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Entries from March 2010

BSP Episode 127: Swimming with Sharks

March 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Lazy show notes.
If you want to take part in the show-notes fun, email Tony and then look for the BSP show notes Waves on Google Wave.  It’s fun for all!

 
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Weekend Box Office: March 26-28

March 30th, 2010 · No Comments

#1 How to Train Your Dragon from Paramount/DreamWorks debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $43.7 million in 4055 theaters. Budget was $165 million.
#2 Alice in Wonderland from Buena Vista drops from #1 to #2 with a weekend gross of $17.7 million (-48.2%) in 3384 theaters (-355) . Total gross to date is [...]

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BSP Special Episode 10: Booster Seat Producers - Tiger Cubs!

March 29th, 2010 · No Comments

In this special episode, Tony takes his gear to, Booster Seat Producers host, Holden’s Tiger Cub meeting.  The boys learned about podcasting, audio recording and how to talk into a microphone (This is a lesson I wish I would have had when I started.)
This is a special episode and is outside of the regular format.

 
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BSP Episode 126: Gremlins

March 28th, 2010 · No Comments

So, yeah, we’re about 3 months late on our Christmas Special, but this is one of 13 episodes that we have recorded and are in the process of editing for release.
New episodes are recorded every Wednesday night and released when we get around to it.
More show-notes when someone on Wave provides the assist.

 
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Weekend Box Office: March 19-21

March 24th, 2010 · No Comments

#1 Alice in Wonderland from Buena Vista holds at #1 for a third week with a weekend gross of $34.1 million (-45.5%) in 3739 theaters (+11) . Total gross to date is $265.4 million. Budget was $200 million.
#2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid from Fox debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $22.1 [...]

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Theatrical Review: Repo Men

March 21st, 2010 · No Comments

In the near future (the time-frame isn’t really specified here), those in failing health and need new organs seek out the services of The Union. The Union offers artificial organs (called Artiforgs) at exorbitant prices with hard sell tactics. There’s just one catch: failure of payment means the company has the full right [...]

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Weekend Box Office: March 12-14

March 16th, 2010 · No Comments

#1 Alice in Wonderland from Buena Vista holds at #1 for a second week with a weekend gross of $62.7 million (-46.0%) in 3728 theaters (no change). Total gross to date is $209.3 million. Budget was $200 million.
#2 Green Zone from Universal debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $14.3 million in 3003 [...]

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Theatrical Review: Alice In Wonderland

March 14th, 2010 · No Comments

A very young Alice Kingsley relates her classic adventure in Wonderland to her father, chalking it all up to a dream, though a mad and wonderful dream. thirteen years later, Alice, who tells us that this is the only dream she’s had, is about ready to make some important life decisions, when she’s beckoned [...]

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DVD Review: 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments

In my quest to find a fight film to unseat Raging Bull as the greatest movie of all time (everybody take a drink—podcast joke people, come on!) I stumbled upon the 36th Chamber of Shaolin.
Originally titled “Master Killer” when it was released in the USA on VHS at some point after its Asian theatrical release [...]

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Weekend Box Office: March 5 - 7

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments

#1 Alice in Wonderland from Buena Vista debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $116.1 million in 3728 theaters. Budget was $200 million.
#2 Brooklyn’s Finest from Overture debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $13.3 million in 1936 theaters. Budget was $17 million.
#3 Shutter Island from Paramount drops from #1 to [...]

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Theatrical Review: Brooklyn’s Finest

March 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Three different officers in Brooklyn’s 65th precinct are dealing with their own desperation. We’re first introduced to Sal Procida, a detective who’s desperation to provide a good life to his family has led to his own corruption, committing murder and willing to steal drug money from various busts. We meet Clarence Butler, [...]

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Weekend Box Office: February 26 - 28

March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

#1 Shutter Island from Paramount holds at #1 with a weekend gross of $22.6 million (-44.8%) in 3003 theaters (+12). Total gross to date is $75.5 million. Budget was $80 million.
#2 Cop Out from Warner Brothers debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $18.2 million in 3150 theaters. Budget was $30 million.
#3 The [...]

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