This is not the Invisible Man of the horror movie
continuity, but one they created just for this movie.
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Weekly Comics Discussion – January 4, 2006
The shipping
lists are up. Note that the holidays mean that
most locations won’t get shipments until Thursday,
rather than Wednesday this week.
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“Lion” Back on Top
Another 4-day weekend behind us and it looks like “Lion” takes back the top spot, though by a thin margin.
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- King Kong
- Fun with Dick and Jane
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2
- Rumor Has It
- The Family Stone
- Memoirs of a Geisha
- The Ringer
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Munich
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Three Day Totals
Four Day Totals
Weekly DVD Picks – January 3, 2006
As usual, the first few weeks of the new year have
very limited options for DVD releases. If you must
buy something this week, go for one of the titles
listed below, but my strongest recommendation is to
wait for better choices.
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Saturday Movie Review – “Abbott and Costello Go To Mars”
People who think they can judge the quality of a movie
by the stars rather than the directors need to watch
this immediately after watching Abbott and
Costello Meet Frankenstein.
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Infinite Crisis #2-3
“Innocent lives are an oxymoron.”
–Nightshade
Infinite Crisis #1 began perhaps the most publicized event series in comic-book history. The story continues on its confusing path through issues #2 and 3, establishing the basis for the latest revision of the DC Universe, and incorporating a debate about what comix should be.
As it has become impossible to review this series without dropping spoilers like pieces of the Rock of Eternity, I will proceed without spoiler tags. You have been warned.
Weekly Comics Discussion – December 28, 2005
The complete list is here.
Note that, due to the holidays, many US distributors
won’t be getting their shipments until Thursday,
December 29.
Time Names ‘Galactica’ Show of the Year
Yeah, I stood staring at the article in disbelief for a moment or two and then cheered! Congrats to the team over at BG!
Character Actor Vincent Schiavelli Dead at 57
Possessing a film resume that is anything but distinguished, it is long and varied. Possessing one of the most memorible faces in Hollywood, Schiavelli appeared in all sorts of genre flicks from Ghost to Tomorrow Never Dies to Blade Runner.
A Tale of an Ape and a Lion
After trading places off and on all weekend, King Kong barely managed to keep the top slot over the holiday weekend over Narnia. Here are the four day weekend totals.
- King Kong
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Fun with Dick and Jane *
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2 *
- The Family Stone
- Memoirs of a Geisha
- The Ringer *
- Rumor Has It *
- Wolf Creek *
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Munich *
- Syiana
- The Producers
- Brokeback Mountain
- Walk the Line
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Four-day totals
Three-day totals
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