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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of November 3rd, 2013 – Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh…

Josh Zyber — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 14:00:32 +0000

Do you remember how slow the last couple of weeks were for new Blu-rays, aside from a couple of big titles? That didn’t last long. November kicks off in a big way with a huge slate of new discs. Even if they don’t all appeal to you, surely you’ll find something that just begs you...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Wolverine’ Declawed

Luke Hickman — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:00:15 +0000

As ‘First Class’ showed, the ‘X-Men’ franchise still has a great deal of forward momentum. Unfortunately, this weekend’s box office returns suggest that Wolverine’s ‘Origins’ prequel damaged the character so much that American audiences may be getting over him. Expected to earn $72.5 million, ‘The Wolverine‘ experienced a soft opening nearly $20 million short of...

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Weekend Box Office: Horror Flick Conjures Some Business

Luke Hickman — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:00:46 +0000

The weekend was a major bust for most of last week’s new movies. Aside from a solid win for the horror film, the other three titles are on track to join this summer’s streak of failures. Of the new releases, James Wan’s ‘The Conjuring‘ walked away the sole winner. On 2,900 screens, the $20 million...

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Weekend Box Office: The Minions Win Again

Luke Hickman — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:00:12 +0000

Even with monstrous effort, the weekend’s two wide releases were unable to stop Gru and his Minions’, as ‘Despicable Me 2’ deposited another $44.7 million in the bank, bringing its domestic 12-day total up to $229.2 million. Overseas, the 3D animated flick has reeled in $243.2 million, giving it an impressive worldwide total of $472.4...

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Weekend Movies: Children at Play

Luke Hickman — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:00:54 +0000

Unless you’re an unapologetic fan of Guillermo del Toro, the ‘Transformers’ movies or Adam Sandler, you might see this weekend as waste. However, there’s a solid piece of entertainment to be found where you might not expect one (no, I’m not hinting at the Sandler flick) and a slew of promising indie releases. I’m a...

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Now Playing: ‘Grown Ups’ Still Groan-Worthy

Luke Hickman — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:00:44 +0000

I would rather be shot in kneecaps than have to watch the first ‘Grown Ups‘ again. What a stupid movie. If memory serves, only a few – and I literally mean “a few,” three at the max – of the supposed jokes actually made me laugh. Much to my surprise, the new sequel does a...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 11/9/10. What Are You Buying?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:00:32 +0000

This week’s Blu-ray releases bring us a couple of head-to-head battles. In one, we have delayed adolescence versus actual adolescents. In the other, the purest of good faces absolute evil. Let’s get ready to rumble! Here’s the release slate: ‘Antichrist‘ (Criterion) ‘Big Daddy‘ (Sony) ‘Charlie St. Cloud‘ (Universal) ‘The Christmas Collection‘ (20th Century Fox) ‘A...

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Weekend Box Office: Live Free or Twi-Hard

Drew Taylor — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:00:37 +0000

If this weekend’s box office numbers prove anything, teenagers love to go to the movies. Between the weekend gross and the extended openings (both ‘The Last Airbender’ and ‘Twilight’ opened BEFORE Friday), a whole bunch of money was spent at the multiplexes this weekend. Much of it was thrown at the adolescent angst of ‘Twilight,’...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Toy Story’ Stays on Top

Drew Taylor — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:00:23 +0000

Some pretty big heavy-hitters were added to the box office roller derby this weekend. Yet the combined star wattage of Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and a bunch of unfunny, pot-bellied has-been comedians (Kevin James, David Spade, etc.) couldn’t dislodge our favorite toys from the top spot. The weekend box office showcased...

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Weekend Movies: Growing Up Is Hard to Do

Drew Taylor — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:00:40 +0000

Well, the (potentially) biggest movie of the week, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz’s goofy fun ‘Knight and Day,’ opened on Wednesday. That leaves this weekend to a bunch of numskulls, and some potentially potent indie films, including a great new movie from one of the masters of French Cinema. Besides that, well… you could always...

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