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Here's Proof Originality Doesn't Pay in Hollyw'd
Here's Proof Originality Doesn't Pay in Hollyw'd
By Lisa Horowitz Some enterprising Wikipedia contributor decided to pull together a list of the 50 films with the highest worldwide gross of the decade so far. Here's the thing: One has to go all the way down to No. 15 on the list, Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo," before ...
Only Two of the Top 30 Grossing Films of This Decade Are Original
Only Two of the Top 30 Grossing Films of This Decade Are Original
slashfilm.com — Wikipedia has a list of the highest grossing films of this decade so far, and kottke noticed... that of the top 20 films at the box office, only one movie was not based on a past film or tv show (remake/sequel), or an adaptation of an established ... Only Two of the Top 30 Grossing Films of This Decade Are ...
The 2000s according to Wikipedia
kottke.org — Wikipedia gets into the 2000s roundup game with a main article and a number of topic-based summaries,... including fashion , film , and sports . From the fashion page: In hip hop, the throwback jersey and baggy pants (popular in the '90s to 2004) ... The 2000s according to Wikipedia
Originality is Dead: I Have Proof!
Originality is Dead: I Have Proof!
spencerkyte.blogspot.com — There have been a number of occasions over the two-year run of iBlog where I have slagged... Hollywood for their general lack of creativity when it comes to television and films.From everything to horrible reality shows featuring Jackson siblings you don't care about (and may never have heard of ... Originality is Dead: I Have Proof!
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Ever Wonder Why Most Movies Suck? [Soul Destroying]
Gawker — ... A Wikipedia user put together a list of the 50 highest grossing movies of the decade; only nine of them are not sequels or adaptations, The Wrap points out. And, at a generous estimate, only five are not terrible. ...

Ever Wonder Why Most Movies Suck? [Soul Destroying]
Gawker — [image] A Wikipedia user put together a list of the 50 highest grossing movies of the decade; only nine of them are not sequels or adaptations, The Wrap points out. And, at a generous estimate, only five are not terrible. Frankly there is nothing I can say here, no series of bon mots, that will illuminate the horrors of modern Hollywood more than just running the list: 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line; 2003) $1,119,110,941 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Disney; 2006) $1,066,179,725 3. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.; 2008) $1,001,921,825 ...

Ever Wonder Why Most Movies Suck?
Gawker: defamer — ... A Wikipedia user put together a list of the 50 highest grossing movies of the decade; only nine of them are not sequels or adaptations, The Wrap points out. And, at a generous estimate, only five are not terrible. ...

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