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Box Office Hell: March 8

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Our Players|Coming Soon|Box Office Prophets|Box Office Guru|EW|Box Office . com
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax |40.5|41.8|45.0|42.0|44.0
John Carter|29.2|34.9|27.0|26.0|25.0
Project X|9.4|9.4|9.0|10.0|11.3
Silent House|8.6|10.6|10.0|9.0|11.0
Act of Valor |7.5|7.5 |n/a|7.5|7.3

Critics Roundup – March 8

Friday, March 9th, 2012

John Carter |Yellow||Yellow|Green|Green
Silent House ||||Yellow|Yellow
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (limited) |||||Green
Friends with Kids (limited) |Yellow||Green|Green|
Footnote (NY, LA) |Green|||Green|
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (limited) |||Green|Green|
Sound of Noise (limited) ||||Green|
Attenberg (NY) |||Green|Green|

Sundance Review: Silent House

Friday, January 21st, 2011

I admit to being a bit paranoid about big spooky houses and things that go bump in the night. I can’t imagine that I would ever choose to live in a big, rambling old house so isolated from civilization that my cell phone wouldn’t work in an emergency. That’s just asking for trouble.

And if I did happen to find myself, as Sarah, the protagonist of Silent House does, dragged out to such a remote location by my dad and uncle to do some long overdue clean-up and remodeling of the dusty, long-neglected vacation estate where I spent much of my childhood, and the house had no electricity because rats had chewed through the wiring so we had to move about using only lanterns, and if I started hearing spooky noises like people walking around upstairs when no one else is supposed to be there? I think it’s unlikely I would go roaming through three stories of spooky, dark, moldy house investigating said noises. I would get the hell out of there in a New York minute.
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Sundance Dispatch: Good News, Bad News

Friday, January 21st, 2011

The good news was, I flew Southwest, where Bags Fly Free!(tm) So I was able to bring two bags. Major bonus, because that meant I could bring more boots! And a stash of food cheaper than it would cost me at The Market Formerly Known As Albertsons. The bad news was, my flight was delayed 90 minutes. The good news was, my ticket was Section B, so I scored a window seat. The bad news was, I was dozing as we landed, we had a rough landing, and I whacked the hell out of my head. It woke me right up, though. Memo to self: bring your travel pillow next time. And, we landed safely, also good news.
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