Released: February 19, 2016. Directed by Stephen Hopkins. Starring Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree. Runtime: 2 hr 14 min. Taking on a dual meaning title, Race follows the awe-inspiring story of Jesse Owens gearing up towards his stint at the 1936 Olympics in a Germany under the start of the Hitler regime. Stephan James … Continue reading Race (2016)
Released: August 1, 2014. Directed by: Tate Taylor. Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd. Runtime: 139 min. Timelines in biography films can be difficult to depict, especially when dealing with a 54-year timeline that the ambitious Tate Taylor tackles while depicting the life story of James Brown, the Godfather of soul. Wow, though, Taylor … Continue reading Get on Up (2014)
This list is a lot late, but I still wanted to see a few more films before making my list. I still have a lot to go, but I'm pleased with the current Top 20 I have at the moment. I might do an article later in the year with an unofficial updated list, just … Continue reading Top 20 Films of 2013
2013 has been a decent year for movies, and it's improving in both quality, and in regards of box office earnings. And I think it can only get better from here, at least in terms of quality. So far, I've seen 36 movies that have been released in 2013, and I've missed quite a few … Continue reading Brief-ish Recap of 2013’s Movies So Far
After Earth might do pretty well this weekend, but it also might suffer under the shadows of summer blockbusters. Those who see it will be seeing it for Will Smith, I'd think. No one's going to say "I'm seeing this for M. Night Shymalan because he's been on … Continue reading May 29 – June 2 Box Office Predictions: ‘After Earth’, ‘Now You See Me’
J.J. Abrams returns to the directing chair for the hotly anticipated sequel to 2009's Star Trek. Star Trek stands at an excellent 8.0 rating on IMDb, and has a seat in the IMDb Top 250 at #224. The movie has a solid fan base and since four years is more than enough time to generate … Continue reading May 16-18 Box Office Predictions: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
History isn't on The Great Gatsby's side. For whatever reason, Warner Bros. shows the preference to release summer movies on the second weekend, where they can either flop or prosper, based on the reception of the movie that starts the summer. They can either do decent business (Dark Shadows opened to $29.68 million against The Avengers; and Robin … Continue reading May 10-12 Box Office Predictions: ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Peeples’
Iron Man 3 now has the second highest opening weekend of all-time, with a $174.1 million opening. Bring on the summer season! Title: Result -- Prediction -- Difference (Over/Under) 1. Iron Man 3: $174,144,585 -- $166.016M -- $8, 128, 585 under 2. Pain and Gain: $7,511,315 -- $9, 595, 900 -- $2, 084, 585 over … Continue reading May 3-5 Box Office Results
Movies similar to Iron Man 3 open to an average $87.72 million. The first Iron Man opened to $98.62 million while the second opened to $128.12 million. The Marvel franchise has an established fan base, and this movie's going to have one of the best opening weekends ever. The popularity of The Avengers has helped … Continue reading May 3-5 Box Office Predictions: ‘Iron Man 3’
The following article is courtesy of Joe over at Two Dude Review. Also, I'm a part of a box office game with him and a few others (Nick of Cinematic Katzenjammer, Shane of FilmRehab, and Jason and Trevor, both of Movie Mavericks). It's pretty fun, silly me for waiting until now to mention it. Trevor of … Continue reading ‘Oblivion’ Starts off Blockbuster Season with $37M
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