...where was I? Oh, right. The #1 movie this week, domestic, is called Upside Down... sorry, that's a 2012 film directed by Ajay Singh. The ACTUAL #1 movie is called Up the Down Staircase... sorry, that's the 1967 version of Dangerous Minds. They all are grandchildren of The Blackboard Jungle, which is itself a ripoff of a classroom scene from the Laurel and Hardy 1931 feature-length two reel short, Pardon Us... featuring a young Kevin Bacon. What is WITH me today?
(two hours later) Okay, after looking at the actual IMDb page a second time, it's called The Upside... hmm! That title seems a little anti-climactic now, considering the personal journey I've just been on. Whatever. It's based on a French film, which at first glance you'd think might not play in the American market, but don't forget! Nous sommes Charlie Hebdo, n'est ce pas? So eat your hearts out, Luc Besson and Francis Veber, because this Éric Toledano is gunnin' for you! Metaphorically, that is. I also forgot to mention that "Breaking Bad" and "Malcolm in the Middle" star Bryan Cranston is rather blatantly gimping for Oscar (TM) (R) (C) gold, but who knows? If he wins the Golden Globe (TM) (C) (R) (GmbH) for this, the Oscar (C) (R) (TM) is clearly not terribly far behind. But really, the Oscar (C) (TM) (R) will be for "Breaking Bad," we all can see that. Sadly, the "Oscar Gap" ... sorry, "Oscar (TM) (C) (R) Gap" phenomenon isn't readily available when you search for it with Lycos (TM) (R) (C).
But enough of this gay banter. Our second debut this week is the biggest thing since Marley and Me. It's the second of the W. Bruce Cameron dog trilogy and this installment is called Dog Caspian ...sorry, I'm getting my six-parters mixed up again. No, it's called A Dog's Way Home. And seeing as how it's debuted at #3, we'll get the rest of the installments soon enough. Oddly enough, Amblin doesn't have a piece of this one! I'm of course referring to A Dog's Purpose. Yes, a toast to W. Bruce Cameron, the Nicholas Sparks of dog stories. Let's move quickly on before the buzz wears off.
...no more debuts this week! But I would like to give a brief shout-out to On the Basis of Sex, which I don't think I've seen yet. I think it's making its debut in the top 10, even though it's been out for three weeks already. Now judging from the title alone, you'd probably think this is some sort of 80s sex comedy along the lines of The Wild Life and Private Resort, but you'll be quickly disappointed, I'm afraid. No, it's about the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and in the new tradition of biopics, they get a babe to portray her: Felicity Jones. For some reason I was thinking of Rashida Jones, who would've been just as good, even though she's not British. More symptoms of the current biopic market. Meanwhile, in Lady Gaga news, according to my email she issued a formal apology for working with R. Kelly. Oh, NOW she apologizes! I guess because that new docuseries came out about him and all that. Well, who knows how these new social movements work. Cosby's finally in prison, Harvey Weinstein's not in jail but has been all but cast out of society, but somehow R. Kelly's managed to avoid all that. Ted Nugent too. Why is that? Oh well. Even Congress has its trends. You hear that once in a while, a Congress man or woman will say that an issue won't play during this session. Same thing with child molesters, I suppose.
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