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I\u2019m slipping! I forgot to mention last week that Hostel<\/a> Part II<\/a><\/i> \u2014 which turned out to be a flop \u2014 was coming out last Friday without being shown to critics<\/a> beforehand. At any rate, I heard of no screenings, and all the reviews I\u2019ve read so far were published in the Saturday or Sunday papers \u2014 which is usually a sign that the critics couldn\u2019t see the film until the paying public could. It is not uncommon for horror films to bypass the critics, so this isn\u2019t a major news item; it\u2019s just another film to add to my list.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, it looks like the only preview screening for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer<\/a><\/i> \u2014 in Vancouver, at least \u2014 will be on Thursday night. The film opens Friday afternoon, if not earlier. And as we all know, screenings that take place the night before the movie opens \u201cdon\u2019t count\u201d. If anyone knows of any screenings earlier than that \u2014 in this or any other city \u2014 let me know. (I am vaguely reminded of how this same studio had advance screenings for Pathfinder<\/a><\/i> in a handful of American cities but none whatsoever in Vancouver \u2014 despite the fact that the film was made here! FWIW, both of the Fantastic Four<\/a><\/i> movies were shot here, too.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"