The Steve Simels Show
Great Lost Films of the 60s: An Unexamined Life
Monday, February 8
Major League Intense DVR Alert: Do not fail to set your your machines for Tuesday, February 26 at 3 am. The reason: John Frankenheimer's despairing (sort of) black comedy sci-fi masterpiece Seconds, from 1966. Okay, I realize this is a heads-up a bit more in advance of the the event than may be customary, but you'll thank me -- this is a great film, one that offers up one of the bleakest assessments of the essentially tragic nature of the human condition ever committed to celluloid. Honest -- compared to this, Woyzeck is a puckish satire of contemporary mores... Read Post | Comments (7)
Latest Numbers
| Studio Weekend Actuals: Feb. 5 to Feb. 7, 2010 | Weekend | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dear John | $30,468,614 | $30,468,614 | 2 | Avatar | $22,850,881 | $629,344,204 | 3 | From Paris with Love | $8,158,860 | $8,158,860 | 4 | Edge of Darkness | $6,855,371 | $28,947,851 | 5 | The Tooth Fairy | $6,629,595 | $34,462,568 | 6 | When in Rome | $5,549,129 | $20,944,734 | 7 | The Book of Eli | $4,717,335 | $82,045,140 | 8 | Crazy Heart | $3,567,671 | $11,105,401 | 9 | Legion | $3,453,651 | $34,731,934 | 10 | Sherlock Holmes | $2,535,174 | $201,484,470 |
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