Archive for November 2009

Weekend Box Office November 27-29, 2009

Nov 30th, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: Box Office, News

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Nielsen Ratings November 9-15, 2009

Nov 29th, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: News, Nielsen

Source: The Nielsen Company



Universal releases two-disc Collector’s Edition for Apatow’s FUNNY PEOPLE

Nov 24th, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: Home Entertainment

Universal Pictures | 2009 | Rated R | 146 minutes | List price: $29.98 | Get it for less at Amazon

FUNNY PEOPLE, the third feature film from writer and director Judd Apatow, whose last two outings, THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN and KNOCKED UP, solidified his status as a comedic hit-maker, has unfortunately fallen short, [...]



Even adorable puppies cannot save the travesty of SANTA BUDDIES: THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS

Nov 24th, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: Home Entertainment

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | 2009 | Rated G | 88 minutes | List price: $39.99 | Get it for less at Amazon

The next movie in the wildly successful live-action, talking dog series, AIR BUD and the subsequent AIR BUDDIES movies, SANTA BUDDIES: THE LEGEND OF SANTA PAWS, follows the adventures of Puppy Paws, [...]



THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON has monumental opening weekend

Nov 23rd, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: News

The second film in the TWILIGHT franchise, which will have audiences split as they root for Team Jacob and his band of werewolves or Team Edward and his fellow vampires, opened with a staggering three-day total box office of $142,839,137, landing it as the third highest grossing opening of all time behind only 2008’s THE [...]



Weekend Box Office November 20-22, 2009

Nov 23rd, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: Box Office, News

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You can’t keep a good comedy down: “SCRUBS” comes to blu-ray

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: Home Entertainment

ABC Studios | 2009 | 414 minutes | List price: $54.99 | Get it for less at Amazon

“Scrubs,” the innovative and quirky comedy from Bill Lawrence and starring Zach Braff (GARDEN STATE), has been tested time and time again as it has been threatened with cancellation, cancelled but then renewed, and finally, juggled from one [...]



Three films of Kevin Smith are highlighted in a new blu-ray box set

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Entertainment | 2009 | List price: $89.99 | Get it for less at Amazon

With his directorial debut with CLERKS in 1994, Kevin Smith helped define the independent film genre and introduced fans to his trademark rapid fire dialogue with its numerous pop culture references and his small ensemble casts that serve to [...]



Now on DVD, Bruno still a no go

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: Home Entertainment

Universal Pictures | 2009 | Rated R | 83 minutes | List price: $29.98 | Get it for less at Amazon

“Vas up? I’m Brüno!” proudly proclaims Sacha Baron Cohen’s flamboyant fashionista to open the comedian’s latest film, BRUNO. Brüno, the extravagantly gay Austrian fashion reporter, sets out to seek his fame in America, [...]



Microbudget PARANORMAL ACTIVITY surpasses $100M

Nov 16th, 2009 | By Allan Given | Category: News

The ultra high budget 2012 opened with incredibly strong numbers, pulling in $65M on its opening weekend while both COUPLES RETREAT and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY surpassed the $100M mark.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY has now become the top grossing R-rated thriller in the past decade. “What is truly amazing about PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is the depth of [...]