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The weekend totals for September 22nd through September 24th, 2023 estimates are in: 1.) Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (Par) 3989 theaters, Fri $6.8M, Sat $9.6M Sun $6.5M 3-day $23M/Wk 1 2) Saw X (LG) 3,262 theaters Fri $8M Sat $6.1M Sun $3.9M 3-day $18M/Wk 1 … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Totals For September 29th – October 1st
The month of October is all about horror as it well should be and we’re going to revisit that topic with a range of new prompts that have come to life once again – but not like they were before! … Continue reading 30 Day Spooktacular Horror Challenge Day 1: Resident Evil
Boys and girls of every age… IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: If you’ve somehow blocked me but are still posting in this thread, your nominations will not be counted. (Consider this an opportunity to mend fences, if you want to vote!) Voting ends … Continue reading Best Disney Song Tournament – Regionals (Round of 32)
Let’s get down to business… IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: If you’ve somehow blocked me but are still posting in this thread, your nominations will not be counted. (Consider this an opportunity to mend fences, if you want to vote!) Voting ends 1st … Continue reading Best Disney Song Tournament: Sectionals
A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you’re fast asleep… IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: If you’ve somehow blocked me but are still posting in this thread, your nominations will not be counted. (Consider this an opportunity to mend fences, if … Continue reading Best Disney Song Tournament: Qualifiers (round of 128)
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Howard Hawks. Highly recommended: Scarface, Bringing … Continue reading Director Profile: Howard Hawks
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? There’s a convenience … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/26)
Hallmark’s Notes of Autumn tells two love stories: one straight, one gay. Rubber faced Ashley Williams and buttoned up Luke Macfarlane find boyfriends (Marcus Rosner and Peter Porte) who push them to pursue their artistic passions. The screenplay works hard … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Notes of Autumn (2023)
Yes, we’re breaking the first two rules here. Continue reading Ad Space – Let’s Talk About Fight Club
October is approaching and every year, I like to post this thread to help those planning their horror movie list for the 31 Days of Halloween. The Avocado has such a diverse and eclectic taste in cinema and I appreciate … Continue reading Horror Movie Recommendations 2023
The weekend totals for September 22nd through September 24th, 2023 estimates are in: 1) The Nun 2 (NL) 3,536 theaters (-207), Fri $2.4M (-45%) Sat $3.75M Sun $2.25M 3-day $8.4M (-42%) Total $69.2M/Wk 3 2.) Expendables 4 (LG/Mill) 3518 theaters, Fri $3.2M Sat $3M Sun $2M 3-day $8.3M/Wk … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Totals For September 22nd – 24th
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are… IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: If you’ve somehow blocked me but are still posting in this thread, your nominations will not be counted. (Consider this an opportunity to mend fences, if you want to … Continue reading Best Disney Song Tournament: Nominations
The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival has officially come and gone, with this year’s People’s Choice Award going to Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut American Fiction, and Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers (see below) and Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron … Continue reading Toronto International Film Festival 2023, Part 2: Days 4-8
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Satyajit Ray. Highly recommended: Pather Panchali … Continue reading Director Profile: Satyajit Ray
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? Celebrity cameos. In … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/19)
Saúl Armendáriz has been a professional luchador since 1988. In Cassandro we see his rise from humble runt to celebrated exótico. The Liberace of Lucha Libre. The exóticos would wrestle in drag. Regardless of their sexuality they adopted flamboyant queer … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Cassandro (2023)
Third time is the charm for Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptations. A Haunting in Venice wisely tells an original story here rather than competing with a classic. He borrows a few names from Hallowe’en Party and discards the rest. The … Continue reading Spoil Sports: A Haunting in Venice (2023)
The weekend totals for September 15th through September 17th, 2023 estimates are in: 1.) A Haunting in Venice (Dis) 3,305 Fri $5.5M, 3-day $14M-$15M/Wk 1 2) The Nun 2 (NL) 3,743 theaters (+15), Fri $4.4M (-66%) 3-day $14.6M (-55%) Total $56.3M/Wk 2 3.) Equalizer 3 (Sony) 3,528 (-437) theaters Fri … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Totals For September 15th – 17th
After four long years away, I returned with Mama Mordor in tow to the Toronto International Film Festival at an acute transitional moment. Paralyzed by strikes from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA that contemptuous billionaire studio executives have shown remarkably little … Continue reading Toronto International Film Festival 2023, Part 1: Days 1-3
With just three months to go until the film’s release, the first trailer for the Aquaman sequel is finally here! That can’t be a bad sign or anything, can it…? Continue reading AQUAMAN and the Lost Kingdom TRAILER REACTION Threa
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… John Carpenter. Highly recommended: Assault on … Continue reading Director Profile: John Carpenter
