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Narnia's Prince Gallops Away With the Box Office
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian handily won the top stop at the box office over the weekend, though it failed to bring in as much as the first Narnia film did in 2005.
In the "yikes" department, Speed Racer (already struggling at the box office) dropped from third place to fourth, only earning an estimated $7.6 million this weekend. Iron Man continued to set records, holding strong at second place while What Happens in Vegas took third.
Box Office: Iron Man Continues to Soar
Update: As of this afternoon, What Happens in Vegas beat out Speed Racer for the No. 2 spot at the box office, Variety reports.
It will come as no surprise to the majority of movie critics who screened Speed Racer that the highly anticipated Wachowski brothers' flick had a disappointing opening weekend.
Speed Racer: One Long Hangover
My eyeballs hurt. My head hurts. I feel tired.
What to Download: New Music on iTunes
Tuesdays are big in entertainment-ville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So starting today, I'll be taking a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and picking out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. Some inaugural selections:
Calling all cool cats: The Last Shadow Puppets is a side project band of Alex Turner from Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane from The Rascals.
Link Time! 4/29
- TV Squad wants to know why some people seem to hate Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
- Cinematical wonders how you feel about it when famous people play themselves.
- You Ain't No Picasso has the video of Prince covering Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella.
- The TV Addict has a chat with Gossip Girl's Jessica Szohr.
- PopSugar wonders whether you love or hate Scarlett Johansson's new video for "Falling Down."
- Stereogum chats about Tegan and Sara's witty onstage banter, complete with video evidence.
- Seat42f has an interview with Moonlight star Jason Dohring.
- Speaking of Moonlight, Popwatch saw that show's shirtless opening scene last week and now wants to know about some of the other most gratuitous moments in TV history.
- The MTV Movies Blog talks to Emile Hirsch about whether a Speed Racer sequel is inevitable.
Upcoming Under-the-Influence Movies: Pineapple Express and Speed Racer
We just got a couple new full-length trailers for movies that, if watching them in a sober state, are pretty much . . .
Trippy New Trailer For Speed Racer
I have to say, Emile Hirsch was totally right when he told me during our interview that the Wachowski siblings' high-octane family action movie Speed Racer would be "pretty kooky. Pretty groovy. Very psychedelic."
Link Time! 12/6
- USA Today is featuring some of the new, vibrant, candy-colored photo stills from the Speed Racer movie.
- TV Bloggin has a steamier version of the Bones-Booth kiss.
- Jason Bateman continues to talk to MTV Movies Blog about the possibility of an Arrested Development movie, and this time he sounds quite hopeful.
- Stereogum has the Michel Gondry-directed video for Bjork's "Declare Independence."
- Need a laugh? Check out some bloopers from the British version of The Office, courtesy of Give Me My Remote.
- FilmExperience brings up a good point: If Juno is nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, it will be "the most youth-skewing entry" in a long time.
- TV Squad explains why things don't look good for Bionic Woman.
- Idolator has a new candy-colored video from The Pipettes.
Buzz News Roundup, 8/8
- Austin bar owner Brad Womack, 34, is the new "Bachelor," and the Futon Critic has the details.
- Nicole Kidman has signed on to star in a remake of the Colombian horror movie Al final del espectro, Variety reports.
- Our man Common scores his first No. 1 album on the Billboard charts.
- JJ Abrams' Star Trek has its navigator: Russian actor Anton Yelchin will play Chekov in the film, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- NME has the new details on Kanye West's upcoming Graduation album.
- ComingSoon reports that the sales of the high-definition 300 DVD have broken records.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, Carla Gugino has joined the hunky cast of Watchmen as Sally Jupiter.
- Newsday reports that "Jericho" fans are throwing a convention next month in Oakley, Kansas.
- TNT has ordered 15 more episodes of Holly Hunter's "Saving Grace," reports the Futon Critic.
- Warner Bros. announced today that they will release a Speed Racer video game based on the upcoming film (which was based on a cartoon series), ComingSoon states.
- FabSugar informs me that Jack White has had another baby.
Speed Racer: Shaft is Cast, Possible Chimp Abuse
Can you dig it?
Richard Roundtree, better known as the original Shaft, has been cast in Speed Racer, joining the likes of Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Emile Hersch, Matthew Fox and Christina Ricci. Recently seen playing Simone's father in NBC's "Heroes," Roundtree has otherwise spent his time lately in TV movies and miniseries.
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