Long Weekend, Short Post.

We didn't make it out to the theater, despite the long weekend. Somehow, between the neighborhood block party, circus, zoo, lack of interest at the Box Office, and various other weekend duties we just didn't make the trip. So no review this week.

In place of the weekly review, I do have a piece that I'm working on. It's going to be rather lengthy and may actually be split up into a few posts. I'm going to preview the upcoming T.V. season and all the major premiers. Sort of a "get your Tivo warmed up" article. I hope to have it finished by Sunday.

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Until that post is up, here is the last weekends top ten box office and a preview of this weekends releases in case something perks your interests:

Estimated ticket sales for Aug. 31-Sept. 3

1. "Halloween," $31 million
2. "Superbad," $15.6 million
3. "Balls of Fury," $13.8 million
4. "The Bourne Ultimatum," $13.2 million
5. "Rush Hour 3," $10.4 million
6. "Mr. Bean's Holiday," $8.1 million
7. "The Nanny Diaries," $6.4 million
8. "Death Sentence," $5.2 million
9. "War," $5.1 million
10. "Stardust," $3.9 million

Here are a few movies opening this weekend that somebody may find some interest in:

3:10 to Yuma - (R) - Starring Russel Crowe and Christian Bale. Bringing back the classic western here. In 1800's Arizona, a rancher struggles to support his ranch and family during a long drought. Desperately needing money to build a well, he takes an assignment to transport a notorious felon, in the hands of authorities, to Yuma for imprisonment.

Shoot 'Em up - (R) - Starring Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti and Monica Bellucci. Somehow Clive Owen went from talky dramas to action thrillers. Mr. Smith, a mysterious loner, teams up with an unlikely ally to protect a newborn baby from a determined criminal who hunts them throughout the bowels of the city.

The Brothers Solomon - (R) - Starring Will Arnett, Will Forte, Kristen Wiig and Chi McBride. Two good-hearted but romantically-challenged brothers find out their dying father's last wish is for a grandchild, the brothers set out to find someone to have a baby with. But after spending their formative years being home-schooled by their father in a remote arctic location, their social skills prove to be somewhat lacking and their attempts at fatherhood go awry.

Limited Release:

In the Shadow of the Moon - (PG) - Documentary. Between 1968 and 1972, nine American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon, and 12 men walked upon its surface. They remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. In the Shadow of the Moon brings together for the first, and possibly the last, time surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission that flew to the Moon, and allows them to tell their story in their words.

So there you go. Thank you to RottenTomatoes.com for the synopsis. There may be something above that peaks your interest, I'm thinking 3:10 to Yuma may be a good choice. Good Luck!

Watching: U.S. Open tennis

On Deck: more Undeclared and Buffy season 6

Reading: His Dark Materials trilogy