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As I have grown from being an author to a talk radio host--and now for more than one program--I have developed what I unofficially dub "The Blog Monster." I've discovered that I have way too many blogs in way too many spaces, and since I'm about to being yet another radio show on movies in my local area, I've got to consolidate--or I'll go insane trying to post everything to the right website. (Wait... I'll GO insane indicates it has not already happened yet. Hmmm.)

Anyway, I shall continue to post movie blogs and The Final Cut in Movies podcast, BUT I will be doing it on my home blog, To Elysia and Back Again. I will also be transferring the www.finalcutinmovies.com to that site, so you will still be able to find me.

This blog posting will be the last posting on this particular blog, and I will leave it active for 30 days before shutting it down completely.

For those of you who subscribe to this blog, please click here to subscribe to my To Elysia and Back Again blog, where all Final Cut blogs and podcasts will continue to be posted. 

This Week’s Final Cut In Movies show (02/13/09): Push

On this week’s show, I'll be discussing why Push only made $10 million its opening weekend, how I actually agree with Rotten Tomatoes this time, why leadership skills are important when writing a screenplay and directing a movie, and other science fiction & fantasy news.

The show will air from 2:00-3:00am & pm and re-air throughout the week at the same times on www.adastraradio.com. To listen to tonight's show:

• Click here at 2:00 to listen via streaming audio on AdAstraRadio.com.
• Click here to download this show’s podcast from M. B. Weston's Podcasts.
• Click here to download this show off iTunes.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

Be sure to check out M. B. Weston's new podcast on her blog, To Elysia and Back Again! You can download the To Elysia and Back Again podcast on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, which is being adapted into a graphic novel series by Wandering Sage Publications, Inc., with Weston penning the script and KISS comic book artist, Adam Black, doing the art. . For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Movies Opening This Weekend (02/13/09):

Here are this weekend's new science Fiction & Fantasy movie releases:

• Friday the 13th (02/13/09)
  Horror
  A reimagining of the classic horror film, and yes, it’s coming out on…Friday the 13th. 

For more science fiction & fantasy films debuting in later weeks, check out my Upcoming Movies page.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

Be sure to check out M. B. Weston's new podcast on her blog, To Elysia and Back Again! You can download the To Elysia and Back Again podcast on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, which is being adapted into a graphic novel series by Wandering Sage Publications, Inc., with Weston penning the script and KISS comic book artist, Adam Black, doing the art. . For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

The Final Cut in Movies' Box Office Predictions: 02/13/09

And now, it's time for my Final Cut in Movies Box Office Predictions. I'm gazing into the future and predicting that this will be the top five box office results once Monday hits. Be sure to check back on Monday to see just how close I got. (And you can make fun of me if I'm way off.)

1. Friday the 13th 
2. Taken
3. He's Just Not That Into You 
4. Confessions of a Shopaholic 
5. The International 

Note that I am predicting that this might be the week that Paul Blart: Mall Cop doesn't hit the top 5...

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

Be sure to check out M. B. Weston's new podcast on her blog, To Elysia and Back Again! You can download the To Elysia and Back Again podcast on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, which is being adapted into a graphic novel series by Wandering Sage Publications, Inc., with Weston penning the script and KISS comic book artist, Adam Black, doing the art. . For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

02/12/09 Final Cut In Movies Science Fiction & Fantasy Movie News

Here's the latest in Science Fiction & Fantasy movie news. Click on the links to read the full articles:

• G.I. Joe video game in the works! It picks up where the movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, leaves off. My Take: Off the subject, with the new He-Man movie in the works, we almost need to have a Hasbro vs. Mattel show down here. Yes, that means I'm bored with science fiction fantasy news today. 

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

Be sure to check out M. B. Weston's new podcast on her blog, To Elysia and Back Again! You can download the To Elysia and Back Again podcast on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, which is being adapted into a graphic novel series by Wandering Sage Publications, Inc., with Weston penning the script and KISS comic book artist, Adam Black, doing the art. . For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

02/09/09 Final Cut In Movies Science Fiction & Fantasy Movie News

Here's the latest in Science Fiction & Fantasy movie news. Click on the links to read the full articles:

• Eva Green (Casino Royal) will star in Womb, a sci-fi drama about a widow who decides to clone her late husband. My Take: This one is simply not grabbing me. I really hope it's not the only science fiction/fantasy movie playing that weekend or I'll have to watch it. 
• The Cartoon Network has picked up Lucas's Clone Wars for season two.  My Take: It probably has dialog as intricate as Captain Caveman. Lucas lost me on that movie.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

Be sure to check out M. B. Weston's new podcast on her blog, To Elysia and Back Again! You can download the To Elysia and Back Again podcast on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, which is being adapted into a graphic novel series by Wandering Sage Publications, Inc., with Weston penning the script and KISS comic book artist, Adam Black, doing the art. . For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

The Final Cut in Movies Box Office Report: 02/09/09

This Weekend's Science Fiction & Fantasy Box Office Report:

• #1 $27.79 million: He's Just Not That Into You (m*).
• #2 $20.55 million, Taken (m*).
• #3 $16.85 million, Coraline.
• #4 $11.59 million: The Pink Panther 2 (m*).
• #5 $10.88 million, Paul Blart: Mall Cop (m*).
• #6 $10.08 million, Push.
• #7 $7.18 million, Slumdog Millionaire (m*).
• #8 $7.16 million, Gran Torino (m*).
• #9 $6.26 million, The Uninvited.
• #10 $5.71 million, Hotel For Dogs.
• #11 $4.08 million, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (m*).
• #12 $3.23 million, New in Town (m*).

*Note:(m*) denotes a muggle movie. For those of you living in Abercrombie Land, a "muggle movie" is a movie without any science fiction or fantasy elements. Check out my "Final Cut Lingo" page for more info...

For the complete listing, visit BoxOfficeMojo.com's Box Office Report.

Click here to see if my box office predictions last week were correct.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

Be sure to check out M. B. Weston's new podcast on her blog, To Elysia and Back Again! You can download the To Elysia and Back Again podcast on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, which is being adapted into a graphic novel series by Wandering Sage Publications, Inc., with Weston penning the script and KISS comic book artist, Adam Black, doing the art. . For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

This Week’s Final Cut In Movies show (02/07/09): The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

On this week’s show, I'll be discussing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, reasons you may not want to snore in a theater when you're sitting next to someone who hosts a radio talk show on movies, why the Academy is full of idiots, and just how much Button was like Forest Gump--no joke!

The show will air from 2:00-3:00am & pm and re-air throughout the week at the same times on www.adastraradio.com. To listen to tonight's show:

• Click here to listen via streaming audio on AdAstraRadio.com.
• Click here to download this show’s podcast from M. B. Weston's Podcasts.
• Click here to download this show off iTunes.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

Be sure to check out M. B. Weston's new podcast on her blog, To Elysia and Back Again! You can download the To Elysia and Back Again podcast on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, which is being adapted into a graphic novel series by Wandering Sage Publications, Inc., with Weston penning the script and KISS comic book artist, Adam Black, doing the art. . For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

Science Fiction & Fantasy Movies Opening This Weekend (02/06/09):

Here are this weekend's new science Fiction & Fantasy movie releases:

• Coraline (02/06/09)
  Animation
  A girl opens a secret door and discovers an alternate life.
• Push (02/06/08)
  Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
  This delves into the future world of physic espionage. Sounds intriguing, but a little darkly odd…

For more science fiction & fantasy films debuting in later weeks, check out my Upcoming Movies page.

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 8:00-9:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, which is being adapted into a graphic novel series by Wandering Sage Publications, Inc., with Weston penning the script and KISS comic book artist, Adam Black, doing the art. . For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.

The Final Cut in Movies' Box Office Predictions: 02/06/09

And now, it's time for my Final Cut in Movies Box Office Predictions. I'm gazing into the future and predicting that this will be the top five box office results once Monday hits. Be sure to check back on Monday to see just how close I got. (And you can make fun of me if I'm way off.)

1. Taken 
2. He's Just Not That In To You 
3. The Pink Panther 2 
4. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 
5. Push 

Missed Saturday's edition of The Final Cut? Don’t worry, you can catch the re-runs each day from 2:00-3:00am & pm at www.adastraradio.com, or you can download the podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcasts site or by following this link on iTunes.

M. B. Weston is the host of The Final Cut in Movies, an internet radio talk show about science fiction and fantasy films on Ad Astra Radio, which can also be heard as a podcast at M. B. Weston's Podcast site or on iTunes. She is also the author of The Elysian Chronicles, a fantasy series about guardian angel warfare and treason, which is being adapted into a graphic novel series by Wandering Sage Publications, Inc., with Weston penning the script and KISS comic book artist, Adam Black, doing the art. . For more information on M. B. Weston, visit her website, www.mbweston.com, and her personal blog, www.mbwestonblog.com. Find out more about The Elysian Chronicles at www.elysianchronicles.com.