Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day opened in an extremely limited release on the coasts this past weekend, and middle America fans left out in the cold responded by taking to the internet and demanding it. That seems to have paid off, since Apparition has just announced that the film will expand into additional markets on November 13. A complete list of new openings is still to come, but we know that at the least All Saints Day will expand to Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Atlanta, and Houston.

The only oddity here is that, despite a lot of interest from fans, Boondock Saints didn’t exactly burn up the box office last weekend in the few places it was playing. It managed an $8,000 per screen average but, for a limited release, that’s not actually all that impressive. And then there’s the reviews which have been, sadly, almost universally negative. Even the few hardcore fans who saw it seemed somewhat disappointed. Now at least we’ll all have a chance to check it out and pass judgment ourselves.

Earlier today we delivered the unfortunate news that Robert Downey Jr. and Ben Stiller would not be hosting the Oscars, though we were happy to see that producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman were skewing in a younger direction. Well, it looks as though that idea didn’t pan out as Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, according to Variety, are the official co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards. While the previous sentence may read as me being disappointed, it is not because of the selections, as I am a weekly 30 Rock viewer and I pine for The Jerk when I hear about The Pink Panther or Cheaper by the Dozen. Instead, it is more about change.

In 2008, we watched, or rather didn’t, as the Oscars fell to an all-time low in ratings. The following year, however, with the use of a dramatic actor and a musical vibe, the ratings spiked despite a less-than-stellar group of movies and the snub of The Dark Knight for best picture. Then, earlier this year, reports surfaced that the best picture category would be doubling to ten films, allowing commercially successful films space amongst the independent pictures (though we all know they don’t stand a chance). From there, it would have only taken a fresh face to wrap the whole thing in a bow. Instead, we get two 50+ actors, one of whom has already hosted twice this decade.

Though it goes against the Hollywood motif, change would be, and has been, good for the Oscars. Because of my vested interest in the subject, it would be hard for me to not watch (though that could become easier with a Christoph Waltz snub), but if the Academy wants to attract some new blood, they need to mix it up. After all, Einstein defines insanity as “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”