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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of December 20th, 2015 – Panned

Josh Zyber — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:00:36 +0000

Christmas week may be a busy time at the theatrical box office, but the home video scene is practically dead. Barely a tiny handful of new Blu-ray releases come to market this week, and none look terribly exciting. New Releases ‘Pan‘ – With a budget of $150 million and a theatrical gross of less than...

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Poll: Favorite ‘Peter Pan’ Movie or TV Adaptation

Josh Zyber — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:00:05 +0000

From silent films to classic animation to the new big-budget prequel, something about author J.M. Barrie’s famous Boy Who Never Grew Up keeps drawing Hollywood back again and again to adapt the ‘Peter Pan’ story. Some of these movies and TV programs work out better than others. Which are your favorites? Judging by this weekend’s...

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Weekend Box Office: Not Enough Happy Thoughts

Luke Hickman — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:00:21 +0000

Last week’s reigning champions continued their successful runs. Meanwhile, no amount of pixie dust could save this weekend’s two biggest new movies. Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian‘ dominated the box office for the second consecutive week. Audiences once again turned out in droves, causing the sci-fi survival flick to drop a mere 32% in week-over-week attendance...

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Weekend Movies: What’s Up, Tiger Lily?

Luke Hickman — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:00:31 +0000

This weekend’s new movie destinations include a trip back to Neverland, or to the 1970s and the days before Apple was a trendy behemoth. After a few busy weeks, the only wide release storming theaters this weekend is Warner Bros.’ new Peter Pan adventure, ‘Pan‘. You can always expect creativity from director Joe Wright, but...

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‘Pan’ Review: Not Your Daddy’s Peter

Philip Brown — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 19:00:39 +0000

Apparently it’s necessary to resurrect and remake ‘Peter Pan’ every five years. The cycle has come around again and this time fell into the unlikely hands of ‘Atonement’ and ‘Hanna’ director Joe Wright. Not content to merely go through the Neverland motions again, Wright has reinvented ‘Pan’ as a strange fantasy action origin story filled...

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