New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 24-June 30
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/24/14 at 12:54 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Enemy": Though it performed dismally at the box office, "Enemy" -- a frighteningly ominous thriller that plumbs the depths of identity, sexuality and reality in the modern world -- deserves a second chance on DVD. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Adam Bell, a glum, disheveled history professor who seems disinterested in the world around him -- including his beautiful …
Weekend Box Office: Man Rules, Boys Drool
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/22/14 at 11:30 PM CT
As anticipated, it was a battle between sequels at the box office. And it was a much closer one than I think most were expecting. But it was a much different story than last year when the top three films made over $190 million while the entire top 12 this year could only account for $142.6 million - a steep 39% difference in total. Still, we knew it was going to be an uphill battle to match the …
New in Theaters June 20: Think Like a Man Too, Jersey Boys
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/19/14 at 06:41 AM CT
Last weekend, the box office was dominated by a pair of sequels and comedy 22 Jump Street topped How to Train Your Dragon 2 as the biggest draw for audiences. This weekend yet another sequel makes an appearance, with red-hot Kevin Hart leading the charge. Otherwise, Clint Eastwood once again enters the director's chair as he brings a popular Broadway musical to the big screen. But with one …
Has Hollywood Finally Learned How to Look Beyond the White, Male Demographic?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/18/14 at 05:11 PM CT
On any given Friday the latest blockbuster opens and who do you see? It's a bird, it's a plane - it's Superman! Or perhaps the Dark Knight, growling his way to a better world. No - maybe it's Brad Pitt, saving the world from zombies or Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone trying to prove they're still action draws. Channing Tatum shaking his money-maker - Mark Wahlberg …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 17-June 23
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/17/14 at 12:31 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"The Grand Budapest Hotel": Director Wes Anderson transports viewers to another one of his unique, self-contained worlds that requires you to give yourself up totally to his story within a story within a story that recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who …
Weekend Box Office: Jump Street Holds of Dragon 2 in the Battle of the Box Office Sequels
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/15/14 at 08:40 PM CT
It was pretty much a given the box office champ was going to a sequel this weekend, but would audiences go for an R-rated buddy comedy or the family-friendly dragon-riders? You would think the animated film would have the edge, but if you bet on it this weekend, you would have lost. Both films came out swinging, but in the end adult humor trumped the safe family film - though both are likely to …
New in Theaters June 13: How to Train Your Dragon 2, 22 Jump Street
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/12/14 at 06:39 AM CT
So far this season, not one summer film has been able to keep the top spot for more than a single week. Although Fault in Our Stars had an exceptional opening, it also had an exceptional Friday-to-Saturday drop - one that tells me it will be the next film to be one and done at the top spot. This weekend sees two sequels opening - one to an animated hit, the other to a well-received comedy. You …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 10-June 16
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/10/14 at 03:09 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Non-Stop": Liam Neeson has carved a niche for himself as a 21st century action hero -- an intelligent father-husband who just happens to be a spy-hitman-cop who can fight off bad guys half his age (he turned 62 last week) and make it seem believable. And the man can act. Here he reunites with director Jaume Collet-Serra ("Orphan") for the first time since …
Weekend Box Office: Fault Reaches for the Stars, Edge of Tomorrow Comes Up Short
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/08/14 at 09:22 PM CT
While Maleficent proved that marketing to a female market is a wise choice, Fault in Our Stars just cemented the notion. Meanwhile, it was another disappointing weekend for Tom Cruise - even with critical support his latest film failed to catch on with audiences - though the international market made up for the domestic debut. Thanks to this influx of girl power, the box office was up slightly …
New in Theaters June 06: Edge of Tomorrow, The Fault in Our Stars
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/05/14 at 06:45 AM CT
I have a feeling we're looking at another one and done week for the top movie. Maleficent may have given Angelina Jolie the biggest opening of her career, but considering the upcoming competition, the new angel on Sleeping Beauty is definitely going to lose the top spot. But I have a feeling the film it's going to lose to is not going to be a big-budget sci-fi epic, but rather a teen-centric …
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