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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 24th, 2013 – I’ve Got Faaaaith, Faith of the Heaaarrrtt!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:00:46 +0000

The final week of March brings us a huge new slate of Blu-ray releases. Sadly, it’s mostly a case of quantity over quality. However, a recent Oscar winner, some classics, some cult flicks and a few TV box sets of note stand out above the rest. New Releases Daniel Day-Lewis won his third Best Actor...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Identity Thief’ Steals Again

Luke Hickman — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:00:37 +0000

This weekend’s box office results were all over the place. Only two movies finished where they were predicted to, notably ‘Identity Thief’, which climbed back into the top spot after being dethroned by ‘Die Hard’ last weekend. With the help of a $14 million weekend, the poorly-reviewed comedy has made $93.6 million in 17 days....

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2013 Oscar Winners & Losers

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:20:19 +0000

Sadly, I wasn’t able to host an Oscar live-blog this year. However, I still watched the ceremony. This year, ‘Argo’ ultimately triumphed as the Best Picture winner, at least in the eyes of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The rest of the race’s results and some commentary can be found after the...

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Mid-Week Oscar Poll: Best Picture 2013

Josh Zyber — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:00:15 +0000

Oscar time is here again. The annual Academy Awards ceremony airs this Sunday, February 24th. As we get ready to watch Hollywood celebrate itself once more, let’s find out which of this year’s nominated movies you think will win the coveted Best Picture trophy. More importantly, which do you think should win? Please note that...

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Mid-Week Poll: How Many 2013 Oscar Nominees Have You Seen?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:00:47 +0000

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has named its picks for the best films of last year. This begs the question: How many of the Oscar-nominated movies have you actually seen? To be clear here, I’m not asking which of these movies you think is the best, or which you believe will win...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Zero Dark’ Assassinates All Competition

Luke Hickman — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:00:04 +0000

This weekend was a major upset for Friday’s new releases. One performed better than expected, but the other highly underperformed – and both lost to the expansion of an Oscar nominee. ‘ ‘Zero Dark Thirty‘ went from a limited release in New York and L.A. to more than 2,900 screens in its fourth weekend, and...

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2013 Oscar Nominations Make Ben Affleck Sad

Josh Zyber — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:00:08 +0000

This year’s Oscar nominations were announced this morning by ‘Ted’ director Seth MacFarlane (who will also host the telecast on February 24th) and ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ star Emma Stone. While, on the one hand, the Academy hasn’t offered up too many big surprises among the nominees that made the cut, bigger shocks came from the people...

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Christmas Weekend Box Office: ‘Unexpected’ Disappointments

Luke Hickman — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:00:51 +0000

The first installment of the ‘Hobbit’ series held onto the top box office spot over the Christmas holiday. However, by falling 56.3% in attendance, the film has failed to maintain the ‘Lord of the Rings’ legacy. Even though the movie has grossed $150 million during its domestic 10-day run, its quick decline suggests that ‘An...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Hobbit’ Breaks Records, Still Disappoints

Luke Hickman — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:00:08 +0000

The latest James Bond and ‘Twilight’ flicks that have dominated the box office in recent weeks were finally uprooted by a newcomer. After last week’s slump, the box office has bounced back with a new record. Thanks to the help of 3D, IMAX and a popular franchise, the month of December has a new all-time...

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Golden Globe Nominations 2013

Josh Zyber — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:00:41 +0000

Awards season has officially begun. Yesterday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed its nominations for the Golden Globes ceremony in January. As usual, the choices are a mix of predictable safe bets and mystifying oddballs. As announced by presenters Jessica Alba, Megan Fox and Ed Helms, Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ received the most love with seven...

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Weekend Box Office: Bond Back on Top

Luke Hickman — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:00:36 +0000

Even though this weekend featured one major new release, nobody expected the cookie-cutter romantic comedy to take first place – and it surely didn’t. Instead, ‘Skyfall’ hopped into this measly weekend’s top spot with $11 million, which brings its nationwide five-weekend total to $261.6 million. It will be nice to see what a good weekend...

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Weekend Box Office: Pitt Killed, Not So ‘Softly’

Luke Hickman — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:00:46 +0000

How wild is it that the Top 6 movies from last weekend all held onto the same box office spots despite falling between 43% to 60% on average? As usual, this post-Thanksgiving weekend was a total flop. The Top 12 brought in a mere $107 million. The only numbers of note belong to a few...

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