Movie producers are the deal makers. They find a screenplay or have one written, raise money to make the movie, and hire the director. Once “the film is in the can,” the producers raise the money to distribute it. This may be by making a deal with a company that specializes in [...]
Archive for April 24th, 2008
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, Is It a Success for the Producers?
Posted in Creationism, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism, tagged Ben Stein, Creationism, Expelled, Imagine, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism, John Lennon, plagiarism, XVIVO, Yoko Ono on April 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, Is It a Success for Theater Owners?
Posted in Creationism, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism, tagged Ben Stein, Creationism, Expelled, Imagine, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism, John Lennon, plagiarism, XVIVO, Yoko Ono on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The final box office figures are in for Expelled’s first weekend, April 18-20, 2008. It earned $3.0 million, which made it the 10th largest earner. (The earlier reported $3.1 million and 9th place figures were estimates.) In this post, I discuss how these figures may look to theater owners.
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, Is It a Critical Success?
Posted in Creationism, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism, tagged Ben Stein, Creationism, Expelled, Imagine, Intelligent Design, Intelligent Design Creationism, John Lennon, Movies, plagiarism, XVIVO, Yoko Ono on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That Expelled is a failure with mainstream critics is beyond debate, but I discuss an interesting point regarding user reviews at Meta Critic and IMDB.