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Box Office Weekend: Robinson Leads the Way over a Tepid Scary Movie
Is it wrong for a well-regarded biopic to win the weekend over a comedy that was not even screened for critics? Well, of course not, though to say the abysmally reviewed Scary Movie 5 is a bomb is not exactly true. While the Jackie Robinson movie 42, starring Chadwick Boseman in the title role and veteran actor Harrison Ford, made a comfortable estimated $27.3 million, it has yet to make good on i...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: In Gore vs. Guns, Evil Dead Triumphs Over G.I. Joe
Having missed the weekend in which G.I. Joe: Retaliation took charge of the box office thanks to a horrific flu (though to be fair, no movie was responsible for that condition), Box Office Weekend returns only to report that the sequel has been upended, both critically and financially, by the remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 horror classic Evil Dead. Scoring a strong estimated $26 million in revenue, th...[Read More]
TCM Road to Hollywood: Marnie with Tippi Hedren Visits Ann Arbor!
Turner Classic Movies and XFINITY are bringing the Road to Hollywood tour to Ann Arbor in celebration of the TCM Classic Film Festival this April in Hollywood. Join TCM host Ben Mankiewicz and special guest Tippi Hedren for a free screening of MARNIE on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 PM at the Michigan Theater. Log on to tcm.com/roadtohollywood to get your free tickets now!