Weekend Box Office: Lone Survivor Melts Frozen's Hold on the Box Office; Hercules Far from Legendary
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/12/14 at 11:51 PM CT
After weeks of claiming the box office for its own, families had to take the back seat to the might of the military over the weekend. Meanwhile, it wasn't all good news as Hercules proved to be very mortal indeed and some other films didn't find as much success going from wide to limited release as they would have liked. Still, it was a slight uptick in sales compared to last year and hopefully …
Golden Globes 2014: The Wit and Wisdom of the First Major Awards Show
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/12/14 at 10:41 PM CT
Usually the Golden Globes are considered a good precursor to the Academy Awards. Also, usually, one movie tends to stand out of the pack. This year, however, the Globes were really all over the place (and I'm not talking about the incredibly long walk people had to make to get up on stage). All I can say is the Academy Awards are still anyone's game at this point. But here are some of the things …
New in Theaters Jan. 10: The Legend of Hercules, Lone Survivor, Her
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/09/14 at 06:46 AM CT
The box office got off to a chilly start in 2014 and I have a feeling it's not going to get a much better reception going into another week. Two films are going into a wider release following a much more limited opening while a new warrior steps up to see if he can conquer the box office. I have a feeling we're going to experience another bout of deja vu as I don't think any of the films poses a …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of January 7-January 13
Harley Lond - wrote on 01/07/14 at 01:56 AM CT
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THIS WEEK'S THEATRICAL RELEASES:
What better way to start off the new year than with a staggering indictment of greed and imbalance in our economic system. "Inequality for All" is a passionate argument on behalf of the middle class by Robert Reich -- professor, best-selling author, and Clinton cabinet member -- as he …
Weekend Box Office: Frozen Has No Problem Holding Off The Marked Ones
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/05/14 at 09:09 PM CT
Is it cold where you're at? Because I don't remember them ever cancelling school for cold weather when I was young (and I had to walk uphill both ways in 10 foot snowdrifts to get to and from school anyway). Hopefully your heating bill is paid up - as for the box office - things were a little chilly there as well. Families continued to be the main draw while a franchise in need of a reboot …
New in Theaters Jan. 03: Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/02/14 at 10:46 AM CT
Last week, despite the best efforts of deluge the box office with plenty of new faces and films, almost nothing clicked with audiences and only The Wolf of Wall Street was able to crack the top five (and there were more bombs than success). Still, it turned out that 2013 was just able to pass 2012 as the highest-grossing year ever for Hollywood. Now that it is 2014 - how are things going to …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 31-January 6
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/30/13 at 05:14 PM CT
As we ring out the old and ring in the new this week, there's only a trickle of releases coming your way Tuesday. Topping the list is:
"Love, Marilyn" (2013), a lovingly made documentary by Oscar-nominated director Liz Garbus that is an intimate and personal portrait of Marilyn Monroe, based on the book of Monroe's recently discovered personal papers and journals, "Fragments: Poems, Intimate …
Weekend Box Office: Hobbit, Frozen Fend Off Christmas Onslaught as Newcomers Fall Short
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/29/13 at 07:40 PM CT
It looks like Hollywood won't end up with coal this year. The top 12 films brought in $185.8 million - a 13% increase from the same time last year - and it should be enough to cap off 2013 as the most lucrative year yet for movies (though not attendance - because inflation and all that). Still, it should be interesting to note that out of the five new releases, only one was able to crack the top …
New in Theaters Dec. 24: 47 Ronin, Wolf of Wall Street, Walter Mitty, Grudge Match, Bieber's Believe
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/24/13 at 04:00 PM CT
Ho-ho-holy end of year rush, Batman! Why does Hollywood wait until the last minute to release so many movies? I see some of these as being potential Awards contenders, but some of the others.... really? Anyway - audiences won't have to want for much this Christmas as there is comedy, action, drama and... Justin Bieber - something for everyone! But there are always going to be winners and losers …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 24-30
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/23/13 at 04:22 PM CT
With Christmas just a day away, the home video industry has taken a hiatus of sorts; there's only two releases of note this week:
"Insidious: Chapter 2," the sequel to 2010's horror-thriller in which a family tried to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further. Here, the haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has …
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