‘Transformers’ tops $200 million
Paramount’s action sequel “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” capped its dramatic debut with a vengeance, ringing up $112 million in estimated weekend box office for a competition-crunching domestic cumulative of $201.2 million since storming theaters Wednesday.
Matched against the first five days of all previous film releases, the “Transformers” tally falls below only that of last summer’s “The Dark Knight,” which debuted with $203.8 million during a Friday-to-Tuesday span. With another $181.6 million coming from overseas, the global gross for the second “Transformers” now stands at $363.2 million. Read the story »
Movie Review: My Sister’s Keeper
Remarkable in concept and utterly exquisite in its execution, My Sister’s Keeper is a domestic drama at the deeply conflicted crossroads of family wounds and medical healing, that would have baffled even Solomon as to the ultimate value of a child. Along with the enduring dilemma of how far science should go, in prolonging patient suffering, disregarding human self-determination and quality of life issues, and challenging the inevitability of death. Read the story »
Movie Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
In Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, a Decepticon — one of those evil robots that looks like a junk heap of pewter shards designed by H.R. Giger — floats around in space, where it sends a ball of fire rocketing to Earth. The asteroid-like object hits the ocean, where it emerges as a prancing metallic cougar, which then vomits out a mass of ball bearings, which somehow assemble themselves into a super-thin droid that’s like a Calder sculpture made entirely of jackknives. And it’s this dude who gets down to business, attempting to steal the shard that will animate the dormant Decepticons hidden on Earth. The sheer velocity of all this shape-shifting is dizzying and funny and zigzag cool. The sequence serves no real purpose beyond dazzle for dazzle’s sake, but when you’re watching it, that’s purpose enough. Revenge of the Fallen has a number of dead spots, but every time the movie hits one, you can sit back in eager, childish anticipation of the next feat of industrial whirligig diversion. Read the story »
Movie Trailer: Shutter Island
Shutter Island
Release Date: October 2, 2009
Genre: Psychological Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Yet Available
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: Laeta Kalogridis
Movie Website: ShutterIsland.com
Actors/Actresses: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Max von Sydow Read the story »
Movie Trailer: The Road
The Road
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: Not Yet Available
Director: John Hillcoat
Screenwriter: Joe Penhall, Nick Wechsler
Movie Website: TheRoad-movie.com
Actors/Actresses: Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Kodi Smit-McPhee Read the story »
Movie News
New Movies in Theaters June 26, 2009Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi MPAA Rating: PG-13 Trailer Movie Website: Transformersmovie.com Studio:...
Katherine Heigl to Star in “Life as We Know It”Katherine Heigl (”Grey’s Anatomy”) will star in the romance film Life as We Know It for Warner Bros., says Variety....
New Halloween 2 PosterHere is the latest poster art from Hallween II that Rob Zombie premiered on his MySpace Music page. Check out the larger image below....
Movies Opening June 19, 2009The Proposal Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG-13 Studio: Touchstone Pictures (Disney) Director: Anne Fletcher Screenwriter: Peter Chiarelli Trailer Movie...
Brad Pitt Poster Art for Inglourious BasterdsWe received some new poster art for Quentin Tarantino’s movie Inglourious Basterds featuring Brad Pitt. The larger image of the...
Movie Reviews:
Movie Review: The Proposal“The Proposal” won’t catch any bouquets for originality, but in terms of a bended-knee pitch for the affections of women...
Movie Review: Imagine ThatGetting in touch with his PG side, Eddie Murphy is into continued makeover mode navigating the hurdles of perplexed fatherhood and...
Movie Review: Land of the LostTime travel toilet humor meets sci-fi grossout in Brad Silberling’s Land Of The Lost, a spoof of a popular 1970s Saturday morning...
Movie Review: The Brothers BloomThe Brothers Bloom is a con-artist movie in which the title siblings, played by a cocksure Mark Ruffalo and a morosely abashed Adrien...
Movie Trailers
Movie Trailer: BandslamBandslam Release Date: August 14, 2009 Genre: Family, Musical MPAA Rating: PG Director: Todd Graff Screenwriter: Josh A. Cagan,...
Movie Trailer: New MoonNew Moon Release Date: November 20, 2009 Genre: Romance, Thriller MPAA Rating: Not Yet Available Studio: Summit Entertainment Director:...
Movie Trailer: ShrinkShrink Release Date: July 24, 2009 (Limited) Genre: Comedy, Drama MPAA Rating: R Studio: Roadside Attractions Director: Jonas Pate Screenwriter:...
Movie Trailer: The Boat That RockedThe Boat That Rocked Release Date: August 28, 2009 Genre: Comedy, Romance MPAA Rating: R Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Richard...
In Theaters
New Movies in Theaters June 26, 2009Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi MPAA Rating: PG-13 Trailer Movie Website: Transformersmovie.com Studio:...
Movies Opening June 19, 2009The Proposal Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG-13 Studio: Touchstone Pictures (Disney) Director: Anne Fletcher Screenwriter: Peter Chiarelli Trailer Movie...
Movies Opening June 12, 2009Imagine That Genre: Comedy, Fantasy MPAA Rating: PG Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Karey Kirkpatrick Screenwriter: Ed Solomon,...
Coming Soon
The Box Office
‘Transformers’ tops $200 millionParamount’s action sequel “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” capped its dramatic debut with a vengeance, ringing...
‘The Hangover’ hangs on to top spot with $33.4M“The Hangover” hung around the top spot in domestic rankings for the second straight weekend, ringing up an estimated...
New to DVD
June 16, 2009 DVD ReleasesFriday the 13th Genre: Horror MPAA Rating: R Trailer Movie Website: Fridaythe13thmovie.com Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures) Director:...
June 2, 2009 DVD ReleasesHe’s Just Not That Into YouGenre: Comedy, RomanceMPAA Rating: PG-13Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Pictures)Director: Ken...
