Avatar wins weekend, reaches major milestone (again). Weekend box office (01/31/10).

Avatar won the box office derby for the seventh straight weekend , taking the record for the biggest seventh weekend gross ($30 million) fr...

If you don't quit while you're ahead... Why we don't need an Avatar sequel.

We never got a sequel to ET: The Extra Terrestrial . We never had to sit through a strained next chapter to Titanic . We never suffered th...

"My name is Barack Obama and I AM the president."

This is pretty long, but it's well worth at least sampling. Where has this Barack Obama been for the last year? Enjoy and remember fo...

Little Fockers switches release from July 30th to December 22nd.

Deciding that what worked so well last time will work again this time, Universal has moved Little Fockers from its July 30th release date s...

Furry Vengence gets a trailer.

This looks pretty silly, but hopefully it will be closer in quality to George of the Jungle than Dudley Do-Right .  Fraser does this kind o...

Review: District 13: Ultimatum (2010)

District 13: Ultimatum 2010 101 minutes Rated R Opens in limited theatrical release on February 5th.  Now available on participating On Dema...

Surprise (not really)! Warner Bros to release Clash of the Titans in 3D.

As expected by everyone and their sister, Warner Bros. will push the release date of Clash of the Titans back to April 2nd, so as not to di...

Don't be stupid twice. Whip It on DVD/Blu Ray today.

There was no more heartbreaking box office failure this year than the flopping of Drew Barrymore's Whip It .  I'm not going to reite...

Whaa? Lionsgate steals Kevin Greutert back for Saw VII.

PREVIOUSLY... on Saw Vs. Paranormal Activity : Last week, I reported that Paramount had hired Kevin Gruetert, helmer of Saw VI , to direct...

Review: Edge of Darkness (2010)

Edge of Darkness 2010 118 minutes rated R by Scott Mendelson If Martin Campbell's Edge of Darkness were released in the 1970s or even ...

Number 01 worldwide in 38 days. Avatar breaks Titanic's worldwide record.

I was sure it would never be done in my lifetime. I called in the 'Joe DiMaggio 56-game hitting streak' of box office records. But...

Review: Legion (2010)

Legion 2010 100 minutes Rated R by Scott Mendelson There's not very much wrong with Legion , except that it chooses to tell the wrong st...

The 100 'cheesiest' movie lines of all time?

I'm not sure where this person found the time, but this is awfully fun to watch.  I'd argue that it concentrates too heavily on a fe...

Avatar now #02 in US, with no signs of slow down. Weekend box office in review (01/24/10)

It was business as usual this weekend , with Avatar again leading the pack and a well-marketed newcomer fairing well in number two. There ...

Conan O'Brien says farewell to The Tonight Show and NBC.

Avatar featurette on motion-capture acting.

I still contend that Zoe Saldana deserves an Oscar nomination, as her emotionally powerful work as Netyri is a big reason why Avatar works a...

President Barack Obama and Senator Russ Feingold speak out on Supreme Court's Decision in Citizens United v. FEC.

On the plus side, the outrage from today's insane Supreme Court ruling seems to be pretty wide-spread.  Here's hoping they act on th...

Supreme Court opens floodgates for unlimited corporate political donations.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy This isn't a left/right issue. If this decision stands, dem...

NBC's Late-Night War II explained in computer animation.

As much as I'd love to know what's actually being said, the visuals speak for themselves. Enjoy... Okay... here's the English v...

Macgruber gets a trailer.. and it's actually kinda funny?

If you're going to do a cheap cash-in, this is how you do it. You hire real actors (Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Ryan Phillippe), you set...

Holy Sh^#@, Batman! Someone has way too much time on their hands.

Wow... just wow. Someone has far more time on their hands than I do, and I'm not sure that's a bad thing. The sad part is, I actua...

Irony of the day - Saw VI director Kevin Greutert to direct Paranormal Activity 2

So let me get this straight... Kevin Greutert more or less saves the Saw series by making one of the, if not THE best installment in the lo...

Avatar remains unstoppable, crossing $500 million, while The Book of Eli impresses. Weekend box office review for 01/18/10.

Wow, this is my 1000th post on Mendelson's Memos. Yay for me. Anyway, I've written a bit about Avatar 's unstoppable run elsew...