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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire surpasses Iron Man 3 as the top grossing film of 2013

Posted 12 years ago

Unsurprisingly, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE has surpassed IRON MAN 3's domestic box office, making it the top grossing film of 2013. I say unsurprisingly because both franchises have a huge built-in fanbase making them both equal contenders for the...

C’mon, Hollywood: Why exactly did Oldboy bomb?

Posted 12 years ago

Remakes are always controversial no matter who’s attached to the project, the number of years it’s been since the original was released, how good the first one was, etc. With directors ranging from Justin Lin to Steven Spielberg, the OLDBOY...

World War Z tops $500 million worldwide; becomes star Brad Pitt’s highest grossing film

Posted 13 years ago

Well, we certainly didn't see this coming! Although there were those who doubted that Marc Forster's WORLD WAR Z would be a hit, many expected the film to be a box office success, especially considering it starred one of Hollywood's...

Face-Off: Batman – Michael Keaton vs. Christian Bale

Posted 13 years ago

Last week, you chose the Pale Man over the pale child, as fantasy PAN’S LABYRINTH won out over ghost story THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE in the showdown to see which of Guillermo Del Toro’s most praised Spanish-language films was tops. This...

Face-Off: Pan’s Labyrinth vs. The Devil’s Backbone

Posted 13 years ago

In the previous Face-Off, you chose the workforce over college life by selecting MONSTERS INC. over its prequel, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY. With PACIFIC RIM hitting theaters on Friday, this week’s Face-Off pits two of Guillermo del Toro’s best films, 2006’s PAN’S...

Face-Off: Monsters Inc. vs. Monsters University

Posted 13 years ago

In the previous Face-Off, Owen Wilson trumped fellow Wedding Crasher Vince Vaughn and you, the readers, mostly agreed that he belonged at the head table. With Pixar yet again dominating the box office, this week’s Face-Off pits the studio’s fourth...

The Purge earns its budget back in one night!

Posted 13 years ago

I’ve got a feeling we’re going to start hearing the term “microbudget” thrown around a lot more soon. Universal Pictures’ microbudget thriller THE PURGE, which had a budget of approximately $3 million, has made that money back in one night, the...

Where on the Shelf Is…The Films of Frederick Wiseman?

Posted 13 years ago

Welcome to “Where on the Shelf Is…” In this column, I look at great TV shows and movies that have never been on DVD and/or Blu-ray. For your pleasure and out of all of our frustrations, this column examines the...

Dredd kicks ass in the home video market; is a sequel still possible?

Posted 13 years ago

For all of us who wondered WTF?! when DREDD flopped badly during its theatrical run – not just here in North America, but across the globe – take heed: the kickass lawman is not down for the count. Having debuted...

Texas Chainsaw 3D revs up a sequel!

Posted 13 years ago

So TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D basically made back it’s entire budget over the course of the weekend, which means it’s all gravy for Lionsgate from here on out. It also means the company has greenlit a sequel to the franchise, which...