Box Office, Bottom Line Still More Important than Awards Variety's Timothy Gray sorts out the questions we should be askin.g right about now: But even at the halfway point, there are questions. Will the early buzz sustain for Disney-Pixar?s ?Wall-E? and WB's ?The Dark Knight? and Heath Ledger? What effect will the Clint Eastwood double whammy ? November's ?Changeling? and the December bow of Warner Bros.-Village Roadshow's ?Gran Torino? in which he stars as well as directs ? have on kudos? Similarly, Scott Rudin, who was in the winner's circle.Frost/Nixon tickets. Let's Look Back at the First Six Months of 2008 Wild and wooly, there was little to love, but a lot to look forward to. A lot has happened in the past six months and while there may not have been very many good movies and there were plenty of bad ones there was much more to remember as well as a lot to look forward to. First off, the writers'strike was finally settled, but as we move into the second half of 2008 the actors are now threatening to shut down Hollywood with a strike of their own. We learned of a new kind of woman. tickets. Review: Personal Services Required 1x1 Review: Personal Services Required 1x1 Posted 23 hours ago | 5 comments | In the UK: Channel 4, 9pm, Wednesdays Fact.".One in three families use some form of domestic help.".This sounds like one of those statistics like .".93% of people in Middlesbrough wear Etruscan snoods.".that is obviously made up but because it involves some numbers, people blank.".Really? Well fancy that.".One in three families? Across the whole country? Are we including paper boys in this or something. Frost/Nixon. 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Continue reading .".Review: Doctor Who 4x12 - The Stolen Earth.".June 27, 2008 No TV at the BFI in August Posted 3 days ago at 14:06 | Post a comment | Normally, at this time of the month, I'd be telling you what TV is on at the BFI in the next-but-one month's time. Unfortunat. Today's Joanna Page: Love Actually Today's Joanna Page: Love Actually Posted 2 days ago at 12:22 | 5 comments | Today's Joanna Page is Richard Curtis's Love Actually. Curtis has dominated British comedy, whether it's been on television or in the cinemas, for nearly three decades now. Following an early stint writing for Not the Nine O'Clock News in the 70s, he started to bestride us like a laughing, Islington-loving colossus the following decade with The Black Adder, its three sequel series and a couple of one-off spin-.tickets. Frost/Nixon to preem in London, Hoffman signs with Overture, another comic to become movie; War Heroes Son of Morning, the Joseph Cross .".satirical comedy.".about a copyrighter who goes home to help his parents through a divorce, and is somehow mistaken for the Second Coming of Jesus, now has more names in the cast you'll recognize. Bob Odenkirk, Steven Webber, Jesse Bradford and Edward Hermann have all signed on to the film, which Cross stars in and is producing. Lorraine Bracco is also in it. Overture Films, that start-up that released the Diane Keaton/Queen Latifah/Katie Holmes heist comedy.tickets. For Your Consideration, 'WALL-E' for Best Picture tickets, WALL E will soon be bathing in millions of dollars, but how about an Oscar? 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