Who Spoils the Spoilers?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/09/14 at 05:39 PM CT
I have a love/hate relationship with spoilers. On the one hand, if it's something I'm highly invested in, I want to know all I can - but on the other hand, knowing something ahead of time just seems like cheating. Lately, I have been eating up every single thing I can find on the next Star Wars film. I'm a massive Star Wars fan - and it reminds me of how obsessive I got when Lost was on TV. And, …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of April 8-14
Harley Lond - wrote on 04/08/14 at 02:08 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug": Peter Jackson's second in his Hobbit film trilogy continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. There's lots of action, great special effects …
Weekend Box Office: Winter Soldier Sets April Record
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/06/14 at 09:27 PM CT
With just one new movie making a wide debut over the weekend, the question was never about the film opening big - but how big it was going to get. Captain America didn't disappoint - continuing the trend of Marvel's Phase 2 outpacing the original films in the series. It also helped the first weekend in April take a 22% compared to same period last year as 2014 continues to improve over 2013. …
Can 4K UltraScreens Save the Day?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/05/14 at 04:41 PM CT
Although in my mind, nothing can beat the experience of seeing a movie on the big screen - there is no doubt the traditional theater experience has been on the wane. First you could blame TV, then cable and satellite and today you have streaming (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Roku - who doesn't have a streaming service these days?). Plus, with current HD technology - you can get nearly as good …
New in Theaters April 4: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/03/14 at 06:44 AM CT
While March was a good month, compared to the 2012 record, it was down 15% (and even down 3% from last year). Still, for the entire year, 2014 is running about 5% ahead of 2013 but trailing 2012, 2010 and 2009 in terms of total numbers. But April is going to open with a film that has the potential to be one of the biggest movies of the spring,. The juggernaut that is Marvel Phase 2 continues to …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of April 1-7
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/31/14 at 05:55 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"47 Ronin": The legend of the 47 Ronin, a real-life group of master-less samurai in 18th-century Japan who avenged the murder of their master, has been the backbone of stories and plays for a couple centuries now, so it's a shame that the story had to be tarnished by this uninspired special-effects yarn starring Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki, …
Weekend Box Office: Noah a Force of Nature at the Box Office, Sabotage Trounced
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/30/14 at 11:26 PM CT
It wasn't so much a question of whether Noah was going to open first, but whether the controversy surrounding the film would have a noticeable negative impact. For all intents and purposes, those fears were laid to rest, as the biblical story proved its worth. But the news wasn't good for aged action star Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose latest opening suggests maybe the governator should have stuck …
New in Theaters March 28: Noah, Sabotage, Bad Words
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/27/14 at 06:42 AM CT
With Divergent scoring a major hit at the box office last weekend - and continuing to improve over last year's return - will the last week in March roar like a lion or go out quietly like a lamb. There is a very good chance the weekend is going to be strong - besides Divergent, the biggest movie over the weekend looks to be a biblical smackdown, there is also yet another attempt at an action …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of March 25-31
Harley Lond - wrote on 03/24/14 at 08:12 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"The Wolf of Wall Street": Let me preface this by saying that I think Martin Scorsese has created some of the greatest films ever to hit the big screen: "Mean Streets," "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas" and "Casino" are masterpieces. But his last couple of films -- "The Aviator," "The Departed," "Shutter Island" and …
Weekend Box Office: Divergent Breaks YA Curse, Muppets Far From Most Wanted
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/23/14 at 08:48 PM CT
The burning question over the weekend was whether Divergence was going to be the next big YA hit, or going to crash and burn like so many before it. For Hollywood - it turns out that while it may not be as big as The Hunger Games, there is plenty to be happy about Divergence. The same can't be said for the Muppet sequel - which was upstaged by the news of a limited-release Christian-themed film …
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