Month: October 2012
Weekend Box-Office: Taken 2 Holds Box-Office Captive for Second Week
The critics say Taken 2 is a simplistic rehash, but that has not stopped the movie-going public from making the Liam Neeson-helmed actioner top at the box office for a second week in a row. Its estimated $22.5 million puts the film into a domestic total of $86.8 million, a strong performance not only over its reported $45 million budget, but against almost any film during this quarter…with the exc...[Read More]
Cinema Revisited: The Films of the Beatles
Since Beatlemania seems to be going stronger than ever these days, and interest in the films the band made has peaked yet again (the Magical Mystery Tour film joins Yellow Submarine as a new DVD release from the band’s catalog this year), it’s easy for a film-obsessed Beatlefan to to get a little nostalgic regarding the film career of the Fab Four (you know, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Har...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Saddle Up with the Lone Ranger
It may only be the beginning of October, but it’s never too early for the studios to start hyping their slate of 2013 movies. On this week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’, I aim my film journalism six-guns at the first trailer for next summer’s The Lone Ranger. Premise: Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid...[Read More]