‘General Chatter’ Archive

Avatar costing $500 million

James Cameron has been gestating ‘Avatar’ now and running up the budget with a whopping $500,000,000 in expenses! How much movie revenue does News Corp think the movie ‘Avatar’ can generate? Titanic was a home run at the box office for Cameron — Will Avatar perform?
NY Mag’s article alludes to the huge risk [...]

Review: Jim Carrey Good, A Christmas Carol Not So Good

The early reviews are in and the Washington Post is saying that they like the efforts of the cast, but that the animation was distracting and inhuman.

Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Too much spirit, too little heart
…despite the Herculean efforts of the voice cast, which includes Jim Carrey as Scrooge and the ghosts that visit him, and [...]

‘2012′ Official Trailer

‘2012′ Will it produce big movie revenue figures?
The Skinny:
Release Date: November 13, 2009
Genre: Action
Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson
Directed: Roland Emmerich
Written by: Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser
Produced by: Harald Kloser, Mark Gordon & Larry Franco
Executive Producers: Roland Emmerich,
Ute Emmerich,Michael Wimer
Plot:
Never before has a date in [...]

LA Times Says The Men Who Stare at Goats Does Not Suck

George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor and Kevin Spacey comprise an all-star cast in this quirky movie.

The LA Times reviewer thinks the movie is good.
..It’s a pleasure to say that the final product matches the title in both weirdness and drollery. Our protagonist is Bob Wilton (McGregor), a small-time journalist in the grip of a [...]

Marvel Movie Revenue Way Down

.. but they made a profit, while their restructuring with new parent corporation Disney is ongoing.

Marvel Entertainment 3Q Profit Down 60% On Lower Film Rev
Marvel Entertainment Inc. (MVL), which is being bought by Walt Disney Co. (DIS), reported third-quarter earnings slumped 60% on lower film revenue, as well as lower licensing sales related [...]