The television ads for "Frost/Nixon" are in heavy rotation in my neck of the woods, in spite of the fact that the movie has been out since early December and as you might expect, nobody is watching it.

After five weeks, its grossed a total of 8.7 million dollars. Box office was down 36% from the previous week. Not much chance of recouping the 25 million dollar budget, but perhaps buying some ads gets some Oscar buzz before the nominations next week. The Oscars were a key factor in rescuing Brokeback Mountain from financial oblivion.

The irony is that the film might have a shot, since there is so little serious competition. Hollywood just keeps insisting that you listen to its lamentable political opinions.