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42 Hits A Home Run – Biff Bam Pop’s Weekend Box Office Wrap-Up Report
Two new films were released this weekend, but only one really resonated with audiences. Here’s what went down.
42, the story of legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson, went straight to the top of the box office, overperforming with a very strong $27 million. No doubt the timing is perfect, with baseball season having just kicked off. It’d been a little while since we’ve had an adult drama on top, so that also helped 42 find its audience.
Find out how the rest of the weekend turned out after the jump!
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It’s A Numbers Game As Scary Movie 5 Takes On 42 – Biff Bam Pop’s Box Office Predictions
A comedic horror franchise or a film about a legendary baseball player – will either top the box office this weekend? Here are our predictions:
There’s something scary about the fact that this weekend sees the release of the fifth Scary Movie film. That means that the previous four have made enough money to warrant yet another installment. But people love their parody flicks, and with both Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen appearing in this one, Scary Movie 5 should scare up business this weekend. Look for a first place finish with $22 million.
Check out the rest of our predictions after the jump!
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Glenn Walker On Red Dawn 1984
There’s lots of buzz about this film with the new remake in theaters. The flick is close to the heart of many people. I remember the outrage of some of my friends when they heard they were remaking this movie. Confession time, I have never seen it. Let’s find out why the original Red Dawn is such a classic together, and why “Wolverines!” is such a part of our culture, after the jump.
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Mariah Carey Joins American Idol, But Who Will Bring The Viewers Back?
Back in May when rumours started swirling about changes to the American Idol judging panel we made some suggestions for getting ‘AI’ back on top as the preeminent singing/talent reality shows. You can check out those suggestions here , but basically we were calling for a shakeup on the judging panel and the introduction of some judges with street cred, personality and maybe a little chutzpah along the lines of original judge Simon Cowell or America’s Got Talent (AGT) rookie Howard Stern.
Mariah Carey – YOUR new American Idol judge
Well, Monday the first shoe dropped with confirmation that songstress Mariah Carey will be joining the AI judging panel. While Carey certainly provides Idol an equal, if not greater, level of star power to the departed Jennifer Lopez, I’m not certain she adds much else to the show. Find out why after the jump!
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It’s Time To Shake Things Up at American Idol
With season 11 of American Idol all wrapped up and Phillip Phillips starting his reign as winner, this summer should be filled with rumours and speculation surrounding the Idol judging panel. Who’s in, who’s out and who’s next to take a seat beside Randy Jackson – I am going out on a limb, but I don’t think Randy is going anywhere.
Watch With Amanda: TV Scoop & Spoilers
WARNING: The following post may contain spoilers on some of your favourite shows so please proceed at your own risk!
Ryan Murphy, co-creator of American Horror Story has spilled some information on the show’s second season location and characters. Murphy appeared at an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences event honoring the FX series on Wednesday and confirmed that it will be “set on the East Coast at an institution for the criminally insane that is run by Jessica [Lange].” The show also recently announced the casting of French actress Lizzie Brocheré, whose character was likened to Angelina Jolie’s hospitalized sociopath in Girl, Interrupted. Murphy also confirmed reports that Maroon 5 frontman and Voice judge Adam Levine had signed on for Season 2. “He’s a sexy guy so he needs to play a sexy guy, but the guy is different than who you think he would play,” Murphy shared. As previously reported, Zachary Quinto, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe — who in Season 1 played Chad, Tate, psychic Billie Dean and doctor’s wife Nora — are set to return for Season 2 but as different characters according to TVLine.
