The CoF Weekend Preview: Girls Just Wanna Crack Skulls

For those who said Jon Hamm shouldn't play Superman. Your argument is invalid.

Here is our weekend preview of what is opening in theaters and what you might want to catch on TV.  Have a great weekend everyone, check back Sunday night for a Box Office Report and as always, we return Monday with a brand new City Strip in 3D! (not really).  And Here We…Go!

SUCKER PUNCH – IMDB – RT (21%)

The film follows a young woman in the 1950s about to be lobotomized as she attempts to escape an asylum with her inmate friends.  One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with hot girls fighting evil forces, I’ll give it a pass because I have hope that director Zack Snyder doesn’t take this movie’s inevitable tank personally and spite us with a the upcoming Superman reboot he’s working on.  He might go mental and cast Dean Cain!  Everyone go see this movie.  Twice.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES – IMDB – RT (40%)

I saw the first Diary, it was a pleasure much like How to Eat Fried Worms, both based on the kids books of the same name.  You can’t get angry at kids being kids.  Here is some interesting facts, the first Diary had a budget of $15M, and it made $76M.  Our sequel this weekend was made for $21M (I bet it’s because there is another kid on the poster) and will be sure to make it’s money back if not this weekend, then before next Friday.  Then you have DVD sales and bam:  In an interview star Devon Bostick said that “Diary of A Wimpy Kid 3″ could be in the works and is “90% sure it will happen” depending on the success of Rodrick Rules.

And Such:

• Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, Friday) – Tonight’s guests are Jeremy Scahill, David Brooks, Ed Rendell, Tina Brown and Ellen Page.  Mmmm Ellen page.
• The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO, Friday) – The discuss leg rubbing on this episode, nothing wrong with that.  Below is a picture of Ricky before and after.  Before when he was a pop start and after when he was our hero.  [his blog]
• Mildred Pierce (HBO, Sunday) – Kate Winslet stars in the title role of the HBO Miniseries presentation, the five-part miniseries starts Sunday [read more in our HBO 2011 post].
• Shameless (Showtime, Sunday) – This is the season finale, one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time, it’s great and you should all be watching.
• Californication (Showtime, Sunday)  – Season finale, it’s been a very good season.  Last week we saw Duchovny’s character Hank give a cute nod to his last great character, Mulder [see].

Trailer: Shameless, TV Series Starring William H. Macy

Shameless is an upcoming drama series to air on Showtime. It is based on the award-winning British hit show of the same name. Showtime plans to air the series as a mid-season replacement in January 2011.

This is the trailer for Shameless, starring William H. Macy as the alcoholic father of a blue-collar Chicago family. Emmy Rossum plays Fiona, his oldest daughter and the de facto adult in the family, and Joan Cusack will play an agoraphobic neighbor in the series.

This show looks great, like Roseanne on crack, so of course I’ll be watching.  If you’re not watching Showtime or HBO, you’re not watching TV.  Trailer: (more…)