Please excuse the delay in running this week's Box Office Poll. I experienced some technical difficulties when working from home yesterday, so I put this post off for today. What a week we're in for movies. I don't know about y'all, but every wide release that opens is on my list as well as a fair few of the limited releases. So let's get to it.

Tough to say what the big one for the week is going to be. I think the top contender -- though not necessarily by a wide margin -- is "Zombieland," a comedy-horror flick starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. As a zombie apocalypse sweeps across the world, the foursome set out on a cross-country trip to... well I'm not entirely sure. They kill lots of zombies though. Read more...

Does that headline scare you away or intrigue you? If it's a little bit of both, then my job here is done. Keep reading, secure in the knowledge that I'd never post anything overtly offensive or stomach-turning here... without warning you first.

Today's eBay Prop-Watch pick was selected in honor of "Capitalism: A Love Story." Michael Moore's latest op-ed-in-motion, dealing with the ongoing financial crisis, the factors that led to it and the prognosis moving forward, hits theaters this Friday. The Prop-Watch pick actually has nothing to do with "Capitalism"; it is instead a bit of leftover coolness from the filmmaker's previous effort, "Sicko." That latex bit makes more sense now, right? Read more...

As if last week's mixed-genre Friday openings weren't enough, we've got the same song this week as well. I'm thinking that the front-runner is "Fame." Not only does it possess an all-ages appeal, but there's also the nostalgia factor to consider. The 1980 original was quite popular, so even childless thirty-somethings can find something to enjoy with this remake. Maybe.

It's not like there aren't other options. Michael Moore is back with another message-driven doc, "Capitalism: A Love Story." This one's about the sorry state of financial affairs that our nation is currently in, with the focus on what went wrong and how we got to where we currently are. Moore is nothing if not a crowd-pleaser, so expect to find his same brand of wry, scathing humor mixed with shocking facts about corporate and governmental wrongdoings. Read more...

Tonight, the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off with the world premiere screening of "Creation," directed by Jon Amiel. The movie stars real-life husband and wife Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin, respectively. It is an adaptation of the Darwin bio "Annie's Box" by Randal Keynes.

Of course, "Creation" just kicks things off. There's a whole weekend of indie madness to immerse yourself in. Sure, those of us who aren't fortunate enough to be in Toronto are going to have to wait. But there are some good flicks coming out of the fest, stuff that you're sure to see hit theaters in some form in the coming months. Here are a few of the highlights we have to look forward to... Read more...

Only "Fahrenheit 9/11" director Michael Moore has the balls to show up at AIG headquarters with the intent of taking the entire board of directors away in a citizen's arrest. The below trailer spoils that particular ploy -- it didn't work -- but expect to see plenty of others unleashed when Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" hits theaters on October 2 (limited NY/LA engagements starting September 23).

Those of you who can’t stand Michael Moore’s documentaries may appreciate the news that the filmmaker is looking to take a break from non-fiction. I know, you haters would argue that he’s always been on a break from non-fiction. Officially he’s made only one fiction film, “Canadian Bacon,” and he’s now looking to return to the more made-up brand of storytelling.

While attending Michigan’s Traverse City Film Festival, which he co-founded, Moore stated during a panel discussion that his latest doc, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” which opens in theaters in October, may be his last, at least for a while. He added that he’s been working on two screenplays, a comedy and a mystery, and that he really wants to turn them into movies. Read more...

Michael Moore’s latest documentary finally has a title. Despite what people may have believed after his recent promotional stunt, it is not called “Save Our CEOs.” Nor is it the original working title, “Bailout.” Instead the film is now called “Capitalism: A Love Story,” which makes it sound like a romantic comedy about a greedy couple who meet on Wall St.

Maybe it really is that in a way, because the film involves the financial crisis and criticizes the bankers and corporate leaders who greedily got us in this mess with their passionate love for the all mighty dollar. Of course, "Love Story" is also a documentary. The kind that Moore does best, which is to say it will leave audiences divided on their interest in and their response to its content. Read more...

by Jett Wells

Moviegoers looking to see "The Hangover" Friday got pranked by Michael Moore during the previews at the Lincoln Loews Plaza. In promoting his new movie about the economic crisis, which is untitled at this point, Moore pulled a little stunt in one of the theaters Friday while premiering his teaser trailer for the new movie.

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- Warner Brothers loses Indian “Hari Puttar” copyright case. (BBC News)

- The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg scope Keira Knightley in “The Beautiful and the Damned,” a love story about F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre. (THR)

- Re-imaginings of classic properties continue as "Wanted" helmer Timur Bekmambetov tackles "Moby Dick." (Variety)

- Slackers of the world unite...Michael Moore’s “Slacker Uprising” available today for free download. (Slacker Uprising)

- Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reportedly offered roles of Thompson Twins in Spielberg’s “Tintin.” And because everything else on this list has a literary reference, ummm, something, something Holden Caulfield. (Times Online)

- Many Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day – the day “Ghost Busters 3” was officially confirmed. Three-quel to be written by “Office” scribes Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg. (Slashfilm)

- Guillermo del Toro outlines his next decade of directing, including post “Hobbit” films such as “Slaughterhouse Five” and “Hellboy 3.” (CHUD)

- This is getting to be a mystery worthy of the great detective himself: Russell Crowe now reportedly cast as MORIARTY in Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes.” (Latino Review)

- Michael Moore’s latest documentary flick to be available for free download on September 23. (Slacker Uprising)

- Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly join forces to portray married couple in “Creation,” the story of Charles Darwin. (THR)