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Entries from February 2009

News Briefs

February 25th, 2009 · No Comments

According to E! Green Lantern, about the ring-bearing Justice League of America member of DC Comics fame, is in the script stages. No cast or director has yet been announced. Brothers & Sisters star Dave Annable will join American Idol alum Katharine McPhee in Wedlocked. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the romantic comedy will center on [...]

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Weekend Box Office For February 20 – 22

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

#1 Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail from Lionsgate debuts at #1 this weekend earning $41 million in 2032 theaters. Budget for Madea is unknown. #2 Coraline from Focus rises to #2 this weekend earning $11.4 million, bringing total earnings to $55.7 million. Coraline showed in 2155 theaters. Budget for Coraline is unknown. #3 Taken [...]

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News Briefs

February 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Adam Green’s Frozen has attracted its three leading actors. According to THR, Kevin Zegers ( Dawn of the Dead ), Shawn Ashmore ( The Ruins ) and Emma Bell will star as college students stranded on a chairlift on a New England ski slope that has closed. The trio are forced to make life and [...]

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Weekend Box Office For February 13 – 15

February 16th, 2009 · No Comments

#1 Friday the 13th from Warner Bros. debuts at #1 this weekend earning $42.2 million in 3105 theaters. Budget for Friday the 13th was $19 million. #2 He’s Just Not That Into You from Warner Bros. drops to #2 this weekend earning $19.6 million in 3175 theaters. Budget for Not That Into You is unknown. [...]

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BSP Episode 085: Die Hard and Die Hard 2: Die Harder

February 15th, 2009 · No Comments

This one starts a bit different.  If you are ever able to come online on Wednesday evenings and listen in to the livestream of our recording sessions, you might hear a bit of off topic banter by whomever is on the show that night.  Sometimes the chatter is meaningless to anyone other than the two [...]

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News Briefs

February 11th, 2009 · No Comments

According to E! casting agents for New Moon, the second film in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series, recently held an open call in Vancouver and where so overwhelmed at the response that they closed the doors at noon. The line began forming at 5 a.m. and soon stretched for blocks with fans coming from as far [...]

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Weekend Box Office For February 6 – 8

February 9th, 2009 · No Comments

#1 He’s Just Not That Into You from Warner Bros. debuts at #1 this weekend earning $27.4 million in 3175 theaters. Budget for Not That Into You is unknown. #2 Taken from Fox drops to #2 this weekend earning $20.3 million in 3184 theaters. Budget for Taken is unknown. #3 Coraline from Focus debuts at [...]

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Theatrical Review: Push

February 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Since World War II, the United States government has been recruiting various people with psychic abilities to be a part of The Division. Now something that The Division needs has been tracked to Hong Kong, and there The Division contacts an ex-patriate named Nick Gant in trying to find it. Nick has the power of [...]

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BSP Episode 084: The Shawshank Redemption

February 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Adam calls this the greatest movie ever made.  What does Tony think? We’ve often joked about being the Recently Dead Guy Podcast.  Who would have thought that the day I post this episode that I see this article just minutes before I being typing up these sparse notes. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/07/obit.whitmore/index.html Rest in Peace, Brooks.

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BSP Episode 083: The Back to the Future Trilogy

February 4th, 2009 · No Comments

In this episode we discuss the Back to the Future Trilogy. More episodes coming VERY soon. If you can, don’t forget to join us every Wednesday night on ustream.tv  to listen to us record the episodes live. The direct link is here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/back-seat-producers We claim to start at 9 PM Central, but it normally starts [...]

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