[image-1]A 15 minute Dr. Strange Movie? Come on, Marvel: In an effort to expand their dominance, Marvel is mulling over a few short films to introduce some of its less-known characters, like Doctor Strange (left). The idea is that if the short is popular, it would spawn a mega blockbuster … you know, like Fantastic Four.
Award season to conclude … in January? There was talk this week about the Oscars, and not just because Toy Story 3 established itself as an early favorite. The big talk was about moving the Oscars telecast from late February to the middle of January in an effort to shrink the (rapidly becoming destructive) awards season. Now, if they'd only cut the length of the show …
Joan Rivers manager demands a fee for her career resurrection: As discussed during this week's Reel Projections podcast segment on Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, the new documentary playing at the Tampa Theater this weekend, there is news about a central figure in the film. It seems Rivers' manager is suing the comedian for $179,000, because that is what he is due for resurrecting her career. (If you've seen the doc, you know there are two sides to this story.) I’m sure Rivers could come up with something funny to say, but this is mostly just tragic.
[image-2]Olyfantastic as Snake Plissken? Breck Eisner has been charged with remaking John Carpenter's legendary film, Escape from New York. The one problem, however, is who do you get to replace Kurt Russell as the iconic Snake Plissken? That’s a big problem, but Eisner thinks he has his man in Justified’s Timothy Olyphant. He’s proven he can be the western guy, but can he rock an eye-patch?
CL Exclusive – Rabid Movie Review – Toy Story 3: The Rabid One saw Toy Story 3 and said it rocked. If you haven’t read the review yet, what are you waiting for?
CL Exclusive – Interview with Janeane Garofalo: Joe Bardi got a chance to talk with the comedian and actor about her standup, upcoming movie work and some interesting comments she made regarding religion and the president which got the The View crew all riled up. This interview is a must-listen.
Box Office Breakdown:
1. Toy Story 3 - $109 million
2. The Karate Kid - $29 million
3. The A-Team - $13.8 million
4. Get Him to the Greek - $6.1 million
5. Shrek Forever After - $5.5 million
6. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - $5.3 million
7. Killers - $5.1 million
8. Jonah Hex - $5.1 million
9. Iron Man 2 - $2.7 million
10. Marmaduke - $2.65 million
Trailer of the week:
The Green Hornet - Starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou.
