Their story didn’t end there!
Ok, I’ll give you a minute to enjoy the innocence and wonder of late 70’s movie trailers. (And yes, that is Harrison Ford narrating. Possibly not the last time in his career he would decide to take the money and run.)
So P, B, and J are back. And it’s been a year between posts. But what did we really miss?
Here is the list of the 2011 worldwide box office results so far: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2011&p=.htm
It’s pretty ugly. Like usual, sequels and comic book movies came out with a vengeance, but R-rated comedies did very well this year. It seems like this happens every fall, but the movie landscape again looks incredibly bleak and the main awards contenders will all be released in the next six weeks (a few standouts such as Moneyball, Win Win, The Ides of March, and Drive were really good but may be out of sight/out of mind for voters). A few exciting directors still have movies coming out: Martin Scorsese, Cameron Crowe, Alexander Payne, David Fincher, and Jason Reitman to name a few, but Eddie Murphy Ricky Gervais James Franco Anne Hathaway Billy Crystal may have a hard time selling this year’s Oscar nominees.
Sorry to be negative about the silver screen, but the phenomenal amount of good television right now makes the drop in quality movies that much more conspicuous. In 2011 alone, we had the following:
- Friday Night Lights series finale
- Breaking Bad season 4
- Game of Thrones season 1
- Walking Dead season 2
- Community seasons 2/3
- Parks and Recreation seasons 3/4
- Louie season 2
- Curb Your Enthusiasm season 8
- Justified season 2
Even with the loss of Lost, The Shield, Battlestar Galactica, and now Friday Night Lights in the last few years, the amount of great tv shows is staggering. So, expect a lot of ongoing reviews and commentary about my favorite shows, rallying crys to save dying ones (watch Community now please!), and constant criticisms of Phindo’s esoteric and pretentious film choices.
It will be almost as exciting as a big, new, sprawling space adventure in the Star Wars saga.
I’ve heard Beginners is really good and I’m always a Ewan fan.
Sarah and I like New Girl; been a little hit and miss so far but I think Schmidt is hilarious. And of course you like the show Stang, you ARE Zooey Deschanel.
Ok, Community is cancelled…yet. But here’s a little more info, and a positive take on the hiatus news: http://www.nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/11/vulture-answers-your-questions-about-communitys-future.html?imw=Y&f=most-viewed-24h5
Watch “Beginners”. It is great!
Also, New Girl is a rising tv show on our list. Cannot believe they are cancelling Community. That is my #1 show on tv these days.