Annalee Newitz at io9 posed an interesting question when she talked about Insidious as being a film that seemed to scare everyone but her. I’m kind of a chicken when it comes to scary movies, but every once in a … Continue reading Scary Movies That Aren’t
One of the other sites I write for (mjsbigblog.com) has leaked some spoiler information about the upcoming American Idol season, and which returnees have heard “no thank you” from the producers. I’m only going to touch on a few names … Continue reading American Idol 14 Spoiler Reactions
The 9/11 frame has never been a big weekend for movies. Even before the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers, it was still a weekend in the middle of September, and studios have known better than to release … Continue reading This Week’s Anniversaries In Film
With Julianne Moore out of the running this year for Map To The Stars, Sony Pictures has decided to release another buzzy film of hers, Still Alice. Moore has been getting a lot of attention for her role. Co-stars Alec … Continue reading Sony Pictures To Launch ‘Still Alice’ For Oscar Consideration
1) Dolphin Tale 2- 14M Weekend, 14M Total Because the movie that needed a sequel was Dolphin Tale. The first one opened to 19M, and ended up with 72M domestic. The sequel won’t do as well, because most sequels of … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Another Really Slow Weekend ‘Tale’
Julianne Moore is out of contention for this years Oscar race, as new distributor of her Maps To The Stars has declared it will not seek an Oscar qualifying run for this year, and it will release the film in … Continue reading ‘Maps To The Stars’ Withdraws From Oscar Race
1) Guardians Of The Galaxy- 10.1M Weekend, 294.5M Total 2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- 6.5M Weekend, 174.6M Total 3) If I Stay- 5.7M Weekend, 39.6M Total 4) Lets Be Cops- 5.4M Weekend, 66.5M Total 5) The November Man- 4.2M Weekend, … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Guardians’ Still Tops
Lets Be Cops has been defying critics from day one. The comedy pic may actually end up in 2nd place, or at least 3rd place this weekend. No surprise that Guardians is still on top. This is the slowest weekend … Continue reading Friday Box Office: ‘Guardians’ Still Tops, ‘Cops’ Moves Up?
This is currently trending on twitter. What a fantastic hashtag. Some of these are too funny not to post. My Top 10 Favorites: Children dabbling in the occult at remote castle face dire adversity from a diary #explainafilmplotbadly — Michael … Continue reading #explainafilmplotbadly
X-Factor USA Season 1 contestant Simone Battle has passed away. She was found dead in her home of an apparent suicide at the age of 25. Fans will remember her from the X-Factor, as well as being a part of … Continue reading RIP Simone Battle
The Oscar Race has been heating up, with various festivals like Telluride, Venice, Cannes, and others painting a picture about what to look for in the upcoming race. You might have already seen a nominee this year, and not even … Continue reading The Oscar Race: Where We’re At
Horror movie enthusiasts, and also awful movie enthusiasts, will recognize this weekend as the 30th Anniversary of C.H.U.D. CHUD opened to 1.7M, and would go on to gross 4.6M domestically. With an 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, CHUD is also known … Continue reading This Weeks Anniversaries
This weekend is already historically the worst weekend of the year for box office attendance. To top it off, the only new release is some horrific looking D-title from Freestyle Releasing. The film actually had late nights on Thursday, for … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: Slowest Weekend Of The Year
Starring: Cristin Milotti and Ben Feldman I didn’t laugh once. Cristin Milotti is a cute actress, and Ben Feldman is trying so hard, but this is not a good show for either of them. The pilot is about two people … Continue reading A To Z (Pilot)
Starring: Karen Gillan, John Cho, David Harewood A remake of My Fair Lady/Pygmalion, Eliza Dooley (Gillan) seeks out rebranding help from Henry (Cho). Eliza here is obsessed with being popular on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook, and talks in hashtags. She realizes one day … Continue reading Selfie (Pilot)
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