May 27, 2008 -
Traditionally, Memorial Day weekend is very kind to Summer blockbusters, and this year was no exception for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. According to Variety, the return of the Steven Spielberg franchise was his biggest movie opening ever, hauling in an estimated $126 million over the four-day holiday.
While these results are a career high for Spielberg, the film itself did not break any box office records related to this holiday weekend or any other long weekend openings.
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May 06, 2008 -
OK everyone, last week's Caption It picture from Made of Honor had a lot of inherent humor to it, but you all took it to new levels with your witty captions!
Thanks to everyone for chipping in your ideas, but there can only be one winner! So here are your finalists:
- Before his comeback role on Grey's Anatomy, Patrick starred in a little known indie film Can't Buy Me Pants.
- In a bold career move, Patrick Dempsey will be leaving Grey's Anatomy to take on the role of Blair Waldorf's newest rival on Gossip Girl.
- "Is it just me, or is it a little McDrafty out here?"
- "Mental note: never tumble dry wool again."
- "I should have known better than to take career advice from Mel Gibson .
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May 05, 2008 -
It wasn't just comic book fans that lined up this weekend for Iron Man, it was everybody! And I mean, everybody. The film raked in an extremely impressive $104.2 million its opening weekend, which is a staggering amount for any studio, much less for the first title fully produced and paid for by Marvel Studios.
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May 03, 2008 -
- I can't tell you how much fun I had at the Tribeca Film Festival this year. In addition to making new friends, I saw some terrific (if quirky) movies, like The Wackness, Trucker, and Bart Got a Room. I also gave a word of warning for the bleak and disturbing Savage Grace which still makes me feel kinda icky.
- I saw The Life Before Our Eyes, a movie adapted from my April book club selection and I found the movie to be visually gorgeous but also puzzling.
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May 02, 2008 -
Here's the thing about Made of Honor: If one intends to make a weak, watery romcom that is essentially the remake of a preexisting movie (My Best Friend's Wedding) with the genders reversed, at the very least one should seek out a supremely charismatic lead actor. Patrick Dempsey's sniveling, whiny, soulless depiction of Tom, our womanizing protagonist, is just not entertaining. Sometimes he's downright annoying.
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May 01, 2008 -
Just today, Cinematical pondered a question I've been asking myself a lot lately: What could the title Made of Honor possibly mean?
As a pun on the term "maid of honor" (which is what Michelle Monaghan's character asks Patrick Dempsey's character to be in the movie), it doesn't actually work. As Cinematical points out, "a pun usually involves conflating two words or expressions that make sense in the same context and happen to sound alike.
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Apr 30, 2008 -
Welcome to the Caption It game on BuzzSugar! Every other Wednesday, I'll post a funny TV or movie photo here and challenge you to think of the most hilarious caption possible. I'll announce the finalists the following Tuesday, and you'll get to vote for the best caption; the winner will get a fabulous BuzzSugar T-shirt!
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Apr 23, 2008 -
As we ease out of the stark wintertime, which is often a sluggish time for great movie releases, we've got some fun-looking lighthearted fare coming out in the near future. Which comedy do you most want to see?
Note: I'm leaving off the Sex and the City movie because: a) it would win the poll, and b) I don't consider it a straightforward comedy like these, especially what with all the death talk.
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Apr 03, 2008 -
A few weeks ago, I told you about the contest in which engaged couples could enter to win a full-on wedding at the premiere of the upcoming movie Made of Honor and a European honeymoon. Most of you said you wouldn't even want to get married at a movie premiere, but over 1,800 couples felt differently. Now, the competition has been narrowed down to 18 couples and you can read each couple's love story on the movie's website.
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Mar 05, 2008 -
On paper (er, screen), the prize for this Made of Honor contest sounds really great. Engaged couples can enter to win "an extravagant wedding" held at the premiere for Made of Honor, the romantic comedy starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan, along with an equally "extravagant" honeymoon.
Couples have to submit their story of when they realized they were "made for each other" in order to be entered into the contest.
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