The Weekend Ahead

So far, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen has raked in $419 million worldwide in its first week. An awesome second to last year's mega hit The Dark Knight. More evidence, as far as I'm concerned, that the public wants big escapist films with larger-than-life villains and heroes.

This is good to know if you're thinking about writing a script and selling it to Hollywood. The coming weekend is right on target with Michael Mann's crime drama Public Enemies opening wide in the U.S. against the Fox animated flick Ice Age 3. Here's a sneak peak at both of those films (both a little different than the official trailers).

PUBLIC ENEMIES



ICE AGE 3



Hard to imagine two more opposite films. If you time it right you can take the kids to see Ice Age and watch Public Enemies with your spouse or significant other.

Meanwhile, nothing earth shaking to report in terms of my taking Hollywood by storm yet...I'll keep you posted.