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James Franco Strikes Back At Bruce Vilanch For Oscars Slam
Looks like James Franco is awake after all. The actor promptly responded to Oscar joke honcho Bruce Vilanch’s criticism of Franco’s hosting abilities by scrawling some word balloons onto a photo of the two smiling backstage. “James Franco f—ed up the Oscars. Trust me I know comedy,” ‘says’ Vilanch. “I mean, come on, I write for Bette Midler!” Franco tweeted, then deleted the photo. Then republished it and deleted it again. We do the same thing, James—though when you’re famous such timidity its a hopeless gesture. Once you’ve posted sometime, it’s immediately too late to take it back.
While it’s good to remember that Vilanch’s comedy isn’t always the freshest, since Franco’s big idea was to sing a song from Burlesque, it’s not obvious why he dissing someone for working with a brassy cabaret singer. Hopefully sometime in»
- Anthony Miccio
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Chalet Girl takes top spot in battle of the new releases but fails to scale the heights
Alpine-set Britcom edges out The Lincoln Lawyer, but posts the lowest returns for a top newcomer since April 2010
The fallow period
Occasionally, the weekend before or after a major blockbuster, no major movie will be released and the UK box office will pause for breath. The weekend of 18-20 March was different. The frame after Battle: Los Angeles and before Limitless hardly qualifies as a no-go zone for commercially appealing fare. But, for whatever reason, the date failed to attract a big hitter.
The Lincoln Lawyer and Chalet Girl, which both launched on 300-plus screens, battled for top-dog status. Over the Friday-to-Sunday period, the Matthew McConaughey legal thriller won the honours, with Ј572,000. But thanks to previews totaling Ј128,000 on Wednesday and Thursday, the alpine-set Britcom pulled ahead, with a five-day gross of Ј678,000.
Neither figure is cause for wild celebration. This weekend saw the previews-boosted Chalet Girl deliver the lowest box-office number»
- Charles Gant
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