Australian’s Denied Jennifer’s Body
November 1, 2009
It has just come to my attention that the new Diablo Cody scripted horror film ‘Jennifer’s Body’ starring Megan Fox is not going to get a release in Australian cinemas. An article in the Sunday Herald today states that 20th Century Fox has decided to not release the film in Australian cinemas because is was a financial failure in the United States.
I quite frankly think this is crap considering the film cost $16 million (US) to make and according to Box Office Mojo, it took $16 million (US) at the US box office, not a stellar take but it has at least covered costs. It is still being opened in foreign markets (it opens in the UK this week) and all the money made now would be heading towards profit. It has already made another $2 million (US) in overseas dollars. It does not make sense that they wouldn’t try and recoup as much money as possible. It would not be the first time that an American movie made more money outside of the US, just look at the box office take for any of the modern Woody Allen movies.
So what is the real reason? I don’t know. But I can say that Fox has messed things up again because rather than save money on holding back the release, they will now lose money from people looking for pirate copies.
Geek Actually Episode 58 – Trick or Treat
November 1, 2009
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Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Dave Kozicki
The Geek Actually Podcast is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction.
It’s Halloween again and along with our news and opinions we throw in a little spooky fun. A late start due to technical malfunctions (could it be gremlins in the machines?) but the show finally got rolling. After a huge mail bag we moved into…
Game News This Week: A new Nintendo DSi (called a DSi LL) with a larger form factor and game censorship, again.
The Great Internet Tech War of 2009: An article on CNet would indicate that we are not the only ones that think a war is going on, they think Google might be winning.
Tech News This Week: Microsoft pulls it’s support for the ‘Family Guy’ special that they commisioned, Stephen Conroy screws up again and Mitsubishi develops odour eating car seats.
Entertainment News This Week: The new ‘Avatar’ trailer is here and we delve into our thoughts and opinions on what we will get with James Cameron’s new film, the ‘Alien’ Prequel might not be what we had hopes for and Netflix comes to PS3 and Wii. We also throw in a retro review for Halloween of the horror film ‘Dog Soldiers’, rent it now it is lots of fun.
Our Feature Review: For our feature review this week we tackle Terry Gilliam’s new film ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’. Like all of Gilliam’s films, it sparks conversation. Josh and David M. quite liked it, Dave K. is still processing it.
This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language.
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A Different Twist on the Mac Vs PC Debate
November 1, 2009
Little Geek just pointed this new Lego animation to me and it appealed to the computer geek in me. Enjoy.
