Posted in Trailers on Jun 11th, 2008
Saw the latest trailer for the Disney / Pixar film WALL-E before I saw garbage Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Almost everyone in the audience enjoyed this WALL-E trailer, young, middle-aged and old. The CGI looks great. WALL-E, if it delivers on the promise of its latest trailer, will be a [...]
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Posted in Weekend Box Office on Jun 10th, 2008
A family-friendly animated Kung-fu flick took the top spot this weekend. Kung Fu Panda, which premiered this weekend, was Number One with $60 Million. In second place was You Don’t Mess with the Zohan with $40 Million. The crapfest that is Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was third this weekend with $21.3 [...]
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Posted in Reviews on Jun 3rd, 2008
Iron Man is one of the few superhero films of late to take its source material seriously. The film also boasts an impressive roster of note-worthy A-listers. All of these elements, combined with great direction by Jon Favreau, make Iron Man one of the best superhero movies ever made. Iron Man exceeds Superman Returns (and [...]
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Posted in DVD, News on Jun 2nd, 2008
Everybody knows that sex sells, especially at the box office. Now it’s sold a syndicated television show on the big screen. Sex and the City: The Movie premiered in the Number One spot this weekend with $55 Million. The real quandary is how this film cost $65 Million (not including marketing costs) to make. I’m [...]
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Posted in News on Jun 1st, 2008
Here’s the red band trailer to the Coen Brothers’ new film Burn After Reading. The plot of Burn After Reading from IMDB: “A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.” Burn After Reading looks fun, funny and with the [...]
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