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New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 15

Tue, 15 May 2012 03:46:06 -0500

There are five new theatrical films coming to DVD this week -- but the best film to view is actually one from just before the turn of the century. Here's a five-minute assessment of the week's boring offerings: "The Grey" an outdoors actioner with Liam Neeson again starring as a roughneck hero, here leading a group of men out of the Alaskan wilderness while fending off a pack of bloodthirs...

Weekend Box Office: The Avengers Crushes More Records; Dark Shadows Musters Little Interest

Mon, 14 May 2012 02:34:53 -0500

Johnny Depp's pasty vampire was no match for The Avengers, as the super hero blockbuster easily took the top spot in its second week and shattered yet more records along the way. The Avengers took in an estimated $103.1 million, topping Avatar's $75.6 million for the best second weekend in history. The film dropped just 50.3% - the best hold for any film opening at $120 million or more. Other ...

New Movies to Crave: Dark Shadows Lightens Things Up, but The Avenges Should Dominate Again

Thu, 10 May 2012 14:42:12 -0500

After last week's record-breaking opening, I see no reason why The Avengers won't once again dominate the weekend. However, there is one film that will try to step up to the plate and take on the juggernaut, but I don't think it stands a chance at unseating the champ. 1) Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have a long and storied history together. From Edward Scissorhands through Sweeney Todd, the duo ...

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 8

Tue, 08 May 2012 03:48:17 -0500

"Underworld: Awakening": Every three years Kate Beckinsale returns to the big screen as Selene, the beautiful vampire warrior who fends off the werewolves in the eons-long battle between the bloodsuckers and the Lycans. This one -- which is short on exposition and long on violence -- picks up after the end of "Underworld: Evolution," in which humans discovered the existence of both Vampire...

Weekend Box Office: The Avengers Soars to Unprecedented Box Office Opening

Mon, 07 May 2012 03:50:13 -0500

Those who scoffed at the idea that any movie could break the $200 million mark on opening weekend: enjoy that crow. The Avengers obliterated the record in style, with a massive $200.3 million opening. That easily topped the previous top movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ($169.2 million) from last year. The film also holds the record for fastest ever to break $100 million, $15...

New Movies to Crave: Avengers Assemble for Monster Weekend Opening

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:36:50 -0500

After last week's completely lackluster box office, May 4th, 2012 brings new hope in the form of a superhero mashup that has already stormed the international box office and looks to do the same in America. 1) The Avengers is shaping up to be not only the biggest movie of the year so far, but some are even saying ...

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of May 1

Tue, 01 May 2012 03:00:51 -0500

"Haywire": Steven Soderbergh chose non-actor mixed martial arts superstar Gina Carano to star in this latest actioner from the prolific director -- a wise decision on his part. Soderbergh -- a consummate professional who rarely makes uninteresting films, even when they're retreads of other movies, such as his recent "Contagion" -- usually figures out a way to spice up his productions, givi...

Weekend Box Office: Think Like a Man Leads the Calm Before Blockbuster Storm

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:22:34 -0500

Audiences were apparently content to sit and wait things out this weekend as it was a somewhat lackluster performance, especially for the new releases, at the box office. Leading the way for the second week in a row was Think Like a Man. Down 47% from its opening weekend, the battle of the sexes comedy took in $18 million for a nearly $61 million total. The film now stands as the highest-gross...

New Movies to Crave: Pirates!, The Raven, The Five-Year Engagement & Safe Make Their Moves

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:52:45 -0500

There's a lot of competition at the box office on this Friday April 27th, 2012. Not only that, but there's a little of everything thrown into the mix: comedy, romance, action, family and horror. 1) Looking to continue the success of recent romantic comedy Think Like a Man, Nicholas Stoller's The Five-Year Engagement has Jason Segel and Emily Blunt as the perpetual couple who just can't commit ...

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of April 24

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:39:53 -0500

"Contraband:" We like Mark Wahlberg. We like Kate Beckinsale. And one of our guilty pleasures is the criminals-turned-good-sucked-in-to-do-one-more-job movies. But for some reason the combination of the three didn't click here. The plot revolves around Wahlberg's Chris Farraday, an ace smuggler who gave up his life of crime to head up his own security firm. When his brother-in-law botc...