BYOB Archive for August, 2008
BYOB – Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
BYOB – Travelin'
The floor is yours… for the moment…
27 Comments »BYOB – The Non-Political Movie One (Traitor Opens)
BYOB – The Political One (Nomination By Proclamation)
BYOB – Democratic National Convention Week
I’m not going to stop working, but while on a constant schedule of movies for TIFF and planning for the fest and watching the convention, I might be a little absent. Self-amusers are welcome… if asked for a touch of restraint.
103 Comments »BYOB – Slow Roll
Sorry for being distracted…
Three movies today in anticipation of Toronto… the beat goes on…
BYOB – Sunday
Not much more to say about the Sunday estimates… enjoying the TT excuses… of course, we all know that The Clone Wars underperformed as a result of the geek reverse embargo.
Still in NC, seeking the best BBQ. Had to come east to see Phelps win his seventh and eighth gold in real time.
Onward.
BYOB – 8138
I have the urge to weigh in on Paula Wagner, trying to balance out Crazy Nikki’s Wag-Wag Attack and Anne Thompson’s generous appraisal of all things Paula. The most interesting unturned rock to me is why Paula and Rick both got the boot/took the exit in the same few weeks. Odd.
But the truth is, this story is still all spin and little substance. And I don’t feel like speculating.
You have to wonder, however, who talked Team MaGMa into releasing Valkyrie in the most expensive release month of the year, a week after Will freakin’ Smith and Brad bearded Pitt, not to mention a perhaps-funny-for-a-change Jim Carrey arrive in the marketplace to rape and pillage.
Oh yes… it’s also head-to-head with Oscar hopeful Revolutionary Road and The Spirit, which may not seem to be the same demo, but will draw anyone interested in a little adult action.
Are they out of their bloody minds?
Perhaps they know they are dead and this is the most aggressive, really-we-love-it way of putting it out there and letting it die at the altar of bigger movies.
Even with that, they should at least open the thing on December 12 so that it has a week to breath.
God, I would love this movie to be good.
ADD, 6:42p – MGM’s press release on the date change just landed… the headline…
MGM ANNOUNCES CHRISTMAS RELEASE DATE FOR VALKYRIE
All I want for Christmas is a Nazi film… a Nazi film… a Nazi film…
All I want for Christmas is a Nazi film… so I can wish you Merry Heil Mass
(Oddly, the “christmas release” is on dec 26)
BYOB – Sloooooow
Did I mention that it’s a slow time of the year….
Whaddya got?
BYOB – Friday
I like Pineapple Express.
I wanted to love it.
Guess I should have been stoned.
It’s a movie that really demans no review. David Gordon Green did what he does. Apatow, Rogen, and Goldberg did what they do. James Franco gives one of the most memorable performances of the year, even if I kept finding myself thinking, “Seth & Evan were watching True Romance and said, ‘We want to see a movie about Pitt and Rappaport doing a deal, not Slater.” And thus… Pineapple Express!!!
Fun. Not too sticky.
My favorite pull-quote of the week is “No one’s going to listen to me. I’m just a guy with a big mouth and i just like to write every day.” Proud moments for the internets.
Sad to see Bernie Brillstein go. A good guy. Old school… but created some new ideas in his slot. Survived Brad Grey… unlike Paramount. A few great loyalties gave him a life of eventfulness.
Iron Man announces a Sept DVD release… to beat The Dark Knight out before their inevitable November date.
This weekend, it’s finally time to stay in for Chinese.