Lancelot Link Monday: Hollywood Summer

Lancelot Link Monday! This was Memorial Day - the kick off of Hollywood Summer where the studios start to release all of the big tentpole movies. Yeah, the ones before this weekend were the little movies (like CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR). Now we get the big ones... like ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. Starring Johnny Depp... who seems to be involved in some domestic issues with his new wife. But at least he has this huge new hit film, right? Right? While you're thinking about that, here are this week's links to some great screenwriting and film articles, plus some fun stuff that may be of interest to you. Brought to you by that suave and sophisticated secret agent...




Here are a dozen links plus this week's car chase...


1) Weekend Box Office Estimates:
1 X Men Apocalypse Now............ $65,000,000
2 Alice 2......................... $28,112,000
3 Angry Birds..................... $18,700,000
4 Captain America 3............... $15,135,000
5 Neighbors 2...................... $9,100,000
6 Jungle Book...................... $6,967,000
7 Nice Guys........................ $6,370,000
8 Money Monster.................... $4,250,000
9 Love & Friendship................ $2,496,000
10 Zootopia.......................... $831,000


Box Office is still dead because no one wants to see any of these movies. Only ahead of last year by 4.8%, only ahead of 2014 by 9.2%, only ahead of 2013 by 11.3%, only ahead of 2012 by 2.8%, and only ahead of 2011 by 15.1%. Nobody is going to the cinema anymore - Hollywood is dead!

2) Johnny Depp: Box Office Poison!

3) Sidney Lumet's SERPICO - Article And Screenplay!

4) Phillip Noyce Directed Next JACK ASS Installment?

5) How Much Do Entertainment Company Execs Make?

6) Treasure Trove Of Interviews With Charlie Rose - Hitchcock to Kubrick!

7) What Are People Buying On DVD & BluRay?

8) Rosa Salazar Cast In Robert Rodriguez's BATTLE ANGEL ALITA.

9) Movie Color Palettes.

10) Jim Jarmush Interview.

11) Sam Mendes NOT Directing Next Bond - So It Can't Help But Be Better Than SPECTRE.

12) Past Memorial Day Movie Hits.

And the Car Chase Of The Week:



Okay, *Card* Chase!

Bill



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