Sex & Violence Sells for Monday, July 16, 2007

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Monday, July 16, 2007

The seventh and final Harry Potter book will shoot straight to #1

on all of the bestseller lists. The new Harry Potter movie (the fifth, I think) will rule at the box office for at least a week or two. None of this is surprising considering the massive worldwide popularity of each series and the publicity blitz that is generated by any new release. I’ve seen two... Sign in to see full entry.

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“Gone With the Wind” is still the all time most popular movie.

At least that was my conclusion a few days ago when I was discussing movies with my son. Notice that I didn’t refer to it as the greatest motion picture of all time. Personally, I didn’t like it that much. But if ticket prices were adjusted for inflation, I concluded, it would easily out gross all... Sign in to see full entry.

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