Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Hugo Weaving Cast in Captain America
While the anticipation over who will get the lead role of Steve Rogers in Captain America continues to generate a great deal of speculation, Marvel is in final talks with an actor that will take on the role of film's villain. Hugo Weaving (Matrix and Lord of the Rings trilogies) is expected to sign on to play Red Skull. Hitler gave Johann Schmidt a unique uniform with a grotesque red skull mask and he emerged as the Red Skull. His role was the embodiment of Nazi intimidation, while Hitler co...
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Weekend Box Office Predictions 3/12
After last weekend was dominated by the one release, as Alice in Wonderland raked in $116 million, this weekend there are four new films hitting theaters. Green Zone goes for the action crowd, Remember Me targets the teen females, and She's Out of My League provides the mainstream comedy while Our Family Wedding aimed at an urban crowd. None are expected to contend for the top spot as Alice should carry the weekend yet again. (more…)...
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Christopher Nolan Talks Batman and Superman
For the last few months we've heard rumors, and read bits and pieces of information concerning the next 'Batman' film and the 'Superman' reboot. None of the info though was coming Christopher Nolan himself. Nolan is considered by many to be the most important piece to either of these films. After the success of The Dark Knight, many fans wanted a sequel but we weren't sure if we were getting one. All signs pointed to yes, but until today we hadn't heard anything concrete. The Los Angeles Tim...
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Robert De Niro To Play Vince Lombardi
News has made its way out that Robert De Niro has signed on for the role of Vince Lombardi in the story about the legendary NFL coach. Lombardi is now in development with backing from ESPN and the NFL. The script is being written by Academy Award winner Eric Roth, who has a stellar history which includes Benjamin Button, Munich, Ali, The Insider, and Forrest Gump. The movie is expected to cover the career of Vince Lombardi from the time he took over the Green Bay Packers through the events ...
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Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending March 7, 2010
After a two week reign at the top, Law Abiding Citizen finally took a back seat. The blockbuster 2012 took over the top slot in both DVDs sold and rented. Something that caught my eye was The Hurt Locker. The film has been on the market for eight weeks and this was the first time in a weeks that it has showed up in the top 10. Clearly, the Oscars gave it a nice boost in sales. Below is the list of DVD sales and rentals for the week ending March 7, 2010: Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs: 1 ...
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Teaser Trailer for Twilight: Eclipse
The first trailer for the third installment in the Twilight Saga has arrived. Eclipse will find Bella in a position where she must choose between Edward and Jacob. The movie was filmed back-to-back with New Moon allowing for the quick turnaround and reduced production costs. The final book, Breaking Dawn, is expected to be broken into two films and make it into theaters in 2011. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is slated to release on June 30th. (more…)...
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‘Robin Hood’ Trailer
During the Super Bowl, the TV spot for Robin Hood was released. Today, Yahoo! has the exclusive trailer premiere. Director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) joins Russell Crowe again to give us another rendition of the classic tale. One thing is for sure, this trailer makes Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves seem rather soft. The film will release in theaters May 14, 2010. ...
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Wall Street 2 Release Pushed Back
Fox today announced a release date change for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Previously slated to come out on April 23rd it will now make its way into theaters on September 24th. It used to be that a delay of this nature was a sign of problems but that is no longer necessarily the case. Most recently Shutter Island was moved back over four months in order to better position itself in the marketplace. It went on to open with over $40 million and has made nearly $100 million through its fir...
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