The Last 365 Days of Cinema

Do you know what movie this is from?  Hint- it was released in the last 365 days. Guess in the comments.

Weekend Box Office

1. Fast & Furious 6- $35.1 million / $171.0 million total
2. Now You See Me- $29.2 million (new)
3. After Earth- $27.5 million (new)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness- $16.7 million / $181.5 million total
5. Epic- $16.6 million / $65.3 million total
6. The Hangover Part III- $16.3 million / $88.5 million total
7. Iron Man 3- $8.4 million / $385.1 million total
8. The Great Gatsby- $6.5 million / $128.5 million total
9. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani- $1.5 million (new)
10. Mud- $1.2 million / $16.8 million total

Further down:

• Frances Ha- $0.5 / $1.5 million total- It ranks as Noah Baumbach's fourth highest grossing film to date.  The Greta Gerwig charmer (which I loved) will easily rake in more than Margot at the Wedding, with a fighting chance at beating Greenberg's numbers; catching up to his all time The Squid & the Whale's $7+ million might be trickier, especially without the benefit of award time specialty play.
• Before Midnight- $0.4 / $0.7 total- With a per-screen average of $10,000+ plus in its second weekend in limited engagement, it's a healthy number, if not crazy considering how well it opened last weekend.  Hang on there...
• What Maisie Knew- $0.1 /$0.5- This Julianne Moore starrer based on the Henry James novel has performed well in teeny-tiny limited release, but with a per-screen average of less than $2,000, it may not have what it takes to cross the illustrious $1 million mark.
• Stories We Tell- $0.1 / $0.9- Sarah Polley's beautiful family album documentary is nearing the $1 million mark...a great run for a documentary.  The bigger question mark is whether awards at the end of the year will follow?
• The Place Beyond the Pines- $0.08 / $21.1 million total- Like Mud, this Ryan Gosling indie has been the specialized movie of the spring.  It's grosses are nearly over theatrically, but over $20 million in the can is a great number.
• The East- $0.07 (new)- This politically thriller that stars Ellen Page, Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgaard and Patricia Clarkson won the per-screen average game of the weekend, netting $19,000 on four screens.
• The Kings of Summer- $0.05 (new)- This coming of age Sundance hit opened on four screens for a decent $14,000 average.

The Butler Gets a One-Sheet

101 Best Written TV Series of All Time

The Writers Guild Associations of America, in conjunction with TV Guide, revealed the 101 best written television series of all time.  In something that's all in good fun, if a tad meaningless, the most interesting find in the list is that the WGA seems to have a particularly modern sensibility.  Sure, there's some classics scuttled about in the list, and the top ten give or take seems nearly right for universal appeasing, but there's something telling in that the list is so eagerly made up of shows in the past twenty years (including a great many that are still on the air today.)  Have a look, and argue:

1. The Sopranos (HBO)- created by David Chase- nominated for 11 WGA awards and won four.
2. Seinfeld (NBC)- created by Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld- nominated for 13 WGA awards and won four.
3. The Twilight Zone (CBS)- Season One writers: Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Robert Presnell, Jr. and Rod Sterling- nominated for 2 WGA awards.
4. All in the Family (CBS)- developed by Norman Lear; Based on Till Death Does Us Part by Johnny Speight- nominated for 11 WGA awards and won once.
5. M*A*S*H (CBS)- developed by Larry Gelbart- nominated for 28 WGA awards and won seven.
6. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)- created by James L. Brooks & Allan Burns- nominated for 10 WGA awards and won once.
7. Mad Men (AMC)- created by Matthew Weiner- nominated for 11 WGA awards and won five.
8. Cheers (NBC)- created by Glen Charles, Les Charles & James Burrows- nominated for 13 WGA awards, winning four.
9. The Wire (HBO)- created by David Simon- nominated for 3 WGA awards, winning one.
10. The West Wing (NBC)- created by Aaron Sorkin- nominated for 12 WGA awards, winning two.

The Last 365 Days of Cinema

Do you know what movie this is from?  Hint- it was released in the last 365 days. Guess in the comments.