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On The HO this week: We review The Expendables 2; look at upcoming releases including Lawless and The Possession; review a couple of listener requested items (yep, including Honey Boo Boo); and on our extended From the Outside In topic this week: we talk about some of our most anticipated shows of the new Fall TV season. As always, we …

The Expendables 2 opened to $28.5m  this weekend, according to final numbers.  While that’s a good opening, it’s weaker than the original film…most attribute that to the novelty wore out as well as a very crowded slate of flicks.  That said, the Cinemascore’s for the sequel are much higher than they were for the original, and word-of-mouth as well as critics …

Jeremy Renner’s assuming the lead in The Bourne Legacy from franchise stablemate Matt Damon, seems to have started off strong…with an estimated $38.1 million   opening this weekend.  Industry experts predicted a much higher opening, but this film is a reboot and a spin-off, it has more in common with Casino Royale than it does a Bourne sequel.  We’ll have our review …

Spoiler-free review of Total Recall and the new to home video: ATM; discussing upcoming releases including The Expendables 2 and Sparkle; new trailers for Zero Dark Thirty and Silent Hill Revelation 3D; our From the Outsider In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on video game films. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news …

The Dark Knight Rises held the #1 slot for the 3rd week in a row.  Christopher Nolan’s conclusion to his epic Dark Knight trilogy is holding strong and will have no problem breezing past $400 million domestic, and has already cleared $730 million worldwide.  The film has done well enough that you can rest assured someone, somewhere, is writing a new …

We review ‘Think Like A Man’ this week, as well as look at upcoming releases ‘The Avengers’, ‘Mother’s Day’ and ‘LOL’. We also discuss the latest movie and TV news (which actor was cast as Noah; what franchise might Guy Pearce be joining; you’ll never believe which famous actor is joining the Machete sequel; and more).  Scott does double duty …

Weekend estimates are in and Marky Mark Wahlberg once again conquered the box office with his newest deep dram…I mean randon action thriller ‘Contraband’.  Beauty And The Beast 3D didn’t hit the heights of the Lion King release, but it still opened strong enough to warrant more 3D Disney flicks IN YOUR FACE!  Dolly Parton’s newest non-classic opened to an …