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New Trailer Released for Jennifer Lopez Thriller The Boy Next Door
“Obsession has never been so close” reads the tagline of the upcoming thriller The Boy Next Door. Earlier today, the film’s star, Jennifer Lopez, gave fans a first look at the film (check out the trailer above), which hits theaters on January 23, 2015! Lopez leads the cast in The Boy Next Door, a psychological thriller that explores a forbidden attraction that goes much too far. Directed by Rob Co...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Guardians On Top of Weak Box Office
In a weekend where not even a new release can break into the top ten at the box office (to be fair, The Identical remains universally reviled for all but the most diehard bad movie buffs), Guardians of the Galaxy took the top spot yet again with a mere estimated $10.2 million. With nothing else making over $10 million (even Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made only an estimated $6.5 million), this we...[Read More]
Movie Review: As Above, So Below
As Above, So Below, is a new horror film that arrives during the dog days of summer. It uses the overly tired faux documentary/found footage style without lending anything new to the genre. The film is marketed as straight horror, yet it leaves the audience without a shred of suspense. Scarlett (played by the one note Perdita Weeks) is on a harrowing mission to find a secret rock her father also s...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: That Creepy Doll is Back in Annabelle
Hello again, dear readers. It’s the beginning of September, and another summer movie season has ended. Personally, I plan on checking out the new horror film As Above, So Below, which just came out on Friday. And in the meantime, this week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ looks at another upcoming horror film, the October release Annabelle. Premise: John Form (Ward Horton) has f...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Guardians and Turtles Work Hardest Over Labor Day
With a four-day weekend afoot, things might have seemed a boon at the box office; however, besides low returns, it was a weak time for newcomers. Guardians of the Galaxy led easily with an estimated $22.2 million, remaining king of the summer (and of 2014 in domestic earnings), while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remains thoroughly critic-proof with an estimated $15.7 million adding to a strong $16...[Read More]
Interview with Matthew Weiner, writer/director of Are You Here
The new film Are You Here follows Steve Dallas (Owen Wilson), a womanizing weatherman, and his slightly off best friend, Ben Baker (Zach Galifianakis), as they return to Ben’s childhood home after his estranged father passes away. Upon learning that Ben has inherited a majority of the family fortune, the two friends must deal not only with the strain these events are having on their friendship, bu...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Guardians Retake Lead and Summer Honors
It may have not been the most likely contender for the title, but Guardians of the Galaxy did the near impossible and dethroned Transformers: Age of Extinction for highest earning domestic release of the summer box office. With an estimated $17.6 million this weekend, it pulled ahead of both the Michael Bay directed robot smash fest as well as the Bay-produced mutant fest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turt...[Read More]
Movie Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is the long awaited sequel to Sin City (2005), a film which grossed over $158 million worldwide and became a fan favorite in no small part due to a visual style that bleeds neo-noir like Frank Miller’s artwork itself. Some have said that it is among the most faithful comic book adaptations ever made. Having the original author and the artist of the comic aboard as the ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Christopher Nolan Launches Into Space with Interstellar
Hello again, dear readers. There are only two weeks left in August, and the summer movie season has started winding down. With that in mind, it’s time to start looking ahead to what’s coming out in the fall and winter. And this week’s Trailer Trashin’ examines what looks like a very promising November release – Christopher Nolan’s upcoming sci-fi film Interstellar. Pr...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Expendables Not Strong Enough
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles may not be the most critically well-received film currently in the top ten at the box office, but it is keeping its crowd the best, with a second week in the first-place spot. It earned an estimated $28.4 million, enough to keep back Guardians of the Galaxy, which picked up an estimated $24.7 million. However, Guardians of the Galaxy is the highest domestic earner on t...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Expendables 3
The Expendables 3 is the latest installment of the cheese-tastic, 1980s style, throwback action franchise. You may not think of this series of films as anything more than an exercise in geriatric yoga for the addled action stars of yore. But, the fact is The Expendables (2010) made $275M on an $80M budget and The Expendables 2 (2012) made $305M on a $100M budget. And that is serious worldwide box-...[Read More]
Remembering Robin Williams: A Movie Trailer Retrospective
The remarkably talented Robin Williams was found dead in his home on Monday, August 12, 2014. His cause of death is believed to be an apparent suicide. According to reports, the actor had recently been battling depression and drug abuse. Of his passing, his wife Susan Schneider released the following statement: “It is our hope the focus will not be on Robin’s death, but on the countless moments of...[Read More]