Amazon Revives ‘The Tick’
I don’t know why this isn’t bigger news, but Amazon is planning a revival of The Tick, and they’re doing it in a big way. The show originally ran for 9 episodes in 2001, but Amazon has decided to bring … Continue reading Amazon Revives ‘The Tick’
Emmy Winners
Honestly? I didn’t watch the Emmy’s tonight. I’ve lost all hope that the Emmy voters have any idea who to vote for. The nominations are silly. And, oh look, Breaking Bad swept the drama category. Oh, hey, Modern Family won… again. Breaking Bad has already won the Emmy for Best Drama series (last year). Anna Gunn won last year. Aaron Paul won two years ago. He won the year before that. Bryan Cranston won that year too. Cranston also won in 2009, and 2008. Bryan Cranston has now won 4 Emmys for playing Walter White, Aaron Paul has won three, … Continue reading Emmy Winners
A Farewell To True Blood
I watched the series finale of True Blood tonight, and the big question on everyones mind going in was whether or not Sookie and Bill would end up together. Honestly? There were parts of the finale that led me to … Continue reading A Farewell To True Blood
Weekend Box Office: ‘Guardians’ Rises To The Top, ‘Sin City’ Flops
We are officially in the slump of the season. If I Stay was the only new release that did well. When The Game Stands Tall did what it was expected to do, but Sin City was a huge flop. Next … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Guardians’ Rises To The Top, ‘Sin City’ Flops
RIP Richard Attenborough
Oscar Winner Richard Attenborough has passed away at the age of 90. He’s probably best remembered for playing John Hammond in Jurassic Park, but his career spans so much more than that. He’s starred in classic films like The Great … Continue reading RIP Richard Attenborough
Friday Box Office: Nevermind, ‘Sin City’ Is A Huge Bomb
Looks like Guardians is going to reposition in first place. If I Stay was projected by some to go over 20M, but I never projected that. I did think Sin City was going to do much better, but no one … Continue reading Friday Box Office: Nevermind, ‘Sin City’ Is A Huge Bomb
This Week’s Anniversaries
What a crappy weekend for anniversaries. This is the 25th anniversary for Little Monsters, the 1989 family flick starring Fred Savage and Howie Mandel. Props for maintaining a 6.0 on IMDB, but it has no Rotten Tomatoes score, and made … Continue reading This Week’s Anniversaries
Box Office Predictions: ‘Sin City’ MIGHT Win This One
1) Sin City: A Dame To Kill For- 18M Weekend, 18M Total For a victory that no one can get excited about, Sin City is looking to barely walk away with a win on a relatively slow weekend. I don’t … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Sin City’ MIGHT Win This One
Showtime Wants More ‘Ray’ ‘Sex’, NBC Doesn’t Want ‘Working’ Anymore
Showtime has picked up Ray Donovan and Masters Of Sex for a third season each. Both are Emmy nominated shows, and do solid ratings, so this is not a surprise. NBC cancelled summer series Working With The Engels, which I … Continue reading Showtime Wants More ‘Ray’ ‘Sex’, NBC Doesn’t Want ‘Working’ Anymore
AMC Shockingly Renews ‘Halt and Catch Fire’, More Renewals
I didn’t see this coming. Apparently the show has good DVR ratings. AMC has renewed Halt and Catch Fire for a second season, coming back next summer. MTV has also picked up summer drama Finding Carter for a second season. … Continue reading AMC Shockingly Renews ‘Halt and Catch Fire’, More Renewals
The Killing: Season 2
About two weeks ago, I announced the daunting task of binge watching all of the Killing, in an effort to get through the most recent fourth season. I finally finished Season 2, which is a bit more bumpy than Season … Continue reading The Killing: Season 2
Weekend Box Office: ‘Turtles’ and ‘Guardians’ Defeat All
Ninja Turtles led the weekend again dropping a predictable 56%. Guardians of the Galaxy held well, dropping only 41%. That helped both holdovers beat three newbies this weekend. Lets Be Cops did the best, and had the best per screen … Continue reading Weekend Box Office: ‘Turtles’ and ‘Guardians’ Defeat All
Get On Up
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Craig Robinson, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Jill Scott, Lennie James, Josh Hopkins, Tika Sumpter, Aunjanue Ellis, Aloe Blacc, Atkins Estimond Directed By: Tate Taylor First off, huge congrats to my old Vine buddy … Continue reading Get On Up
This Week’s Anniversaries
John Candy’s classic Uncle Buck turns 25 this week. The film opened in first place with 8.9M in 1989, and also helped to launch the careers of Macaulay Culkin and Gaby Hoffman. Uncle Buck went on to gross 66.7M and … Continue reading This Week’s Anniversaries
Box Office Predictions: ‘Expendables’, ‘Cops’, or ‘Turtles’ in 1st?
1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- 28M Weekend, 122M Total Even if you buy into a large tumble for the Ninja Turtles, they’re gonna win the weekend. I know, I made it sound like this was a weekend where anyone could … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Expendables’, ‘Cops’, or ‘Turtles’ in 1st?
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