THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Immortals”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Whit Stillman’s “Damsels In Distress”
> Whit Stillman has one of the most distinctive voices in American film, and his 13-year absence from the screen barely shows in his new comedy DAMSELS IN DISTRESS; it feels as though, had it been made immediately after The Las...
THE BIJOU: Early Friday Boxoffice – 10/7/11
> Deadline has some preliminary numbers for Friday’s boxoffice, and as expected, REAL STEEL is headed for a weekend victory. Assuming that it gets the Saturday bump that usually goes to pictures targeted at family a...
THE BIJOU @ TIFF; Collected Reviews
>Click below for all SHOWBUZZDAILY‘s collected Toronto Film Festival reviews, in alphabetical order: 360 50/50 ALBERT NOBBS THE ARTIST BUTTER DAMSELS IN DISTRESS THE DEEP BLUE SEA THE DESCENDANTS DRIVE HICK THE IDES OF MA...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “30 Minutes Or Less”
30 MINUTES OR LESS – Watch It At Home: Doesn’t Deliver The frustration of 30 MINUTES OR LESS is that of all the R-rated comedies this summer, it was the one with the most original premise and promisi...
BIJOU BOXOFFICE: WEEKEND STUDIO SCORECARD – 11/20/11
> BREAKING DAWN PART 1: Although BD1 had greater declines on Friday (as opposed to Thursday midnight) and Saturday than New Moon did in 2009, Summit’s weekend estimate assumes exactly the same 34% drop for Sunday.&n...
THE BIJOU @ TIFF: The Road Begins
> In September, SHOWBUZZDAILY will be attending the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, for short). This is the first in an intermittent series of pieces about the experience of TIFF-ing. Every film festival has it...
THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding”
> I wasn’t aware that the Toronto Film Festival showed TV pilots until I caught a screening of PEACE, LOVE & MISUNDERSTANDING. As a pilot, Peace certainly has its appeal, with a strong cast that includes Jane Fo...
THE BIJOU: Boxoffice Footnotes – 9/17/11
> For all the wildly unexpected success of THE LION KING, Disney has limited boxoffice upside, because the new Blu-Ray hits the streets on October 4, and that’s not likely to be a date that can be changed. The Friday numb...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “I Don’t Know How She Does It”
I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT – Not Even For Free: You Don’t Want To Know The recent movie I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT most resembles is The Nanny Diaries, which is odd because it ...
THE BIJOU BIZ: Comedies Under Budget Pressure But Digital Distribution May Help
> An interesting story in today’s Los Angeles Times online looks at the business of making comedies these days. The article points out that while DVD revenue has collapsed for the comedy genre (all genres are down b...