If you’ve ever experienced any resentment about the number of godawful movies that litter our multiplexes — or the absurd price you have to pay for popcorn or candy at those same cinematic mausoleums (and haven’t we all?) — watch this comedy clip from Rick Mercer’s CBC show, Monday Report.
Not only is it funny, there’s more than a grain of truth in Mercer’s thesis.

As expected, Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ maintained its standing at the box office, topping ticket sales with $51.4 million in its second weekend, soaring to $212 million in its first 12 days of release.
The Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson comedy vehicle — a big-screen update of the ’70s TV hit Starsky & Hutch — experienced a particularly robust opening weekend, taking in $29 million on 3,185 screens, besting all estimates by Hollywood pundits.
Projected figures for the remaining films in the box office sweepstakes may be found at Daily Box Office, also a link under Cinema, to your left.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ will, once again, re-emerge as the box office victor this coming weekend.
Even so, the Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson comedy vehicle — a big-screen update of the ’70s TV hit Starsky & Hutch — should settle in comfortably in the number two spot at the box office. Meanwhile, Gitesh Pandya at Box Office Guru also predicts a second place finish for S & H, but with a lesser take.
In the also ran category this week, newcomer Hidalgo, and holdovers 50 First Dates, Twisted, Academy Award-winner The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King, and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.