Sunday, October 11, 2009
Halloween is around the corner, but most moviegoers this weekend passed on horror and went for the relationship comedy about four couples on a tropical getaway. Despite a lot of negative reviews, “Couples Retreat” made buckets of money, an estimated $35 million, to become the number one movie in the country. “Couples Retreat” is a Vince Vaughn project. Vaughn co-wrote the script and stars with […]
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Movie audiences were up for something creepy and funny and apparently the new flick, “Zombieland” filled the bill. “Zombieland ” stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as survivors trying to stay ahead of the zombies who have become a worldwide plague. The horror/comedy raked in an estimated $25 million to easily win the Box Office race and to become the […]
Monday, September 28, 2009
The family friendly flick, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” continued to shine at movie theaters over the weekend. The 3-D animation raked in around $24.6 million to hold on to the number one spot at the domestic Box Office for the second straight week. In second place, the new Bruce Willis film, “Surrogates” with around $15 million. A bigger opening […]
Friday, September 25, 2009
Photo: Megan Lewis/Reuters/Files — November 17, 1996 Sydney, Australia Some dedicated Michael Jackson fans are already lined up at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles for tickets to the screening of a documentary about the late entertainer. What is truly amazing is that some of those fans got in line yesterday, but the tickets for the advance showings of “This is It” […]
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The animated family flick, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” led the pack of new films and other contenders at the Box Office over the weekend. Based on the classic children’s book of the same title, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is the whimsical tale of a town where food falls from the sky like rain. Character voices include Bill Hader, Anna Faris, and […]
Friday, September 18, 2009
Photo: Keith James/ freelance photographer Cleveland Cavaliers Superstar, LeBron James has signed on to take his game to the big screen. 24-year-old James will star in a comedy called, “Fantasy Basketball Camp” set to go before the cameras next summer, according to Daily Variety. James’ role in the film will not be much of a stretch, he’ll be playing himself. […]
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Writer/director/actor Tyler Perry is still on an incredible roll at the Box Office. This weekend his latest film, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” left the competition in the dust. This is the fifth Perry film in the past five years to debut at the top of the Box Office. The numbers are not spectacular, but a win is a win. “I […]
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
“Inglourious Basterds” has a weird title, but a whole lot of other things going for it, for instance, Brad Pitt stars in the film and it’s directed by Quentin Tarantino. Still, I was surprised that this twisted Nazi-killing World War II feature fought its way to number one at the domestic Box Office this weekend with an estimated $37.6 million. In […]