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 …
Read More »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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Here are the trailers we’ll be talking about on tonights show…give them a look…especially at how Channing Tatum manages to make himself look so…older. 10 Years The Last Stand
Read More »Weekend Box Office Aug 17-19
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 …
Read More »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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Here are the trailers we will be talking about on tomorrow’s new episode of The HO. Trouble With the Curve Red Dawn
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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