Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Cinemascope Break
Sunday, December 14, 2008
CinemaScope 12/14
This weekend saw the remake of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still” starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connolly take the box office crown with 31 Million dollars. Only one other movie made over 10 Million and that was Four Christmases which is now just under 90 Million total for the holiday flick. The only other new release this week was Nothing like the Holidays starring John Leguizamo only taking in 3.5 Million.
1. The Day the Earth Stood Still - 31 Million (New Release)
2. Four Christmases – 13.2 Million (1)
3. Twilight – 8 Million (2)
4. Bolt – 7.5 Million (3)
5. Australia – 4.2 Million (4)
Next week two big stars have films coming out, Will Smith has Seven Pounds coming out which has Smith as a man who will change the lives of seven people. Also Jim Carrey has Yes Man coming out which has Carrey starring as a man who signs up for a self help class and instructs him to say yes to everything.
Twilight Sequel: New Moon has a new director –
Yesterday Summit Entertainment confirmed that there is a new director and his name is Chris Weitz who has directed the Golden Compass. The next film in the Twilight series is expected to come out in late 2009 or spring 2010. To read the whole press release from Summit, click here.
Wolverine to host the Oscars?-
News came down earlier this week that Hugh Jackman is going to host the upcoming 81st Academy Awards to much surprise. It should definitely make for an interesting show and hopefully the first in a move towards younger and more popular hosts to the show.
Frank Miller Talks 300 and Sin City 2 –
Superhero Hype had a great discussion with Frank Miller about possible 300 and Sin City sequels. He let something out about how he hopes to work with Robert Rodriguez again for Sin City 2 and that although Mickey Rourke said he doesn’t know if he’ll come back Frank hopes he does since Marv has a big part in Sin City 2. Click here to read the whole story.
Small News Bits –
The Dark Knight breaks Blu-Ray record –
The Dark Knight came out on DVD on Tuesday and sold 600,000 Blu Ray copies in its first day and is expected to hit 1 Million when the final numbers come out on Tuesday.
A new Nightmare –
Shock Till You Drop talked to Brad Fuller who is along with Michael Bay trying to get “A Nightmare on Elm Street” remade. According to Fuller they will start shooting in the spring. Get the whole story and whether or not Robert Englund will be back over at Shocktillyoudrop.com.
Couture joins The Expendables –
Stallone’s next film “The Expendables” which already has a huge group of stars which include himself, Jet-Li and Jason Statham, now has added UFC superstar Randy Couture to the action flick which could be a huge hit when it comes out.
Videos of the week –
Terminator Salvation Trailer –
The full trailer for Terminator: Salvation is now out and it looks good. Christian Bale and Sam Worthington star in the next chapter in the Terminator story as the future war is now here and things have changed. Click here to check out the trailer.
Dragonball Evolution Trailer –
The Japanese anime Dragonball Z has finally made it to the big screen and recently undergone a title change from Dragonball to Dragonball Evolution. Click here for the new international trailer courtesy of IGN.com
Knowing Trailer –
Earlier in the fall a teaser for Nicholas Cage’s new film Knowing was released but earlier this week a full trailer came out and it gives a better explanation of the plot of the film. Click here to check it out.
Wolverine Trailer –
The Day the Earth Stood Still came out on Friday and it was the only place to see the new trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The official site has came up and on Monday night the trailer will officially be put online so you can bet we will have it up headlining our videos of the week next Sunday.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Cinemascope 12/7
-New Director for Twilight Sequel?
Right Before I started to write this, this afternoon news came out that rumors are flooding the internet that Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke is not going to be rehired for New Moon, the Twilight Sequel that was greenlit about two weeks ago. Summit Entertainment is said to be ready to make an announcement in a few days and that the Editor Nancy Richardson was the one who saved the film. Click here to read the whole story.
The weekend after thanksgiving weekend is normally a slow weekend for movies and this year was no different. The top seven movies for the most part stay the same and that means Four Christmases with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon make it two weeks in a row for the holiday flick putting there two week total at just over 70 million, about ten million short of the production budget. The two new openings didn’t crack the top seven as Punisher: Warzone only makes 4 million and shows that The Punisher needs a new direction and Punisher to be successful. Cadillac Records opened to a limited opening and was able to grab 9th on the box office list with 3.5 Million.
1. Four Christmases – 18.1 Million
2. Twilight – 13.1 Million
3. Bolt – 9.6 Million
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5. Quantum of Solace – 6.6 Million
-Will Smith talks “I Am Legend” Prequel
Will Smith gives us clues to the potential Legend prequel that Warner Brothers and himself are trying to put together. Click here for the story.
IGN UK has an interview up that took place earlier this week where they talk to Frank Miller and he has some encouraging news about Sin City 2 and that they could be filming as soon as April! To read the whole story Click Here.
Small News bits!
-Variety reports that Warner Brothers will be Rereleasing “The Dark Knight” into theaters on January 23rd as part of there Oscar promotion.
-Some new stills from Wolverine has surfaced courtesy of Movieweb.
A trailer for the Friday the 13th remake is here.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Quick review of this week so far
Tuesday Britney Spears birthday and the release of Circus...she performed on GMA from the Big Apple Circus how fitting...to sum it up it was freakin sweet and she looks like shes getting back to form definitely a long way since last years VMAs...i wouldnt say completely back to her oldself but almost there...
Last night...Tree lighting at Rockefellar Center(gonna have to go there a few times this winter) it was pretty cool with a ton of performances...then there was the Grammy nomination concert thing which didnt do much for me except bring up a big thing prepare for this....
HOW WERE THE JONAS BROTHERS IN ROCKEFELLAR CENTER PERFORMING LIVE BETWEEN 7-9 PM EASTERN TIME AND THEN BEING INTERVIEWED "LIVE" BY LL COOL J IN DOWNTOWN LA AT LIKE 915 EASTERN TIME????? someone was lying about being live and im assuming it was CBS and the Grammy show since i know people who were at the tree lighting....hmmmmmmmmmmm????
But its alright CBS made up for that with the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show which was freakin awesome as always...lots of faces in the crowd including Diddy, Paris, Martha, Terrence Howard and Russel Simmons...of course it wasnt live it was filmed last month...lots of beautiful models as usual...but i have to give it up to Mrs. Heidi Klum aka the wife of Seal and host of Project Runway...im just saying shes like 36 and has had 3 kids and still has a body like that wooooooo and to make things even better shes married to Seal whos the freakin Man!!!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Four Christmases wins Thanksgiving weekend Box Office-
Official number won’t be in till tomorrow morning but Four Christmases will make an estimated 31.6 Million over the weekend to knock off last weeks winner Twilight. The big name Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon comedy is probably the biggest holiday movie of the year will most likely be a big money maker till the end of the year.
Bolt was a surprise in the standings and is estimated to actually go up almost 2 percent in weekend earnings and will finish with around 26.5 Million.
Twilight dropped to third with 26.3 Million, that’s more than a 60 percent drop off from last weekend but there is still time today and it’s possible Bolt and Twilight could flip flop by the morning.
James Bond’s Quantum of Solace and the blockbuster flop Australia finished 4th and 5th with 19.5 and 14.8 million respectively.
The last new movie opening up this weekend was Transporter 3 which finished 7th just under Madagascar 2.
Next weekend there isn’t much action with new releases but the biggest release of the weekend will be “Cadillac Records which chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in Chicago of the 1950s and 60s, the film follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's greatest musical legends.” - info via filmjabber.com
Cadillac Records stars Adrien Brody, Beyonce Knowles, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short and Emmanuelle Chriqui.
Punisher: WarZone is the other new release this weekend. With Thomas Jane out as the Punisher and Ray Stevenson in, this movie has lost a lot of appeal so don’t expect this one to make the big bucks.
LeBron the Movie?–
Lionsgate have acquired the rights to MORE THAN A GAME, a documentary about the varsity team at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, who travel a winding road from a rundown gymnasium to national glory and NBA riches, seeking to remain a tight-knit quintet even as LeBron James becomes a megamillionaire. The film is said not to be merely a record of James' achievements but as a feel-good story of overcoming adversity.
- Credit to joblo.com
Terminator Salvation Poster-
On Tuesday a motion poster was released for the upcoming Terminator: Salvation film that’s going to drop this summer. Although no new news about the film has surfaced the poster is pretty cool and comes with some pretty cool music that brings back memories.
Click here for the poster.
Twilight Sequel Greenlit-
Earlier this week Summit Entertainment announced that the sequel to Twilight has been greenlit and it will be based off of New Moon the second book in the Twilight series and production already has been given a March start date.
Small news bits:
Gambit is here!-
A Photo of Gambit from the upcoming Wolverine has surfaced. Check it out here.
Notorious Poster-
A new poster for the Biggie Smalls Biopic “Notorious” which will come out in January can be seen here.
Videos of the week:
New Star Trek Trailer
- Slyar looks sick as Spock!
Funny Toy Story 2/Dark Knight Trailer Mash Up
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
NFL Week 12
1 - NY Giants - nothing to say here they can win with running, passing, defense, and now even special teams.
2 - NY Jets - Brett is now used to the system and as a result they have won 5 straight including over the Pats in Foxsborough and the undefeated Titans in Nashville...they have a top 5 defense like the Titans but they are also top 5 in scoring
3 - Titans - as much as i know they are not going anywhere but they are here because they are 10-1...we'll see who they are the last 2 games against Pittsburgh and a rejuvenated Indy
4 - Colts - 7-4, rejuvenated, healthy, Peyton, Vinatieri, no one wants a piece of them, Period.
5 - Steelers - So low because of inconsistent Offense, i mean come at home against San Diegos worst ranked pass defense and you only score 3 FGs. They got lucky the defense got a safety. And now this week they have to deal with the resurgent Pats and Matt Cassel...and guess what if they lose and the Ravens win they're tied for the division lead!
6 - Cardinals - On any given day there gonna score Alot. but they still cant run and there Defense is up and down so who knows.
7 - The Tampa Bay Bucs - why not right? They can run, they play awesome Defense, and Jeff Garcia is an animal.
8 - Panthers - they can be so much higher but whats with all this inconsistency people???
9 - Redskins - they have 4 losses and still have the Giants one more time...Portis is hurt but playing but for how long? they are still much better the Cowboys tho because they have a TEAM factor.
10 - Patriots - the only reason they are this low at 10 is because they arent currently in the playoffs..no one should at all be surprised to see the Pats make the playoffs because the way Cassel is playing with 400 pass yards in 2 straight games and rushing TDs...and now hes throwing deep to Moss...watch out Steelers....
