New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 25-July 31
Harley Lond - wrote on 07/25/17 at 05:20 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
The long-awaited big-screen live-action adaptation of the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga “The Ghost in the Shell” was, unfortunately, not greater than the sum of its parts. Set in the mid-21st century in Japan, at a time when cyber-technology has advanced to the point that humans can augment their bodies with cybernetic parts and appendages -- blurring the …
Weekend Box Office: Dunkirk Wins the Battle as Girls Trip Opens Strong While Valerian Crashes
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/23/17 at 08:12 PM CT
Christopher Nolan has enjoyed great success at the box office, and the opening of Dunkirk was no exception. Meanwhile, to counter-program the war and sci-fi films dominating the box office, Girls Trip had a healthy opening as well. It wasn't all good news, however, as the second week for War for the Planet of the Apes took a big hit and, despite some amazing visuals, Luc Besson's Valerian and …
New in Theaters July 21: Dunkirk, Valerian and Girls Trip
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/20/17 at 06:39 AM CT
Last weekend Spider-Man: Homecoming was toppled by War for the Planet of the Apes, though the film may have come in a bit under expectations. This weekend sees two new titans vying for control: up front is Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, which looks to be an award-season lock as it tackles a pivotal point in WWII, and has been earning rave reviews. But don't count out Valerian and the City of a …
Pitch Perfect 3, The Dark Tower, An Inconvenient Sequel and More in The Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/19/17 at 07:02 PM CT
Sorry for the slight delay, the bulletin wasn't up quite in time to get it by the morning, but believe me, the wait is worth it. Arguably Stephen King's magnum opus, and several years in the making, The Dark Tower is finally coming to theaters and now it has its rating. The (supposedly) last trip for the Bellas, Pitch Perfect 3 also gets its due along with An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 18-July 24
Harley Lond - wrote on 07/18/17 at 02:25 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Kong: Skull Island" is not your daddy's King Kong. There's no boat ride to New York, no Empire State Building, no "Beauty and the Beast" love story. But there's plenty of pesky, buzzing helicopters to annoy Kong, plenty of hideous, oversize creatures for Kong to battle, plenty of human deaths. This is the fourth version of "King Kong," and it's by far the most …
Weekend Box Office: War for the Planet of the Apes Dethrones Spider-Man: Homecoming
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/16/17 at 07:35 PM CT
The weekend went pretty much as expected, but, as with so many other films this year, to slightly muted numbers. War for the Planet of the Apes had some of the best reviews of the year, and while it opened in first, it didn't make a huge splash. After Spider-Man: Homecoming opened big, it also took a big hit in its second weekend. The Big Sick broke in to the top five but not as big as its …
New in Theaters July 14: War for the Planet of the Apes, The Big Sick, Wish Upon
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/13/17 at 06:38 AM CT
With Spider-Man swinging and web-slinging his way to the top of the box office in a big way, it's going to take an army to stop him. Good thing Caesar and some pissed-off apes are going to war. But if an army of CGI primates aren't your thing, Kumail Nanjiani is here to ease your heart with buzzy romantic comedy and if that still doesn't do the trick for you, well, there's a horror film that yet …
Detroit, Home Again, She's Living My Life and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/12/17 at 09:38 AM CT
I guess the board has also gotten over the 4th of July holiday as it looks like they're getting back in the swing of things with another decent updated. We have a lot coming at us: Reese Witherspoon playing a hot mom, Tyler Perry giving us yet another film and Kathryn Bigelow providing us a racially-charged historical drama. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll get angry - maybe not all at once, but …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 11-July 17
Harley Lond - wrote on 07/11/17 at 04:49 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"The Fate of the Furious": Movie franchises get old, tired, bloated. After the silliness of "Fast & Furious 6" (with its overblown airplane-crash ending) and "Furious 7" (with its cardboard mercenaries, God's Eye software and collapsing parking garage), we had hoped that "The Fate of the Furious" would rescue the series from morbidity. It has and has not. The action …
Weekend Box Office: Spider-Man Makes a Homerun Homecoming
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/09/17 at 09:28 PM CT
It was the only new film opening in wide release and Spider-Man's introduction to the MCU didn't disappoint. The web-slinging superhero managed to become the third-biggest opening of 2017 thus far and (not minding inflation) the best opening for a single character opening in the MCU thus far. It was also a good week for The Big Sick, which managed to snag another great weekend in limited release …
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