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Tuesday
May232023

A Sigourney Weaver Top Ten

by Cláudio Alves

Back in April, Nathaniel wrote about Sigourney Weaver, arguing that her legendary career more than deserves Oscar gold. Maybe it's time for the Academy to give her an Honorary award since they don't seem especially keen on recognizing her recent output. Regardless, you can't argue that Weaver has significantly faltered in her craft, for the thespian's excellence is as apparent today as it was in her 1980s heyday. Indeed, both that article and its comment section were full of recommendations for those eager to explore the star's filmography. Inspired by them and the release of Paul Schrader's Master Gardener in theaters, I decided to do just that, enjoying a SigWeavie marathon that doubled as research for this actress-y top ten.

Continuing the tradition established with the Nicolas Cage top ten, I shall exclude Weaver's Oscar-anointed work because there's plenty written about them already. In each case, she delivered superior work to the Academy's chosen victor, showcasing the sheer range of her talents as she did so...

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Monday
Nov222021

Busting Ghosts and ignoring King Richard

What did you see this past week/weekend?  Will Smith's bankability was yet another victim of Warner Bros decision to release all their movies day and date on HBOMax this year. Without the visual effects spectacle audiences crave, King Richard was one of the superstar's smallest openings despite being a crowdpleaser. Alas, minus the crowds.

Weekend Box Office
November 5th-7th
🔺 = new or expanding | ★ = recommended
1-5 6-10
GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE BELFAST
1 GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE 🔺  $44 
6 VENOM LET THERE BE CARNAGE 🔺$2.8 (cum. $206.5) 
2  ETERNALS  $10.8 (cum. $135.8) Nathaniel's Review 7 NO TIME TO DIE $2.7 (cum. $154.6) Deborah's Review
3 CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG  $8.1 (cum. $33.5)  8 THE FRENCH DISPATCH 🔺$970k (cum. $13.2)  Elisa's Review
4 KING RICHARD  🔺 $5.7 Christopher's Review, Nathaniel's Review 9 BELFAST  $940k (cum. $3.4) Nathaniel's Review

5 DUNE  ★ $3 (cum. $98.1) Elisa's Review 

10 RON'S GONE WRONG $888k (cum. $22) 

 

More box office notes after the jump...

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Wednesday
Jul102019

Showbiz History: Hound dog Kurt Russell and fishy Fiona Shaw

7 random things that happened on this day (July 10th) in showbiz history

1964 The Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" their 3rd studio album. Have you seen Yesterday the high concept musical comedy about a world without The Beatles in it? Only the title song from this particular album gets played in Yesterday

1981 It was a big weekend for Kurt Russell with two new movies in theaters...

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Friday
Jun082018

Showbiz History: Robert Preston Centennial, Audra's Sixth and More

Happy Robert Preston Centennial! He was born on this day in 1918 and went on to  screen immortality via The Music Man (1962, Tony win for the stage version) and Victor / Victoria (1982, Oscar nomination). Other famous films include: Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960), Mame (1974) and his last feature film The Last Starfighter (1984). We had planned a whole thing but this week has been bu-sy.

Here's what else was happening on this day in showbiz history...

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Saturday
Jul152017

Tweetweek: Aunt May, His & Hers Emmy Nods, Everything Being James Franco's Fault

Readers... I'm back from my critics retreat (which featured such spotty internet that I finally gave up on the internet altogether but the ability to focus without it was kind of amazing -- try it sometime) Regular posting will begin again Monday. Tonight please enjoy this roundup of amusing tweets as I try to catch up on news, emails, and social media. Yours truly, Nathaniel...  

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