Happy Thanksgiving

Alright everyone,
I'm incredibly sorry for the lack of updates to the blog. Let me just say that teaching is the biggest and most time consuming waste a person can dedicate themselves to and that I was a fool to have done so. Now, with that said, I am still continuing this foppish quest which means don't expect a lot of updates until summer rolls around this year. Next year there is a better chance of things picking up again. However, as a Thanksgiving treat, here is the final score from the last Indie Fantasy Moguls game...and what a friggin upset it was.

BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
ELIZABETH:THE GOLDEN AGE 14.1 0 0 7
ACROSS THE UNVIERSE 19.3 5 0 7.9
DARJEELING LIMITED 6.1 10 0 8.1
SHOOT EM UP 12.8 0 2 7.4
THE NANNY DIARIES 25.8 0 0 6.2
RESURRECTING THE CHAMP 3.2 0 0 7.4
THE BRAVE ONE 36.5 0 8 7
THE INVASION 15.1 0 1 6
TOTAL 132.9 15 11 7.125

GOS
STARDUST 38.4 0 2 8.1
THE KINGDOM 46 0 7 7.3
THE HEARTBREAK KID 35.1 0 5 5.8
IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 6.7 3 0 7.7
THE 11TH HOUR 0.7 5 0 6.6
MICHAEL CLAYTON 28.7 5 4 7.8
RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 50.7 3 10 6.4
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 1.1 2 0 8.6
TOTAL 207.4 18 28 7.2875

WANNABE
SUPERBAD 121.5 3 19 8.1
RUSH HOUR 3 139.7 2 13 6.5
3:10 TO YUMA 53.2 0 12 8.2
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL 1.3 4 0 8.4
THE SEEKER 8.5 0 1 4.7
30 DAYS OF NIGHT 27.5 0 8 7.1
HALLOWEEN 58 0 9 6
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES 2.9 5 0 8.2
TOTAL 412.6 14 62 7.15

PERENNIAL
DARFUR NOW 0 0 0 0
GRACE IS GONE 0 0 0 0
I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH 0.2 5 0 6.9
SAW IV 31.8 1 5 6.5
RUN, FAT BOY, RUN 0 0 0 0
LUST, CAUTION 2.8 6 0 8.1
SHINE A LIGHT 0 0 0 0
LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON 4 0 0 7.2
TOTAL 38.8 12 5 7.175

RANK BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB OVERALL
1 WANNABE GOS WANNABE GOS GOS 18
2 GOS CASTLE GOS PEREN WANNABE 16
3 CASTLE WANNABE CASTLE WANNABE CASTLE 8
4 PEREN PEREN PEREN CASTLE PERENNIAL 6

Just so everyone knows the score, these are the results of who was winning as of October 30th, the given deadline of the league...but if it had been longer...grrrr. GOS...you goin down next time son. Until then, Happy Thanksgiving ALL!!!

wannabe

The Whim

They were bothering him. Always harassing, nagging, and pushing him in directions where he didn't want to go. Blah, blah, blah, watch your carbs, blah, blah, blah, don't ever like Adam Sandler, blah, blah, blah, etc. Well...dammit, he was boss and that meant what he did had power. It was time to make a power play to show these juvenile egocentric cavemen that he was the boss and that they should go say Ug! somewhere else.

It was with such fervor and umph that the man known as Wannabe walked into the publicity room and muttered the words, "We're dropping Hit Man from our slate and adding Lars and the Real Girl." It should be a hit, and I don't want any sass about it otherwise you will be fired on the spot and kicked into the trash bin with all the rest of the crap I ate last night. Start your publicity and alert the news. I'll be sleeping in my room. Tell me when we make the first million." With that he walked back into his office and shut the door. He might have laid his head on his desk for all the gaping people at the window staring at him, wondering how he could have done such a silly thing, but he never managed to close his eyes. Oh well, he thought, if this doesn't work out right, it will force me to cut out some people, and I can already think of which naysayers to can.


How does this affect everything? Find out next week on the weekend update!

Wannabe

Indy Fanatix S2 Week 5

Alright gents,
here's the update below.

INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 $SHOOT EM UP 5.4 0 0 8.2
5 $THE NANNY DIARIES 20.8 0 0 6.3
6 $RESURRECTING THE CHAMP 3.1 0 0 7.5
7 THE BRAVE ONE 65 4 7 6.5
8 $THE INVASION 14.6 0 1 6.1

GoS
1 $STARDUST 34.6 0 2 8.2
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 $THE 11TH HOUR 0.55 5 0 6.4
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 $IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 0.04 2 0 8.7

PERENNIAL
1 *DARFUR NOW 9.3 10 0 8.2
2 GRACE IS GONE 3 2 0 6.8
3 $I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH 0.02 5 0 6.8
4 SAW IV 45 3 5 5.9
5 RUN, FAT BOY, RUN 13.75 1 0 5.5
6 LUST, CAUTION 8 6 0 7.1
7 *SHINE A LIGHT 6.7 2 0 7.9
8 $LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON 3 2 0 7.1

WANNABE
1 $SUPERBAD 103 4 17 8.4
2 $RUSH HOUR 3 129.2 2 13 6.5
3 $3:10 TO YUMA 14 0 5 8.7
4 *HITMAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 $HALLOWEEN 43.7 4 9 6.4
8 THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9

BO RANKINGS
WANNABE 428.4 4
GOS 324.69 3
CASTLE 216.9 2
PERENNIAL 88.77 1


PTA RANKINGS
PERENNIAL 31 4
GOS 29 3
WANNABE 21 2
CASTLE 15 1


TOP 5
WANNABE 60 4
GOS 35 3
CASTLE 17 2
PERENNIAL 5 1


IMDB
GOS 7.3375 4
CASTLE 7.0875 3
PERENNIAL 6.9125 2
WANNABE 6.575 1

BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 2 1 2 3 8 3
GOS 3 3 3 4 13 1
PERRENNIAL 1 4 1 2 8 3
WANNABE 4 2 4 1 11 2

So, with that update here's what it boils down to. Few films had outstanding BO this weekend, but even so the only new release to enter the top 5 was 3:10 to Yuma. Shoot 'Em Up bombs as per Castle's luck so far, but it has some very nice IMDB scores currently. In The Shadow of the Moon is a slight bomb as well for GoS only garnering 2 points in PTA while Perennial's unheard of I want someone to eat cheese with gets some max PTA exposure. So far, Wannabe's(Mine) looks like the best BO slate so far and with that the best top5. However, Wannabe struggles with IMDB scores and PTA against GoS who has a pretty even slate throughout. Perrennial has the best PTA slate full of un heard of indy releases, but even so now he has two movies that will not be released during this season and will need to be pushed back. Darfur Now and the Rolling Stones doc Shine a Light. Poor Castle, his slate is half released and half bombs already. It will be tough and full of shrewd decisions if he is to make his way back up the ladder. As for me, yes I've done well but I have two predicted bombs still coming up on my list and 1 other movie that has to be changed due to being pushed back out of season. My winning streak should be in jeopardy and on the downslope pretty soon. Whereas GoS's only moderately successful slate so far is where the threat is. His films have not performed as well as predicted so far, but even so they have held him aloft enough to let him rely on hope that a future release could make up the difference, which it might. There is the threat. Alright gents, til next week.

Wannabe

Fanatix Indie League 2 Week 4

Alright gents, you know the drill so here is the breakdown of what has happened.
INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 SHOOT EM UP 39 1 4 6.4
5 $THE NANNY DIARIES 16.5 0 0 6.5
6 $RESURRECTING THE CHAMP 2.9 0 0 7.5
7 THE BRAVE ONE 65 4 7 6.5
8 $THE INVASION 14.1 0 1 6.1

GoS
1 $STARDUST 31.9 0 2 8.2
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 $THE 11TH HOUR 0.4 5 0 6.6
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 3.1 6 0 8.1

PERENNIAL
1 *DARFUR NOW 9.3 10 0 8.2
2 GRACE IS GONE 3 2 0 6.8
3 I WANT SOMEONE TO EAT CHEESE WITH 2.2 2 0 6.2
4 SAW IV 45 3 5 5.9
5 RUN, FAT BOY, RUN 13.75 1 0 5.5
6 LUST, CAUTION 8 6 0 7.1
7 SHINE A LIGHT 6.7 2 0 7.9
8 $LADRON QUE ROBA A LADRON 2 2 0 7.1

WANNABE
1 $SUPERBAD 92.4 4 14 8.5
2 $RUSH HOUR 3 122.2 2 13 6.6
3 3:10 TO YUMA 31 1 3 6.7
4 *HITMAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 $HALLOWEEN 31 4 5 6.5
8 THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9

BO RANKINGS
WANNABE 415.1 4
GOS 324.9 3
CASTLE 245.5 2
PERENNIAL 89.95 1


PTA RANKINGS
GOS 33 4
PERENNIAL 28 3
WANNABE 22 2
CASTLE 16 1


TOP 5
WANNABE 51 4
GOS 35 3
CASTLE 21 2
PERENNIAL 5 1


IMDB
GOS 7.2875 4
CASTLE 6.8875 3
PERENNIAL 6.8375 2
WANNABE 6.3625 1

BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 2 1 2 3 8 3
GOS 3 4 3 4 14 1
PERRENN 1 3 1 2 7 4
WANNABE 4 2 4 1 11 2


Alright, so what happened this week? Well, Perennial's first film came out, Ladron Que Roba a Ladron. It earned some PTA but nothing else. And despite my reluctances and predictions that Halloween was going to rip myself a new one, it earned excellent Labor Day Box Office and some PTA with its top 5. I still highly doubt if it can stay in the top 5 for more than possibly 2 weeks at best, but it is turning out to have been a very smart trade on my part earlier for the film. My movies are racking some serious top5 and BO. PTA is okay, but I really need to work on my IMDB. ALSO, MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT TWO MOVIES HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK BEYOND THE SEASON'S RELEASE DATES. MY MOVIE HIT MAN AND PERENNIAL'S FILM DARFUR NOW HAVE BOTH BEEN PUSHED BACK TO NOVEMBER...MEANING SOME MORE TRADING WILL BE GOING ON QUITE SOON I'M SURE AS I STRUGGLE TO RECOUP MY LOSS. Until then, good luck gents and let me know if you would like to trade anything. Peace!

Fanatix 2 week 3: A Foreboding Return

So, just because he had gone to Africa, they thought he was through. Done for. Washed up like a piece of driftwood. Well, they'd regret that.

Willo turned from the balcony and the rain drenched night of the Kenyan countryside toward the plush hotel, the only restaurant in the area, and his future. Everyone had thought he had gone mad or was just a sore loser, but he knew the truth. He knew that by escaping America he would be able to see how best to improve his overseas sales once he returned. Plus, the rise in Christian box office had made him realize that there was an entire population of people he could tap into in Africa, he just needed to get some data first. And the problem with any data, is that it takes time.

The bump grazes the underside of his foot as he enters the tropical belly of the hotel. Its a cool rainy night so most of the travelers are milling about like cattle, chewing the cud and huddled up against each other in fear of whats outside in the drenched dark waiting for them. They know nothing and everything at the same time. Or maybe they know nothing but their body instinctively guesses. Either way, no one moves toward the front door at night ever.

Scanning the light mahogany bar in the left corner, Willo sees him. The bartender has just finished refilling his drink with a purple pinkish liquid. Possibly a mango drink , a rare dessert of a drink in these parts. Unlike the other silly tourists, this one is attired in a wide-brimmed safari hat, the kind you might expect to see on Theodore Roosevelt if he were hunting. Hmmm. Bully.

"So, have you made up your mind yet?" The young man asks as he sits beside him.
"A drink first if you don't mind."
"Sure."
The bartender comes almost at once, bringing his favorite drink. He had found out it was his favorite three weeks agao when had arrived and everynight he made him one when he saw him. Willo realized he rather liked the black bartender for he was a friendly sort.
"I'm sorry, I just don't like getting involved in anything without something to soothe my nerves first."
"It's okay. You're an expatriot see? You like to sit and eat in cafes on the street."
"This is hardly a cafe and please, don't quote Hemingway to me. He was pretentious."
A scowl covered the young man's face, but being a conscientous sort he quickly hid his face in shadow while taking the brunt against his favorite author, knowing that he couldn't afford to be rude. After all, he needed something from Willo.

A few seconds later, "So, did you decide?"
"Yes."
"Well?"
"The legal documents are in my room strewn out over my bed. I think you'l like the gist of it. I, blah blah blah, hereby sign over my American assets to blah blah blah. I had the lawyer fax it this morning." Even as Willo was saying it, he wished that he was giving these assets to someone else. The bartender maybe? With his fuzzy black scalp and trim ears on his hulking frame? What would he do with them? Ahh, but it was too late now. Maybe he would cast him as the lead in his first African film, he did make excellent blackberry mojitos at least.

The sad part about collecting data and being abroad in other countries accepting drinks from black bartenders named Bobby Bershmere is that the costs add up and unfortunately studios in America cost taxes which eat up people's funds quicker than the locusts of the seven plagues. But, he reflected, it would be okay since he knew he would return in the future with his data and wipe out the competition, even this energetic Hemingway chap. Knowing this, Willo didn't feel too bad about signing the document and turning over and changing the name of his American studios to Perennial Studios.

ALRIGHT FELLAS. PERENNIAL STUDIOS HAS JUST JOINED US FOR THIS SEASON. THE WEEKEND JUST ENDED. AND HERE ARE THE CURRENT STANDINGS WITH PERENNIAL FIGURED IN. NOW THINGS ARE GOING TO GET ROUGH AND THE WIGGLE ROOM FOR MISTAKES AND ERROR JUST GOT A LOT SMALLER.

STUDIO RELEASE BO PTA TOP5 IMDB
Castle
Elizabeth: The Golden Age * Fri. Oct 12 41 5 3 8.1
Across the Universe Fri. Sep 14 45 3 6 6.8
The Darjeeling Limited Sat. Sep 29 22 3 0 7.2
Shoot 'Em Up Fri. Sep 7 39 1 4 6.4
The Brave One Fri. Sep 14 65 4 7 6.5
$The Nanny Diaries Out 7.8 0 0 6.5
$Resurrecting the Champ Out 1.8 0 0 7.8
$The Invasion Out 11.5 0 1 6.1

GoS
The Kingdom Fri. Sep 28 55 5 7 7
The Heartbreak Kid (formerly Seven Day Itch) * Fri. Oct 5 125 6 11 7
In the Valley of Elah Fri. Sep 14 31 3 5 7.7
Michael Clayton * Fri. Oct 5 37 4 4 7.4
In the Shadow of the Moon Fri. Sep 7 3.1 6 0 8.1
Resident Evil: Extinction Fri. Sep 21 41.5 4 6 6.3
$Stardust Out 26.5 0 2 8.2
$the 11th Hour Out 0.15 5 0 6.5

Perennial Studios
Darfur Now * Fri. Oct 12 9.3 10 0 8.2
Grace Is Gone * Fri. Oct 5 3 2 0 6.8
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With Wed. Sep 5 2.2 2 0 6.2
Saw IV * Fri. Oct 26 45 3 5 5.9
Run, Fat Boy, Run * Fri. Oct 26 13.75 1 0 5.5
Lust, Caution Fri. Sep 28 8 6 0 7.1
Shine a Light (formerly Untitled Rolling Stones Documentary) Fri. Sep 21 6.7 2 0 7.9
Ladron Que Roba A Ladron Fri. Aug 31 1.3 0 0 6.2

Wannabe
3:10 to Yuma Fri. Sep 7 31 1 3 6.7
Hit Man * Fri. Oct 12 51 6 7 7
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising * Fri. Oct 5 16 0 0 4.2
30 Days of Night * Fri. Oct 19 22 3 5 5.5
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Fri. Sep 21 49 2 4 5.9
Halloween (2007) Fri. Aug 31 33 4 6 5.6
$Superbad Out 68.6 4 10 8.6
$Rush Hour 3 Out 109 2 12 6.6

BO
Castle 233.1 3
GoS 319.25 2
Perennial 89.25 1
Wannabe 379.6 4

PTA
Castle 16 1
GoS 33 4
Perennial 26 3
Wannabe 22 2

Top 5
Castle 21 2
GoS 35 3
Perennial 5 1
Wannabe 47 4

IMDB
Castle 6.925 3
GoS 7.275 4
Perennial 6.725 2
Wannabe 6.2625 1

RANK TOTAL POINTS
3CASTLE 9
1GOS 13
4PERENNIAL 7
2WANNABE 11

SORRY FELLAS FOR THE FUNKY SCORING. I'M CURRENTLY OUT ON VACATION SO THE FORMS I AM USING TO CALCULATE THIS AREN'T AS NICE AS THEY NORMALLY ARE, BUT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GATHER THE SAME AMOUNT OF COLLECTIVE DATA. MOSTLY THIS WEEK, CASTLE WAS HIT THE WORST. MY STUFF DID REALLY WELL BUT RESURRECTING THE CHAMP AND THE NANNY DIARIES BOTH FAILED TO GET ANY PTA OR TOP5 WHICH MEANS THEY PROBABLY WILL NEVER GET ANY AND THE ONLY NEW MOVIE THIS WEEKEND TO GET ANYTHING WAS WAR WHICH NO ONE OWNED. THE TIMES ARE GETTING ROUGHER, GOOD LUCK GENTLEMEN. TIL NEXT WEEK,
WANNABE

Fanatix Indie League 2: Week 2

INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 SHOOT EM UP 39 1 4 6.4
5 THE NANNY DIARIES 66 4 8 6.1
6 RESURRECTING THE CHAMP 2.25 3 0 7.8
7 THE BRAVE ONE 65 4 7 6.5
8 $THE INVASION 5.9 0 1 6.2

GoS
1 $STARDUST 19.5 0 2 8.3
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 $THE 11TH HOUR 0.06 5 0 7.1
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 3.1 6 0 8.1

WANNABE
1 $SUPERBAD 33 3 5 8.8
2 $RUSH HOUR 3 87.6 2 9 6.7
3 3:10 TO YUMA 31 1 3 6.7
4 HIT MAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 HALLOWEEN 33 4 6 5.6
8 THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9

BO RANKINGS
WANNABE 323.1 3
GOS 312.16 2
CASTLE 286.15 1


PTA RANKINGS
GOS 33 3
CASTLE 23 2
WANNABE 21 1


TOP 5
WANNABE 39 3
GOS 35 2
CASTLE 29 1


IMDB
GOS 7.3625 3
CASTLE 6.8875 2
WANNABE 6.3 1

BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 1 2 1 2 6 3
GOS 2 3 2 3 10 1
WANNABE 3 1 3 1 8 2

Hey fellas, well as we can see, the Invasion was a failure, Superbad did well but not quite what I hoped. WHo knows what it will do in a while. Rush Hour 3 is still going strong and the 11th Hour was a great PTA flick, but will it last? Only next week can tell,
so tune in next time....

Wannabe

Fanatix Indie 2 Update

Alright, so after that switcharoony there, here are the current stats...

INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 SHOOT EM UP 39 1 4 6.4
5 THE NANNY DIARIES 66 4 8 6.1
6 RESURRECTING THE CHAMP 2.25 3 0 7.8
7 THE BRAVE ONE 65 4 7 6.5
8 THE INVASION 60 3 5 5.6

GoS
1 $STARDUST 9.2 0 2 8.4
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 THE 11TH HOUR 23 11 0 7.7
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 3.1 6 0 8.1

WANNABE
1 SUPERBAD 55 2 6 6.7
2 $RUSH HOUR 3 49.1 2 5 7.4
3 3:10 TO YUMA 31 1 3 6.7
4 HIT MAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 HALLOWEEN 33 4 6 5.6
8 THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9

BO RANKINGS
CASTLE 340.25 3
GOS 324.8 2
WANNABE 306.6 1


PTA RANKINGS
GOS 39 3
CASTLE 26 2
WANNABE 20 1


TOP 5
WANNABE 36 3
GOS 35 2
CASTLE 33 1


IMDB
GOS 7.45 3
CASTLE 6.8125 2
WANNABE 6.125 1

BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 2 2 1 2 7 2
GOS 3 3 2 3 11 1
WANNABE 1 1 3 1 6 3

So GoS and Castle lead still for now... but the draw between Wannabe and Castle has shortened...remember that!
Wannabe

To have and to have not...

The light glistens from a stopping bus, but the cloaked man at the stop stays seated on the bench; his eyes lowered with only the tip of his nose poking out from under his wide brimmed fedora. His bone white hands grip the brown and worn suitcase a little too tightly and his feet twitch, as if waiting for something or one to kick. He waits. The bus pulls away and fades into the scratchy wet night. The twitches stop and the man raises his eyes, good eyes, cruel eyes, to see the cloaked man across the street. Without a sound, he follows him down the street and around the corner to a rundown mangy bar called Samuel's, the Bezt place on Urth for a Brew.

Inside the two men quickly find a table off in a corner, for security reasons for themselves and everyone else as well. Only after taking off their coats in the dark do they exchange pleasantries. Since they agreed to nicknames before meeting in case anyone overheard, only the titles of Castle and Wannabe are occassionally overheard by the far too nosey waiter, Jim, who takes their orders. Once Jim leaves, Wannabe places the briefcase on the table and passes it over to Castle. Castle opens it and takes out several documents. He scans them over for the fine print, glances back at Wannabe, and says "So it's how we agreed?"

"To the letter."
"Perfect."

Without another word, he quietly signs the documents. One for himself and one for Wannabe and before the waiter can return with their food, the two men get up, shake once, grab their jackets and leave the bar in different directions. In the end, everyone gets what they want, except maybe Jim who has to pay for their drinks out of his paycheck and GoS who finds out the next day in the paper that Castle and Wannabe have teamed up to trade some films.

Castle has traded Halloween for the Brave One and Penelope for Resurrecting the Champ.
Wannabe has traded King of Kong: A fistful of Quarters for Halloween.

Wannabe

Fanatix Indie League 2: Week 1

Alright gentlemen. NOw that Willo is off in Africa God knows what, here's how the first week breakdown begins...with your souls!

INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 SHOOT EM UP 39 1 4 6.4
5 THE NANNY DIARIES 66 4 8 6.1
6 PENELOPE 11.1 2 0 7.5
7 HALLOWEEN 33 4 6 5.6
8 THE INVASION 60 3 5 5.6

GoS
1 $STARDUST 9.2 0 2 8.4
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 THE 11TH HOUR 23 11 0 7.7
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 3.1 6 0 8.1

WANNABE
1 SUPERBAD 55 2 6 6.7
2 $RUSH HOUR 3 49.1 2 5 7.4
3 3:10 TO YUMA 31 1 3 6.7
4 HIT MAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 KING OF KONG:A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS 1.1 0 0 6.9
8 THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9

BO RANKINGS
GOS 324.8 3
CASTLE 317.1 2
WANNABE 274.7 1


PTA RANKINGS
GOS 39 3
CASTLE 25 2
WANNABE 16 1


TOP 5
GOS 35 3
CASTLE 32 2
WANNABE 30 1


IMDB
GOS 7.45 3
CASTLE 6.6625 2
WANNABE 6.2875 1

BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 2 2 2 2 8 2
GOS 3 3 3 3 12 1
WANNABE 1 1 1 1 4 3

Although the game has started and I have am definately far behind, I must say thet the first weekend brushoff was not so bad. Stardust did poor BO despite its strong IMDB standing and even though Rush Hour 3 isn't supposed to be that great it didn't get a terrible IMDB and managed to rack some good BO and TOP 5 and even a couple of PTA to start things off right. And with my comedy Superbad coming out this week, I expect to be cleaning up for a while to start off this competition. Tell me if you want to change because you don't wanna take me on...I'll understand. :)
Peace!

Wannabe

Fanatix Indie League 2:The Beginning

Sad sad news fellas. The Phony Express today reported that the maverick entrepreneur known only as Willo had decided on a whim to scrap up and close up shop in America and peddle his cinematic goods in Africa after realizing that he hadn't been number 1 against his thought of "mediocre competitors." As such, there are now only three big distributors in the U.S. headed by GoS, Castle, and Wannabe respectively. Although angry at the loss suffered under the summer season, Willo vowed before stepping onto his cushy Lufthansa flight, "Fear not Americans, I will soon return and restore the quality to your entertainment and then you will come to know me and love me more than yourselves." After which he boarded the flight, sold his studio to the Bank of America, and flew to create Africa to create the first Masai run film studio. Analysts are currently scratching their heads at this decision, but since he is an eccentric magnate, they figure it'll blow over in a couple of months and his return is assured. With the blockbuster season drawing to a close, the three leftover studios have turned their head to the coming Fall which is when typically they release the films they financed but were flops due to being poorly done. So lets see now what schlock these studios plan to unleash upon us for the coming season and what analysts think of each studios chances of doing well.

INDIE LEAGUE BO PTA TOP 5 IMDB
CASTLE
1 ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE 41 5 3 8.1
2 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE 45 3 6 6.8
3 DARJEELING LIMITED 22 3 0 7.2
4 SHOOT EM UP 39 1 4 6.4
5 THE NANNY DIARIES 66 4 8 6.1
6 PENELOPE 11.1 2 0 7.5
7 HALLOWEEN 33 4 6 5.6
8 THE INVASION 60 3 5 5.6

GoS
1 STARDUST 71 3 6 7
2 THE KINGDOM 55 5 7 7
3 THE HEARTBREAK KID 125 6 11 7
4 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH 31 3 5 7.7
5 THE 11TH HOUR 23 11 0 7.7
6 MICHAEL CLAYTON 37 4 4 7.4
7 RESIDENT EVIL EXTINCTION 41.5 4 6 6.3
8 IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON 3.1 6 0 8.1

WANNABE
1 SUPERBAD 55 2 6 6.7
2 RUSH HOUR 3 60 2 5 5.2
3 3:10 TO YUMA 31 1 3 6.7
4 HIT MAN 51 6 7 7
5 THE DARK IS RISING 16 0 0 4.2
6 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 22.5 3 5 5.5
7 KING OF KONG:A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS 1.1 0 0 6.9
8 THE ASSASINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD 49 2 4 5.9

BO RANKINGS
GOS 386.6 3
CASTLE 317.1 2
WANNABE 285.6 1

PTA RANKINGS
GOS 42 3
CASTLE 25 2
WANNABE 16 1

TOP 5
GOS 39 3
CASTLE 32 2
WANNABE 30 1

IMDB
GOS 7.275 3
CASTLE 6.6625 2
WANNABE 6.0125 1

BO PTA TOP IMDB TOTAL RANK
CASTLE 2 2 2 2 8 2
GOS 3 3 3 3 12 1
WANNABE 1 1 1 1 4 3

Well, John. I have to say that currently, Wannabe's studio is simply not looking so hot. However, he does seem to have the best spanned out schedule for release. Currently GOS has a great lineup and Castle has some great picks too, but everyone has at least one or two stinkers on my list. Who knows this season? Maybe they know something that we don't! Either way, I know my enthusiasm for this year has just taken an abrupt turn. And now for the weather...