Tag Archives: The Hunger Games

On the Couch: My Best Enemy

We’ve all gone through a friends-with-someone-you-hate scenario. It’s a natural instinct we can’t seem to evolve out of. You know what I’m getting at: frenemies. Maybe someday we’ll either come up with a better portmanteau, or just grow up and give up on frenemies in general. But if these five films are any indication, I wouldn’t bet on it. Put up your feet and watch them with the one you love to hate.

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The Monkey Biz – 5/2/12

News and notes.

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Monkey Biz: Movies Are Good For The Earth

Here are twenty Earth-y films to check out this Sunday to celebrate our planet:

FernGully

Avatar (FernGully)

Erin Brokovich

Wall-E      

March of the Penguins

Happy Feet (an even better March of the Penguins!)

The Cove

Armageddon

The Lion King

Planet of the Apes

The Day After Tomorrow

An Inconvenient Truth

Whale Rider

Pocahontas

Children of Men

There Will Be Blood

Food, Inc.

The Road

Red Planet

Dora the Explorer – Save the Mermaids (I haven’t seen this one, but it sounds great.)

 

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Monkey Biz Meter 4/11: Birthday Edition

Whenever April rolls around, I find myself wanting for things that I actually want.  Normally, this would be an unusual blessing, since I have far too many material needs already, but this time of year is birthday time of year, the “what do you want?” time of year, the grandparents-begging-for-a-list time of year.  So with my April 13th birthday quickly approaching and my grandparents and all of you still … Read More

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Monkey Business: The Secret of Box Office Success

We’ve made it through one-quarter of 2012 (take that, Mayans!) and the box office is up an encouraging 20% from this time last year. Though big films like The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises are still to come, the year has already been marked by unanticipated hits that have raked in the dough for studios and theaters, as well as some spectacular misses.

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Monkey Biz Meter 3/21/12

Almost three months in 2012, things are looking good for the monkey business…

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Monkey Business: Looking Ahead To 2012

With 2012 just days away, here are fifteen things you have to look forward to in the coming year.

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