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2013: THE MOVIE YEAR TO COME (October-December)

  Today we conclude our early look at 2013’s coming attractions.  (The line-up for January-March is here; April-June is here, and July-September is here.)  Once we start heading this far down the calender, however,...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY OSCAR WATCH: The WGA Nominations

  The Writers Guild of America, it should quickly be noted, operates under very strict eligibility rules, only allowing awards to go to films produced under WGA or WGA-affiliated contracts.  That disqualified a number of ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/3/12

This airing against no competition thing is fun! CBS:  On Thursday it was the Eye’s turn to be the only network with original regular programming, and as with NBC the night before, it provided some lovely numbers.  THE ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

2013: THE MOVIE YEAR TO COME (July-Sept)

  We continue our survey of the current schedule for Hollywood releases this year.  We’ve already looked at January-March and April-June; today we’ll see what late summer and early fall have in store.  (Octob...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/2/13

NBC comes up with a Wednesday night formula that works:  air against no competition. NBC:  With reruns on three other networks and a weak reality show on the fourth, NBC went to town on Wednesday night, with season highs galo...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

SHOWBUZZ OSCAR WATCH: Producer and Art Director Guilds Weigh In

  Two of the Guilds whose memberships overlap with the Motion Picture Academy issued their nominations yesterday.  The first and by far more important (and most eager–they accelerated their announcement by 24 hours,...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

NEW YEAR’S DAY BOXOFFICE: At the End Of the Day

  (Almost) everything shot up at the boxoffice on New Year’s Day, but one zoomed more than the rest:  DJANGO UNCHAINED (Weinstein/Sony) challenged THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (Warners/MGM) for the daily lead&#...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

2013: THE MOVIE YEAR TO COME (April-June)

  Yesterday we took a look at what’s coming to theaters in the 1st quarter of 2013 (read it here).  Today we’ll start to delve into the studio’s favorite time of year:  summer.  (August-September is he...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED NEW YEAR’S NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/1/13

The networks oh-so-slowly began to climb out of their holiday cave. NBC:  What did PARENTHOOD ever do to justify its treatment by NBC?  The show has been subject to every kind of indignity throughout its run, and last night t...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

2013: THE MOVIE YEAR TO COME (January – March)

  The rest of this slow week, as the studios bask in their holiday releases and the networks very gradually emerge from hibernation, we’re going to take a look at what 2013 has in store for us at the movies.  (April...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

NEW YEAR’S EVE BOXOFFICE: One Day More

  Movie ticket sales were down significantly on December 31, as audiences found other things to do with their New Year’s Eves, but the results still gave Les Miserables a symbolic turnaround, putting it back in 2d p...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 12/30/12

  OPENINGS:  DJANGO UNCHAINED (Weinstein/Sony) and LES MISERABLES (Universal) are both success stories, but Django has pulled away from Les Miz over the past couple of days, and should outpace the musical by the end of th...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY 10 WORST FILMS OF 2012

  The year’s Top 10 movies are here, and a variety of honorable mentions are here.  But now for something completely different… Along with the egg nog and tinsel, there’s a certain undeniable seasonal pleasu...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: Django Unstoppable

  It won’t be #1 for the full weekend, but the story on Saturday was DJANGO UNCHAINED (Weinstein/Sony), which–according to preliminary numbers at Deadline, at least–had its second straight day of splendid...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY 10 BEST FILMS OF 2012

  2012 was, in the end, a very good year for movies–or a a good half-year, more accurately.  With the studios continuing to load their best efforts into the festival- and awards-heavy fall and winter part of the cal...
by Mitch Salem