Weekend Box Office -  "Lee Daniels' The Butler" was number one with $17 million at the box office, "We're The Millers" was number two bringing in $13.5 million, and "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" opened at number three with $9.3 million.

 

 

                                                                             

 

 

Warner Bros. recently announced that Ben Affleck will play Batman in the upcoming sequel to "The Man of Steel". The movie which is to be entitled "Superman/Batman" will be the first time these two legendary characters have shared the same movie screen. To say that fan response has been less than favorable is an understatement. Some of it has been downright nasty and utterly mean spirited. The backlash is due in large part to Affleck's previous portrayal of the Marvel Comics sightless superhero in "Daredevil". Given the actor recent movie roles in "The Town", "Argo", and the upcoming "Runner Runner" where he plays a villainous casino owner. I say the actor deserves the benefit of the doubt. Let's give this a wait and see. Let's remember, it's often not the actor, but the director that dictates the direction of a character's portrayal in their movie. Zach Snyder is a rock solid director, not to mention Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight trilogy") is the producer of this new franchise. Fingers crossed anyway.

 

                                                                            

 

 

Robert Rodriguez does it again with the sequel to his hit movie "Machete". Danny Trejo returns as the title character in "Machete Kills". All of the action and insanity that makes one of these movie's fun is present in the trailer for this movie sequel. No surprise there since the first movie started out as a faux trailer that was a part of "The Grindhouse Double Feature". This trailer features the cast in hilarious who's who scenes that ends with a jaw dropping surprise. Check this trailer out!

 

                                                                                 

                                                                                   

On DVD/Bluray and also available as streaming video on Netflix, "Cabin in the Woods" is probably one of the most entertaining films in the horror genre released in recent years. Produced and co-written by Joss Whedon and Director Drew Goddard with all the combo of horror and humor that only those two could pull off so effectively. I finally had an opportunity to watch this movie and thank heaven no one ruined the surprises for me. If you have been as fortunate, see it before someone decides to spoil it for you.