Sparkle
Weekend Box-Office: The Expendables 2 Tops the Box Office, But with an Opening Less Stellar Than Its Cast
With a lineup of legendary action heroes (including a handful who only made cameos in the first film in the series), hype was big for The Expendables 2, and critically was more well-regarded than the first film. However, it did not translate into big money as, while The Expendables 2 opened at the top of this week’s list, it only made an estimated $28.8 million, about $6 million short of its prede...[Read More]
Movie Review: Sparkle
The movie Sparkle is enjoyable. Out of respect I want to say it’s great, remarkable, and splendid. But I honestly have to say it’s just fair, decent, and average. Above and beyond that, it is a wonderful tribute to the beloved star Whitney Houston. This film is a remake of Sparkle (1976) starring Irene Cara and was a pet project for executive producer Houston that took thirteen years to come to fr...[Read More]