Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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New on DVD: Week of November 30
After a very slow week of releases, this week is a little better. Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian will hit stores this week. Coincidentally, the sequel scored the same on Rottentomatoes.com as the original. Terminator Salvation will also be releasing this week. The latest installment of The Terminator film franchise wasn't well received, but is definitely something any 'action film' fan will would enjoy. Here is the full release schedule broken up by standard D...
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First ‘The Hangover 2′ Details
EW.com spoke with The Hangover director Todd Phillips. He shared some details on a sequel in the works for the 2009 hit comedy. Phillips was thinking of sequel while shooting the original. “You always have those days when you say, ‘If we did another one, wouldn’t it be funny if…?’ ” Phillips says. “Then once the movie tested so well, Warner Bros. came to me even before it was released and said, ‘Let’s do another one.’ “ P...
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Poster for Iron Man 2
The first full theatrical poster for Iron Man 2 has been revealed. It shows Iron Man back-to-back with War Machine. In the sequel Don Cheadle has come in for the role of Col. James Rhodes who takes on the persona of War Machine. While details on the plot of the movie are still scarce the new characters provide some insight into what to expect. Mickey Rourke is Whiplash, Scarlett Johansson is Black Widow, Olivia Munn is Iron Maiden, and Sam Rockwell plays Justin Hammer. The story is set si...
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Cyber Monday DVD Deals
The Monday following Black Friday has been tabbed as "Cyber Monday". It is one of if not the busiest online shopping days of the year and brings about great deals on many websites. Having gone through many of the DVD and Blu-ray sales here are some that may be worth checking out. Movies listed below are only a sample of what is available. Amazon DVD: Slumdog Millionaire $7.99, Taken $9.99, Marley and Me $9.99, Valkyrie $9.99, Quantum of Solace $8.99 Blu-ray: Quantum of Solace $9.99,...
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Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office Results
The Blind Side nearly knocked off New Moon as the number one movie at the box office over the weekend. New Moon pulled in $42.5 million which was down a stunning but not unanticipated 70%. In comparison The Blind Side shot up over 17% from its opening weekend for $40.1 million. That puts it at $100 million in just nine days of release while New Moon has collected $230 million in the same time frame. Of the three new movies that released wide on Thanksgiving it was Old Dogs that pulled in ...
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Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending November 22, 2009
Star Trek was the top selling and most rented DVD last week. The Sci-Fi blockbuster knocked Pixar's animated movie, Up, from the top spot. Up dropped to the second most sold DVD last week. Below is the list of DVD sales and rentals for the week ending November 22, 2009: Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs: 1 Star Trek (Paramount) 2 Up (Disney) 3 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Paramount) 4 My Sister's Keeper (New Line) 5 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Paramount) 6 Bruno...
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Thanksgiving 2009 at the Box Office
The day before Thanksgiving tends to perform only slightly better than a normal weekday. Thanksgiving is generally slow but then the day after is one of the busiest of the year. On Wednesday three carryovers in New Moon, The Blind Side, and 2012 topped the new offerings and that will likely continue through the weekend. Opening yesterday was the martial-arts movie Ninja Assassin which debuted with $3.3 million, the comedy Old Dogs which starts with $3.1 million, and the stop-motion animat...
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Daybreakers Trailer
Earlier today the full theatrical trailer for Daybreakers arrived. Set in 2019 Ethan Hawke stars as a researcher during a time where most of the population has turned into vampires. As the human race nears extinction the vampires are forced to either capture and farm every remaining human or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However a covert group of vampires makes a remarkable discovery that has the power to save the human race. Daybreakers is scheduled to release on January 8th...
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