Weekend Box Office Report: August 8 to 10

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There are two films outside the Top 10 that pulled in higher averages than any film in the Top 10 [Elegy and Dream of Life]…Also making an impression on people’s taste buds is the winemaking ensemble piece, Bottle Shock. Bowing on 48 screens and featuring a cast as diverse as Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman, the film pulled in over $6K per screen and will be expanding its tasting next week.

I saw Elegy Friday night and the theater was packed. Didn’t look like Bottle Shock was pulling in a lot of people, but I guess it did so so in 48 theaters…

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Bottle Shock opened today in limited release. People in Northern Cal wine country will have to wait until August 15th but not in SF. My favorite bp line in the movie was when Time Magazine called him after the Paris tasting. Said he: “you can take my picture if you like but I’m really not that pretty.” Made me chuckle out loud (why, he’s the prettiest face in the movie!).

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Bill Pullman & Chris Pine Interview

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I think I don’t want to play a father. I do that too much at home. I’m tired of that. But in this particular case [Bottle Shock], I thought there was some real great things that – – normally now in stories, fathers are the villains. Most of the scripts, they say, "Here’s a father part" and it’s like you’re the asshole, you’re the unbendable one, then it takes the child’s wisdom to deliver you to a more enlightened place. It’s such a bullshit thing as any parent knows. The real fortitude of life is not enduring your own arrogance or our illusion of central position. It’s like trying to work with the child’s thing to make them comfortable and secure and all that. So in this particular case, to read this relationship where I didn’t have to think about all that shit, just say, "You know what? You’re fired. I drew a line, you went over the line, goodbye." You can’t do that anymore.

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‘Your Name’ on Montreal marquee

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TORONTO — Matthew Wilder’s biopic "Your Name Here," which stars Bill Pullman as sci-fi writer William J. Frick, will compete in competition with 19 other indie titles at the Montreal World Film Festival…

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remote bp reference…*

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[What Just Happened?] is chock full of real incidents from Linson’s producing life, including the time Alec Baldwin, about to star in the David Mamet-written "The Edge," reported to work with a Moses-style beard, prompting a production crisis. (In the movie, the Baldwin character is played by a furry-bearded Bruce Willis.)

‘What Just Happened?’: Hollywood from the inside | The Big Picture | Los Angeles Times

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‘Bottle Shock’ by Randall Miller – NYTimes.com

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Wine Tasting in the Backyard

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Mount View Hotel celebrates film’s release
To celebrate this weekend’s release of the film “Bottle Shock,” Calistoga’s Mount View Hotel is holding a contest whose winner will attend premiere festivities Sunday at Chateau Montelena Winery with the film’s stars Bill Pullman, Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Rachel Taylor and the director Randall Miller. The film recounts Chateau Montelena’s surprise win in the historic 1976 Paris wine tasting.
In addition to two passes to the screening, the winner will also be entitled to dinner for two at the Mount View Hotel’s new restaurant, JoLe.
To enter, drop off a business card at the hotel’s front desk at 1457 Lincoln Ave., or send an e-mail to bottleshocksneakpreview@mountviewhotel.com. The winning name will be announced at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the hotel’s  “Wine Tasting in the Backyard” event. The public is invited to the Mount View Hotel’s backyard each Friday through Labor Day for complimentary wine tasting with the managers from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Chateau Montelena bets against Bottle Shock

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the news that Chateau Montelena owners Jim and Bo Barrett are selling their winery to the owners of Cos d’Estournel in Bordeaux right now — two weeks before the release of the movie "Bottle Shock" — is a strong comment on what they think of the film…

not encouraging…

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