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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of November 2nd, 2014 – Woke Up This Morning, Got Yourself a Gun

Josh Zyber — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:00:15 +0000

This week’s new Blu-ray slate brings us one of the greatest TV shows of all time, an extended cut of a movie that was already too long, and some 3D movies that the studios aren’t bothering to release in 3D (at least, not in the United States). Those, plus a bunch of ugly SteelBooks. Let’s...

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Weekend Box Office: You Got Some ‘Splainin To Do!

Luke Hickman — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:00:54 +0000

Although this weekend was down yet again compared to last July’s box office numbers, the results held some surprises. Dethroning ‘The Purge: Anarchy’ in its short-living solitary week atop the charts was Scarlett Johansson’s R-rated action flick ‘Lucy‘. From director Luc Besson, the wild and weird sci-fi fight-fest pulled in $44 million from its 3,000+...

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Weekend Box Office: Primate Anarchy Reigns

Luke Hickman — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:00:18 +0000

None of this weekend’s new movies could defeat Caesar and his dawning planet of apes. For the second week in a row, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes‘ held the top spot at the box office. From nearly 4,000 locations, the sequel dropped only 50% from its debut, which is impressive considering that this...

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Weekend Movies: Purge Everything

Luke Hickman — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:00:17 +0000

When one of the biggest movies of the weekend is set in a post-revolution future, it’s my wish that we could band together and revolt against all three of this weekend’s big studio flicks. Remember that crappy ‘Cars‘ spin-off that Disney put out in theaters last year? You know, the one that was intended for...

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‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ Review: Fire the Studio Execs and Rescue the Audience

Philip Brown — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:00:51 +0000

Released barely a year after the first ‘Planes’ and boasting a running time that barely qualifies as feature length, ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ was clearly conceived as a direct-to-DVD cash-grab, but couldn’t be released exclusively that way since that market dried up. Now the turd is coming out in theaters and painfully bored parents will...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of November 17th, 2013 – The End Is Nigh

Josh Zyber — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:00:51 +0000

November is proving to be a very busy and potentially expensive month for Blu-ray collectors. While this week may not have any super-powered blockbusters, I’m sure that if you take a good look, you might find a thing or two of interest among the diverse array of new titles. New Releases Stars Simon Pegg and...

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Full Metal Jackets: Pix, ar It Didn’t Happen

Josh Zyber — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:00:38 +0000

I doubt that it will surprise any of our SteelBook collecting readers to learn that UK retailer Zavvi has continued to unleash a steady barrage of metal case exclusives in recent months. The store has truly taken the crown as SteelBook King. In this week’s update, we take a look at some new animated titles...

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Weekend Box Office: Another Lackluster Debut

Luke Hickman — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:00:06 +0000

With only one wide release, there was no question about what would open in the top spot at the box office this weekend. The real question was whether it would earn enough to make the threequel worthwhile. Unfortunately, it’s too early to wave goodbye to Riddick yet. The third movie in the Vin Diesel franchise,...

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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: Call the NTSB – ‘Planes’ Should Stay Grounded

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:00:01 +0000

Even though ‘Planes’ has the same style and animation as Pixar’s ‘Cars‘ and claims to take place in the same world, the Pixar name doesn’t appear anywhere on-screen in it. This little animated film was produced by DisneyToon Studios (Disney’s direct-to-video division), but the powers-that-be decided that they could make more money in toy sales...

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