Popcast Ep. 30: The game is afoot with talk of DRIVE, SHERLOCK HOLMES and more

Welcome to the Popcast - You’re weekly pop culture injection! Episode 30! Today we have special guest Allison Loring on the show from ReelVixen.com.

Here is today's show format:

Topic of the Week- Fox Searchlight has picked up Steve McQueen’s SHAME. The film is NC-17 so what advice do you have for marketing?

Reviews - What did you see this week?- Go around and highlight one or two films

DRIVE, TINKER TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY

Trailer Park

WE BOUGHT A ZOO  Cameron Crowe, Matt Damon and Scarjo
TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN Part 1 - Get ready for a white wedding a bloody birth
THE AWAKENING trailer - Rebecca Hall and Ghosts
PREMIUM RUSH is full of intense bicycling and JoGo!

News Roundup:
Movies

J.J. Abrams announces he’s directing STAR TREK 2 - Production fast tracked
Kevin Costner drops out of Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED
ABDUCTION to get a sequel, and the first film has not even opened?!?!

Music

What has everyone on the panel been listening to lately/this week?
Hot Song Of The Week - Twist by Thom Yorke
Albums Reviewd - Trouble Books & Mark McGuire

                                           - NoYork! by Blu
                                           - Apokalypsis by Chelsea Wolfe
                           
TV

ABC developing a modern day SHERLOCK HOLMES Is there a need?

Box Office or Bust
This week’s estimates:
1.The Lion King - 29.3 Million
2.Contagion - 14.5 Million
3.Drive - 11 Million
4.The Help 6.4 Million
5.Straw Dogs - 5 Million

OPENING IN THEATERS:

ABDUCTION, MONEYBALL, KILLER ELITE