Instant Family, The Mule, La Llorona, Eli, Mortal Engines and More in This Week's MPAA Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/24/18 at 10:04 AM CT
The MPAA Ratings Board is really getting into that Halloween spirit as a disproportionate amount of a major ratings are horror-related. This includes both original and remakes on the agenda. But, fear not, for there is also a comedy and a major blockbuster also getting their ratings due and helping to shake things up. All in all, this is a very loaded updated with a lot to talk about, so let's …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of October 23-October 29
Harley Lond - wrote on 10/23/18 at 03:20 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" is "Mamma Mia!" five years on, based on the songs of Abba. Both a prequel and a sequel, the film tells two stories: present day as Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried) prepares for the grand reopening of her mother Donna’s (Meryl Streep) hotel and 1979 when young Donna (Lily James) first arrives on the island. Sophie learns about her …
Weekend Box Office: Halloween Brings in October Gold, Hate U Give Expands Well
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/21/18 at 08:31 PM CT
No tricks, but plenty of treats as October continued on its record pace as Halloween helped deliver the second-best October weekend on record. Meanwhile, it was good news for The Hate U Give, which not only impressed audiences, but nearly cracked the top five while the final film (allegedly) of actor Robert Redford, The Old Man and the Gun, cracked the top 10. All told, the weekend brought in …
New in Theaters October 19: Halloween, The Hate U Give
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/18/18 at 06:47 AM CT
October has been off to a blazing start, with records and strong openings all over the place. This week it looks like the good times are going to continue to roll with the return of Michael Myers in a holiday-appropriate murder spree and the expansion of a film that has proven exceedingly popular in its limited-release run. If both films manage to perform as expected, I see no reason why this …
Possession of Hannah Grace, Train Your Dragon: Hidden Kingdom in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/17/18 at 10:19 PM CT
Another impressive list of MPAA Ratings this week - but not so impressive in the wide release movies. In fact, the list only has two major films of note - the next entry in the popular How to Train Your Dragon franchise and a creepy-looking horror film about working the graveyard shift at your local morgue. I can't complain too much, for as long as I have something to write about, it keeps …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of October 16-October 22
Harley Lond - wrote on 10/16/18 at 08:11 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Ant-Man and the Wasp": 2015's "Ant-Man" was a welcome relief from all the heaviness of the regular Marvel Universe movies (Avengers, we mean you), what with a spirited action adventure, an exciting premise, spectacular special effects (not involving explosions) and the presence super-snarky Paul Rudd. This sequel con tunes the skein. Scott Lang (Rudd) is grappling with the …
Weekend Box Office: Venom, A Star is Born Continue to Shine; First Man, Goosebumps 2 Try to Survive
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/14/18 at 10:47 PM CT
It was a very familiar-looking box office as last week's champs Venom and A Star is Born bested on newcomers and once again took the first two spots over the weekend. First Man just edged out Goosebumps 2 for third and fourth place while Bad Times at the El Royale fell outside the top five and The Hate U Give had another solid expansion. All in all, it was mostly good news as October continued …
New in Theaters October 12: First Man, Goosebumps 2, Bad Times at the El Royale
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/11/18 at 06:40 AM CT
It was an opening October weekend for the record books last week when Venom and A Star is Born packed a whallop of a 1-2 punch and started the month off in record fashion. If that isn't enough excitment, this week brings us Ryan Gosling in a much-talked about biopic, a sequel to a family-friendly Halloween worthy film and what looks to be a Tarantino-esque thriller about a group of …
Creed II, Vice and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/10/18 at 02:56 PM CT
It's a pretty short updates this week, but at least there are some decent films in the mix to shake things up. We have a boxing legend and a new potential boxing legend teaming up for what is sure to be an exciting sequel. Then we have Christian Bale turning in yet another spectacular performance (and transformation) in a political figure that is reviled as much as respected. All in all, I'm not …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of October 9-October 15
Harley Lond - wrote on 10/09/18 at 10:30 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Hotel Transylvania 3": Who would have thought that an animated feature about vampires and bats and slimy creatures -- rated PG, no less -- would spawn a delightful franchise for kids of all ages. The animation isn't as top notch as, say, a Pixar offering, but who cares when it's so much fun to watch creepy crawlys deal with all the minutiae of everyday life that we normals …
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