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Weekend Roundtable: Movie Mixtape

Josh Zyber — Fri, 05 May 2017 19:00:35 +0000

Nearly as much as their epic space battles and wise-cracking humor, the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ movies are notable for their infectious soundtracks of 1970s pop hits. In this week’s Roundtable, we look at other famous examples of filmmakers putting licensed songs to good use. To be clear, when we say “licensed songs,” we mean...

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SteelBook Alert: Flaming Out

Josh Zyber — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 16:00:46 +0000

Of its two live-action remakes of old animated (or partially-animated) movies this year, Disney had a lot more success at the box office with one than the other. Regardless, both will get handsome SteelBook editions on Blu-ray. As will a few other notable titles. Purely by coincidence, the first three of this week’s featured SteelBooks...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 1st, 2016 – Wave of Regret

Josh Zyber — Mon, 02 May 2016 12:00:14 +0000

Sad to say, the most appealing Blu-ray release this week is a catalog title I mistakenly listed as available a few weeks ago. I suppose that’s good news for those of us who’d like to save our cash. New Releases ‘The Fifth Wave‘ – Hoping to follow in the footsteps of Jennifer Lawrence and Shailene...

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Weekend Roundtable: Best & Worst Videogames Based on Movies or TV

Josh Zyber — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:00:35 +0000

Hollywood loves to cross-promote its movies and TV shows with videogame tie-ins, and the videogame industry loves to license movies and TV shows for their instant name-brand recognition. This seems like a match made in heaven. Yet, as anyone who’s played these things already knows, most license-based videogames suck. (Brian helped to explain why this...

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Blu-ray Highlights for February 19th, 2013 – Ride into the Danger Zone

Josh Zyber — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:00:36 +0000

As we return from the long weekend, a brand new batch of Blu-ray releases awaits our open wallets. This week brings us a recent Oscar nominee, at least one legitimate classic, one of the best TV series currently on the air, and 3D conversions for a couple of popular favorites, among other things. Where will...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Thief’ Steals a Win

Luke Hickman — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:00:00 +0000

If you’ve been following the friendly game of Box Office Pick ‘Em that Aaron Peck and I started (basically, it’s fantasy sports with box office), you know that I need a solid weekend win. Luckily, this weekend gave me one. With a reported budget of $35 million, after this debut weekend, everything ‘Identity Thief‘ makes...

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Weekend Movies: ‘Effects’ May Vary

Luke Hickman — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:00:58 +0000

This weekend’s two big releases appear to have some box office potential, but could just as potentially go nowhere. One is an R-rated comedy with a very familiar plot, the other a Steven Soderbergh thriller that has barely been advertised. Opening on more than 3,100 screens is ‘Identity Thief‘, the new foul-mouthed comedy from ‘Horrible...

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Mid-Week Poll: Favorite Tony Scott Movies

Josh Zyber — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:00:19 +0000

As we continue to mourn the shocking loss of director Tony Scott, let’s use today’s poll to remember his movies. Which are your favorites? The interesting thing about Scott’s career is how consistent most of his films are. He was a remarkably reliable director of populist blockbuster fare, from the mega-hit ‘Top Gun’ right through...

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R.I.P. Tony Scott

Josh Zyber — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:00:58 +0000

In a strange and shocking turn of events, prolific action movie director Tony Scott died on Sunday from an apparent suicide. He was 68 years-old. Details are still sketchy at this time. Scott was seen jumping “without hestitation” from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles. A suicide note was later found in his office....

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Mid-Week Poll: Better Scott – Ridley or Tony?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:00:36 +0000

I think we’ve probably dwelled on the negative and cynical enough in recent polls about worst movie, worst director, etc. Let’s spin things around this week and start looking for the best in our cinematic entertainment. To that end, this week’s poll was originally suggested by Dick a while back: As filmmakers, which is the...

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Are Action Movies Homoerotic?

Josh Zyber — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:00:23 +0000

Let’s stir up a little controversy, shall we? Drew’s recent review of ‘The A-Team’ sparked an interesting debate in the comments about whether macho action movies can (or should) be considered “homoerotic.” At the risk of offending someone, or possibly everyone, I think this is a topic worth exploring. First off, some rules. The intent...

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