After We Collided and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/30/20 at 11:31 AM CT
As the cursory weekend write-up goes, things are still looking grim. Tenet topped to box office for the fourth weekend in a row with $3.4 million - the lowest first-place finish in 32 years since Gorillas in the Mist took in $3.45 million back in 1988. It crossed $40 million domestic with a new $41.2 million total while it continues to hold well overseas with $280 million and counting. Somehow …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of September 29 - October 5
Harley Lond - wrote on 09/29/20 at 01:01 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS
"Ivansxtc" (2009), starring Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Lisa Enos, is a biting satire that goes behind-the-scenes of the Hollywood film industry, with all its drink and drug-fueled excess, from director Bernard Rose ("Candyman," "Paperhouse"). Opening with the death of its titular protagonist, ivansxtc goes back in time to chart the final days of hot-shot Tinseltown …
New in Theaters Sept. 25: Shortcut
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/24/20 at 07:54 PM CT
Well, here we are - there's actually a new wide release coming out this week. It's not going to have much of an impact, but at least it's there. Once again, the biggest story is not what is coming out, but rather, what has been delayed. Disney has pushed back all MCU titles - Black Widow is now going to have to wait until May 2021 - and that, in turn, has delayed the release of Shang-Chi and The …
In the Heights, Shorcut and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/23/20 at 12:15 PM CT
As I wasn't feeling ups for a full write-up this weekend for the box office, a mini update for you:
Tenet still came out on top, though it dropped to just $4.7 million for a new $36.1 million. It did pass a major milestone as it crossed $250 million worldwide. It will probably not be enough to actually cross profitability but, hey, Christopher Nolan certainly tried.
While numbers aren't …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of September 22 - September 28
Harley Lond - wrote on 09/22/20 at 12:46 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS
An elegy of exile and an epic immersion into the world of rural Italy during the Mussolini years, Francesco Rosi’s sublime adaptation of the memoirs of the painter, physician, and political activist Carlo Levi, "Christ Stopped at Eboli" (1979) brings a monument of 20th-century autobiography to the screen with quiet grace and solemn beauty. Banished to a desolate southern …
New in Theaters Sept. 18: Infidel
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/17/20 at 07:46 PM CT
Anticipation for Tenet has tapered off and with more movies either delaying their openings - or rumors to such a move - it's going to be a bleak fall season for movie theaters. Tenet should have no problem holding on to the top spot - and a few more markets (though not the major markets of New York, Los Angeles or San Franciso... yet) are opening up, so it will be interesting to see what this …
Connected, Happiest Season, Freaky and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/16/20 at 12:15 PM CT
One step forward, two steps back as it now looks like Tenet's ambitious plan to get people back into theaters has not instilled confidence that people are ready to commit to returning. Now that Wonder Woman 1984, The King's Man Candyman have all been delayed, it is sounding more and more like Disney is going to also delay Black Widow (currently scheduled for November 06) and Soul (November 20th) …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of September 15 - September 21
Harley Lond - wrote on 09/15/20 at 01:18 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS
"Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection" is a deluxe box set that includes the latest film by the great Chilean-French artist/filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, "Psychomagic, A Healing Art," as well as "Fando y Lis," "El Topo" and "The Holy Mountain" restored in 4K on Blu-ray, along with new bonus features and CD soundtracks of the latter two titles. At the age of …
Weekend Box Office: Tenet Remains on Top, Broken Hearts Gallery Lands in Fourth
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/13/20 at 09:29 PM CT
Once again, the biggest news over the weekend didn't concern any of the film currently playing at the box office, but rather the uncertain future of theaters. Wonder Woman 1984, which was poised to be the biggest film of October, has been delayed until December - where Dune (which just dropped an amazing first trailer) is still (for the moment) also opening. Another wide release, the horror …
New in Theaters Sept. 11: The Broken Hearts Gallery
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/10/20 at 08:09 PM CT
Tenet finally opened and was... pretty good. And, as predicted, Christopher Nolan's pandemic-era blockbuster IS going to be playing in Los Angeles... in drive-ins at least. Considering drive-in theaters have been making bank of late, it could actually improve the film's chances. In other news, Sony has explicitly stated they will release NO films as long as the pandemic keeps theaters closed - …
The Croods: A New Age, Run and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/09/20 at 08:10 PM CT
Labor Day has come and gone and we can look forward to fall (or winter, if you've gone from high topping 100 to the forties in one day) - but what can we look forward to in movies? Well, if theaters manage to remain open in the coming months, the sequel to The Croods is on the horizon and, sticking to my guns in covering streaming titles of note, the thriller Run (a victim of these Covid times) …
New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of September 8 - September 14
Harley Lond - wrote on 09/08/20 at 12:40 AM CT
THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS
In "Graveyards of Honor" (1975/2002 -- Japanese) Two peerless masters of Japanese cinema - Kinji Fukasaku ("Battles without Honor and Humanity," "Battle Royale") and Takashi Miike ("Dead or Alive," "Audition") - present their own distinctive adaptations of yakuza expert Goro Fujita's gangster novel "Graveyard of Honor," each tapping into the zeitgeist of a distinct period …
Labor Day Weekend Box Office: Tenet Breathes Life Into Theaters
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/07/20 at 09:05 PM CT
Christopher Nolan's long awaited Tenet opened in the U.S. to 65% of theaters (with New York and California still mostly off the table) and, while maybe not quite the smash hit it could have been, brought in enough to buoy a still-unstable industry. It also opened in China to somewhat muted numbers, being topped by The Eight Hundred (in its third weekend) that still looks like it will be the …
New in Theaters Sept. 04: Tenet
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/03/20 at 07:35 PM CT
Here we are: two weeks of tentative testing of the newly-reopened box office has seen decidedly mixed results. Unhinged and X-Men: New Mutants haven't exactly been monster hits, but have performed adequately given the circumstances. But adequate isn't going to be enough for Christopher Nolan's Tenet - no - this is the film that will determine if people are willing to go back to theaters, or if …
Judas And The Black Messiah and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/02/20 at 01:12 PM CT
Another somewhat underwhelming week on the ratings front, which, honestly, I'm expecting for awhile as things are still uncertain on the future of theatrical releases. Streaming is still and option as well, so I'll be keeping my eyes out for any titles of note. Thus I bring you the only film of note this week, Judas And The Black Messiah, which doesn't even come out until next year, but looks to …
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