Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Box Office Predictions 12/4
Four new movies that don't have particularly large expectations hit theaters this weekend. After a few weeks of heavy hitting blockbusters there is a wide array here that are targeting particular factions of moviegoers. The Blind Side will almost certainly capture the top spot for the weekend with New Moon dropping to second. After that the new additions to the market will start falling into place. Armored is going for the action crowd with a familiar theme of a heist movie. It was not sc...
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Trailer for Brooklyn’s Finest
The first trailer for Brooklyn's Finest officially hit the net today. The movie presents the intertwining stories of three Brooklyn cops. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Shooter, Training Day) the cast is full of recognizable names such as Richard Gere, Ethan Hawks, Don Cheadle, and Wesley Snipes. Brooklyn's Finest is slated to release on March 5th 2010. ...
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Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending November 29, 2009
After just one week at the top of the sales charts, Star Trek has been replaced. Disney's Santa Buddies was the top selling DVD last week. The Christmas comedy, Four Christmases, continued to sell well and was the most rented DVD last week. Below is the list of DVD sales and rentals for the week ending November 29, 2009: Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs: 1 Santa Buddies (Disney) 2 Four Christmases (New Line) 3 Angels & Demons (Sony) 4 Star Trek (Paramount) 5 Snow White and the...
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Review: Up in the Air
Up in the Air was first screened back in September at the Telluride. The buzz coming out of the there propelled it on a path similar to that of last year's Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire which had also debuted at the film festival. Ever since the first reports on Up in the Air the anticipation for its arrival and the talk around its own chances at the Academy Awards has been building. (more…)...
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‘Zombieland’ & ‘Jackass’ 3D Sequels Coming Soon
Variety is reporting that Sony is working on a sequel to this year's Zombieland, with the next installment being in 3D. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are working on the sequel's screenplay. The studio is in talks with Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson to reprise their roles from the first film. Everyone had fun watching (the first) 'Zombieland'; making it a more visceral experience can only make it better," said the film's producer Gavin Polone. "I don't think you want to see 'Ordinary Peo...
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Hancock 2 Not Coming Soon
Hancock received mix reaction from critics and moviegoers with the consensus seeming to be that the first half of the movie was great but the turn it took had the second half not as well regarded. Despite that the Will Smith movie pulled in $228 million domestically and a stunning $624 million worldwide. A sequel was inevitable however now director Peter Berg has stated that it is still a long ways off. "There are so many cooks in that particular kitchen that are so busy and Will's kind of ...
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Paul Greengrass Won’t Direct Bourne 4
News broke yesterday that will have a big effect on the fourth installment of the Bourne Identity franchise. Director Paul Greengrass, who helmed Supremacy and Ultimatum, has dropped out of the project. Both Greengrass and Matt Damon had committed to the film but apparently arguments over the script and his treatment during another project led to his departure. It is unknown if Damon will stay on and if he leaves what the future will hold for Bourne 4. It would be hard to imagine Universal w...
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Universal Introducing DVD/Blu-ray Disc
One of the biggest benefits that HD DVD had back during the format war was the dual-sided "combo" disc that had the HD version on one side and the DVD on the other. This allowed for the movie to be playable regardless of whether a HD DVD player was available. It also meant the ability to continue to expand a current DVD library which made it more reasonable to make the upgrade to HD. Such an option has not been available with Blu-ray discs. Now we are seeing that concept introduced howeve...
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