New in Theaters June 12: Jurassic World
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/11/15 at 06:49 AM CT
The last three weeks have been lackluster. All three have been down compared to the same time frame as 2014 (which was, in my opinion, a notoriously weak year - especially the summer) but all that should change this weekend when Jurassic World drops. It has been 14 years since we last visited the franchise, one that was due for an update. The original still holds up well, but I was never a fan …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 9-June 15
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/09/15 at 03:24 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
It's a depressing week on home entertainment shelves, with three unmemorable releases: "Kingsman: The Secret Service," "Project Almanac" and "Serena." Better to check out this week's 'B's.
BUZZIN' THE 'B'S:
After producing Stuart Gordon's hit "Re-Animator," Brian Yuzna turned his hand to directing with 1989's "Society" and gave birth to one of the …
Weekend Box Office: Spy Tops San Andreas, Entourage Trails
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/07/15 at 10:03 PM CT
It was comedy over disaster as Melissa McCarthy's Spy topped the weekend box office. Meanwhile, San Andreas still had some strong aftershocks as it stayed ahead of both Insidious: Chapter 3 and Entourage. It was still a relatively quiet weekend for the box office - but the fireworks are sure to come back when Jurassic World drops on Friday. June may have gotten off to a somewhat inauspicious …
New in Theaters June 05: Entourage, Spy, Insidious: Chapter 3
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/04/15 at 06:59 AM CT
After a sub-par Memorial Day movie frame, Dwayne Johnson helped shake things up last weekend with San Andreas. But will the disaster flick send out some serious aftershocks or will it be one and done for the film? Challenging the film for the top sport will be two comedies and a horror sequel. Right now comedy is light at the box office, so one of the two newcomers has the best shot of taking …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 2-June 8
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/02/15 at 03:59 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Jupiter Ascending": The Wachowskis at one time were revolutionary filmmakers. They brought us one of the best female buddy films ever, "Bound," and one of the best sci-fi films ever, "The Matrix," but after that latter milestone in cinematic storytelling and special effects the duo went fallow with a couple of duds ("Cloud Atlas" and "Speed Racer"). …
Weekend Box Office: San Andreas Shakes Things Up, Aloha Falls Flat
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/31/15 at 08:44 PM CT
Those who doubted the drawing power of Dwayne Johnson after his less-than-stellar Hercules showing can doubt no longer. As a solo act, Johnson can finally call himself a true action hero. On the other side of things, Cameron Crowe continued down the road of mediocre as Aloha failed to crack the top five in its opening weekend. With Aloha failing to spark much excitement, there weren't a lot of …
New in Theaters May 29: San Andreas, Aloha
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/28/15 at 06:46 AM CT
After a rather dull and sleepy Memorial Day weekend, hopefully Hollywood is ready to get back on track. With Max Max and Avengers still rampaging across the box office battlefield, is there room for another monster action film? If Dwayne Johnson has anything to say about it, then yes, yes there is room (and I'm not going to argue with a man whose arms look like they could crush skulls with …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 26-June 1
Harley Lond - wrote on 05/26/15 at 03:36 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
Like so many greats of world cinema, Rainer Werner Fassbinder has been woefully neglected on American DVD and Blu-ray. Fortunately for us, the folks at The Criterion Collection are plugging gaps in the Fassbinder library with, most recently, releases of "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul" (1974), "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant" (1972), "World on a Wire" (1973) and "Eclipse …
Memorial Weekend Box Office: Tomorrowland Wins in Unremarkable Fashion
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/25/15 at 09:15 PM CT
Memorial Day weekend is usually not a barn-burner when it comes to weekend grosses. That being said, this year was a ho-hum state of affairs as, year-to-year, the weekend was off about 19% compared to last year. One could argue this year didn't offer up enough of a compelling slate, even with George Clooney front and center, thus leading to the lackluster results. Don't worry, the summer is …
New in Theaters May 21: Tomorrowland, Poltergeist
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/21/15 at 06:48 AM CT
Things have been hot at the box office as of late. First, The Avengers: Age of Ultron officially kicked off the summer movie season in stunning fashion. Last week, the women of Pitch Perfect hit a high note with their opening while the high-octane action of Mad Max: Fury Road followed in a respectable second-place showing. This week two more movies join the fray. We have George Clooney and Britt …
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