New in Theaters August 30: Don't Let Go, Bennet's War
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/29/19 at 12:15 AM CT
With summer winding down, Labor Day Weekend is upon us - and it tends to be one of the slowest holiday weekends for Hollywood. While there are two new wide releases opening, both are coming in under 1000 theaters and neither have been given any kind of advertising push. Thus Angel Has Fallen looks to lead the weekend once again, but I'm not expecting it to deliver much in the way of excitement. …
Joker, Hustlers, Addams Family, Rambo: Last Blood and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/28/19 at 11:46 AM CT
After quite a few weeks of some pretty tepid MPAA ratings update, the flood gates have once again opened and we have a mighty flow of wide-release ratings this week. And they run the gamut from a new take on a classic villain, to a new take on a classic novel to one last ride with a classic action anti-hero. Oh, and also strippers sticking it to the man (in more ways than one). All that and an …
New on DVD and Blu-Ray Week of August 27 - September 02
Harley Lond - wrote on 08/27/19 at 10:09 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Rocketman" is a fabulous musical biopic that follows Elton John's breakthrough years as he transforms from the shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. The film uses a mix of real-life events and fantasy, and goes into detail about John's drug and alcohol dependence and homosexuality. It's a spectacular look at one of the most iconic …
Weekend Box Office: Angel Has Fallen Rises to the Top, Overcomer Over Performs
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/26/19 at 12:48 AM CT
It was a good week for action as Angel Has Fallen becomes the first film in the trilogy to take the top spot at the box office while Hobbs & Shaw enjoyed a major milestone - in China. Meanwhile, the faith-based Overcomer exceeded expectations and found a space in the top three while things weren't so rosy for the horror Ready or Not, which fell outside the top five. The Lion King continued …
New in Theaters August 23: Ready or Not, Angel Has Fallen, Overcomer
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/21/19 at 10:32 PM CT
With Good Boys and Hobbs & Shaw deliver a one-two punch for Universal atop the box office, this weekend brings three new movies looking to stake their claim. Ready or Not is a horror film about a game with the highest takes. Angel Has Fallen is the third film for Gerard Butler playing the world's most versatile Secret Service agent - and this time, he's the accused. Finally, Overcomer is the …
Doctor Sleep and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/21/19 at 10:49 AM CT
It's another very light update from the MPAA Ratings Board but at least there is something to discuss this week. And, on the bright side for me, it's also a film I'm personally looking forward to watching. Stephen King has enjoyed a newfound success both on the big screen and small - and while not every iteration (I'm looking at you Dark Tower) has been outstanding, for the most part the new …
New on DVD and Blu-Ray Week of August 20 - August 26
Harley Lond - wrote on 08/20/19 at 08:00 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"A Dog’s Journey," the sequel to 2017's "A Dog's Purpose." Here Bailey (voiced again by Josh Gad) is living the good life on the Michigan farm of his former “boy” now grown to manhood, Ethan (Dennis Quaid) and Ethan’s wife Hannah (Marg Helgenberger), and he now continues his adventure through multiple lives filled with love, friendship and devotion. Extras include …
Weekend Box Office: Good Boys Overtake Hobbs, Shaw as Rest of Newcomers Flounder
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/19/19 at 12:16 AM CT
It was a good weekend for Universal as Good Boys debuted above expectations while Hobbs & Shaw managed to snag the follow-up spot. It was also continued good news for Disney and Sony as both The Lion King and Spider-Man: Far From Home continue their impressive runs. The bad news was for pretty much everyone else as Angry Birds 2 sputtered, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged couldn't crack the top five, …
New in Theaters August 16: Angry Birds 2, Good Boys, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, Blinded by the Light
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/14/19 at 08:21 PM CT
There are so many new movies, again, this weekend, I couldn't even fit them all in the blog title! Another five films join the five new films released last weekend amid a very crowded box office. This includes the animate Angry Birds sequel, the new Superbad - Good Boys, the shark tale 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, the globe-trotting Where'd You Go, Bernadette? and the Bruce Springsteen filled …
Another Slow Week for the MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/14/19 at 11:04 AM CT
Those hoping for an interesting update this week better not be holding their breath, because it's another case of short and disappointing. Just five entire movies make up the entire update and not one of them is getting a major release. So at least it won't take too much time to get you those results, but, once again, I have little to nothing to talk about. I can only work with what I've got - …
New on DVD and Blu-Ray Week of August 13 - August 19
Harley Lond - wrote on 08/14/19 at 12:16 AM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN:
"Avengers: Endgame": This is the one Marvel fans have been waiting for -- the end to the 22-film Marvel Cinematic Universe skein that sets the stage for the next phase of Marvel films. There's more destruction, more violence and more death than ever before as the Avengers try to put the universe back together again after the devastating events of "Avengers: Infinity War" …
Weekend Box Office: Furious Spinoff Remains On Top as Scary Stories Tops Dora, The Kitchen Sinks
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/11/19 at 11:26 PM CT
It wasn't that difficult for the Fast and Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw to hold off the competition - even though it had to fend off five new rivals. Only two out of those five managed to find a place in the top five, while one performed at the low end of expectations and another was an outright bomb. Meanwhile, a documentary about Korean singing sensations BTS managed a place in the top ten, …
New in Theaters August 09: Art of Racing in the Rain, Dora, Scary Stories, The Kitchen, Brian Banks
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/07/19 at 11:04 PM CT
We've had just one new wide release a week for the last three weekends - but things are about to get very crowded. A whopping five new releases are coming out this weekend - all looking for a piece of that pie that The Lion King and the latest Fast and Furious spinoff have taken for themselves. Yet despite the rush, I have a feeling most films are going to find it harder than not to break big. …
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/07/19 at 09:38 AM CT
The ratings bulletin is looking a bit lax this week with but a single wide release to talk about and not much beyond that. The only saving grace (for me, personally, at least) is that the one movie is definitely on my radar - as it should be for any fan of Kevin Smith. Smith is gracing us with a sequel to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - serving up what looks like is yet another jab at Hollywood …
New on DVD and Blu-Ray Week of August 06 - August 12
Harley Lond - wrote on 08/06/19 at 07:58 PM CT
THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS:
"An Angel at My Table" (1990), Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion brought to the screen the harrowing autobiography of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. Three actors in turn take on the lead role (including Kerry Fox in a marvelous performance as the adult Frame), as the film describes a journey from an impoverished childhood marked by …
Weekend Box Office: Hobbs and Shaw Have Rock Solid Opening, Lion King Tops $400m Domestic
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/04/19 at 08:39 PM CT
For the third weekend in a row, 2019 beat out 2018 as the late summer continues to provide some big Hollywood hits. Fast and Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw topped the box office and landed right where the studio was expecting. The Lion King hit another major milestone for Disney as did Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Disney dominated the top five, as, besides Lion King, both …
New in Theaters August 02: Hobbs & Shaw
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/01/19 at 08:08 AM CT
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood became the biggest opening film for director Quentin Tarantino while The Lion King has just passed the $1 billion mark for Disney. This weekend sees just a single new wide release, once again, but it should be enough to topple The Lion King and take the box office crown. That is because said film is Hobbs & Shaw - the spinoff Fast and Furious film that pairs up …
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