2008 September 23 « Entertainment Today and Beyond

ENTOURAGE On Creative High, a few thoughts on the EMMY’S, a whole host of PROGRAMS return this week, and will EAGLE EYE be big?

I thought Sunday night’s episode of ENTOURAGE was one of the funniest efforts that the HBO program has ever produced! It was quite fitting that while Jeremy Piven was knocking it out of the park once again he was winning another Emmy for his Agent Ari Gold character almost at the same time! He is one terrific talent. The show itself reportedly will be picked up for a sixth season.

Speaking of the Emmy’s, producers clearly made a bad choice handing over the hosting duties to a handful of reality hosts, including Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum, on Sunday night. Their opening skit was forced and void of any real laughs. I might be biased, but is anyone else sick of seeing RYAN SEACREST? I know I am!
As for the awards themselves, I must admit I haven’t watched MAD MEN but after the show won the Emmy for best drama I’m going to start. Again, I’m probably biased but I thought LOST had one of the great season’s in TV history and I wanted to see it win but it didn’t. Plus, the fact that FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS was completely ignored makes me wonder how many voting member’s really watch some of these shows! Ratings were at a historic low as the telecast attracted just 12.3 million viewers.

I’m really looking forward to this week as a bunch of shows return including Heroes, Grey’s Anatomy, ER, Dexter and Brothers and Sisters!

While September at the movies has been ho hum at best, DreamWorks new action thriller EAGLE EYE might do some real damage at the box-office as early reviews are good, and its star, Shia Lebeouf, is a certainly a draw. It opens Friday!

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

Samuel L. Jackson’s cop thriller, LAKEVIEW TERRACE, lead the way at the box-office this weekend as the film, which cost just 20 million to produce, pulled in 15.6 mill in ticket sales. That’s at the high end of studio expectations. Last week’s top attraction, BURN AFTER READING, dropped off 49% in business, grossing 11.3 mill, giving it a 10 day total of 36.2.

Lionsgate’s raunchy R-rated comedy, MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL, opened without any advance reviews and faired poorly, placing third with a weak 8.3 mill in receipts. I still don’t understand the decisions Kate Hudson has made with her career. Why she had involvement in this project is perplexing at best! I think it’s time for a new agent. Paging Ari Gold!

The animated movie, IGOR, placed fourth with a weak 8 mill in business. The week’s other new release, GHOSTTOWN, starring the popular British comedian Ricky Gervais, failed to find an audience. Despite really good reviews, the comedy about a dentist who sees dead people grossed just 5.1 mill in ticket sales in its opening frame for an eighth place finish. Here’s a link to the weekend’s Top Ten