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Weekend Roundtable: Best Movie Villains

Josh Zyber — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:00:47 +0000

Everybody wants to be a hero, but villains have so much more fun. As Maleficent slinks back into theaters this weekend, let’s look back at some of our other favorite icons of evil from the movies. Deirdre Crimmins My favorite villains are those who are justified in their actions. They may be jerks or have...

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Weekend Roundtable: Flatlining

Josh Zyber — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 19:00:51 +0000

This week, we use the excuse of the ‘Flatliners’ remake to give some thought to our favorite movie or TV death scenes. This may well be the only useful thing ‘Flatliners’ is ever good for. It should go without saying that this article contains some SPOILERS. Lest any of these famous scenes come as a...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 17th, 2017 – The Wonder Years

Josh Zyber — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:00:04 +0000

Wondering what the most exciting Blu-ray release of the week is? You don’t need to tie me up with a magic lasso of truth to find out. In fact, please don’t do that. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Wonder Woman‘ – The DC Comics Cinematic Universe finally has its first broadly-liked blockbuster hit. Remarkably, it comes from...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 12th, 2016 – Fly Like an Eagle, Let My Spirit Carry Me

Josh Zyber — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:00:22 +0000

Looking strictly at volume, we have another big week for new Blu-ray releases. Perhaps no single title is quite as compelling as what last week offered, but you might find an item or two of interest if you look. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Eddie the Eagle‘ – You’d hardly recognize him behind the dorky glasses and...

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Weekend Rountable: Trapped in a Bunker

Josh Zyber — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:00:29 +0000

It’s the apocalypse outside! Bummer. Much like the characters in this week’s ’10 Cloverfield Lane’, you’re stuck in a survivalist bunker, presumably for years or perhaps even forever. Fortunately, you have solar power electricity, a big TV, and were able to grab three Blu-rays (or DVDs, if you’re desperate enough) off your shelf before you...

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Movies by Design

Josh Zyber — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:00:23 +0000

Even if you don’t recognize the name right away, Hollywood production artist Ron Cobb has shaped the look of many iconic movies that you’ve undoubtedly enjoyed over the past four decades. Recently, Cobb made a huge volume of his work available on his personal web site. More often than not, after a movie goes before...

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Weekend Roundtable: Belated Sequels

Josh Zyber — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:00:18 +0000

Almost lost amidst all the chatter about the Disney/Lucasfilm deal, this week also brought us the unexpected news that Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed on to reprise his role as Conan the Barbarian in a new sequel that will apparently disregard last year’s attempted reboot. With that in mind, we thought that we’d use today’s Roundtable...

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The Biggest Box Office Bombs of 2011

Luke Hickman — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:00:36 +0000

As the publication does every year, The Hollywood Reporter has made a list of the Top 15 box office bombs of 2011. The definition of “bomb” is based on a comparison of each movie’s budget versus its worldwide box office total. However, as we know, just because a movie didn’t make any money doesn’t mean...

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New to VUDU: Week of November 20th, 2011

Josh Zyber — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:00:11 +0000

VUDU had a slow start to November. The streaming service didn’t add too many notable titles during the first two weeks of the month. Fortunately, things pick up a bit this week, which sees several interesting new additions. The following titles enter the VUDU stream this week: ‘Amigo’ (11/22) ‘Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 11/22/11 – Production Value!

Josh Zyber — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:00:37 +0000

It’s a holiday week here in the United States. Have the Blu-ray studios given you anything to be thankful for? Here’s a look at the release slate for the entire week: ‘12 Angry Men (1957)‘ (Criterion) ‘Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World‘ (Disney/Buena Vista) ‘Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Magical World (DVD Packaging)‘ (Disney/Buena...

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Weekend Box Office: Hurricane Irene Hurts, Box Office Needs ‘Help’

Luke Hickman — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:00:42 +0000

Once again, the somber racial drama ‘The Help’ has taken first place at the box office. Although The Hollywood Reporter claims that Hurricane Irene, which hit the East Coast this weekend, cost $25 million in weekend losses, the three-week-old film earned another $14.3 million. That’s down only 28.4% from last weekend. Less than four million...

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Weekend Box Office: Week-Old ‘Help’ Defeats Barbarians, Vampires, Spies and More

Luke Hickman — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:00:24 +0000

The top two films at the box office this week were also the top two films last week. After reigning for two-weeks in a row, ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ fell to second place as ‘The Help’ rose to first. Not a single one of the four new releases finished the weekend with...

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