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...more important, an underbooked New Year's is a letdown only by a fairly consumerist measure, one that assumes you can divine enthusiasm and millennial spirit in terms of buzz and box office, units moved and luxury suites occupied. People are not so much dismissing the event as trying to determine how to mark it in a way that's meaningful to them. So a lot of people are making low-key, local plans, like neighbors and single dads Bruce Rave and Charlie O'Dowd of Albuquerque, N.M., who are planning a minimalist block party...
Standing behind the DirecTV broadcasters in the press box, I was one of the few to see the instant replay soon after it happened...
Standing behind the DirecTV broadcasters in the press box, I was one of the few to see the instant replay soon after it happened...
...left with roaches, Cher,and Pokemon. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Pokemon: The First Movie (the Second Movie comes out in fewer than 8 months) racked up $52 million at the box office since opening and is pillaging parents' wallets and patience all over the country. But instead of me being irreverent, I'll just give you some telling quotes from recent newswires.... "The trading card shortages created scenes of despair as 'Pokemon'-obsessed youngsters in tears had their parents driving from one restaurant to another in search of the coveted giveaways...." "A studio spokesperson said she knew of several instances...
...into an uproar. Burton also removed the Robin character, choosing instead to focus on the intense psychological make-up of Batman and his foe, the Joker (Jack Nicholson in one of his best roles). Once again, Burton's strong adherence to his own vision paid off, as Batman set box office records that were not to be surpassed until the release of another Burton film three years later --Batman Returns...