As summer dwindles down, people tend to forget about the big summer movies that filled their free time. However, Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Dark Knight", is a film that may never be forgotten. Starting from the opening midnight showing, "The Dark Knight" broke box office sales and never stopped.
For those with an acquired taste for satire and absurdity, Ben Stiller's "Tropic Thunder" truly hits the spot. Grossing nearly $66 million in the first week, "Tropic Thunder" accomplished exactly what the movie's central plot revolved around; made a colossal profit thanks to an over-the-top cast and mass advertising.
It's not often that a sequel tops the original, but the Goo Goo Dolls managed to do just that with the second half of their greatest hits collection. "Greatest Hits Vol. 1: The Singles" was released last November and featured the singles that helped make the band one of alternative rock's biggest acts.
With a summer of fantastic blockbusters, who would have thought that movies based on comic books would turn a profit that would rival the ages? "The Dark Knight", "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army", and "Iron Man" are just a few of the movies that were inspired by the great illustrators and writers from the Marvel and DC Universes, but how will one top such greatness? Taking a look forward, we have sequels coming out like "Iron Man 2," "Transformers 2," "G.
Expression and creativity are the blood and guts of a musician, so to record an entire album of completely unoriginal material worth listening to is often as difficult as recording an original album. The Rod Stewarts and Bette Midlers of modern times have caused standards albums to be greeted with cynicism.