Author: John Stark

Blogger. EIC of macthemovieguy.com. Contributor to mjsbigblog.com and houseofgeekery.com. Previously featured on starpulse.com.
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Box Office Predictions: 5/31-6/2- ‘Earth’ battles for the top spot

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1) Fast and Furious 6- 45M weekend, 200M total The franchise has been getting pretty good buzz. With such a huge opening, it’s almost impossible to not drop at least in half, which would leave it with about 45M this weekend, probably edging out After Earth and getting to keep the crown for a second weekend. 2) After Earth- 40M weekend Will Smith is still a pretty huge draw in terms of box office. Last summer’s Men In Black 3 opened to 54M, Hancock did 62M, and I Am Legend did 77M. Granted, his box office has been slipping a … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: 5/31-6/2- ‘Earth’ battles for the top spot

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ABC Family wants more “Melissa and Joey”

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ABC Family has ordered more episodes for Season 3 of Melissa and Joey, as well as giving the greenlight to Season 4. That will raise the total of Season 3 episodes to 20, in addition to 20 for Season 4. It will be Joey Lawrence’s most successful TV effort to date, however, Melissa Joan Hart’s Sabrina The Teenage Witch shot 163 episodes. So it will likely fall short of that. Continue reading ABC Family wants more “Melissa and Joey”

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Memorial Day Box Office: “Fast 6” Helps Set A Record

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1) Fast and Furious 6- 120M 4-Day Weekend, 120M Total 2) The Hangover 3- 51.2M 4-Day Weekend, 63.0 Total 3) Star Trek: Into Darkness- 47M 4-Day Weekend, 155.8 Total 4) Epic- 42M 4 Day Weekend, 42M Total 5) Iron Man 3- 24.3 4 Day Weekend, 372.4 Total 6) The Great Gatsby- 17.0 4 Day Weekend, 117.7 Total 7) Mud- 2.4 4 Day Weekend, 15.0 Total 8) The Croods- 1.6 4 Day Weekend, 179.6 Total 9) 42- 1.6 4 Day Weekend, 91.4 Total 10) Oblivion- 1.0 4 Day Weekend, 87.5 Total __) Before Midnight- 0.3 4 Day Weekend, 0.3 Total (only … Continue reading Memorial Day Box Office: “Fast 6” Helps Set A Record

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The Voice 4- Top 8 Performance Grades

John Stark

#1- Judith Hill- That Power (by Will I Am) Judith Hill performing a Will I Am song is like her throwing the white flag into the air and saying “I’m sorry! I’ll do a current song!”. The problem is that Will I Am songs are written for his limited vocal range, and not for someone who is a powerhouse singer like Judith. The song seems really easy to sing, despite what Judith brings to the table. She sings a lot on the same note in sections, because Will I Am is not really a singer. I don’t know why Judith … Continue reading The Voice 4- Top 8 Performance Grades

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Dan Harmon Returning To Community?

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The latest buzz on the internet is that Dan Harmon has been asked back to Community, after being unceremoniously let go at the end of Season 3, due to a dispute with star Chevy Chase. Now that Chase has exited the series, Harmon no longer has any mortal enemies in the production, and is safe to return. Harmon discussed the possibility of this return on his latest podcast of Harmontown. This could be a nice shot in the arm for the struggling sitcom, whose fans sat through an OK (but not as good as the last three seasons) season. Continue reading Dan Harmon Returning To Community?

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Fast’ 1st, ‘Hangover’ a distant 2nd

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More box office will come tomorrow, but here’s how everything is shaping up this weekend: 1) Fast and Furious 6- 98.5 Weekend, 98.5 Total 2) The Hangover 3- 42.4 Weekend, 56.2 Total 3) Star Trek: Into Darkness- 38.0 Weekend, 146.8 Total 4) Epic- 34.2 Weekend, 34.2 Total 5) Iron Man 3- 19.4 Weekend, 367.7 Total 6) The Great Gatsby- 13.7 Weekend, 114.5 Total Also doing ridiculous business is Before Midnight, which made 273K from only 5 screens, for a whopping 54,789K per screen average. The full Top 10, with Memorial Day grosses will come tomorrow… Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Fast’ 1st, ‘Hangover’ a distant 2nd

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The Replacements (16 People Who Almost Snagged Iconic Roles)

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Just caught this article (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/24/ryan-gosling-hugh-jackman-drive_n_3328690.html?icid=maing-grid7|maing7|dl13|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D318270)  and felt like relaying that info here. Did you know that… Jim Carrey was originally considered for Pirates of the Caribbean, but it would have conflicted with Bruce Almighty. Hugh Jackman was originally supposed to be the Driver in Drive. Everyone knows Ryan Gosling has a bromance with the director. Jackman was only originally considered when Neil Marshall was tapped to direct the film. Sean Connery was originally offered the part of Gandalf in Lord Of The Rings. It would have been Connery’s last role, had he been forced to do all three Rings films. … Continue reading The Replacements (16 People Who Almost Snagged Iconic Roles)

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Saturday Box Office Update: ‘Fast 6’ Destroys The Competition

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So, Fast and Furious 6 made 39 million dollars on Friday, zooming past all competitors, heading for a 4 day total of around 120M. That’s huge for a franchise on its sixth leg. The Hangover managed 14.5 million in its second day of release. Star Trek: Into Darkness dipped to third with 10.2 million and Epic followed in fourth with 9.1 million (feeding on a drought of family films). Rounding out the Top 5 is Iron Man 3 which banked another 5.1 million, raising its ridiculous total to 353 million. The Great Gatsby managed to add another 3.9 million on … Continue reading Saturday Box Office Update: ‘Fast 6’ Destroys The Competition