New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 30-June 5
Harley Lond - wrote on 05/31/17 at 05:01 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"The Shack" is based on the worldwide best-selling novel and inspirational story of faith and love -- with over 22 million copies in print -- about a grieving man who receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack." Stars Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer and Tim McGraw. From Lionsgate ... In "Before I Fall" -- a kind of "Groundhog …
Transformers: The Last Knight and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/31/17 at 10:00 AM CT
It looks like I'm not the only one still recovering from Memorial Day Weekend. It looks like the ratings board is taking things easy too. There is only one major release receiving its due and that would be the latest Michael Bay eye-candy disguised as a movie, Transformers: The Last Knight. I'm over the series. I stuck with it for far too long as far as I'm concerned it's just not worth it to …
Memorial Day Weekend Box Office: Pirates Sets Sail on High Note, Baywatch Gets Beached
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/29/17 at 07:28 PM CT
Yes, the overall box office was off 15% from last year (when X-Men Apocalypse opened to muted tones), and was the slowest in nearly two decades, but the big news was overseas and from the holdovers. Baywatch certainly didn't make the kind of waves it was looking for, as bad reviews and general audience ambivalence set the bar low and it barely hit that bar. It was really Guardians of the Galaxy …
New in Theaters May 26: Baywatch, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/25/17 at 06:38 AM CT
School's out for summer - well, for a vast majority of the nation, anyway. Which means one thing - Memorial Day Weekend is going to be huge! It is pretty much every year, but early estimates put both new films (Pirates of the Caribbean and Baywatch) in line for decent, if not spectacular, openings. The fifth Pirates is looking at an $80 million plus opening, with Baywatch likely to open to half …
Atomic Blonde, Wish Upon, Nut Job 2 and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/24/17 at 07:11 PM CT
The board has granted us a fine updated once again. Charlize Theron, fresh off her kick-ass performance in Mad Max: Fury Road looks to up the ante on her action quotient with Atomic Blonde. We get yet another take on the classic Monkey's Paw dilemma with the horror film Wish Upon and those crazy critters in City Park are back once again to protect their home in Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature. And …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 23-May 29
Harley Lond - wrote on 05/23/17 at 04:38 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Get Out" is a sophisticated, culturally-aware horror thriller that takes race relations to a new level. Director Jordan Peele (half of "Key and Peele") takes a normal, white upper-class family and turns them into monsters in the most unexpected way. Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of …
Weekend Box Office; Alien: Covenant Edges Guardians 2 in Tight Race for the Top Spot
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/21/17 at 06:52 PM CT
It may come down to the wire, folks. As it stands now, Aliens: Covenant holds less than a $1 million lead over Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - and actuals on Monday could reverse the two. In non-top spot news, the power of a young, female audiences helped deliver Everything, Everything in to a decent opening while a new cast couldn't rescue Diary of a Wimpy Kid from a disappointing opening. Last …
New in Theaters May 19: Alien: Covenant, Everything, Everything, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Long Haul
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/18/17 at 06:34 AM CT
It has been two weeks of Guardians of the Galaxy taking control. Last week certainly didn't offer up much competition as King Arthur fell on his sword and Snatched, while doing better, didn't set the world on fire, either. This week brings a few different breed of movies. First up is the return of Ridley Scott to his horror roots with Alien: Covenant (which looks much better than the meandering …
Suburbicon, Magic Camp, Tulip Fever, Kidnap and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/17/17 at 08:35 AM CT
A week of wide variety as we find our ratings board tackling a magical comedy, a period romance, a comedy/crime from George Clooney and a thriller about one dedicated mother. Even with the wide array of films, I can't say I'm exactly excited about the prospects. Still, there should be a little something here for everyone, and it's better to have something to talk about than not, so let's get on …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 16-May 22
Harley Lond - wrote on 05/16/17 at 03:38 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" is ostensibly the last in the series of six "Resident Evil" films (based on the video game) that debuted in 2002 with Milla Jovovich starring as Alice, a security operative turned zombie fighter turned savior of humankind after an evil corporation (aren't they all) unleashes the "T-virus" on the world, turning virtually everyone into …
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