Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Weekly Take 1: April 18, 2010
Following a week with a strong set of debut trailers, this week had less of that and more in the way of news. Lots of info on upcoming comic book adaptations currently in development while Conan O'Brien made a decision on his future. Conan O'Brien Headed to TBS. Show will begin in November and air at 11pm Mon-Thu Predators Writing Duo to Pen Masters of the Universe. Columbia Pictures picked up the rights to the Mattel property last fall. Green Lantern's Suit Will Be Computer Ge...
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Bad Buzz on The Green Hornet
Initial reactions to Seth Rogan getting the starring role in The Green Hornet were certainly less than enthusiastic. Typically, fans of established properties jump to conclusions and oftentimes those casting decisions that baffled at first turn out to be inspired moves. That may not be the case here though. IESB is reporting on some info provided by sources that the studio is very displeased with how the movie is shaping up. What we're hearing is the Sony executives are displeased with the r...
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Theatrical Trailer for Grown Ups
The full theatrical trailer for the upcoming Grown Ups has been released online as it arrives in theaters this weekend. The movie centers around five friends that reunite after the passing of their childhood basketball coach. The cast includes a wide array of comedians including Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. Director Dennis Dugan has most recently done some questionable comedies in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and L...
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Weekend Box Office Predictions 4/16
Two new entries hit the box office this weekend that have high levels of awareness and expectation. Kick-Ass has been getting a lot of attention based on moviegoer response while Death at a Funeral presents a remake of a film just three years old. Both should do well, with Kick-Ass having an extremely strong long term prognosis and the potential to be a breakout hit. Opening to high levels of anticipation is the comic book adaptation Kick-Ass. Having seen the movie almost six weeks ago it h...
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Joss Whedon May Do Rewrites on The Avengers and Captain America
With the news having just settled that Joss Whedon has been brought on to direct The Avengers it now appears that he will have even greater influence on the movie as well as another one of the Marvel projects. Variety is reporting that he will do a pass-over of The Avengers script, while Pajiba is citing a source that he will also get to work on the Captain America script. Given that Captain is set to start filming at the end of June time is running short to complete a rewrite. As mentioned...
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Trailer for Unthinkable
The first trailer for the psychological thriller Unthinkable has arrived. With three nuclear weapons planted across the US and a terrorist that knows their locations captured, a black-ops interrogator and FBI agent are pressed for time in an effort to get the information out of him. The movie stars Michael Sheen, Samuel L. Jackson, Brandon Routh, and Carrie Anne-Moss. It has been screened in very limited fashion and from that has a stunning 9.5 rating on IMDB (though from a very small sample s...
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Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending April 11, 2010
For the second consecutive week, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel was the top selling DVD. Topping DVD rentals was Sherlock Holmes. This is also the second straight week Sherlock Holmes was second in sales and first in rentals. Below is the list of DVD sales and rentals for the week ending April 11, 2010: Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs: 1 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel (FOX) 2 Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.) 3 The Blind Side (Warner Bros.) 4 The Twilight Saga: New Moon ...
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New Interactive ‘Iron Man 2′ Trailer
Paramount has released a new interactive Iron Man 2 trailer. Much of the footage is what we have already seen from the previous trailers. There are interactive hot spots within the trailer that can be clicked on to read more information about the characters in the film. Iron Man 2 is slated to release on May 7th 2010. (more…)...
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