Sully, Ice Age: Collision Course, Bridget Jones's Baby and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/15/16 at 09:37 AM CT
Following a pretty decent update last week we have... another pretty decent update. Granted, personally I'm not looking forward to many of the movies this week but I'm sure plenty of people will be much more excited than I am. I'm just glad they're keeping things interesting and giving out some big-name ratings, because nothing is worse than having nothing to talk about. So let's all hope the …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 14-June 20
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/14/16 at 03:58 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"10 Cloverfield Lane" has been billed as the "spiritual successor" to 2008's "Cloverfield" but in no way is it a sequel -- it's much, much more. Produced by "Cloverfield's" (and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens") J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot company, the film -- linked to the first in the weirdness, fear and comedy "that Cloverfield was born out of" -- is a claustrophobic …
Weekend Box Office: Conjuring 2 Scary Good in First, Warcraft Bombs but Booms in China
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/12/16 at 07:23 PM CT
It was kind of a silly weekend for movies. Two sequel proved that audiences will show up a second time around, provided you're making a sequel to something worth watching in the first place. Meanwhile, a massive video game adaptation found little love in America but made a huge splash in China with near-record numbers. All three new films also debuted in the top three at the box office, meaning …
New in Theaters June 10: Warcraft, The Conjuring 2, Now You See Me 2
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/09/16 at 06:49 AM CT
With two weeks of weak sequels bogging down the summer box office, will this weekend offer up some good news? We, yet again, have two sequels on the docket - one the second entry in one of the most impressive horror films in recent memory and the second to an ensemble crime/mystery/thriller revolving around a group of magicians. Aside from those two, we have a video game adaptation based on the …
Independence Day: Resurgence, Suicide Squad and Kubo and the Two Strings in the Week's MPAA Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/08/16 at 10:52 AM CT
It's time for another round of your favorite ratings game! This week we have some hot, new contenders including a super-villain party, the return of everyone's favorite holiday alien invaders, a superb-looking stop-motion animated film, a sequel to a horror movie based on a fake board game and the best reason to stay out of the water since Jaws. Alright - a great update this week for once, let's …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 7-June 13
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/07/16 at 04:00 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Hail Caesar!" continues Joel and Ethan Coen's deconstruction/reconstruction of Hollywood genres (following their takes on Westerns, spies , and music bios), here making a movie about moviemakers making movies, set in the dying days of the Golden Age of Hollywood. It's a comedy/satire filled with so many cinema memes you'll need a guidebook to keep track (see below). …
Weekend Box Office: Turtles Tops X-Men in Battle of the Weak-Willed Sequels
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/05/16 at 08:59 PM CT
In yet another underwhelming display of unoriginality, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows joins X-Men Apocalypse as being the top movie of the weekend yet still having disappointing results. It seems sequilitis is affecting the box office this month and I don't know if the summer will bring any better news. In any case, the best news of the weekend didn't belong to the top film but …
New in Theaters June 03: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Me Before You, Popstar
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/02/16 at 06:42 AM CT
So many movies with such long titles this week. As such, we have another blockbuster sequel looking to set itself apart from all the other blockbusters sequels (or, in the case of Through the Looking Glass - the complete opposite) currently in theaters. We also have a comedy from Lonely Island spoofing boy bands and pop music in general and finally an uplifting drama for all the women out there. …
Free State of Jones, Bye Bye Man, Sausage Party and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/01/16 at 06:50 AM CT
Welcome again to another exciting edition of the ratings game! Our contestants this week include a fascinating, fact-based look into a rebellion that formed in the midst of the Civil War, a adults-only animated film and not one but two thrilling horror films coming soon to a theater near you (if you dare!). There is sure to be something that will interest you this time around - if only every …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 31-June 6
Harley Lond - wrote on 05/31/16 at 03:09 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S BEST BET:
The films of Roger Corman are often as well-known for their behind-the-scenes stories as they are the ones unfolding on the screen. He famously made "Little Shop of Horrors" in just two days using sets left over from "A Bucket of Blood" and shot "The Terror" over a long weekend because bad weather prevented him from playing tennis. But none of these tales is quite so …
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