Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Review: Get Him to the Greek
Get Him to the Greek is helmed by Nicholas Stoller as a follow-up to his directorial debut with Forgetting Sarah Marshall. A sequel of sorts it focuses on the character of Aldous Snow as played by the eccentric Russell Brand. Unfortunately the movie takes on a completely different tone than FSM becoming more of an in-your-face comedy and in doing so bypasses the delivery of a genuine story and enjoyable characters. (more…)...
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Weekend Box Office Predictions 5/21
With Iron Man 2 having unofficially kicked-off the summer movie season two weeks ago the next blockbuster arrives in theaters with the final chapter to the Shrek series (and in 3D). The other new release is the SNL skit adaptation MacGruber. All the important pieces are back for the final Shrek film and with higher ticket prices due to 3D screenings it is primed for a huge opening. While this will be the last Shrek there are plans for spin-offs for some characters despite getting some c...
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Theatrical Trailer for Megamind
Dreamworks in conjunction with Paramount has released the first full theatrical trailer for the animated film Megamind. Featuring the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, and Jonah Hill the movie is a satirical take on the superhero genre with a battle between a supervillain and his arch-nemesis. To be released in 3D, Dreamworks has a good track-record in that area with Monsters vs Aliens and How To Train Your Dragon regarded as the best looking animated 3D films out so far. Megamind i...
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Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending May 16, 2010
After two weeks of being the most purchased DVD, Avatar tumbled to fourth. The three movies ahead of it were all in their first week of release. Legion took the top spot in sales, while Edge of Darkness was the most rented DVD. Below is the list of DVD sales and rentals for the week ending May 16, 2010: Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs: 1 Legion (Sony) 2 Edge of Darkness (Warner Bros.) 3 Daybreakers (Lionsgate) 4 Avatar (Fox) 5 Tooth Fairy (Fox) 6 It's Complicated (Univers...
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‘Pirates 4′ To Be Released In 3D
Disney has announced that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in 3D. Findtut.com has the story: While the release date is not changing (20 May 2011) and with just little time before the start of filming, Disney announced that Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On stranger Tides will be shot in 3D. Launching 3D technology is believed to help boost the film’s profits charging more for the 3D experience. This isn't surprising when you consider the number of movies...
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Megan Fox Out of Transformers 3
While there has been talk recently about the ever-growing cast list for Transformers 3 it looks like one of the main players from the franchise has been cut out. Deadline is reporting that the option to bring back Megan Fox will be passed over and she will not appear in the film. It is now expected a new romantic interest for Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBeouf) will be introduced. While Fox was incredibly appealing in Transformers she became more of an annoyance in the sequel as moviegoers started ...
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Drew Barrymore to Direct Wizard of Oz Sequel
According to Pajiba Drew Barrymore is set to direct Surrender Dorothy, a sequel to The Wizard of Oz. This would be Barrymore's second directing gig after debuting with Whip It last year. A report from way back in 2002 from Entertainment Weekly (posted below) described the project, though given that it was eight years ago things may have changed. Drew Barrymore was thought to star in the film back then but that may not be the case anymore. In ”Surrender Dorothy,” Barrymore would pl...
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New on DVD: Week of May 17
This is a pretty solid week for releases. Some of the bigger names hitting stores include Invictus and The Messenger. Both films scored very well in reviews. Eddie Murphy fans can look forward to Coming To America and Trading Places making it's way to Blu-ray. Here is the full release schedule broken up by standard DVD and Blu-ray: (more…)...
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