Jake Gittes

One of the true greats. A seamless blend of a huge epic and a character study that never even comes close to being messy or boring.

I like Inception a lot, but The Matrix is a landmark film. Outstanding in pretty much every way.

Two years in between animated sequels? That's a new one

Lowest grossing #12 movie and the first one to make less than $100m since 2005. At the same time, on top, you've got two $400m movies for the first time.

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Love it. Loved the game just as much as the first time. Now if only I could take my Top 12 from last year and put it together with my weekly/SOTM/preseason stuff from this year in a single summer... but, that's for the next BSG, for which I'll sure as hell be back.Huge congrats and respect to Fake for being so insanely consistent, to Baumer for the same thing and for beautifully organising and running the whole thing once again, and thanks to everyone else for some strong competition. It was terrific.

Someone get Adrian Lyne out of his apparent retirement. Let him show 'em how it's done.

So TA will be just over $620m with Monday numbers. I think even with a loss of theaters next weekend, additional $2.3m will be doable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUIZvAe3RBgEvery time I watch the film and that scene begins, I can't help but have a huge grin on my face. This is what unabashed epicness and pure excitement are all about.

I found Batman Returns to be pretty damn beautiful. In a somewhat twisted way, of course, but still beautiful.Now AiW, that seemed like a pale imitation of what Burton's films usually look like. And at times, it looked downright ugly.

I saw it twice. The first time, I understood almost nothing. The second time, everything came together and I was absolutely floored. This is a brilliant film, one of the Coens' and the last decade's best, definitely destined to be a hidden gem (even despite its Best Picture nomination). I also remember being impressed by its box-office somewhat - its widest release was 262 theaters, but it made over $9m with very strong PTA holds (could have made a few millions more if it had stuck around until Oscar nominations). Now it seems indeed not many people talk about it, but I'm sure it won't be forgotten. It's very smart, very funny, and with great performances by mostly unknown actors - we gotta be happy that it gave us Michael Stuhlbarg. In short, I love it.

Apocalypse Now (my #1 contender for the best-shot film ever)All films by Terrence Malick (Days of Heaven is the most beautiful)at least three by Sergio Leone (For a Few Dollars More, Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in America)Lawrence of ArabiaBlade RunnerThe Lord of the Rings (primarily FOTR)Road to PerditionFive Easy PiecesThe Social Network (best digital cinematography in a film so far, in my opinion... has that steely, blue-ish, cold beauty that both perfectly fits the story and creates a great mood of its own)

Pixar movies never do that well here. In fact, I can't think of an original animated film aside from Tangled that made over $20m.

Pixar movies never do that well here. In fact, I can't think of an original animated film aside from Tangled that made over $20m.

Nighy and Edgerton, really?

1) Will Oogieloves drop more than 20% on Thurs? No 2) Will Lawless drop more than 20% on Thurs? No 3) Will Possession make more than 15 mill for the 3 day? Yes 4) Will Expendables 4 day be more than Possessions 3 day? No 5) Will Expendables drop less than 10% for the 4 day (compared to this weekends 3 day)? No 6) Of all the films in the top 12, will more than 5 increase for the 4 day compared to last weekends 3 day? No 7) Will Premium Rush make more for the 4 day than Oogieloves does for Wed Thurs Fri.? Yes 8) Will TDKR make more that Bourne? No 9) Will Paranorman have one of the three best holds in the top 12? No 10) Will TDKR make more than ASM in China when we get the Sunday report from SD? No 11) Will TDKR hit 1 billion WW, causing me to go back and do some points over again? Yes 12) Will any film increase by more than 59.5% on Saturday? Yes 13) Did you enjoy the game this year? (there are no wrong answers) Hell yes 10/13 3000 11/13 4000 12/13 5000 13/13 10,000 Final bonus of the year: What finishes in spots (4 day) 3 The Expendables 2 4 ParaNorman 5 The Bourne Legacy 7 The Dark Knight Rises 12 Hit & Run 3000 each 7000 bonus for all five right.

Exhibitor Relations ‏@ERCboxoffice Where's the love? OOGIELOVES grossed just $60k @ 1,500 sites in its debut--$40 per!?! On track for worst opening ever!!

8 AM. I think I'm gonna get a couple of hours of sleep. Won't survive the day otherwise, lol.

Every time I think that's it for animated movies in this list, yet another one pops up.

Why does it have to be 6 AM where I live, with me not having slept yet? I'd hate to wake up with the whole list revealed. Oh, and there should have been a disclaimer that nobody who hadn't seen Lawrence of Arabia was allowed to make a list. Seriously, absolutely everything about that film is Top 10 material

It is to me. Closest thing to a perfect movie I've ever seen.

SOTM 13: NoPremium Rush: $14.05mHit & Run: $10.45mApparition: $5.7m

Pretty much like this for me. But really, outside the Top 10, you can take any 5 films that there are in a row and make them interchangeable. 1. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) 2. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) 3. Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968) 4. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962) 5. Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) 6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003) 7. Five Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson, 1970) 8. Heat (Michael Mann, 1995) 9. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990) 10. The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) 11. A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan, 1951) 12. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000) 13. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975) 14. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) 15. The Big Lebowski (Joel & Ethan Coen, 1998) 16. The Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980) 17. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001) 18. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007) 19. Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999) 20. The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010) 21. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007) 22. Underground (Emir Kusturica, 1995) 23. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) 24. Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch, 1995) 25. Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick, 1978) 26. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) 27. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002) 28. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass, 2007) 29. The Matrix (the Wachowski brothers, 1999) 30. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009) 31. Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg, 1991) 32. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976) 33. The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994) 34. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992) 35. Professione: reporter (The Passenger) (Mickelangelo Antonioni, 1975) 36. In the Loop (Armando Iannucci, 2009) 37. Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, 1987) 38. Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997) 39. The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004) 40. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino, 2004) 41. Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley, 1992) 42. Happiness (Todd Solondz, 1998) 43. Big Fish (Tim Burton, 2003) 44. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino, 2003) 45. Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2010) 46. Moulin Rouge! (Buz Luhrmann, 2001) 47. Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis, 1994) 48. Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) 49. Once Upon a Time in America (Sergio Leone, 1984) 50. A Serious Man (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2009)

I saw nothing in TLJ's performance that I hadn't already seen in any other performance of his. That he won over Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List and Di Caprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a joke.