|
Watchers Watch
Commentary on Television, Film and Video Contact Us Film Releases Homepage Linking to Us Movie Books RSS Feed WWFeeds.com 
      
|
July, 2007 Archives | Homepage
Simpsons Rule the Box Office  The Simpsons Movie rocked the box office, making an estimated $71,850,000 in its opening weekend. In second place was I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, which made an estimated $19,063,000. That brings the film's gross to date to $71,610,000. In third place was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which made another $17,065,000, bringing its American gross to date to $241,771,000. Opening this weekend to disastrous reviews and box office was Lindsay Lohan's thriller, I Know Who Killed Me, which made an estimated $3,400,000. Also debuting this weekend was Who's Your Caddy?, which made a miserable $2,900,000. Posted on July 30, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Mary Louise Parker strikes a pose as Eve to promote the new season of her hit show Weeds. The Showtime series Season 3 premiere is on August 13th. Weeds has great reviews and now it has proven that its star has a great....smile. Ahem. 
Posted on July 27, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Tom Cruise is Claus von Stauffenberg  Well, this is downright eerie. On the left is the historical figure Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic German officer who led the daring "July 20" plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944. On the right is none other than Tom Cruise who is portraying Stauffenberg in the thriller Valkyrie. The movie is filming in Germany now, much to the fury of von Stauffenberg's family, who absolutely detest Tom Cruise because of his Scientology ties. Doesn't Cruise look like Von Stauffenberg? He's the spitting image. Posted on July 26, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati  I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry ruled
the box office this past weekend, making $34,233,750. In second place was the juggernaut that is the latest Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix which made $32,511,350, for an American gross to date of $207,866,865.
In third place was Hairspray, featuring John Travolta in drag, which made $27,476,745. In fourth place was Transformers which made $20,514,497. Transformers has made $262,978,000 domestically so far. In fifth place was Ratatouille, which made another $10,899,179, bringing its American take to date to $165,519,955. Posted on July 25, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Gravely Ill Tammy Faye Messner On Larry King Live Tonight  Tammy Faye Messner bravely appears on Larry King Live tonight on CNN. She is suffering from inoperable cancer, and is just wasting away. But her spirit is still strong, as is her great sense of humor. She says she craves a hamburger and fries, although she can only eat chicken soup and rice pudding these days. Tammy garnered a huge new fan base when she apppeared on The Surreal Life and won everyone over with her generosity of spirit and her ability to poke fun at herself. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Tammy Faye!
You can see a clip from tonight's show here. Update Tammy Faye Messner died at age 65. Posted on July 19, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati  Ryan Stewart of Cinematical
talks
to Elisha Cuthbert about her controversial new horror film, Captivity. The film has been criticized for glorifying torture and for having a gruesome marketing campaign. Elisha talks about doing torture scenes.
RS: When you're doing torture scenes in a film like 'Captivity,' do you need to come to the set every day in a bad mood?We're thinking that the drowning in sand thing would be a huge bummer. That Elisha, she's tough. You can see the billboard that got so many complaints here. You can see the trailer and some 17 and older only videos here. Posted on July 18, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Victoria Beckham Comes to America  We tuned into the Victoria Beckham NBC special last night. The special was called "Coming to America" and we weren't sure what to expect.
Would Victoria be a total witch? Would she have no sense of humor? We were shocked to discover that we love Victoria. We adore her. She is hilarious. But from some of the media coverage today, it appears that a lot of people don't get her very dry, British sense of humor. She was self-deprecating, making fun of her own image intoning "it's all about me, you know" (it was a joke, people) and telling Perez Hilton that she "can't ever be seen eating or smiling in public -- perish the thought." She's a scream.
Victoria looked for houses, got stopped by a cop for driving with a Spanish driver's license, took her California driving test, talked about how much she misses her three little boys, threw out the opening ball at the Dodgers game and totally charmed a children's baseball team. She then attended a welcoming party of older Beverly Hills matrons that was hilarious. They all got wasted, then one older grande dame showed Posh her dolphin call -- "EEEEEEEKKKKKKKK--EEEEEKKKKK" while Marla Maples and Victoria looked on in shock. Victoria said she had to cut the series short to be with her little boys and David, which we understand -- we certainly wouldn't leave David Beckham alone with a bunch of beautiful Spanish women for an instant -- but still. We want to see more of this reality series. It was like a cruel tease. Posted on July 17, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati The X-Files Movie is Really Happening  Call the Lone Gunmen: the X-Files team is finally ready to ride again -- on the big screen. We've been waiting for an X-Files movie sequel for years, but it looks like it's finally going to happen. David Duchovny talked about the project during a press tour for his new tv show, Californication.
Co-star David Duchovny indicated Saturday during the Television Critics Association press tour that the film, which has been the subject of speculation for the past few years, is one step closer to becoming a reality.We're ready, Mulder -- get a move on! And let's leave off some of those other weird characters that joined the show at the end -- let's stick with the original cast and some really excellent conspiracy stories. We can't wait. Posted on July 16, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati  Remember the short-lived show called Drive that Fox brutally canceled? For those of you wondering what would have happened in the rest of the aborted first season, Drivefans.com has an interesting interview in which executive producers Tim Minear and Craig Silverstein reveal their plans that could have been.
J: What's the story with Alex's wife? Was she working with the race organizers?This one is a must-read for Drive fans. But it makes us very grumpy as we think about what could have been. Posted on July 13, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Burn Notice Hits the Spot  USA Network has another summer hit on its hands with its new spy thriller/comedy Burn Notice. Starring Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Weston, a U.S. spy who has inexplicably been "burned" -- that means the U.S. government has suddenly deemed him unreliable. The government has cut off his funds, frozen his accounts and has him under surveillance in his hated hometown of Miami which he left years ago to join the military.
Determined to find out why he was burned and clear his name, Weston survives by taking small cases, sort of like The Equalizer once did. His gorgeous ex-girlfriend (Gabrielle Anwar) and his old comrade (Bruce Campbell) are along for the ride. His mother (Sharon Gless) alternately nags him and smokes like a chimney. Burn Notice works best when Michael is doing his spy thing -- the action scenes have a Jason Bourne quality that is fabulously entertaining to watch. Weston dispatches mafia thugs and con artists with cool panache. When he and Campbell are in Alias/Mission Impossible con mode, the series really sings. A little more intrigue, a little less mom, a little more high tech wizardry and this could be a big hit. We know we'll be watching. Burn Notice airs Thursday nights on USA Network. Posted on July 12, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Writers Write, Inc. Launches Singers Sing Writers Write, Inc., the parent company of ShoppingBlog.com, Gamers Game and Writers Write, has announced the launch of SingersSing.com. SingersSing.com is a daily music blog featuring music news and music video clips. Recent posts include: Posted on July 11, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Shaun the Sheep Arrives in U.S.  An animated kids show called Shaun the Sheep will soon be seen by U.S. tv audiences. Shaun the Sheep is produced by Aardman Animations, the producer of hit animated hows like Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. The animated sheep show is now part of the Disney Channel's prime time Sunday line-up. An Aardman Animations press release says Shaun the Sheep was developed from an Oscar-winning short directed by Nick Park.
Targeted at kids 5-10, Shaun the Sheep follows the comedic misadventures of a young sheep who leads his barnyard buddies into all sorts of funny and calamitous situations, turning peace in the valley into mayhem in the meadow. As a character, Shaun was first introduced (some would say he stole the show!) in director Nick Park's Oscar-winning animated short A Close Shave and his lovable hijinks will surely delight American audiences.The sheep are awfully cute. Here is a short clip of the Shaun and his sheep pals working out. Posted on July 11, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Transformers Tops the Box Office  Transformers crunched the competition, making $70,502,384 over the weekend and $155,405,412 in its opening week. Michael Bay must be deliriously happy. We know Transformers fans are. In second place this past weekend was Ratatouille, which made $29,014,293. In third place was Live Free or Die Hard, which made $17,730,149, bringing its total take to date to $84,424,123.
In fourth place was the Robin Williams comedy, License to Wed, which opened with $10,422,258. In fifth place was Even Almighty, which made another $8,719,135. It was clearly a Transformers weekend. Posted on July 9, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Live Earth to Be Biggest Concert in Earth's History  Be sure to tune in to the fabulous concerts that former Vice President Al Gore has spent so much time organizing. The concert will happen over a 24 hour period on 7-7-07, starting in Australia and moving on to many cities, such as London, Shanghai, China, Germany, Rio de Janero, Antarctica and Washington, D.C. The event is not to raise money (although the cost of the event is covered by donations and ticket prices). The point of the event is to raise awareness of Global Warming.
The lineup of performers is all-star: Jon Bon Jovi, Tricia Yearwood, Garth Brooks, Duran Duran with Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Fall Out Boy, John Mayer, Lenny Kravitz, The Black Eyed Peas and just about everyone who's anyone in music will be there. Even legendary band Spinal Tap is scheduled to perform. We hope they do "Stone Henge"! Vice president Gore told Larry King that there will be surprise performances, as well. Madonna will close the concert at Wembley Stadium in England, which is going to be amazing. The concert kicks off tonight when 7-7-07 starts in Sydney Australia. MSN will be streaming the entire concert live, which is the best way to see the entire thing -- especially for American viewers who want to see the concert from Wembley Stadium in England, which is going to rock. You can watch it on your computer here. See the times of the worldwide concerts here. For American viewers, NBC will broadcast highlights and will cover the concert from Giants Stadium in New Jersey starting at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday. You can watch "Hey You", the official video Madonna did for Live Earth here: Posted on July 6, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati The Mysterious New J.J. Abrams Movie Trailer A mysterious trailer from an upcoming J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost, Mission Impossible: 3 movie was played before Transformers. The trailer was supposedly captured by someone in the audience using a cellphone, but we think it's just the beginning of a brilliant viral marketing campaign. The plot seems to be about some guy named Rob who's attending a surprise party, when aliens or someone else starts blowing up the Manhattan skyline. The severed head of the Statue of Liberty also makes a bouncing appearance in the midst of the carnage. The website for the film is www.1-18-08.com. The fake name for the project on IMDB is Cloverfield and it's release date is listed as 1-18-087.com, but it doesn't have much there. It's all very intriguing. (via Defamer) Update: The mysterious trailer has been removed from the video sharing websites including YouTube and Daily Motion. Posted on July 5, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati The Food Network's Next Stars?  In between firing up the grill, entertaining relatives and getting ready for fireworks festivities, we kept sneaking peeks at a reality show that we've become quite addicted to: The Next Food Network Star, where people compete to get their own show on The Food Network. Yes, this is the third year it's been on, but we've been a bit late to the party on this one.
They've been doing a marathon of shows for season three all day and we're up to Episode 5 now, with Episode 6 happening on Sunday. Our favorite episode so far is when the contestants went to Fort Dix to cook for the soldiers. First, they had to make MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) palatable, which sounded like an impossible job to us. Then they had to cook for 75 soldiers. Pictured are Paul McCullough, who is a caterer and is openly gay, and JAG (Joshua Adam Garcia), who is straight, never had a gay friend, and who is a former Marine. What a great episode! Those two are hilarious together -- and Paul's hardcore pushups really got the troops' appreciation, as did their fried meatloaf (the oven broke and JAG nearly lost it, before coming up with deep fat frying as a creative alternative). Paula Dean and Giada De Laurentiis helped judge. Giada (another one of our favorite Food Network stars) is apparently is mean when she's not on her show and we nearly bust a gut laughing as she skewered each contestant. We love Giada even more now that we know she's not so sugar sweet as she appears. We demand that Paul and Jag get their own show -- together. It will be great, like the Odd Couple of Cooking. If you want to catch up on this addictive series, check out the website for the show. Posted on July 4, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Tom Cruise vs. Germany: It's a Tie Game For those of you keeping score, Germany appears to be ahead in the ongoing match between the former Weimar Republic and Scientologist Tom Cruise. Cruise wants to film his World War II epic, Valkyrie in Berlin, in various official government buildings. The grandson of the man whom Cruise will portray in the film is furious that Cruise is desecrating the memory of his father, a hero who tried his best to assassinate Hitler. Germany first banned Cruise from making the film at all because he's part of Scientology, because it is a banned cult. But now, he can make the film in Germany, but won't be allowed to film in any official buildings. Got all that? After considerable confusion about whether or not the pic would be granted the necessary permits, and the role Cruise's high-profile association with the Church of Scientology was playing in the decision, the Finance Ministry has declined producers of the film permission to shoot at a Defense Ministry building where German officer Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, played by Cruise in the film, was executed for attempting to assassinate Adolf Hitler.Cruise is soldiering on with the project. No doubt they will just recreate the Bendlerblock building with CGI. Or they could shoot the exteriors in Berlin and the interiors on a sound stage. Or, the German Finance Ministry spokesman might suddenly convert to Scientology and approvals to film anywhere Tom wants will mysteriously appear. It could happen. Posted on July 3, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati Ratatouille Tops the Box Office 
The animated feature Ratatouille topped
the box office this past weekend, making an estimated $47,027,395. In second place was Live Free or Die Hard which made $33,369,559 and proved that Bruce Willis still has what it takes as an action hero. The film also had excellent reviews and should have some legs.
Evan Almighty came in third with $15,143,945 and 1408 came in fourth, making $10,662,804. Posted on July 2, 2007 Permalink | Digg this | Blogs linking to this post: Google | Technorati |
|
www.watcherswatch.com
Copyright © 2006-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved.