Daily Archives: December 22, 2019

Harrison Ford and a DIGITAL dog? “The Call of the Wild”

Posted on December 22, 2019 by

One of three trailers that ran before “Cats,” that looked worse than “Cats.” A January release…or escape

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BOX OFFICE: “Skywalker” opens at $176, a LOT lower than the last two films

Posted on December 22, 2019 by

As expected, another “Star Wars” is “the #1 film in the galaxy”–$176M domestic, $198M international, $374M globally. “Force Awakens” opened at ($247M), 30% higher. “The Last Jedi” did ($220M), over 20% better. Consider premium pricing for tickets this time round … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? “Two Popes,” one long argument

Posted on December 22, 2019 by

Let others quibble about the fact that the meetings, debates and jokes exchanged in “The Two Popes” never actually happened. It’s a movie based on a play, a sort of papal “wish fulfillment fantasy” of the “If it didn’t happen like … Continue reading →

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The Great Wordads Ad-rate Collapse, a WordPress Conspiracy of Silence?

Posted on December 22, 2019 by

Sorry to park this housekeeping business in midst of all your regularly scheduled movie programming. But searching the web, I can find no discussions of this massive, unexplained fall-off on the major blog host WordPress’s advertising CPM rates. Mysteriously, WordPress … Continue reading →

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