New DVD and Blu-Ray Releases to Crave This Week: Predators and Psychos
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/19/10 at 09:43 AM CT
If you're into crazy, this might just be the best week for you, as a trio of new Blu-Ray releases will bring out the mightiest of insanity to hit the big screen.
1) Out first bachelor is a former U.S. Colonel who now runs a small village as a self-proclaimed "god" - please give it up for... Colonel Kurtz! That's right you can now get Apocalypse Now in high-def glory. If you get the full …
Weekend Box Office: Johnny Knoxville and Co. Make Jackasses of the Competition
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/18/10 at 09:17 AM CT
In a move that, quite frankly, surprises the hell out of me, Jackass 3D not only opened #1, but may become the highest grossing opening of any movie in October with an estimated $50 million. It represents the highest opening of the film in the series, and brought more females this time around while scoring good exit numbers from a young audience.
Although a bit behind, the action / comedy Red …
Movies to Avoid on a Full Stomach
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/16/10 at 11:17 AM CT
So you've just finished your evening meal, or perhaps you're just sitting down to dinner and want some entertainment. So many choices, so much to choose from. What to do? Well, if you value the contents of your stomach, you may want to avoid these movies, which feature some serious gastronomical spewage. Warning, you may not want to read this blog on a full stomach, either.
1) Stand By Me - …
New Movies to Crave: I See Red People... and Jackasses
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/15/10 at 11:50 AM CT
While the Social Network has been going strong for two weeks running, I see it being dethroned this week.
1) The most likely contender? Red - or as I like to call it: The Expendables with Good Actors. Yes, once again you have some aging icon coming together, but Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman are on a slighty higher level than Dolph Lundgren and Terry Crews. Plus seeing Mirren work that …
Countdown to Halloween: Surviving the Unstoppable Killer
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/14/10 at 01:56 PM CT
So maybe you've decided to take a camping trip or bought your child the hot new toy of the season or maybe just broke down in the wrong part of Texas. Whatever the case may be, somehow you find yourself fleeing from someone or something that seems to be a man but just... won't... DIE already. Also, he's incredibly strong and seems to wield blades or other weapons, but not firearms. What do you …
I Actually Paid to Watch This Crap?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/13/10 at 02:21 PM CT
I don't get paid to write reviews - I like watching movies and I like to think that I can pick out those films that hold interest for me. Yet I am not immune to catching a few stinkers now and then. Lucky for me, I've also kept all my ticket stubs since 2003, so I can easily see just how bad my judgment can be sometimes.
2003 - No doubt the worst ticket stub I could find was for The League of …
New DVD and Blu-Ray Releases to Crave This Week: Dragons & Cowboys & Stones, Oh My!
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/12/10 at 10:46 AM CT
While the sheer number of films pales in comparison to last week's bounty, this week still has some good things going for it.
1) The top get for this week has to be How to Train Your Dragon. It looks like this is a decent movie for both parents and kids. Since I haven't seen it, I can't say how it stands up to Toy Story 3 and Despicable Me, but it looks like it would hold up relatively …
Weekend Box Office: Network Still Tops Friends' List, Life As We Know It Close Behind
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/11/10 at 10:08 AM CT
As I predicted - rightly for once - David Fincher's The Social Network was once again #1 at the box office. Taking in $15.5 - the movie can also claim the title for the least amount of decline out of any #1 movie so far this year. The film only dropped 31% of its audience.
Opening in a strong second was the Katherine Heigl / Josh Duhamel romantic comedy Life As We Know It. Although it wasn't …
You Are Who You Eat!
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/09/10 at 12:08 PM CT
Why no, it's my pleasure to have you over for dinner tonight. What's on the menu? Oh, don't worry about that right now. Rest assured it will taste like nothing you've had before. No, no, please don't get up - in fact, I've arranged a little entertainment for tonight. A few of my favorites coming right up...
1) Silence of the Lambs / Hannibal - He's a genuine prodigy - a charming intellectual …
New Movies to Crave: Life, Soul, Buried, Horse - Maybe Not in That Order
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/08/10 at 09:28 AM CT
Don't ask me why the releases are so crowded this week. Granted, quite a few of them are limited releases, but still - the second week in October? Really? Anyway, I'm going to go out on a limb and say The Social Network will still dominate, but if you're looking for something new, these are your best bets:
1) Secretariat - Granted, Disney always seems to put an extra saccharine layer over …
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