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This week's movies (2500+ theaters):Ultraviolet - no reviews

• A linked article says: "According to a publicity source, UltraViolet, the new Sci-Fi action film starring Milla Jovovich, is going the way of Aeon Flux, and will not be screened for critics. Based on recent trends, such as Date Movie and When a Stranger Calls opening to good numbers despite not screening for critics, one has to wonder if the new trend in Hollywood will be to keep many teen comedies, horror films, and certain action films from the critics."
• Yes, I think he is right. I've been writing the "this week's movies" links for three years, and the number of unscreened movies has grown exponentially in the past year. Of course, Hollywood could have responded to the incessant bad reviews by making movies that they were proud to screen, but no-o-o-o-o-o-o!