Alita: Battle Angel and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/23/19 at 06:37 AM CT
I was hoping the MPAA Ratings Boards would have a meatier update, but, alas, just a single new wide release is all I have to talk about. At least it is an interesting one as the long-in-the-works Alita: Battle Angel is finally heading to theaters. Long a passion project for James Cameron, this adaptation of the manga has been teased as far back as when Avatar (2009) was making waves. Whether or …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of January 22 - January 28
Harley Lond - wrote on 01/22/19 at 09:41 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"First Man," the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight on July 20, 1969, starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy and Jon Bernthal; "The Hate U Give," about a youing black woman who witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer and …
Weekend Box Office: Glass Cracks On Top, The Upside Hold Strong, Dragon Ball Broly Surprise
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/20/19 at 08:22 PM CT
As expected, M. Night Shyamalan's Glass had no problem topping the box office for the extended MLK holiday period. But this Glass may not be quite half-full as it landed on the lower end of expectations. Meanwhile, I film I didn't even realize was releasing at all (let alone wide - my bad), Dragon Ball Super: Broly, didn't just please fans, but landed (presumably) a top three finish. Aquaman, …
New in Theaters January 18: Glass
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/17/19 at 08:03 AM CT
The Upside managed to dethrone Aquaman for the top spot at the box office last weekend, but the victory will be short-lived as M. Night Shyamalan is back to complete his trilogy of modern-day superheroes (and villains) with Glass. While I still can't forgive the director for the travesty that was Last Airbender, at least he has found his groove again and I'm looking forward to seeing how this …
Dumbo, What Men Want and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/16/19 at 10:26 AM CT
After a somewhat disappointing post-holiday update, the MPAA Ratings Board kicks things up a slight notch with a decent list, even if there are only two big films to talk about. One is Disney updating yet another classic animated tale and transforming it into a live-action version and the other is a gender-swapped mind-reading comedy from the POV of a woman instead of a man. It at least gives me …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of January 15 - January 21
Harley Lond - wrote on 01/15/19 at 04:16 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Halloween": Forty years after the events of 1978’s "Halloween," Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) now lives in a heavily guarded home on the edge of Haddonfield, where she’s spent decades preparing for Michael’s potential return. After being locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when a bus transfer goes terribly wrong, leading to chaos in the same town …
Weekend Box Office: The Upside Upends Aquaman, A Dog's Way Home Adequate
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/13/19 at 08:14 PM CT
While Aquaman was expected to run away with a fourth-week box office championship, it had to settle for second place as Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston's Intouchables remake The Upside had a surprisingly stronger-than-expected opening. Don't feel too bad for Aquaman, however, as it become the first film in the DCEU to hit the $1 billion global mark. In other opening news, A Dog's Way Home had a …
New in Theaters January 11: A Dog's Way Home, Replicas, The Upside, On the Basis of Sex
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/10/19 at 06:38 AM CT
With January now in full swing, Hollywood is unleashing a wide assortment of films - including on expansion. The one holdover horror film, Escape Room, is likely to take a big second-week drop - as is usual for horror films - leaving the door wide open for A Dog's Way Home to pull on those awwww heartstrings, The Upside to put some drama back into your life, Replicas giving Keanu Reeves some …
Cold Pursuit and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/09/19 at 09:54 AM CT
After a nice, long two-week vacation for the MPAA Ratings Board, you would think they would return with a plentiful bounty of amazing new releases to get excited about... but you would be ever-so wrong. Nope, despite the quite long break there is just a single wide release in this week's bulletin, starring Liam Neeson and, wouldn't you know it, he's playing yet another character out for revenge. …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of January 8 - January 14
Harley Lond - wrote on 01/08/19 at 02:48 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS
In "When Harry Met Sally... (30th Anniversary Edition)" (1989), director Rob Reiner, screenwriter Nora Ephron, and stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan take you on a journey of love and friendship like no other in this magnificently witty love story that has been deservedly hailed as one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time. Will sex ruin a perfect relationship …
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