Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Adam Sandler Edges Justin Bieber for Box Office Crown
It was a tight race for the top spot at the box office this weekend as the Adam Sandler led Just Go With It faced off against the Justin Bieber biopic Never Say Never. The two other openers resulted in one hit and one disappointment. In first place it was Just Go With It which continues the consistent $30+ million openings that Sandler delivers as it finished with $31 million. Also typical with Sandler driven films has been the poor reviews that audiences ignore. Marketing was solid and inc...
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Review: Rango
Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski, who have worked together on the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, re-team for the animated film Rango. The result is not quite what would be expected. Rango is light on laughs and lacks the typical lovable characters but takes on a tone rarely attempted in family films. (more…)...
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Trailer for X-Men: First Class
Fox has released the first trailer for the upcoming X-Men: First Class. The story centers on the early years of Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) as they develop the Mutant School for Gifted Youngsters. Also included are Emma Frost (January Jones), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Dr. Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne), Angel Salvadore (Zoe Kravitz) and Havok (Lucas Till). The film is being directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick...
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon Super Bowl Commercial
The Super Bowl spot for Transformers: Dark of the Moon aired during the second quarter of the game. The final film in the trilogy from Michael Bay finds the Autobots and Decepticons learning of a Cybertronian craft hidden on the moon and fighting to reach it first and learn its secrets. All the main characters are back though Rosie Huntington-Whiteley replaces Megan Fox as the love interest. Dark of the Moon is being filmed in 3D for a July 1st release date. ...
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Captain America Super Bowl Commercial
The Super Bowl spot for Captain America: The First Avenger aired during the second quarter of the game. This is the first actual footage to be seen! The film stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers aka Captain America, Haley Atwell as love interest Peggy Carter, Sebastian Stan as James “Bucky” Barnes, Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine, Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips, Hugo Weaving as The Red Skull, and is directed by Joe Johnston. Captain America is slated to release on July ...
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Thor Super Bowl Commercial
The Super Bowl spot for Thor aired during the second quarter of the game. The next in the line of Marvel films stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Anthony Hopkins and is directed by Kenneth Branagh.Ă‚Â Thor is slated to release on May 6th. ...
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Super 8 Super Bowl Commercial
The Super Bowl spot for the upcoming Super 8 aired during the second quarter of the game. The film is produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by J.J. Abrams. The project remains largely secretive but does star Kyle Chander and Elle Fanning, takes place in 1979, and involves something (possibly aliens) escaping from a train wreck. Below find some information revealed by Abrams to the LA Times. Super 8 is slated to release on June 10th. “To me, all people need to know is that itâ€...
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Fast Five Super Bowl Commercial
The Super Bowl spot for Fast Five aired during the first quarter of the game. The fifth entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise finds many of the main characters back again and joined by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a federal agent trying to track them down in Rio de Janeiro. Fast Five is slated to release on April 29th. ...
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