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Entries from November 2008

Theatrical Review: Transporter 3

November 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Yet again, transporter Frank Martin finds himself in another dangerous situation, this time holding the daughter of a Ukrainian Prime Minister in tow, while an “evil corporation” is negotiating with him (the Prime Minister) to store their environmental waste, against his wishes, of course. The only catch, Frank and the girl, Valentina both have explosive [...]

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News Briefs

November 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) has signed on to play Sho’nuff in a remake of Berry Gordy’s 1985 cult classic, The Last Dragon, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The plot focuses on a Bruce Lee-obsessed martial-arts student who masters the power of “the glow” and faces off with the neighborhood heavy. As originally played by [...]

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Weekend Box Office For November 21 – 23

November 24th, 2008 · No Comments

#1 Twilight from Summit dominates the weekend bringing in $70.5 million. Twilight showed in 3419 theaters. Budget was $37 million. #2 Quantum of Solace from Sony drops to #2 this weekend bringing in $27.4 million, down 59%, bringing its two week total to $109.4 million. Solace showed in 3481 theaters, thats up 7. Budget was [...]

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BSP Episode 080: 300

November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Darren, designer of logos and writer of reviews, joins Tony and Adam to discuss Frank Miller’s 300, the movie version. With this episode we FINALLY release the much talked about new logo for Back Seat Producers. We’ve got awesome black t-shirts for sale that feature the new logo in red ink on the front and [...]

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BSP Special Episode 07: An Interview with Geoff Gerber – Savior of Super Heroes

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

This is a very special interview that Tony and Adam (and Phil) conducted with Geoffrey Gerber.  Geoff is an Intellectual Property Attorney who specializes in Comic Books. The information here doesn’t specifically lend itself to film, but it’s such an amazing and interesting interview that does have ramifications in all of fiction and creators rights. [...]

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News Briefs

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Variety has reported that Twentieth Century Fox is gearing up to continue its X-Men franchise with a younger set of mutants. The studio has tapped Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz to write X-Men: First Class. Schwartz, the creator and executive producer of CW’s teen hit as well as Fox’s youth-centric The Oc and NBC’s Chuck, [...]

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Weekend Box Office For November 14 – 16

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

#1 Quantum of Solace from Sony takes the #1 spot this weekend bringing in $70.4 million. Solace showed in 3451 theaters. Budget was $200 million. #2 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa from Dreamworks drops to #2 this weekend bringing in $36.1 million, down 42%, earning a total of $118 million. Madagascar showed in 4065 theaters, up [...]

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Theatrical Review: Quantum of Solace

November 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Literally taking place right on the heels of Casino Royale, James Bond is seeking revenge on the killers of Vesper Lynd, and through his last suspect, Bond and M discover a far greater threat, that of a new group called Quantum, who even has an operative placed right in MI-6. Bond’s investigation leads him to [...]

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BSP Episode 079: Horror Movies

November 13th, 2008 · No Comments

In this week’s show, Allen Sale of the Astral Audio Experience joins Tony and Adam for a discussion about Horror Movies. We discuss the differences, as we seem theme between slasher, horror, and suspense. We also discuss some thoughts send to us on the topic by Author Elizabeth Donald.  Elizabeth knows a thing or two [...]

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News Briefs

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments

WENN reports actor George Takei is heading into the Australian jungle. Takei is set to star in the British reality show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The 71-year-old actor has agreed to appear in the TV programme which will been seen on U.K. screens later this month. The competition sees a group [...]

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