Film fans have spoken this Memorial day weekend, and to no one's
surprise, they said they missed Indy. After 19 years out of the
spotlight, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas's adventure serial came
back with a bang grossing $151 million since hitting theaters last
week. No matter how confusing and uninteresting the plot was, this
just goes to show you people how much people like to see elderly men
wearing fedoras and throwing their back out in the in the middle of a
rainforest. Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls blew
away the competition with The Chronicles of Narnia earning almost $100
million less than the box office champion did this weekend.
Meanwhile, Iron Man was not too far behind Prince Caspian continuing
to exceed expectations by raking in a respectable $25.6 million. By
all accounts Paramount has already had quite the successful summer
season and that's got to be a good thing because their other slated
summer release, Mike Myers The Love Guru, looks positively horrendous.
If that one bombs they should have already made enough money to cover
their losses. Though something tells me that Guru will at least break
even if not end up another smash hit for the man behind the Wayne's
World, Austin Powers, and Shrek franchises.
In sadder news, we here at the Film School Film blog are mourning the passing
of the exceptionally talented writer/director and actor Sydney
Pollack, who passed away at age 73 this weekend. Pollack, perhaps
known for his directorial triumphs, was thrice nominated in the Best
DIrector category for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They (1970), Tootsie
(1982), and Out of Africa (1985), the latter of which garnered him the
academy award. He also made many memorable on screen appearances. He
co-starred opposite Tom Cruise in Kubrick's last film Eyes Wide Shut
and can currently be seen in Made of Honor. While his work will
always be with us, his presence will be truly missed.
surprise, they said they missed Indy. After 19 years out of the
spotlight, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas's adventure serial came
back with a bang grossing $151 million since hitting theaters last
week. No matter how confusing and uninteresting the plot was, this
just goes to show you people how much people like to see elderly men
wearing fedoras and throwing their back out in the in the middle of a
rainforest. Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls blew
away the competition with The Chronicles of Narnia earning almost $100
million less than the box office champion did this weekend.
Meanwhile, Iron Man was not too far behind Prince Caspian continuing
to exceed expectations by raking in a respectable $25.6 million. By
all accounts Paramount has already had quite the successful summer
season and that's got to be a good thing because their other slated
summer release, Mike Myers The Love Guru, looks positively horrendous.
If that one bombs they should have already made enough money to cover
their losses. Though something tells me that Guru will at least break
even if not end up another smash hit for the man behind the Wayne's
World, Austin Powers, and Shrek franchises.
In sadder news, we here at the Film School Film blog are mourning the passing
of the exceptionally talented writer/director and actor Sydney
Pollack, who passed away at age 73 this weekend. Pollack, perhaps
known for his directorial triumphs, was thrice nominated in the Best
DIrector category for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They (1970), Tootsie
(1982), and Out of Africa (1985), the latter of which garnered him the
academy award. He also made many memorable on screen appearances. He
co-starred opposite Tom Cruise in Kubrick's last film Eyes Wide Shut
and can currently be seen in Made of Honor. While his work will
always be with us, his presence will be truly missed.
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