Soul Surfer
Weekend Box-Office: Rio Soars and Silences Scream 4
After two weeks on top, Hop finds itself lagging behind another family friendly CG film, and one decidedly much less friendly. Rio, the story of a macaw from Minnesota who finds himself in hot water when he visits Rio de Janeiro, made it to the top spot with $40 million. Not doing so well? The #2 spot, the debut of Scream 4 (or Scre4m, depending on your tolerance for numbers in titles), which didn...[Read More]
Movie Review: Soul Surfer
Soul Surfer is based on the story of courageous Bethany Hamilton (played by AnnaSophia Robb), a teenage surfing champion who lost an arm in a shark attack, and then regained the confidence to re-enter the water, despite the overwhelming odds against her success. Over the years, there’s been enough bad/inspirational/family/sports/movies based on real events to deign that movie excellence does not h...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Hop Still On Top!
The Easter season is still a good time to be a bunny … the family romp Hop remained at #1 for the second week in a row, making $21.7 million and making a profit domestically. But the top ten has been a mixed bag all around, with half of the titles being winners in the eyes of the critics and half losers. Hop, despite its numbers, hasn’t wowed critics, and neither did the 2nd place finisher, Arthur...[Read More]
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