Comments on: Rant: The January Graveyard

By: January 7th – 9th Weekend Box Office: True Grit Rides Highest Among 2010 Leftovers :: The Movie Banter

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:07:41 +0000

[...] This weekend it made $15 million, coming off 38.6% from last tally. It looks to be gaining a lot more notoriety since its original onslaught. Could Grit save January from being too dreadful a graveyard? [...]

By: Oscar Movies – Best Picture Run Down :: The Movie Banter

Oscar Movies – Best Picture Run Down :: The Movie Banter — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:32:11 +0000

[...] month of February is commonly considered a dark period for movies. Nick mentioned that it is the graveyard for film. New releases are basically overshadowed by the award season. In fact, Oscar nominated [...]

By: Nick Ondras

Nick Ondras — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:42:19 +0000

@Craig I don’t know why Shutter Island was pushed back. It would be a real shame if it ended up sucking.

@Karen I’m seeing The White Ribbon today. I’m dying to see A Single Man.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:10:43 +0000

Shutter Island was initialed slated to open in October, but for reasons unknown, Paramount pushed it to first quarter, traditionally the dumping ground for crappy movies. It makes me suspicious of a Scorsese film for the first time ever. I’m beginning to wonder if it’s going to be better than the other stuff out there right now, but total crap by Scorsese standards.

The White Ribbon is fantastic. I would also recommend catching A Single Man. Tom Ford is an amazing director.

By: Craig Kessler

Craig Kessler — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:54:18 +0000

@Nick I agree, this time of year usually is crap with movies. It’s more the movies that the studios just want to dump or thought had potential and ended up being busts. Hopefully we can find a gem (maybe Shutter Island) but I’m not expecting much till it gets closer to May.