Conan the Barbarian
Weekend Box-Office: The Help Takes on All Comers – Stays On Top!
Despite the release of three new films, the competition paled in comparison to The Help, which entered a second week in the #1 slot…and for its third week made an estimated $14.3 million, with nearly $100 million in domestic profits. It was a fine showing compared to the ill-reviewed newcomers Colombiana, starring Zoe Saldana as an assassin seeking revenge on the criminals who murdered her parent...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: The Help is on the Way!
It was a switcharoo at the box office this weekend: The Help took the top spot from Rise of the Planet of the Apes, with neither film suffering too handily much in estimated box office take. The Help received an estimated $20.5 million, while Apes made approximately $16.3 million. Both films are well on their way to being hits; Apes has already hit the $100 million mark, though Help isn’t very far...[Read More]
Movie Review: Conan the Barbarian
No matter what you do, no matter how hard you try, there are some people that are born to play a role; these actors become such a part of our cultural memory that they are the standards by which others are judged. Sean Connery as James Bond. Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade. Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau. And Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan. He may not have been the world-traveling, charismatic, ...[Read More]