of all time, behind only Avatar, The Dark Knight, Shrek 2 and […]

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Win Win”

Posted March 24, 2011 by Mitch Salem

  Worth a ticket.   Tom McCarthy has been carving a modest but very impressive niche for himself in the indie film universe. His films The Station Agent and The Visitor were both superbly written and performed, and he takes a small step toward the commercial mainstream with the new WIN WIN. Paul Giamatti stars […]

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Straw Dogs”

Posted September 16, 2011 by Mitch Salem

    STRAW DOGS:  Watch It At Home – Pointless In Every Way   Forget about the artistic comparisons, the insult to film history, and the lack of respect to a great filmmaker no longer with us.  There’s not even a commercial reason to remake Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 STRAW DOGS.  The title is virtually valueless […]

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Young Adult”

Posted December 8, 2011 by Mitch Salem

YOUNG ADULT: Worth A Ticket – Theron + Oswalt = The Real Thing   Charlize Theron plays the hell out of her character Mavis Gary in the new YOUNG ADULT.  Theron has had a curious Hollywood career, with the usual big-budget flops (remember Aeon Flux?) mixed with a clearly wholehearted commitment to difficult, independent projects […]

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Lorax”

Posted March 5, 2012 by Mitch Salem

    THE LORAX:  Not Even For Free – A Seussian Mess   It may not be pretty, but surely it’s true–Credit must go where credit is due.  In this case, that means the Universal Pictures Marketing Department, which as it turns out has done a splendid job these last few weeks of hiding just […]

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NORA EPHRON (1941-2012)

Posted June 26, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  Nora Ephron never won an Oscar, although she was nominated for 3 of her screenplays (for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally… and Sleepless in Seattle).  With the exception of Silkwood, she didn’t write or direct Oscar-type movies–gravitas wasn’t her thing.  Ephron, who died today at the age of 71, was a proponent of light, […]

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WEEKLY BOX OFFICE ACTUALS & YEAR TO DATE: July 23-29

Posted July 30, 2012 by Mitch Metcalf

A fairly forgettable week at the box office — two new films open to little business and Dark Knight Rises continues to lead the pack, although at a significantly slower pace than its predecessor The Dark Knight. The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between July 23 and July […]

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