New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of June 4-10
Harley Lond - wrote on 06/03/13 at 07:07 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S MOVIE RELEASES:
"Warm Bodies": I'm always thirsty for zombie flicks of all kinds, from the original "Dead" gorefests through "Dead Alive" to the more modern interpretations such as "28 Days Later"; I particularly have a soft spot for zombie comedies such as "Fido," "Zombieland" and "Shaun of the Dead." Now comes a zombie romcom, replete with star-crossed lovers, a stubborn, …
Weekend Box Office: Fast 6 Speeds Away with Win, After Earth Fails to Lift Off
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/03/13 at 12:10 AM CT
After an adrenaline-fueled Memorial Day weekend, audiences sure turned down the volume with last week's film taking some big drops and the new releases posting a modest success and big disappointment. The good news is that even if some films didn't live up to expectations, compared to last year the overall box office was still up 13%. It's not going to totally save the day, but any news is good …
New in Theaters May 31: After Earth, Now You See Me
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/30/13 at 03:58 PM CT
Memorial weekend was a big win for Hollywood with Fast Six, Epic and even the disappointing Hangover III opening to big numbers. The momentum is there and this week two films will try to make their mark at the box office: a sci-fi actioner and crime thriller with a magic angle. The only issue is the box office is getting quite crowded - so with so many different choices, it's going to be tougher …
Memorial Weekend Box Office: Fast 6 Speeds to Record Opening, Hangover III, Epic Hold Their Ground
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/27/13 at 09:46 PM CT
It was a weekend of reflection and Hollywood reflected on a record weekend as well. With summer in full swing, Memorial Day weekend is one of the benchmarks to gauge the summer season and if this year is any indication, all signs point to an exceptional summer. While Iron Man 3 and Star Trek have managed to get off to an impressive start, three newcomers proved that they have what it takes to …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 28 -- June 3
Harley Lond - wrote on 05/27/13 at 07:16 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S MOVIE RELEASES:
Australian director Cate Shortland's second feature, "Lore," takes a grueling journey with a young German girl as she struggles to survive the punishing conditions of post-World War II Germany, "paying" for her Nazi parents' support of Hitler and his war. Newcomer Saskia Rosendahl stars as Lore, a 14-year-old girl who is left to fend for herself after her SS father …
New in Theaters May 24: Fast and Furious 6, Hangover III, Epic
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/23/13 at 01:14 PM CT
It's Memorial Day weekend and that means an extra day to enjoy all the new films coming out - or catch up on a few you still need to see. And it's a good thing, too, because Hollywood isn't slowing down for the holiday - in fact, they're ramping things up. Whereas Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness were given an entire weekend to themselves, that is not the case this weekend. In fact, all …
Mind-Bending Thrillers That Deserve a Second (or Third or Fourth) Look
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/22/13 at 12:25 PM CT
I'm a big fan of movies that mess with my head. Some people don't like films that take multiple viewings to fully grasp, but I say, if you watch a movie and then immediately want to go back and watch that movie again to catch all the hints and clues you missed the first time around - that means the film succeeded. When I recently watched Steven Soderbergh's latest film, Side Effects, it reminded …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 21 -- May 27
Harley Lond - wrote on 05/21/13 at 06:32 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S MOVIE RELEASES:
There's four surprisingly good thrillers hitting the shelves this week, headed up by the sleeper "Side Effects," directed by the prolific Steven Soderbergh. The film starts out as a prosaic psychological thriller about a young woman, Emily (Rooney Mara), who begins suffering from terrifying anxiety attacks and bouts of sleepwalking after her husband (Channing Tatum) …
Weekend Box Office: Star Trek Opens On Top, But Not Quite Boldly as Expected
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/19/13 at 11:44 PM CT
It was a good weekend for the box office in total, with the weekend running about 15% ahead of the same frame last year. Even with that bit of good news, one has to be a bit disappointed that another blockbuster fell short of expectations. It can't be called a failure by any means, just a bit of a miss compared to the early predictions.
1) STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
It was pretty much a given …
New in Theaters May 17: Star Trek Into Darkness
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/16/13 at 01:35 PM CT
It's going to be another blockbuster weekend (or so J.J. Abrams hopes) as once again there is only one film opening in wide release. And much like a couple weeks ago, when Iron Man 3 completely dominated the top 10, I'm guessing folks are going to be lined up for the next installment of Star Trek. I have a feeling it's not going to be the massive opening that we saw from Marvel's A-list hero, …
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