The Chronic Rift Network: Finding the Culture in Pop Culture!

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Weekly Podioplex Notes

Introduction

Opening Clip: Resident Evil: Retribution

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – The Possession
#2 – Lawless
#3 – The Expendables 2
#4 – The Words
#5 – ParaNorman
#6 – The Bourne Legacy
#7 – The Odd Life of Timothy Green
#8 – The Campaign
#9 – 2016 Obama’s America
#10 – The Dark Knight Rises

(New Release)

Tops From the Past

2007 – The Brave One
2002 – Barbershop
1992 – Sneakers
1982 – E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial [12^th time in first, 15^th week in release]
1972 – Deliverance [4^th week, 7^th week in release]

Box Office Premieres for the week of September 14th

Wide

The Master – [R]
Resident Evil: Retribution – [R]
Finding Nemo 3D (2003) – [G]
Liberal Arts – [NR]
Arbitrage – [R]
10 Years – [PG-13]
Stolen – [R]

Limited

None

Home Entertainment for the week of September 11th

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Snow White and the Huntsman – [PG-13]
What To Expect When You're Expecting – [PG-13]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray

The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fifth Season (2011)
Castle: The Complete Fourth Season (2011)
Spartacus: Vengeance - The Complete Second Season  (2012)
The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Third Season (2011)
Private Practice: The Complete Fifth Season (2011)
30 Rock: Season Six (2011)
Blue Bloods: The Second Season (2011)
Kojak: Season Five (1977)
Terra Nova: The Complete Series (2011)
Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (1964)
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (1985)

Blu-Rays From the Past

Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) – [PG-13]
Jeepers Creepers (2001) – [R]
Ghosts of the Abyss 3D (2003) – [G]

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Podcast Promo

The Drabblecast
The Drabblecast is an award-winning, illustrated, listener-supported audio fiction magazine, released as a free to download, weekly podcast. It features short stories at the far side of weird, including science fiction, horror, fantasy, and everything in between. It is hosted and produced by Norm Sherman. The Drabblecast is open to submissions and is a paying market.

Netflix Streaming New Releases (September 9th to September 15th)

September 9
There Be Dragons (2011) – [PG-13]

September 10
Bill Burr: Why Do I Do This? (2008) – [NR]
Comedians of Comedy: Live at the Troubadour (2007) – [NR]
Kevin Pollak: The Littlest Suspect (2010) – [NR]
Rules of Engagement: Season 1-5 (2007-2011)

September 11
Elles (2011) – [NC-17]
Goats (2012) – [R]
Terra Nova: The Complete Series (2011)

September 12
The Grey (2011) – [R]

September 13
None

September 14
90210: Season 4 (2011)
Ringer: Season 1 (2011)
The Secret Circle: Season 1 (2011)
The Vampire Diaries: Season 3 (2011)

September 15 
Eddie Izzard: Live From Wembley (2009) – [NR]
Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story (2009) – [NR]
Craig Ferguson: Does This Need to Be Said? (2011) – [NR]
One Night in Turin (2010) – [NR]
King George VI: The Man Behind the King's Speech (2011) – [NR]
Fever Night (2009) – [UR]
Exit Humanity (2011) – [NR]
Sket (2011) – [NR]
The Slave Hunters: Season 1 (2010)

Quick Flicks

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