Archive for November, 2007
The Munchkins FINALLY Get Their Star!
Well, how ’bout that?! Nearly 70 years after the release of one of the most popular films of all time, 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, the actors that played the Munchkins of Munchkinland finally received a collective star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Seven of the surviving Munchkins were there to receive their star. Now [...]
Box Office Results for Thanksgiving Weekend 2007!
NOVEMBER 23 - 25, 2007
Rank
Film Title
Gross
Weeks
Cume
1
ENCHANTED
35.33
1
50.0
2
THIS CHRISTMAS
18.60
1
27.1
3
BEOWULF
16.24
2
56.4
4
HITMAN
13.04
1
21.0
5
BEE MOVIE
12.01
4
112.1
This is an interesting list of results. Three of the Top 5 are in the first week of release and two of which are also holiday movies.
Impressive at #1 is the critically acclaimed, Enchanted, a story that combines fantasy (in the form of animation) with reality and has [...]
Lisa’s Top 10 Holiday Movies of All Time….continued
I know some of you were waiting with bated breath. Here are my final four -
#4 Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
This is the Natalie Wood/Maureen O’Hara version. The innocence of Wood in her role is what pulls you in. She is so cute! Plus, it’s old-time Hollywood too and you can’t beat that either.
#3 [...]
Lisa’s Top 10 Holiday Movies of All Time (so far that is)
On a climactic moment on Thanksgiving Day, Santa made his entrance as the final presentation of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today Show quipped something along the lines of, “The holiday season has officially begun,” as Santa made his entrance. Now, I don’t know if Santa’s presence at the [...]
Rewind - March of the Penguins 2005
After a Thanksgiving holiday complete with a viewing of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC (a plug for the network here), a hearty Thanksgiving feast, and several hours of football, I was in the mood for something a little different. The choices were a bit slim. At first I was looking for [...]
Fred Claus - I Could Take It or Leave It
Admittedly, I walked into the theater last night with high expectations. I was enthusiastic that Fred Claus would be very similar to Elf. Remember Elf from a couple of years ago - that HUGE Holiday movie with Will Ferrell? The difference between Elf and Fred is that Elf was well-written and the story flowed. Fred [...]
Why the Name Change?
While I absolutely adore the history behind the original title, “We Let Lisa Loose At The Movies?” I did some thinking after my training with Terry Heaton, renowned blogger and industry extraordinaire, last week. He gave me some great advice about blogging that I have begun to implement with my Blog this week. [...]
Every Critic Needs a Rating System. Right?
I’ve been randomly throwing “stars” out there for the movies that I see and I got to thinking - it’s about high time I created my own unique system. As a former teacher, I thought about using an “A+, A, A-, etc.” type of system but then I re-evaluated that line of thinking, “You [...]
Weekend Box Office Results 11/9-11/11
Well, here they are:
NOVEMBER 09 - 11, 2007
Rank
Film Title
Gross
Weeks
Cume
1
BEE MOVIE
26.00
2
72.2
2
AMERICAN GANGSTER
24.32
2
80.7
3
FRED CLAUS
19.23
1
19.2
4
LIONS FOR LAMBS
6.71
1
6.7
5
DAN IN REAL LIFE
5.87
3
30.7
Courtesy of: Nielsen Box Office Charts
The first holiday movie of the season, Fred Claus, starring Vince Vaughn debuted at #3 behind Bee Movie and American Gangster, respectively. Gangster fell to #2 after [...]
Will the WGA Strike Affect You? It Depends…
For those of you that DIDN’T know, the Writer’s Guild of America is on strike. Why should you care? Truthfully. You shouldn’t…at least when it comes to your favorite flicks. The WGA strike really shouldn’t affect movie production. However, if you want your Jay Leno or David Letterman to be fresh and new, you can forget [...]
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