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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of December 15th, 2013 – Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:00:28 +0000

This week marks the last big push for new Blu-ray releases before the Christmas holiday. If our readers have been good boys and girls, we might just have a last-minute gift to offer you. Read this post carefully for our special one-day giveaway. New Releases I doubt it was planned this way deliberately, but the...

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Weekend Box Office: You Got Served… by ‘The Butler’!

Luke Hickman — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 16:00:02 +0000

Of this weekend’s four wide releases, only one walked away a success. One of the other three did all right, but the others flopped hard. ‘Precious‘ filmmaker Lee Daniels is back on top after last year’s dud ‘The Paperboy‘. ‘The Butler‘ opened to an awesome $25 million from 2,900 screens. Some early MPAA controversy is...

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Weekend Box Office: Matt and Jodie on Top

Luke Hickman — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:00:55 +0000

This weekend was a mixed bag. Two R-rated movies went head-to-head, and the over-population of family films continued to compete against each other. Collectively, their numbers were big, but individually, none truly impressed. Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium‘ won the top spot with $30.4 million, but that’s hardly a win. With Matt Damon and Jodie Foster starring,...

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Weekend Movies: Sequels, Spin-Offs, Sci-Fi and Pot

Luke Hickman — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:00:12 +0000

This weekend gives us a variety of new movies. Pick your poison, but be warned: The most unlikely movie might be the only one that’s actually worthwhile. Since all four releases are debuting near or north of 3,000 screens, let’s list them from least satisfying to most satisfying. As you may have suspected, ‘Planes‘ comes...

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Now Playing: ‘Elysium’ Less Than Heavenly

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:00:49 +0000

With ‘District 9‘, Neill Blomkamp quickly became one of my favorite directors. He not only created a realistic world infested with aliens, the film’s acting, action and politically-conscious story were nothing short of excellent. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said about his second feature, ‘Elysium’. While the sci-fi flick has some good moments, it’s mostly...

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The Trailer Park: Jason Bourne in Outer Space!

M. Enois Duarte — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:00:21 +0000

There’s really no pattern or theme to this week’s selection of trailers, except that they all look like pretty decent and fun movies to enjoy this summer. First, we have another remake of a cult horror favorite that devoted fans will argue is completely unnecessary. Then, James Franco and Seth Rogen reunite for another stoner...

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