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Jonah Hex: An Unmitigated Box-Office Disaster

Posted on 21 June 2010 by Quaid

It’s fun to speculate about why a movie like Avatar makes billions of dollars.  More fun than that, though, is to speculate about why a movie like Jonah Hex bombs…hard.  Really really hard. Continue Reading

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The Interactive Filmgoing Experience

Posted on 18 June 2010 by Quaid

This past weekend I went to the Flyover Film Festival. Now, I know that all you fancy folks living in the New Yorks and LAs of the world think that film fests are a dime a dozen…and sometimes they are…but in Louisville, Kentucky, this is really the only local film fest of this caliber. Continue Reading

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Summer Movie Alternative #03: Say no to The A-Team, say yes to Mission: Impossible 3!

Posted on 15 June 2010 by ShepRamsey

Hey folks, sorry I’m late.  This summer has been moving along at such a clip I seem to have not even noticed it brush past me while I’ve been cooping myself up at home watching movies that I know won’t disappoint me. Continue Reading

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Countdown to the Flyover!

Posted on 10 June 2010 by Quaid

Hi all, Quaid here. If you live in Louisville (I know a few of you do) and you haven’t picked up this week’s LEO, you might not know that a kickass film festival is happening this weekend right in your backyard. Continue Reading

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Summer Movie Alternative #02: Say no to Get Him to the Greek, say yes to Detroit Rock City!

Posted on 07 June 2010 by ShepRamsey

Hello all!  I hope you enjoyed staying at home and watching Conan the Barbarian last weekend, instead of fighting the crowds and dropping God knows how much money to see Prince of Persia or, God forbid, Sex and the Shitty Poo…er, City 2, I think it was.  That Arnold sure knows how to bite a vulture, doesn’t he? Continue Reading

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The Hurt Locker Sues the Pirates: Mad grab for cash?

Posted on 03 June 2010 by Quaid

This week, Voltage pictures, the small studio that produced the 2009 Best Picture Oscar winner The Hurt Locker, sued 5,000 people. They claim that these people illegally downloaded their copyrighted movie, and they’re threatening to sue for the maximum $150,000. But they’ll settle for $1,500 if you pay now. Continue Reading

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