Tom Craven is a Boston police detective. His daughter, Emma, has returned home to take a little break from her job, seemingly. As Tom and Emma start to reconnect at their home, Emma begins to cough up blood. Tom is ready to rush her to the hospital and as they walk out the front door, [...]
Entries from January 2010
Theatrical Review: Edge of Darkness
January 31st, 2010 · No Comments
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Weekend Box Office: January 22 – 24
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments
#1 Avatar from Fox holds at #1 for with a weekend gross of $34.9 million (-18.3%) in 3141 theaters (-144). Total gross to date is $551.7 million. Budget is unknown. #2 Legion (2010) from Screen Gems debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $17.5 million in 2476 theaters. Budget was $26 million. #3 [...]
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Theatrical Review: Legion
January 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments
It’s December 23rd in an unspecified year (though the setting is obviously contemporary), and we discover that God has had it with the way humans are running the planet and decides that it’s now time for a cleansing and time to start all over. He sends an army of angels led by Gabriel to enact [...]
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News from the Back Seat Episode 001: Netflix, The Walking Dead and Spider-Man 4
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
Welcome to episode #1 of the first spin-off of the Back Seat Producers podcast. In this episode we discuss: Netflix has entered into an agreement with Warner Bros. to delay the release of New DVDs for rental in exchange for opening up the Warner’s back catalog for streaming. Frank Darabont is going to write and [...]
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Weekend Box Office: January 15 – 17
January 20th, 2010 · No Comments
#1 Avatar from Fox holds at #1 with a weekend gross of $42.7 million (-14.9%) in 3285 theaters (-137). Total gross to date is $493.2 million. Budget is unknown. #2 The Book of Eli from Warner Brothers debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $32.7 million in 3111 theaters. Budget was $80 million. [...]
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Theatrical Review: The Book of Eli
January 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment
You know, it’s sort of odd at the beginning of a new year for me when I see movies. Often in January, I’m seeing holdovers from the previous year that are now making their way into St. Louis, so really I might not start seeing actual movies intended for the new year’s release until late [...]
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BSP Episode 124: Fight Club
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments
We break the first rule of Fight Club. And the second. Hosts: Tony Darrell Darren Adam David Drinking Game Preparatory Count: 9 Drinks (You don’t get much when they’re on topic.) Drinking Game Participants Final BAC Estimate: Beer – .02 Wine – .04 Shots – .14 Note: This is a non-scientific estimate and shouldn’t be [...]
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Weekend Box Office: January 8 – 10
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments
#1 Avatar from Fox holds at #1 for with a weekend gross of $50.3 million (-26.6%) in 3422 theaters (-39). Total gross to date is $430.8 million. Budget is unknown. #2 Sherlock Holmes from Warner Brothers holds at #2 with a weekend gross of $16.5 million (-54.7%) in 3626 theaters (no change). Total gross to [...]
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Theatrical Review: Daybreakers
January 10th, 2010 · No Comments
In a brief ten-year period, an epidemic of vampirism has swept the planet, making most of the population vampires with a small amount of regular humans kept alive to be “farmed” and have their blood harvested for the rest of the population. Civilization has continued for the vampires, still living their regular lives, but making [...]
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Theatrical Review: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
January 9th, 2010 · No Comments
As our movie starts, we’re introduced to a strange little traveling sideshow attraction as it’s making it’s way through and setting up for a show near a pub area in London. We’re introduced to Doctor Parnassus himself, his daughter Valentina, a young man who acts as the “barker” for the show, Anton and Parnassus’ aid, [...]
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