The Hollywood Outsider

New Releases, as discussed in Ep 56: Lawless – Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy star as bootleggers in Prohibition-era Virginia, trying to get rich and stay alive.  Currently at 65% positive ratings.  Scott’s choice for Pick of the Weekend The Possession – ‘BASED on a true story’ Jefferey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick are parents who’s little daughter becomes obsessed with …

An early review of V/H/S and also Premium Rush; look at upcoming releases The Words and The Cold Light of Day; trailers for HOw To Make Money Selling Drugs and Butter; and on our From the Outside In topic this week: we are talking about what makes a great surprise ending. As always, we also bring you the latest in …

Here are the trailers we’re going to talk about for Episode 57, out soon, as well as a trailer recommendation, The Passion, from one of our listeners. Anything YOU want to see? How To Make Money Selling Drugs Butter The Passion

New Releases on Blu Ray / DVD Tuesday Aug 28th: Movies: Think Like A Man; Battleship; The Lucky One; Pirates; Headhunters; Life Happens; The Moth Diaries; Starship Troopers: Invasion TV: Boardwalk Empire S2; Homeland S1;  In Plain Sight S5; Jersey Shore S5 (REALLY?); Once Upon A Time S1; Sons of Anarchy S4; Walking Dead S2   Here are 2 reviews from …

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% …

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 …

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 …

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

We normally use Facebook and Twitter for any news items and keep the website strictly for the Podcast, but Tony Scott is a director that receives very little credit for his works.  Scott is the lesser known of the Scott brothers, Ridley is the big fish, but Scott has had a strong career of his own.  Top Gun, Beverly Hills …

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 …