New DVD Releases to Crave This Week: Big Dog, Tyler Perry and a Guy Named Harry
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/31/10 at 10:17 AM CT
Much like the weekend box office underwhelmed, I can't say this weeks DVDs are looking any better for me. I won't knock your taste, but as far as I'm concerned, this week just doesn't do it for me.
1) Anything with a vigilante vibe is always a good choice, and hopefully Harry Brown can deliver. Michael Caine is ex-agent on a mission and like Gran Torino, you should know not to mess with your …
So You're Getting Married...
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/30/10 at 12:57 PM CT
Sending the would-be groom off in style is a time-honored tradition that dates back to caveman times... or medieval times... or the Renaissance or maybe I'm just making this up as I go along. Anyway, planning the perfect bachelor party is key to a good night. It usually involves booze, women and other things best left unsaid. That being said, sometimes you want to start off light - so why not …
Weekend Box Office: Possessed Girl, Heist Film Fight for Top Spot
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/29/10 at 07:54 PM CT
In a close race, it looks like exorcism will eek out a victory over bank robbers. The Last Exorcism earned an estimated $21.3 million while Takers is right behind with $21 million to take the top two spots at the box office.
While it took the top spot, Last Exorcism couldn't match the similarly-themed Exorcism of Emily Rose, which took in $30.1 on opening. Takers, meanwhile, opened towards …
The Color Purple... and Black & Blue
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/28/10 at 08:54 AM CT
Call it a brawl, a dust-up, fisticuffs or a beatdown - anyway you look at it, sometimes all you want is a good fight. It takes a good actor to take a punch - and a better one to get through a choreographed fight. Here then are my favorite screen gems when it comes to getting the crap beat out of you - fist to fist, no weapons (unless improvised).
1) They Live - Roddy Piper and Kieth David in …
New Movies to Crave: Exorcise Daily, Takers and Avatar... Take Two
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/27/10 at 09:30 AM CT
I won't complain about the lack of excitement this week - I'll leave that to the professionals. I figure it's going to be a little more quiet on the movie front, at least until the holidays roll around. Still, depending on your tastes, you might still find some films to suit you.
1) The Last Exorcism - The documentary approach to horror films can be hit or miss. Yet the fact that Eli Roth is …
Spoiled Rotten
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/25/10 at 10:16 AM CT
If there is one downfall to having instant access to information via this wonderful thing called the internet, it's that you also have instant access to things best left undiscovered. The days of the twist ending and surprise factor is, for the most part, gone. Be it movies, TV shows, even books - if you want to find out what happens, you can surely dig around and spoil yourself. I admit I have …
New DVD Releases to Crave This Week: Have Your Back-Up Plan to Surviving the Dead at The Square
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/24/10 at 09:29 AM CT
You know what I have on my mind this week.... LOST - but since that's not a movie, I guess I'll have to make due with what else is coming out. There's another good movie about an island... only this one is populated by zombies.
1) While George A. Romero may have already has his glory days, there's no way I'm passing up Survival of the Dead. This is kind of an undead Hatfield and McCoy feud …
Weekend Box Office: Expendables Holds of Sucky Vampires, Lottery Winner
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/23/10 at 07:41 AM CT
On a slow week, the action ensemble The Expendables held off all newcomers to keep its top box office spot. With an estimated $16.5 million, it has made $65 million since opening.
The newer entries rated decent to embarrassing. On the top of the heap was Vampires Suck. With a $12.2 gross (or over $18 million since opening Wednesday) the parody film brought in a young audience, and a good deal …
The Memory Remains or the Remains of Memory?
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/21/10 at 10:17 AM CT
Ah amnesia, I had forgotten all about you. Whether through trauma, debilitating disease or just a good knock on the head, Hollywood can never let go of that old cliche of memory loss. It can be used for bad, however, it can also be used for some good. Here are my favorite films that are good to remember that happen to be about people forgetting.
1) Memento - No doubt this had to be the …
New Movie Releases: Fish 'n Switch
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/20/10 at 10:20 AM CT
With summer pretty much over, this could be the last weekend before school takes a big chunk of the audience out of the picture. So, just like moving in can be a hectic procedure, it seems Hollywood is throwing out every genre, hoping one sticks with audiences, though many are predicting that holdovers The Expendables and Eat, Pray, Love will hold up.
1) Piranha 3D - I really don't think …
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