Overcoming a delayed release, no matter the reason, is never an easy task for a film to overcome. Any way you look at it, many films that end up being pushed back to a later date never fair too well, but Baz Luhrmann does an OK job at disproving this trend. The Great Gatsby is not a perfect adaptation by far, but there are plenty of elements in this film that avoid making it a complete disaster. Continue reading
The weekend warrior for May 17-19, 2013 includes Star Trek Into Darkness. Box Office Battlefield is a recurring rundown of all the movie releases for the weekend. Every week, movie studios select candidates to enter the glorious battlefield for your hard earned dollars. Box Office Battlefield is here to help you decide which movie(s) will take priority over the others. Continue reading
Topping off the weekend of May 10-12, 2013, Iron Man 3 maintained king of the mountain way to the top, leaving the box office battlefield victorious. Box Office Aftermath is an ongoing column dedicated to recapping the weekend’s total ticket sales. Each week, combatants enter the cinematic war zone, bloodthirsty for your cash. But there can only be one true winner. In Box Office Aftermath, we will take a look at the numbers, how previous contenders fared, and provide a brief analysis of the results. Continue reading
The Mother’s Day weekend warriors for May 10-12, 2013 includes The Great Gatsby and Tyler Perry Presents Peeples. Box Office Battlefield is a recurring rundown of all the movie releases for the weekend. Every week, movie studios select candidates to enter the glorious battlefield for your hard earned dollars. Box Office Battlefield is here to help you decide which movie(s) will take priority over the others. Continue reading
Opening in theaters everywhere this weekend is yet another glitz and glam film by Baz Lurhmann, The Great Gatsby. Luhrmann is no stranger to adapting famous works of literature – he has worked with Leonardo DiCaprio before in Romeo + Juliet. All of the marketing efforts leading up to the big release is that the film will be a contemporary take on the classic novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald while still taking place in the 1920s. Watch the full trailer after the break if you’d like to get a big taste of what’s in store. Continue reading
Whether we like it or not, these amazing set photos of Megan Fox jumping on a trampoline signify that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot is coming and there is nothing we can do about it. Based on these images alone, it’s almost as if Megan Fox was born to play this role. Now that production is finally underway, after years of pre-production shenanigans, the road to the new TMNT will be quite the interesting journey. See the rest of the set photos of Megan Fox after the break. Continue reading
Topping off the weekend of May 3-5, 2013, Iron Man 3 soared its way to the top, leaving the box office battlefield victorious. Box Office Aftermath is an ongoing column dedicated to recapping the weekend’s total ticket sales. Each week, combatants enter the cinematic war zone, bloodthirsty for your cash. But there can only be one true winner. In Box Office Aftermath, we will take a look at the numbers, how previous contenders fared, and provide a brief analysis of the results. Continue reading
Mad Men is a show that has an incredible sense of place. Not every major world event from the 1960s appears, but from the settings, attire, and the way the characters treat one another is one of the greatest elements of the show. A more than shocking event took place recently as Matthew Weiner had the show tackle the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. This week, we may see a little fallout from the event, but it appears in episode 6, “For Immediate Release,” everyone is back to business. See a sneak peak after the break. Continue reading
Exactly one year after Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, audiences every where have been anxiously awaiting Marvel Studios‘ Iron Man 3. You would think with how successful The Avengers has become, Iron Man 3 should have no problem coasting toward success. Financially, Iron Man 3 should do gangbusters – it already has overseas – but since Marvel has opened Pandora’s box to a greater cinematic universe, the true victory will rely on whether this film can hold up on its own without the crutch of the other Avengers. Continue reading
The weekend warrior for May 3-5, 2013 includes Iron Man 3. Box Office Battlefield is a recurring rundown of all the movie releases for the weekend. Every week, movie studios select candidates to enter the glorious battlefield for your hard earned dollars. Box Office Battlefield is here to help you decide which movie(s) will take priority over the others. Continue reading
