Month: February 2014

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman, Mary Lynn Rajskub

After finding success with Boogie Nights and critical success with Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson announced that his next project would be an indie comedy starring Adam Sandler which some thought was a joke. PTA was not joking, however, and this idea turned into Punch Drunk Love, a comedic love story about an emotionally unstable man dealing with new-found love, thugs trying to extort money from him, overbearing sisters, and mountains of Healthy Choice pudding cups.

Worth noting:

Strap in, Paco. This episode is a long one.
Hey, did anybody do any actual learning or work their senior year of high school? Apparently the BSP crew didn’t.
What? You haven’t read/seen The Outsiders? How did you spend your youth?
Breastfeeding? Birth Stories? Oh my!
Apparently nobody wants to actually discuss this movie.
David is obsessed with kristallnacht. Second reference in as many weeks.
Nobody liked this movie, so there’s no defender in the crew.
This is supposed to be a comedy and this comes as a surprise to some because it’s just not funny.
Was Emily Watson’s character a mess or did she have it all together? She does, after all, drive a Geo Metro.
Luis Guzman was completely wasted. I mean, he was wasted in this role, now wasted in general. You get what I’m saying.
David doesn’t know what the term “punch drunk” means.
True Detective is an amazing TV show. Jolie thinks it’s one of the best shows ever made, maybe.
Matthew McConaughey is killing it these days with the awesome acting roles.
The Hunger Games isn’t a very good book. There. We said it.
Ender’s Game… oy!
New Guardians of the Galaxy trailer: nerds (thus this crew) rejoice!
Yogurt advertising versus Viagra advertising. Who’s chubbed up now?
Student loans suck and other really obvious things.
If we mention Fleshlights a lot, do you think they’ll send us free ones?
Hey, kids! Don’t start smoking because it might make you look too cool.
Important and interesting things that will probably go on David’s tombstone.

Discussing the film in this episode:

Tony
Jolie
David

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #179

Welcome back and congrats to BD for his high score of 25!

Welcome back and thanks to Scuba Dave for his voice mail.

Picks:

Jeff

The LEGO Movie
Pompeii
About Last Night
RoboCop
The Monuments Men

Lena

The LEGO Movie
About Last Night
Pompeii
RoboCop
The Monuments Men

Art’s House Picks:

Jeff – The Wind Rises
Lena – Barefoot

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Announcement

Weekend Box Office: Feb 14-Feb 16

Post author By Lena
Post date February 19, 2014
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#1 The LEGO Movie from Warner Bros. held at #1 with a gross of $49.8 million (-27.8%) in 3,775 theaters. Total gross to date is $130.1 million. Budget was $60 million.

#2 About Last Night from Sony/Screen Gems opened at #2 with a gross of $25.6 million in 2,253 theaters. Budget was $12.5 million.

#3 RoboCop from Sony opened at #3 with a gross of $21.7 million in 3,372 theaters. Budget was $100 million.

#4 The Monuments Men from Sony fell from #2 to #4 with a gross of $15.5 million (-29.7%) in 3,083 theaters. Total gross to date is $44.1 million. Budget was $70 million.

#5 Endless Love from Universal opened at #5 with a gross of $13.3 million in 2,896 theaters. Budget was $25 million.

#6 Ride Along from Universal fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $8.7 million (-9.2%) in 2,517 theaters (-283). Total gross to date is $116.1 million. Budget was $25 million.

#7 Winter’s Tale from Warner Bros. opened at #7 with a gross of $7.3 million in 2,965 theaters. Budget was $60 million.

#8 Frozen from Buena Vista fell from #4 to #8 with a gross of $6.2 million (-9.4%) in 2,101 theaters (-359). Total gross to date is $376.4 million. Budget was $150 million.

#9 Lone Survivor from Universal fell from #5 to #9 with a gross of $4.1 million (-26.6%) in 2,013 theaters (-856). Total gross to date is $118.4 million. Budget was $40 million.

#10 That Awkward Moment from Focus Features fell from #6 to #10 with a gross of $3.5 million (-33.5%) in 1,922 theaters (-887). Total gross to date is $21.5 million. Budget was $8 million.

#11 American Hustle from Sony/Columbia held at #11 with a gross of $2.4 million (-20.7%) in 1,072 theaters (-568). Total gross to date is $141.5 million. Budget was $40 million.

#12 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit from Paramount fell from #9 to #12 with a gross of $2.2 million (-36.8%) in 1,278 theaters (-861). Total gross to date is $47.7 million. Budget was $60 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $160.4 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 306: Amélie

Join the gang as they discuss the 2001 film Amélie.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Written by Guillaume Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Starring Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz

Amélie is a French film nominated for five Academy Awards by the same director of Delicatessen and, believe it or not, Alien: Resurrection. It tells the story of a shy and unusual young woman living in Paris who has a rich fantasy life. There’s a lot of Amélie love to go around; it’s listed as number 62 on the IMDB Top 250 and has a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Worth noting:

Tony’s all hopped up about the brilliant Death Star engineering.
This movie was called “refreshingly adorable,” despite the, you know, subtitles and whatnot.
Amélie was well-loved all around because it was cute and different but in an adult way.
Tony and David avoided this movie for a long time; David mostly because of the terrible cover. Darrell, however, saw it when it first came out.
The final consensus is that it’s good and worth seeing. Also, it’s a good date movie though making out will be difficult because of all the reading. Perhaps these gents haven’t heard of a pause button?
Hey, what language did YOU have to learn in high school?
Overall, this was called a good movie; go see it (unless you absolutely hate reading).
Pompeii is really a movie? Really???
Attention, FBI: we’re Googling age of consent laws. Again. Thanks, Chloe Grace Moretz!

Discussing the film in this episode:

Tony
Darrell
David

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #178

Congrats to Jeff for his high score of 23!

Thanks to Art and Nick for their voice mails.

Picks:

Jeff

The LEGO Movie
About Last Night
Robocop
Endless Love
The Monuments Men

Art

The LEGO Movie
Winter’s Tale
Robocop
About Last Night
The Monuments Men

Art’s House picks:

Jeff – Adult World
Art – Jimmy P.

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Weekend Box Office: Feb 7-Feb 9

Post author By Lena
Post date February 10, 2014
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#1 The LEGO Movie from Warner Bros. opened at #1 with a gross of $69.1 million in 3,775 theaters. Budget was $60 million.

#2 The Monuments Men from Sony opened at #2 with a gross of $22 million in 3,083 theaters. Budget was $70 million.

#3 Ride Along from Universal fell from #1 to #3 with a gross of $9.6 million (-20.3%) in 2,800 theaters (-67). Total gross to date is $105.3 million. Budget was $25 million.

#4 Frozen from Buena Vista fell from #2 to #4 with a gross of $6.9 million (-23.1%) in 2,460 theaters (-294). Total gross to date is $368.6 million. Budget was $150 million.

#5 Lone Survivor from Universal held at #5 with a gross of $5.6 million (-21.6%) in 2,869 theaters (-416). Total gross to date is $112.9 million. Budget was $40 million.

#6 That Awkward Moment from Focus Features fell from #3 to #6 with a gross of $5.2 million (-40.1%) in 2,809 theaters. Total gross to date is $16.5 million. Budget was $8 million.

#7 Vampire Academy from Weinstein Brothers opened at #7 with a gross of $3.9 million in 2,676 theaters. Budget was unknown.

#8 The Nut Job from Open Road Films fell from #4 to #8 with a gross of $3.8 million (-48.4%) in 3,004 theaters (-468). Total gross to date is $55 million. Budget was $42 million.

#9 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit from Paramount fell from #6 to #9 with a gross of $3.5 million (-33.5%) in 2,139 theaters (-768). Total gross to date is $44.4 million. Budget was $60 million.

#10 Labor Day from Paramount fell from #7 to #10 with a gross of $3.2 million (-38.5%) in 2,584 theaters. Total gross to date is $10.1 million. Budget was $18 million.

#11 American Hustle from Sony/Columbia fell from #8 to #11 with a gross of $3.1 million (-26.2%) in 1,640 theaters (-576). Total gross to date is $138.1 million. Budget was $40 million.

#12 The Wolf of Wall Street from Paramount fell from #10 to #12 with a gross of $2.6 million (-24.1%) in 1,167 theaters (-440). Total gross to date is $107.9 million. Budget was $100 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $138.4 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo

Back Seat Producers Season 09 Shows

BSP Episode 305: Drinking Buddies

Post author By Tony
Post date February 10, 2014
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Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Drinking Buddies:

Directed by Joe Swanberg
Written by Joe Swanberg
Starring Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston and Jason Sudeikis

The film is an entirely-improvised movie from Joe Swanberg who previously did low budget mumblecore movies like Hannah Takes the Stairs. Mumblecore is defined by limited budgets and an emphasis on realistic dialogue and Drinking Buddies is no different, but is characterized by a more famous cast. It’s the story of two friends who work at a Chicago microbrewery and the strange romantic entanglements that can happen between friends.

Worth noting:

Apparently, Jolie’s missing estrogen is to be credited for the lack of feedback in this week’s recording. Great. Blame the ladies.
Mixed reviews; it was liked but Darrell was “bored s***less.”
The realistic dialogue and imperfect characters were well-regarded.
David has a creepy level of appreciation for Anna Kendrick’s hotness.
These people are drinking beer all the time. Why aren’t they fatter???
When you go hiking in the woods with a girl and she opens a backpack and inside are two wine glasses, she wants it hard, apparently, according to David.
Tony knew the movie was improvised going in; David didn’t.
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The acting and characters were the standout parts of this movie. The technical aspects and story weren’t that impressive.
Hot damn, Jake Johnson’s beard!
Hot and angry Super Bowl talk; apparently the Seahawks didn’t win the Super Bowl (which is weird because I watched them win). Payton Manning’s sad face is heartbreaking.

Discussing the film in this episode:

Tony
Darrell
David

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Back Seat Box Office Shows

Back Seat Box Office #177

Congrats to Jeff for his high score of 21!

Thanks to Tad for his voice mail.

Picks:

Jeff

The LEGO Movie
The Monuments Men
Ride Along
Frozen
Vampire Academy

Lena

The LEGO Movie
The Monuments Men
Ride Along
Vampire Academy
Frozen

Art’s House Picks

Jeff – Field in England
Lena – Alphaville

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Weekend Box Office: Jan 31-Feb 2

Post author By Lena
Post date February 3, 2014
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#1 Ride Along from Universal held at #1 with a gross of $12 million (-43.5%) in 2,867 theaters (+108). Total gross to date is $92.7 million. Budget was $25 million.

#2 Frozen from Buena Vista rose from #4 to #2 with a gross of $8.9 million (-2%) in 2,754 theaters (-3). Total gross to date is $359.6 million. Budget was $150 million.

#3 That Awkward Moment from Focus Features opened at #3 with a gross of $8.7 million in 2,809 theaters. Budget was $8 million.

#4 The Nut Job from Open Road Films fell from #3 to #4 with a gross of $7.3 million (-39.9%) in 3,472 theaters. Total gross to date is $49.9 million. Budget was $42 million.

#5 Lone Survivor from Universal fell from #2 to #5 with a gross of $7.1 million (-45%) in 3,285 theaters (+123). Total gross to date is $104.8 million. Budget was $40 million.

#6 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit from Paramount fell from #5 to #6 with a gross of $5.3 million (-41.5%) in 2,907 theaters (-480). Total gross to date is $38.9 million. Budget was $60 million.

#7 Labor Day from Paramount opened at #6 with a gross of $5.2 million in 2,584 theaters. Budget was $18 million.

#8 American Hustle from Sony/Columbia fell from #7 to #8 with a gross of $4.2 million (-41.1%) in 2,216 theaters (-88). Total gross to date is $133.5 million. Budget was $40 million.

#9 I, Frankenstein from Lionsgate fell from #6 to #9 with a gross of $3.8 million (-56.4%) in 2,753 theaters. Total gross to date is $14.7 million. Budget was $65 million.

#10 The Wolf of Wall Street from Paramount fell from #8 to #10 with a gross of $3.4 million (-37.9%) in 1,607 theaters (-197). Total gross to date is $103.9 million. Budget was $100 million.

#11 August: Osage County from Weinstein Bros. fell from #9 to #11 with a gross of $3 million (-41.3%) in 2,319 theaters (-92). Total gross to date is $31.6 million. Budget was unknown.

#12 Gravity from Warner Bros. rose from #16 to #12 with a gross of $2.1 million (+1.9%) in 1,132 theaters (-128). Total gross to date is $264 million. Budget was $100 million.

The combined gross of the top 12 movies this weekend was $70.9 million.

Sources:
Box Office Mojo