Race Results

The winner of this weekend's box office derby, (extended by one day in observance of the Martin Luther King JR. holiday) yielded quite a surprise for folks who prognosticate about such things, according to Box Office Mojo.

Brandon Gray reports that while the numbers were lackluster (my word not his) overall, the CGI animated retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, Hoodwinked pulled out a slim victory over the inspirational sports drama Glory Road with $16.6 million in sales. While "Road" managed to come in second with just .2 million less at $16.4 in sales.

Meanwhile, during the commercial breaks for part 2 of 24's two-night season premiere, I took a peek at last night's Golden Globe Awards telecast. What I saw of the ceremony though...it seemed to be a real snoozer...Nothing really stood out. It seems that I'm not the only one who felt that way about the show either. I did watch Sir Anthony Hopkins accept this year's Cecil B. DeMille award, and for me, that was the highlight. As far as who won what, there were no real upsets in the film categories as far as I can tell. Brokeback Mountain nabbed 4 awards, Felicity Huffman won for her role in the gender-bending TransAmerica and George Clooney picked up an award for his acting in Syriana. Since the Best Film categories are split in two (Best Drama and Best Musical Or Comedy) for the Globes, it will be interesting to see what films get squeezed out and which will make the cut at OSCAR Nomination time.