Weekend b.o. story: Ride, baby, ride

Nikki Finke: Wild Hogs replaces Ghost Rider as No. 1. Maybe Christina Ricci should have ridden a motorcycle instead of Justin Timberlake in Black Snake Moan?

Reviews? Reviews? We don't need no stinkin' reviews

Ghost Rider didn't need the critics to open at No. 1. (Big surprise, right?)

Still easy riding

Nice interview with Peter Fonda by Susan Carpener in today's L.A. Times. But I wonder if the piece appeared today primarily because Fonda's the only person attached to Ghost Rider who's willing to talk with the mainstream media this close to the flick's opening day?

'Ghost Rider' spooked by critics?

From Lou Lumenick comes word that Ghost Rider will not be screened in advance for critics (just like the last Nicolas Cage flick, The Wicker Man). Trust me: This is not a good sign. Can another Golden Raspberry Award nomination be in the offing?