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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 4th, 2013 – Oo-De-Lally, Oo-De-Lally, Golly What a Day

Josh Zyber — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:00:10 +0000

Now we’re getting somewhere. After an almost unbearably slow month of July, the Blu-ray release schedule picks up with a huge new slate of discs this week. True, most of them are for really bad movies, but guilty pleasures are still pleasures. New Releases Tom Cruise stars as WALL-E in the sci-fi epic ‘Oblivion‘, which...

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Box Office Pick’em: March Results

Aaron Peck — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Sometimes, in Hollywood, movies lose money. That’s just the way it goes. ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ proved to be a killer for Luke’s totals in March’s round of Box Office Pick’em. March was a tough month because no one wanted to take on the bloated mess of ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’. Luke was unlucky enough...

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Weekend Box Office: Jackie Robinson Hits It out of the Park

Luke Hickman — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:00:37 +0000

Here in the U.S., the Jackie Robinson bio-pic hit a home run this weekend. But the domestic market is apparently oblivious to what’s going on overseas. On 3,003 screens, ‘42‘ beat the competition with a $27.2 million debut. That’s a great start for a film expected to open around the $20 million range. The last...

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Weekend Box Office: Yo, Joe!

Luke Hickman — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:00:52 +0000

Easter weekend has taught us that Cobra will rise again, that Tyler Perry’s temptations are hard to resist, and that Stephenie Meyer is less popular than we thought she was. With a bigger and better cast than its predecessor, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation‘ was able to firmly claim the top spot this weekend. On 3,719 screens,...

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Now Playing: Blue Valen-‘Pines’?

Bryan Kluger — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:00:37 +0000

Ryan Gosling reunites with his ‘Blue Valentine‘ director Derek Cianfrance for another powerful and character driven film. ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ is an intense look at the effects of certain actions passed on from father to son over the course of 15 years. However, while this story packs a punch, it also changes direction...

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Box Office Pick’em: March 2013

Aaron Peck — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:00:25 +0000

Aaron has two wins under his belt in Box Office Pick’em so far, though the grand totals are pretty close. He chooses first in the March draft. Pick #1: Aaron Selection: ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful’ Reasoning: Here’s something I never thought I’d say: Boy, am I glad for ‘Hansel & Gretel’. The foreign box...

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