The Bourne Legacy got bumped to number two slot this weekend ($9.3M) with Expendable 2 ($13.4M) taking number one at the box office. Hit and Run, Apparition, and Premium Rush all opened this last weekend, but not one made it to the number three, four, or even fifth spot at the box office. Let’s see how they did and if they were worth the money!
Movie Buzz: 8/24
24 AugThe Expendables 2 went straight to the #1 spot last weekend, earning $28.5M. The Bourne Legacy was pushed down into second place while ParaNorman took third place, bringing in $14. The Odd Life of Timothy Green took the #7 spot taking in $10.8M. Cosmopolis came in at the 45th spot earning $70,339, which although seems bad, is actually very good for a film that was only shown in three cinemas![1] Let’s see how they did and if they were worth the money!
Movie Buzz: 8/17
17 AugThe Bourne Legacy opened last weekend and earned top spot at the box office bringing in $38.1M. The Campaign came in at number two, grossing $26.6M. Hope Springs did well coming in at number 4, grossing $14.7M Let’s see how they did and if they were worth the money!
Is Reality TV Taking Over the Big Screen?
5 MarBy Open Book
The film Project X opened in theaters this weekend. The film marketed primarily to young adult male audiences is rated R and moviegoers have to be 21 or older to see the film. So what’s the big deal? This film comes out during a time when women in America are asking for better representation in the media. Sure this has been an ongoing argument between women and Hollywood for a while now. However, to start off the New Year, the producers of Project X seem to be thumbing their noses at feminist everywhere claiming their bringing reality TV to the big screen. Could the negative depiction of young girls influence a whole new generation of men who devalue women? The site feministfrequency.com analyzed film studios 2011 report card regarding women’s roles in film and surprisingly only one film passed the Bechdel Test. In this article we will look at the trailer for Project X and see if it would pass or fail the Bechdel Test. Plus discuss Reality TV, scandal media culture being brought to the big screen.
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