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Because I Said So

[2007, Movie]

Because I Said So: Review

Because I Said So, Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore

What was Diane Keaton thinking when she signed on to play a shrill, off-putting mother whose unbelievable, over-the-top antics are utterly annoying to watch? Even the title is annoying. Single mom Daphne Wilder (Keaton) wants nothing more for her three daughters than to see them happy, which in her mind means married and settled down. While her older girls, sensible psychiatrist Maggie (Lauren Graham) and wild-child Mae (Piper Perabo), have met their matches, free-spirited... read more

Because I Said So: TV Guide News

Ratatouille Cooks Up Best Reviews of 2007 | Today's News: Our Take | 1/22/2008
RottenTomatoes.com's Golden Tomato Awards, which single out the pics that have gotten the best reviews, have put on a pedestal both Ratatouille and the Irish musical Once (in the limited release and musical categories). Also being lauded are Atonement (best romance), The Bourne Ultimatum (best action/adventure movie) and Juno (best comedy). The Moldy Tomato, which is hurled at the worst-reviewed pic of the year, went to Because I Said So. Yeah, I don't remember that one, either. Thank you, merciful amnesia. — Ben Katner read more
Short Cuts: Marilyn Manson, Transformers and More | Today's News: Our Take | 5/17/2007
A rep for Evan Rachel Wood scoffs at talk that the 19-year-old's love scene with beau Marilyn Manson featured in the video for "Heart-shaped Glasses" was the, um, real deal, telling the New York Daily News, "It's called acting." Whew.... Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox will lend their likenesses and voices to Transformers: The Game, a next-gen title based on the upcoming film.... FX ponied up some $30 mil for rights to Ghost Rider, Premonition, Underworld: Evolution and The Grudge 2.... Night at the Museum last week topped the DVD rental chart for a third straight time, while Because I Said So was the No. 1 seller. Really? Because I Said So? Really? Oh, Mother's Day. Gotcha. read more
Aw, Heck, Just Some Random Thoughts.... | TV Matt'rs | 2/13/2007
As previously shared in my Today's News blog, but now aggregated here for your pondering pleasure:February 9, 2007• OK, Jim Carrey's upcoming feature, The Number 23, has a rather unsettling PR campaign: I'm getting daily e-mails about (what I presume are) current real-life crimes/tragedies that somehow involve the number 23.• Is gossip columnist Cindy Adams almost impossible to read sometimes, or what? Fabricated example: "Mel Gibson. Braveheart. You know the drill. Yada-yada-yada. Lindsay. But that's old news if you-know-who is to be believed." Um, wha?! • I'm thinking/fearing we're gonna be stuck with this Sienna Miller for a bit, yes?• How awesome is that new "Cancel or Allow" TV spot in Apple's "PC Guy" campaign?!February 2, 2007• This whole Tyra Banks/"I'm not fat!" thing has to be one of the biggest non-stories to get such massive media play. Personally (and "until now," one of you will snark), I have steered clear of breathing a word about it,... read more
Box Office: Messengers Delivers | Today's News: Our Take | 2/5/2007
Call it "ghoul power": Horror flick The Messengers placed first at the box office over the weekend with a take of $14.5 million, which handily trounced the $13 million haul of second-place finisher (and the weekend's only other new release) Because I Said So. Rounding out the top five were Epic Movie with $8.2 million, Night at the Museum with $6.75 million, and Smokin' Aces with $6.3 million. In other movie news, Pan's Labyrinth has surpassed Like Water for Chocolate to become the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever to play the States. (It's kitty is up to $21.67 million and counting.) read more
Aw, Heck, Just Some Random Thoughts | Today's News: Our Take | 2/2/2007
This whole Tyra Banks/"I'm not fat!" thing has to be one of the biggest non-stories to get such massive media play. Personally (and "until now," one of you will snark), I have steered clear of breathing a word about it, because it's merely a case of taking a tabloid story that otherwise would have come and gone, and milking it for a sweeps stunt.... Isn't it completely coincidental how Parade Magazine's "Personality Parade" column always seems to find real, actual readers inquiring about celebrities who happen to be currently promoting something? I mean, what are the odds?.... I love Diane Keaton, and Stephen Collins sure does give a swell interview, but is Because I Said So really the title of a feature film? Is It Could Happen to You ready to share its Worst Title Ever crown? read more

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A Fun Film!
Friends and I skipped the movie critics' reviews for this film and made time to see it opening weekend. We had so much fun and laughed all the way through it! Go and see Because I Said... read more
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