Spyglass in talks to run MGM

By Pamela McClintock
James Bond
Move would allow MGM to get back to making movies such as the new James Bond film.
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CHARTS

Daily Box Office Monday, August 9, 2010 (*millions)Market data provided by Rentrak.
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Film Reviews

Film boasts loudmouth boorishness instead of wit, and fortune-cookie schmaltz instead of heart.
Pic belongs to that rich subgenre, the rear-guard action film, that spawned such dark Hollywood clas

TV Ratings

If Big 3 broadcasters were actual living, breathing TV viewers, they'd ignore themselves.
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TV Reviews

The N.Y.-Hollywood-Beltway power/celebrity nexus coalesces in the most irritating manner possible.
Unlikely to be a huge hit but should develop cult credentials.

Films Now Playing

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Legit Reviews

Snappy dialogue and competently drawn characters are wasted in a generic story.
The boulevard comedy gets a shot in the arm with Joe DiPietro's "The Last Romance."

Weekend Box Office

"The Other Guys" topped domestic box office with an estimated $35.6 million at 3,651 playdates.
Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell's new film, "The Other Guys," landed at No. 1 on Friday.

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