Monday, January 10, 2011

ALMOST AS MUCH OF A SHOCKER AS "SECRET DWARF HOOKER:" Based on box office returns and this blog's demographics, seems safe to assume that pretty much none of us saw Country Strong over the weekend. Heck, even though it got a 1,400 nationwide screen release, it had only 4 prints in Manhattan. (Contrast Black Swan, which has a similar screen count, but 7 locations and at least 10 prints in Manhattan.) But Vulture's spoiler of the film's ending (it's not even close to what I would have guessed) makes it sound like it does something a little unpredictable, particularly for a vehicle that's being pitched as a dark horse Oscar candidate for Paltrow.