The Hollywood Outsider

Weekend Box Office – Earth Disappears

            Well, Fast & Furious 6 continued to zip past everyone else, even as it dropped 64% to $34.5 million for $170m total so far.  By next week, Diesel and his crew should easily pass the $215m of Fast Five for the biggest film yet in the long running franchise.  Worldwide, it’s already past $400m …

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Now You See Me – Movie Review

          There are two types of magic tricks: The one that dazzles you with its ‘HOW did that HAPPEN?!’ mystery, and the other that your generally inebriated friend does at parties.  You know, the one where you can’t quite figure it out, and after you do…it wasn’t nearly as impressive as it should have been?  The …

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Episode 95 Trailers

Here are the trailers we’re talking about on this week’s all-new HO! 1st up – We’re the Millers: Jason Sudeikis stars as a drug dealer who pairs up with a stripper (Jennifer Anniston) and two lost teens to pose as a family and smuggle a LOT of drugs across the border. 2nd – Don Jon: Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes, directs and stars as a …

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The Hangover III – Movie Review

              Starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms Directed by Todd Phillips Phil, Stu and Alan are back for the (at least promised) finale to the Hangover series.  Although the novelty wore out its welcome after the initial film, the third installment brings an original plot that is more interesting than the carbon copy …

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Episode 94 Trailers

Here are the trailers for this week’s all-new HO – Episode 94.  Europa Report, a sci-fi flick about surviving in space, and VHS 2…a sequel to the found footage flick from last year.  Check them out… Europa Report VHS 2 Red Band Trailer

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Weekend Box Office – Darkness Wins

                    Star Trek Into Darkness took #1 at the weekend box office, as expected.  Unfortunately, its estimated $70 million opening was smaller than the previous film’s $79m opening in 2009.  As the film officially opened on Thursday, some of that number was offset and in total, Trek 2 took in $84m since its Thursday …

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