Apocalypse Now

SOUTHLAND TALES
Running time 160 minutes
Written and
directed by Richard Kelly
Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Dwayne Johnson

Richard Kelly’s Southland Tales, from his own screenplay, can be described as a pre-apocalyptic fantasy set in Los Angeles in 2008. The two-sentence synopsis in the production notes tells us: “The city stands Read More

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The Heartbreak Kid (#1), the reunion of Ben Stiller with his There’s Something About Mary cohorts, the Farelly brothers, managed to grab the top spot here in Manhattan, despite being outgrossed nationally by the Rock’s Game Plan (#7)—in its second week, no less—by a $2 millon margin. Kid averaged a respectable $26,000 on 9 theaters. Read More

Seriously, Game Plan? Kingdom Reigns in NYC

The leaves have yet to change color, but it must be fall: New York City has finally gotten serious.

The Kingdom (#1) reigned over the Manhattan box office this weekend, easily out-grossing the top movie in the country, the Rock comedy The Game Plan (#4). The Peter Berg-directed thriller (which one writer at The Read More