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06 Jul 2009 20:44

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Culture: In a box-office battle between robots and pre-history, robots win.

  • $42.3 million weekend take of “Transformers 2,” based on official results released today source
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05 Jul 2009 21:12

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Culture: “Transformers” and “Ice Age” feel the box-office love equally

  • $42.5 million estimated for both bots and mammoths source
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02 Jul 2009 10:19

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Culture: A movie with Zooey Deschanel can just market itself, right? Wrong.

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  • It’s apparently a lot of work to convince the disaffected to go see a movie about disaffected people, like “500 Days of Summer.” It doesn’t even matter if those disaffected are the kid from “3rd Rock From the Sun” (who doesn’t really pull off that Joy Division shirt) and the girl from “She & Him” who’s engaged to Ben Gibbard.source
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01 Jul 2009 11:07

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Culture: Good news! The latest summer blockbusters are mediocre at best

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22 Jun 2009 15:02

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Biz, Tech: Why is Kodak getting rid of Kodachrome film? Progress.

  • 70% of the company’s profit comes from really good digital picture-taking technology source
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21 Jun 2009 23:31

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Culture: On a much lighter topic, Sandra Bullock had her biggest opening ever

  • $34.1 million for proposing to Ryan Reynolds source
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19 Jun 2009 10:06

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Offbeat: Lawnmower racing: A sensation that’s taking over the nation

  • This in-progress documentary, called “On Your Mark, Get Set, Mow!” isn’t just about racing grass-cutting things – it raises awareness for Huntington’s Disease. These racers are a cut above when it comes to class.source
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14 Jun 2009 19:16

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Culture: The pop-culture hangover continues at the box office

  • $33.4 million for “The Hangover”, which ruled again source
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25 May 2009 09:30

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Culture: “Terminator” terminated by “Night at the Museum”

  • $53.5 million The Friday-Sunday take of “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” which did unexpectedly awesomely source
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17 May 2009 14:51

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Culture: “The Lemon Tree” is a spiffy little experimental film

The Lemon Tree from William Campbell on Vimeo.

  • The visuals: Exciting. The narrative: Experimental and all over the place. The voiceover: Spooky. All in all, it makes for a neat little three minutes of your time.source
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