By Brendan Kelly,Montreal Gazette

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This is what movie culture has come to in 2025. An infomercial for the new Taylor Swift album, The Life of a Showgirl, is predicted to make $35 million to $40 million this weekend, probably making it the No. 1 movie in the land, and it is slated to only play in theatres from Friday to Sunday. The film includes the video for the leadoff single, The Fate of Ophelia, behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the video, and Swift talking about her 12th studio album. My Swiftie friends — I really do have some! — say this is a big deal. Me, I’m going to stay home and watch A Hard Day’s Night on VHS.