Ladies and gentlemen, films lovers and lost wanderers, welcome to your latest dose of insight into the arthouse land. I know that chronicling a Paris Hilton movie last week seriously damaged the credibility of my column, but I'm going to keep on writing anyway — maybe I haven't lost all my readers. Although I must start by saying that, even though last week I announced that I would, in my next column (this very one), talk about Wong Kar Wai ... in fact, I won't. My Blueberry Nights has been pushed back to April. Sigh.

Hello there all, and welcome once again to Bard's Eye View, the place to come for insight on which films to pick from this spring's roster, like a veritable cinematic medicine cabinet, looking for the remedy that will make it all better. Whether you are suffering from a mild case of the sniffles, or whether you are full-on bedridden, with cough, chills, fever, trick knee, gout, colic, lumbago and that truly odious substance that seems to ooze from every orifice at the most inopportune time. (At the moment, I reckon I am somewhere in between, which is why I've had to install a sneeze guard on my monitor. Wink.)

Greetings, Moguls! February is nearly upon us — will it be an even bigger wasteland than January? Or will something jump out to a rip-roaring opening weekend and surprise us all? Only time will tell. To help you navigate the potentially tricky landscape of upcoming February-April leagues, however, I'm here with a list of five belated New Year's resolutions that will help you improve your Moguls performance this year. Even though it may be too late to, say, avoid picking up Cloverfield, these tactics can certainly be applied to future seasons. After all, knowledge is invaluable, right? Proving, also, that even superheroes can have an off day once in a while (ask Hancock; he knows too), I'll also give you Mister Informative's Top 5 Moguls Do-Overs of 2007 — some slate choices I made this past year that, given the opportunity, I'd certainly do differently.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Meet the Spartans (20th Century Fox) has pulled off the upset weekend win with a likely $18.58 million three-day, holding off Sly Stallone's mildly disappointing Rambo (Lionsgate), which should finish the frame with $17.28 million. Heading to the Super Bowl in Phoenix tomorrow, so no time for in-depth analysis, but the rough numbers are below.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Film industry tracking points to a repeat win for Cloverfield this weekend. History points to a 50 percent-55 percent drop for the J.J. Abrams-produced monster flick, which would shrink it's weekend haul down to a likely $21 million-$23 million. The battle will be for No. 2, and I’m calling for an upset.

Greetings everyone! Your favorite column dealing with the independent releases (I know, it's easy, it's the only one around here!) is back after taking a week off. If you missed me, then I apologize for my absence . And if you found out that you don't need my advice after all, well, let's hope you still want to read me just for the pleasure of it.

Greetings, fellow cinephiles, and welcome to the latest chapter of Bard's Eye View, the place to come for tips on picking the best titles from this season's veritable buffet table of choices. Whether you are piling your plate high and planning on coming back for seconds, or whether you are a finicky eater taking a few scant morsels from every offering for the purpose of tantalizing your taste buds, I bid you welcome. Our carver will be happy to carve off a slab of fresh meat for you, and please, don't forget the gravy! (Wink.)

UPDATE: How did Fantasy Moguls's Resident Numbers Man and Awards Guru do at predicting the Academy Award nominations in major categories? We've tallied his results in each category, along with a running average to keep track of his overall peformance. Scroll down to see the results.

SATURDAY NIGHT: First off, with Cloverfield (Paramount) and 27 Dresses (20th Century Fox) opening huge, the movie industry is off to a spectacular 2008 start. In the first 21 days of January 2007, the total domestic box office recorded was $508.2 million. By the end of business on Monday (Jan. 21), the overall take for 2008 will be at an estimated $600 million. That's 15 percent better than the first 21 days of 2007.

The star-studded premiere of Cloverfield (Paramount) was last night (Wednesday) at the studio lot on Melrose. Young Hollywood was out in full force, including everyone from Lindsay Lohan, Patrick Stump and bandmates from Fall Out Boy, and, of course, the cast of MTV's The Hills (with L.C., Audrina and Whitney not giving the time of day to Heidi and Spencer).