Box office roundup

[WayAbvPar]

But what about Johansson?

THANK YOU.

Jesus you people can get off track in a hurry.

[Strazos]

I think we'll see Rock in better movies, in roles better suited to his actual abilities, when they start giving him credit using his real name; he needs to leave the whole "Rock" persona behind if he wants to grow as an actual actor.

I think he's known well enough now that they should start doing the whole 'Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson' when they credit him, so more people know his actual name. Then, he can eventually just drop the "Rock" part and most people will still recognize him.

[stray]

Yeah, at least he has that option. Dwayne Johnson isn't too bad.

"Terry G Bollea"? Not so much. Best leave it the way it is.

[Trippy]

The Rundown was decent.

[stray]

Yeah, I caught that one day. It wasn't bad. Even Stifler didn't ruin it.

Rosario Dawson was hot as always.

It also had a pretty cool fight scene in it.

I think that and Be Cool are all I've seen of him so far. A friend told me that the Doom movie really wasn't that bad....But I doubt I'll get around to it anytime soon.

[Bunk]

I fully admit here that I watch wrestling...

Funny thing about the Rock, is that he hasn't seemed to be able to capture on film what he did so well in front of a live audience. When they gave the guy a live mike he just rolled naturally - he hasn't quite captured that in his movies. The Rundown really was a very good action/buddy movie, but I have no urge to go to a theater to watch a highschool football movie.

As for the Black Dahlia - I've known that name forever, but honestly I had to look it up when the ads started to find out what exactly it was about. I'd watch it, but seeing my lovely Exotica beauty chopped in half would be too traumatic for me.

I'm sad I missed Crank when my buddies saw it, was out of town. Will be a deffinite DVD pickup. Stathem could be doing much higher quality stuff, but right now he's the king of popcorn action and I like that from time to time.

[stray]

I just don't see what you guys see in him. Why would he do higher quality stuff exactly? Where is all this faith coming from? From the very beginning, he was hired right off the street by Guy Ritchie. He's a model (in the purest sense of the word), not an actor with "promise". Much like Vinnie Jones or Ice-T is (except those two probably have more applicability).

In the end, it's his own lack of theatrical and artistic sensibility that's making these stupid movie choices. Not his agent. More power to him though, I guess. He's cashing in.

[Miasma]

But what about Johansson?

THANK YOU.

Jesus you people can get off track in a hurry.

She might be pulling a Lohan.


   
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(I don't actually think so, it's just a bad picture.)

[schild]

No, she's not. That picture on the right is just goddamn awkward. I'm not sure why. Her other spreads have her looking nearly the same.

[Margalis]

I like Stratham, he's usually the best thing in the movies he is in. He even made Ghosts of Mars watchable. I don't think he would kick ass in something that required a lot of acting chops but he could at least find some better scripts.

[Trippy]

No, she's not. That picture on the right is just goddamn awkward. I'm not sure why. Her other spreads have her looking nearly the same.

She has lost some weight. She was definitely "rounder" when she was shooting Scoop, for example. However she's certainly not wasting away like a Kate Bosworth or Nicole Richie.

Pics from Venice Film Festival:

[Righ]

Christina Ricci reckons that her vast whale-like body mass has hindered her acting career in the past. And other stories.

[Ironwood]

From that Site :

Model dies on the runway
22-year-old Luisel Ramos collapsed and died of heart failure while participating in a fashion show in Montevideo last week. While unexpected heart failure is known to cause sudden death in young women, Vivrlatino reports that her father told officials that the model hadn't eaten for several days, presumably in preparation for performing during fashion week. This could clearly have contributed to her death, if her electrolytes were out of wack.


For Fuck's Sake.  Come to Scotland.  Have some Chips.

[Engels]

First shoes, now celebrity actress tracking?! What the hell are you people, a bunch of bored house wives at the salon? What's going on here?!

[Yegolev]

I just wanted some Johansson pictures.  Mission accomplished.

She's definitely getting smaller, which is irritating.  I don't care for the heroin-addict look, and might be one of the few men that admit they like curves rather than pointy joints.  Women should be soft, not jabby.

[shiznitz]

Christina Ricci reckons that her vast whale-like body mass has hindered her acting career in the past. And other stories.

It is not her whale-like body. It is her seven-head.

(most foreheads are 4 fingers high. Her is more like seven.)

[Bunk]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2349467,00.html

Recent story I was reading - apparently organizers of Fashion week in Madrid are prohibiting runway models below a BMI of 18. Models who are 5'9 would have to weight a minimum of 56kg (124 lbs).

I fully admit I like thin girls, but I do think this is a step in the right direction.

*Hmm, just thought about it - in grade ten I was 5'8 and 129 lbs. I coulda been a model! (were I not a guy, and not overly sexy)

[WayAbvPar]

Christina Ricci reckons that her vast whale-like body mass has hindered her acting career in the past. And other stories.

The picture down the front of Kate Bosworth's dress was literally nauseating. Count me in the 'curves not bones' category. Women shouldn't look like coatracks.

[MrHat]

Don't waste your time on Black Dhalia.  I went to a matinee and still want my money back.  You see no tits btw.

[Yegolev]

Don't waste your time on Black Dhalia.  I went to a matinee and still want my money back.  You see no tits btw.

Sweet, thanks Hat.  This should not have taken twenty-two posts to get to.

[HaemishM]

Christina Ricci reckons that her vast whale-like body mass has hindered her acting career in the past. And other stories.

The picture down the front of Kate Bosworth's dress was literally nauseating. Count me in the 'curves not bones' category. Women shouldn't look like coatracks.

I'm a skinny toothpick, and I'd rather have a woman with some damn meat on her bones. It's the meaty bits I like, after all.

[Miasma]

I saw Little Miss Sunshine last night and thought it was really good.  I wouldn't call it a dark comedy like Fargo because nothing violent or really awful happens in it but it's also not a standard quirky comedy either.  It's been a long time since I came out of a movie theater without regretting my decision to go in.

[Margalis]

Christina Ricci reckons that her vast whale-like body mass has hindered her acting career in the past. And other stories.

The picture down the front of Kate Bosworth's dress was literally nauseating. Count me in the 'curves not bones' category. Women shouldn't look like coatracks.

Look at her legs in the picture below that. They look like they could just snap at any moment.

I like women who are slim because they are athletic, not because they are starving.

[Righ]

It took me back to 1985. I kept expecting the music to load and the web browser start playing "We Are The World".

[Viin]

We saw The Illusionist, and it was pretty good. That other magic-ish show looks good too, The Prestige - whenever that comes out.

Next up for us: Jet Li's Fearless and Flyboys

[Llava]

Don't waste your time on Black Dhalia.  I went to a matinee and still want my money back.  You see no tits btw.

I didn't like the movie either, but there were tits.

Just not Johanson's.  Big surprise.

I'm also in the "curves please" department, and I really do think that the VAST majority of men are as well.  You don't hear many "Fuck that Lindsey Lohan is hot"s anymore.  People are disgusted with Nicole Ritchie.  The names synonymous with beauty these days are ones like Johanson and Jolie.  But, of course, there is a line.

Britney, I'm looking at you.

[Morfiend]

I saw Jackass 2. It was awesome if you are a Jackass fan, which I am. I havent laughed that hard in a movie for a long time. Really funny.

[Murgos]

I saw little miss sunshine a couple of weeks ago.  It was excellent.

[NiX]

Anyone else get around to seeing The Prestige? That was a great movie. Do not confuse it with "The Illusionist." Two totally different movies. It's really worth it to go see this movie.

[Lantyssa]

I don't know if I will get to it in theaters, but I do want to see it.

[Rasix]

Anyone else get around to seeing The Prestige? That was a great movie. Do not confuse it with "The Illusionist." Two totally different movies. It's really worth it to go see this movie.

Great.. eh.. no.  Entertaining? Yes.

Both movies were worth seeing in the theatre.

[climbjtree]

Just came from Flags of Our Fathers.  Wasn't as good as the book, for those of you who have read it, but was still a good movie. I'd give it a 4/5. What I appreciated most was that I think it demonstrated to civilians what combat veterans are really like at heart. I'm not a real sensitive guy, but I must admit the movie nearly got the best of my emotions during the narrator's final comments and during the closing scenes. I'm also an active duty Marine, so I might be biased being that it's a story about one of the proudest moments in the Corps' history.

You can really tell that the movie was directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Steve Spielberg, though I think having the two of them onboard really added to the production value. There's also a smattering of known actors throughout the show.

To sum it up: The best aspect of the movie is that it really helps the average person better understand the mindset of the combat veteran. 4/5 only because after seeing Band of Brothers, Enemy at the Gates, and Saving Private Ryan, the 'realistic' WWII movie is no longer novel.

[Engels]

I loved Band of Brothers. How does it compare to that series, if you can compare it? Also, what do you have to say about Enemy at the Gates? I've not heard much about it.

[stray]

Enemy at the Gates is great, and I'm not even big on the WW2 flick thing.

Not really a typical WW2 flick though, since 1) it's a portrait from the Russian/German side of the war and 2) it's about snipers (if that sounds boring, it's not. It's probably the best sniper movie ever made, next to Shot Through the Heart).

Don't expect Normandy. It's far more cerebral and subdued than that.

Ed Harris is the German officer. He's awesome (I think Ed Harris is awesome in just about anything he does though). Jude Law is the Russian.

[Stormwaltz]

The most bizarre thing about "Enemy at the Gates" is that they changed the ending. What happened in real life was far more Hollywood. After stalking each other for hours, the Russian made the shot snipers dream of - he put a bullet down the German's scope and through his eye.