Month: April 2014
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Film Preview: Blended (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: May 23, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After a bad blind date, a man and woman find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attraction grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship.” Poster: D / C (2) / C+…
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Game: 2014 Spring Season Box Office Week 16
For a full list of rules, click here: 2013 Oscar Season Box Office Predictions Game Rules. Submit Your Predictions for This Week Top Ten Films at the U.S. Box Office of the week in order from most money to least. Individual monetary predictions for each film. Final box office tally for all new wide releases.…
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Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 18-20, 2014
Bears is the only wide release that I can’t see taking the top spot this weekend. It’s also possible that Rio 2 could spend a second week at the #1 with one of these following in second place. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: With reticence, I choose the Johnny Depp sci-fi feature Transcendence. The Bears documentary…
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2014 Summer Season Preview: Introduction
The biggest box office bonanaza is on its way, but as last winter proved, the Summer isn’t the be-all-end-all anymore. Yet, with a slate like this, it’s undoubtedly going to be a big year. I’m just trying to think ahead as to what films will be the utter duds of the season. To introduce you…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 16 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: Begin Again (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: July 4, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A dejected music business executive forms a bond with a young singer-songwriter new to Manhattan.” Poster: C / D Review: Why do posters always need to look like a high school boy with a crush on a pretty girl needs to make it look…
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5 Favorites #177: 5 Favorite Leading Men, Part I
Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. If you want to take a look…
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The DVD Report #356
New This Week One of last year’s most eagerly anticipated films, John Wells’ film of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize winning August: Osage County met with mixed reviews at last September’s Toronto Film Festival from which it never really recovered. Part of the problem was the film’s marketing as a dark comedy which it is not.…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 15 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Ceremonies
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “Rio 2”
Return Links Poll Archives Now That You’ve Seen Rio 2…? Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen “Rio 2,” which Fox animated film is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Film Preview: The Other Woman (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: April 25, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he’s been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing SOB.” Poster: C- /…
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The Morning After: Apr. 14, 2014
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: The Mirror Has Two Faces…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Apr. 11-13, 2014
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Rio 2 When the original film was released 3 years ago, we believed it had a long shot nomination at Best Animated Feature, but on Oscar nomination morning, it came away with one Oscar nomination and it wasn’t where we expected…
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Review: Divergent (2014)
Divergent Rating Director Neil Burger Screenplay Evan Daugherty, Vanessa Taylor (Novel: Veronica Roth) Length 139 min. Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer, Kate Winslet, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Amy Newbold, Ben Lamb MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense violence and action,…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 14 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Ceremonies
