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Entries from February 2009

News Briefs

February 4th, 2009 · No Comments

According to Fox News Joaquin Phoenix says there’s no hoax about it: He really has given up acting to become a hip-hop musician. Phoenix has been spending his time laying down tracks for a rap album in the recording studio he built at his home, the two-time Academy Award nominee said Tuesday in an interview [...]

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Theatrical Review: Slumdog Millionaire

February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

So even though this has been out for a few weeks now, finally I’ve gotten the chance to go see it, and I have to say, I was very suitably impressed, this really deserves the accolades that it’s been getting. Slumdog Millionaire tells us the story of Jamal Malik a young man who’s had a [...]

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Weekend Box Office For January 30 – February 1

February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

#1 Taken from Fox debuts at #1 this weekend earning $24.6 million in 3183 theaters. Budget for Taken is unknown. #2 Paul Blart: Mall Cop drops to #2. Cop earned $14 million in 3206 theaters this weekend for a total of $83.3 million. Budget for Cop was $26 million. #3 Uninvited from Dreamworks debuts at [...]

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