New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of February 4-10
Harley Lond - wrote on 02/03/14 at 07:31 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Dallas Buyers Club": There's a pair of outstanding performances in director Jean-Marc Vallee's ("The Young Victoria") thoroughly involving "Dallas Buyers Club": One by Matthew McConaughey, who plays real-life Texas electrician Ron Woodroof, a bull-riding he-man diagnosed HIV-positive in 1985 and given 30 days to live; the other by Jared Leto as Rayon, a …
Weekend Box Office: Ride Along Threepeats as Awkward Moment, Labor Day Stumble
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/02/14 at 10:29 PM CT
Although most true Americans were busy stuffing their faces with artery-clogging food topped off by amber waves of beer - otherwise known as the Superbowl - those who ventured out to theaters were happy with the hold overs and the counter-programming offered to women couldn't muster up a good offense. It led to a weekend that was slightly above 2013 - but was still a pretty poor start for …
New in Theaters Jan. 31: Labor Day, That Awkward Moment
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/30/14 at 06:39 AM CT
Seems the cold weather is finally catching up to the box office as audiences have been giving a cold shoulder to most of the new releases recently. That has been good news for a few of the lucky holdovers that have been heating up the box office (Ride Along and Lone Survivor among them) but can this weekend bring some new blood into the top five? It's going to be an uphill battle, that's for …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of January 28-February 3
Harley Lond - wrote on 01/27/14 at 06:24 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Rush": You've got to hand it to director Ron Howard: he went out on a limb to produce and direct this film set during the golden age of 1970s Formula 1 racing -- a sport little-known by most Americans (although it draws massive audiences worldwide, both at Grand Prix events and via broadcast). There are few auto racing movies that make money -- actually, there …
Weekend Box Office: Ride Along Still Cruising On Top, I, Frankenstein DOA
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/26/14 at 10:14 PM CT
As I predicted, it was a major case of deja vu at the box office this weekend as, except for one slight shift, the top five films were the same as last weekend. That's good for the current champions but not so good for the one new wide release that premiered. But it should be noted that as a whole January is considered one of the leaner months for movies. That being said, the most impressive …
New in Theaters Jan. 24: I, Frankenstein
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/23/14 at 06:57 AM CT
Although the year has been kind to the box office overall, January is known for being one of the dumping grounds for movies they don't have a lot of faith about. But this years has seen some clear winners arise - and it's been a much better start to the year than 2013. Now, I fear, we're going to be seeing a lot of familiar faces as there is one lone (wide release) entry entering the fray, and I …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of January 21-January 27
Harley Lond - wrote on 01/20/14 at 07:45 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Captain Phillips": Two-time Oscar-winner Tom Hanks turns in one of his best performances in years in the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama off the African coast. Phillips and his crew were held hostage for ransom, setting up a tense headline-making standoff between the pirates …
Weekend Box Office: Ride Along Sets Record, The Nut Job Opens Hot, Jack Ryan Does Not
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/20/14 at 12:01 AM CT
While the year is still young, that doesn't mean records can't fall. Thanks to the strong arrival of some new films, as well as the continued strength of some decent holdovers, 2014 is getting off to an excellent start. Considering how slow last year was out of the block, this just might mean that the records set last year could easily fall and 2014 might wind up as the new highest-grossing year …
New in Theaters Jan. 17: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Devil's Due, Ride Along, The Nut Job
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/16/14 at 06:46 AM CT
Lone Survivor started 2014 off with bang - opening with one of the highest January totals on record. This week four movies join an already-crowded box office and there can only be room for a few winners. A reboot of a popular (literary) agent looks promising - another horror film will try to improve over the lackluster response to the latest Paranormal Activity film - a red-hot comedian on the …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of January 14-January 20
Harley Lond - wrote on 01/13/14 at 08:29 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
"Enough Said": Nicole Holofcener is the best director you've never heard of. Her forte is quiet, small romantic comedies that revolve around women struggling to find themselves in the world -- weak and strong women who stand up to the world as women and not as appendages to men. She's cut her directing chops on TV's "Sex and the City," the "Gilmore Girls," …
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