New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 20 - December 26
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/19/22 at 11:48 PM CT
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"Tár" (2022) From writer-producer-director Todd Field comes "Tár", starring Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár, the groundbreaking conductor of a major German Orchestra. We meet Tár at the height of her career, as she's preparing both a book launch and much-anticipated live performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Over the ensuing weeks her life begins to unravel in a singularly …
Box Office Slows to a Crawl in Anticipation of Avatar: The Way of Water
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/14/22 at 11:22 AM CT
Last weekend barely managed to avoid becoming the worst of the year, but its overall $37.58 million total was second - behind just Jan. 28-30 which came in at $34.88 million. The weekend suffered from no new wide releases and underperforming titles. Next weekend James Cameron's sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, is expected to blow things up in a big way, but getting there has proven quite the …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 13 - December 19
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/12/22 at 11:25 PM CT
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"The Woman King" (2022) Inspired by true events, this is the remarkable, action-packed story about the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 18th and 19th centuries with skills and a fierceness, unlike anything the world has ever seen. The film follows the intense journey of General Nanisca (Viola Davis) as she trains the next …
Babylon, Knock at the Cabin, Plane and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/07/22 at 12:26 PM CT
A slow post-Thanksgiving box office that is just begging for the release of Avatar: The Way of Water (which has got glowing early reviews) was led, one again, by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with Christmas action - comedy Violent Night in a respectable second place. Meanwhile, the MPAA Ratings Board woke up from their food coma to deliver an early gift in the form of a bunch of big ratings …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of December 6 - December 12
Harley Lond - wrote on 12/06/22 at 08:32 AM CT
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"Amsterdam" (2022) In the 1930s, three friends witness a murder, are framed for it, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history. Vitals: Director: David O. Russel. Stars: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Chris Rock, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro, Zoë Saldaña, Anya Taylor-Joy, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon, Timothy Olyphant, Andrea …
Disney Big Winner and Loser Over Weak Thanksgiving Box Office
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/30/22 at 11:06 AM CT
It was a Thanksgiving weekend for the record books - but not the kind you want to be a part of. While initial estimates put the weekend at $94.5 million (per IndieWire) when all was counted things were even worse with a Thanksgiving weekend of just $89.7 million. And, as pointed out, you have to go all the way back to 1994 to find another year when the Thanksgiving weekend box office posted a …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of November 29 - December 5
Harley Lond - wrote on 11/28/22 at 11:12 PM CT
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"Don't Worry Darling" (2022) Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jack (Harry Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950's societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Chris Pine) - equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life …
Avatar Way of Water, Cocaine Bear, Man Called Otto and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/23/22 at 10:20 AM CT
It's about time the MPAA kicked things into gear, offering a trio of films rather than a single entry for the first time in, I don't know, a month or so? Anyway, while I give thanks for that - the box office is still thankful for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which easily took the top spot once again, keeping things afloat for now.
While Black Panther: Wakanda Forever didn't have the …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of November 22 - November 28
Harley Lond - wrote on 11/21/22 at 11:17 PM CT
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"Bros." (2022) The first romantic comedy from a major American studio about two gay men stumbling towards love. Bobby is a neurotic podcast host who's happy to go on Tinder dates and content not to have a serious relationship. That all changes when he meets Aaron, an equally detached lawyer who likes to play the field. Repeatedly drawn to each other, both men begin to show …
Shazam: Fury of the Gods and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/16/22 at 11:19 AM CT
While Black Adam bravely attempted to bring the blockbuster back, leave it to the MCU to finish the job as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever truly gave the box office the boost it needed after a dreadful post-summer slump. While it may have fallen short of the exceedingly high expectations set after the first film - as well as having to move on following the tragic death of star Chadwick Boseman - …
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