Terminator Genisys movie review: back from the future… again
I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu.
Terminator Salvation
question of the day: Sam Worthington as Dracula? How else can the Universal Monster reboot go down in flames?
So, we have Benicio Del Toro about to land as the Wolfman, and now we get word that Sam Worthington may be playing Dracula in a Summer 2011 flick. What’s going on is this: Universal is trying to reboot its Universal Monsters brand. Besides Dracula and the Wolfman, the Universal Monsters stable includes Frankenstein, the … more…
trailer break: ‘Clash of the Titans’ teaser
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I guess this is cool and all, but why does it feel really familiar? Should I have been getting flashes of The Lord of the Rings from a story set in the ancient world? Maybe I’m just worn out from these kinds of movies. I’ll certainly see … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Up’ opens in the stratosphere
I really wish the U.K. box office numbers were available earlier in the week…: 1. Up: £6.4 million (NEW) 2. Zombieland: £1.2 million (NEW) 3. The Invention of Lying: £1.1 million (2nd week; drops 38%) 4. Fame: £.91 million (3rd week; drops 49%) 5. Love Happens: £.56 million (NEW) (actual numbers, not estimates) Unsurprisingly, the … more…
question of the day: How will McG bump ‘Terminator Salvation’ up to an R rating?
Oh, the way they gouge fans. Turns out that when Terminator Salvation is released on DVD this autumn, it’ll be rated R for “some violence and brief nudity.” As I wrote recently about this very topic over at Film.com: Yup, because brief nudity is what was needed to make this movie suck less. As you … more…
trailer break: ‘Avatar’ teaser
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I always welcome a new James Cameron movie, and this looks pretty much like, you know, a James Cameron movie: I see flashes of Aliens in this, and The Abyss, and that’s fine. But I simply cannot conceive of the 3D being so mindblowing as to push … more…
North American box office: ‘District 9’ hovers at the top of the weekend
The film earned back its budget — and then some — in three days: 1. District 9: $37.4 million (NEW) 2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $22.3 million (2nd week; drops 59%) 3. The Time Traveler’s Wife: $18.6 million (NEW) 4. Julie & Julia: $12 million (2nd week; drops 40%) 5. G-Force: $6.9 million … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ doesn’t fall
Just a quick look at last weekend as we head into this one: 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: £8.3 million (NEW) 2. The Hangover: £2.2 million (2nd week; drops 30%) 3. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £.82 million 4. Terminator Salvation: £.8 million (3rd week; drops 59%) 5. Angels & Demons: … more…
U.K. box office: ‘The Hangover’ hits Britain
Though not quite as strongly as it did North America: 1. The Hangover: £3.19 million (NEW) 2. Terminator Salvation: £1.95 million (2nd week; drops 72%) 3. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £1.08 million (4th week; drops 55%) 4. Drag Me to Hell: £.53 million (3rd week; drops 53%) 5. Angels & Demons: … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Terminator Salvation’ biggest opening of the year
Machines rule: 1. Terminator Salvation: £6.9 million (NEW) 2. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £2.4 million (3rd week; up 18%) 3. Drag Me to Hell: £1.3 million (2nd week; drops 33%) 4. Angels & Demons: £1.1 million (4th week; up 2%) 5. Star Trek: £.85 million (5th week; drops 2%) (actual numbers, … more…
