Weekend Movies: Whoa, Mama!
Looking at the casts of this week’s new releases, you might think that we’re bound for some great movies. Unfortunately, taking into account that we’re smack-dab in the middle of January, it’s obvious that ...
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Mid-Week Poll: How Many 2013 Oscar Nominees Have You Seen?
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?
Weekend Box Office: ‘Zero Dark’ Assassinates All Comp
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. ‘
2013 Oscar Nominations Make Ben Affleck Sad
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 o...
New Year’s Weekend Movies: Oh Frack…
This week, three new movies opened on Christmas Day: ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Parental Guidance’. The first two performed very well on Christmas, so don’t expect any of to...
Weekend Box Office: ‘Hobbit’ Breaks Records, Still Di
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.
Golden Globe Nominations 2013
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 odd...
Weekend Box Office: Pitt Killed, Not So ‘Softly’
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 ...
Now Playing: David O. Russell’s (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy
Since the dawn of film, we’ve been inundated by countless romantic comedies. Most of the time, we’re forced to watch conventional couples come together, but occasionally a movie will tweak the formula by featuring love...
Weekend Box Office: Hollywood Is Thankful
Summit Entertainment has sucked box office blood for four years now. Continuing that trend, the final installment of the ‘Twilight’ series once again dominated the box office over the holiday weekend.
Thanksgiving Weekend Movies: Something for Everyone
As it should be, this holiday week’s releases appeal to all audiences. We get a gorgeous thought-provoking drama, a mindless teen action remake, and a kids’ holiday tale. If you don’t fit into those three demogra...
Weekend Box Office: ‘Breaking’ More Records
In the last couple of weeks, new movies have appealed to both male and female audiences, and both have responded in exceptionally high numbers. Only ten days after its domestic release, ‘Skyfall’ is just under $7 milli...