Tag Archives: cinema

Weekend Box Office Aug 24-26

Stallone’s old-men-0n-a-mission opus ‘The Expendables 2’ repeated #1 at the North American Box Office this weekend with $13.4 million, according to final numbers.  That puts the film at $52.2m to date…about $12m behind the total of the 1st Expendables, but the 2nd weekend hold was roughly the same.  Look for Expendables 2 to end up about $80m, or about 20% …

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New Releases – Weekend Aug 24-26

Want to know what the new releases are this weekend?  Well here you go: Premium Rush: Joseph Gordon-Levitt darts around town as a bike messenger trying to get a package delivered and also the hell away from villain Michael Shannon.  Currently at 70% positive reviews.  Very impressive for this kind of thriller. The Apparition: Ashley Green & Sebastian Stan star …

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Episode 56 – Expendable HO’s

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 …

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Episode 55 – Hit and Run HO’s

Reviews of Hit and Run, The Bourne Legacy and The Campaign; discussing upcoming releases including The Apparition and Premium Rush; new trailers for Trouble With the Curve and Red Dawn; our From the Outsider In topic this week: what characters from other film series’ would we like to spun off into their own film. As always, we also bring you …

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Weekend Box Office Aug 10-12

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 …

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Red Dawn (2012) finally has a trailer!

Our apologies for having this up on the Facebook page, but not the website.  Sometimes one is simply easier than the other.  That said – WOLVERINES!!! For those that don’t remember, Red Dawn was a Patrick Swayze classic about teens defending America against a huge invasion.  Well, this remake is hitting the same notes but was filmed 3 years ago, when …

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Episode 54 – HOtal Recall

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 …

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Weekend Box Office – Aug 3-5

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 …

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Episode 53 – HO Watch

We’re reviewing The Watch and Moonrise Kingdom; discussing upcoming releases including The Bourne Legacy and The Campaign; new trailers for Paranormal Activity 4, Skyfall and Cloud Atlas; our From the Outsider In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on the recent run of remakes and reboots. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news …

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