Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Weekend Box Office - "Furious 7" continued its record breaking box office run at number one with $18.2 million, "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2" starring Kevin James reprising the title role was number two with $15.5 million, and "Age of Adaline" starring Blake Lively as the titular character who stops growing old at age 29 was number three with $13.3 million.

                                                                             
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJYPYYOndBM

Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" will finally open in theaters this Friday. This movie plans to take the Marvel Cinematic Universe to new heights and introduce us to more characters and prepare us for even more to come. Brace yourself and keep both eyes wide open, this will be one very wild ride.

                                                                             
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT9pBBOxlTc

                                                                                 

Disney's "Tomorrowland" opens on May 22 and we finally get a look at more of this highly secretive movie. The plot and filming of this movie was such a huge secret that there was no information on what this movie was about. Our first glimpse was when we finally got a teaser that revealed that actor George Clooney was starring in the movie. Check out the latest trailer for this upcoming movie.

                                                                              

"The Flash" on The CW Network counts down to its first season finale. Tonight's episode entitled "The Trap" brings the villainous Reverse Flash out of the shadows and right into the open. Expect the spotlight to firmly on one of the most iconic Flash villains and get a potential glimpse at Barry's future.

                                                                                 

"Arrow" The CW Network's hit show rapidly approaches its third season finale. Tomorrow's episode entitled "Al Sah-Him" (literally The Arrow") shows our hero's transformation into Ra's Al Ghul's successor which will make you ask so many questions. Does he really plan to go through with this? How far will he go? Will he actually become the new head of The League of Assassins? Almost anything seems likely from this very exciting show.

                                                                               

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Weekend Box Office - "Furious 7" the latest installment of "The Fast and Furious" franchise was number one with $29.1 million, "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2" starring Kevin James debuted at number two with $24 million, and social media themed horror movie "Unfriended" debuted at number three with $16 million.

                                                                                  

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"  has released their first trailer. The trailer reveals a very dark tone to this much anticipated movie. This is not surprising, especially since they are taking cues from the graphic novel "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" by Frank Miller. The now classic story features an epic battle between The Dark Knight and The Man of Steel much like the upcoming movie.

                                                                                  
                                                                               

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has unveiled a new trailer that reveals more scenes from the upcoming movie. We are given a definite sense from what we are shown that this movie will more closely resemble the original "Star Wars" movies instead of the prequels. As an added bonus we also get teased with two very familiar faces.

                                                                                  

Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" the highly anticipated sequel to Marvel's "The Avengers" is less than two weeks away. As we get closer to the movie's release date we can hopefully look forward to more trailers and even more scenes from the movie that hint at some surprising reveals. 

                                                                                  

"Arrow & The Flash - Three Minute Fight Club" is a great must watch promo from the CW Network promoting their hit DC Entertainment shows. Both shows are in their final five episodes for the season. You can expect that they will both be pulling out all the stops heading towards their respective season finales. 

                                                                                   
                                                                         

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Weekend Box Office - "Furious 7" the high octane latest installment of "The Fast and Furious" film franchise was the box office champ in its second week with $60.5 million, DreamWorks Animation's  family friendly "Home" came in at number two with $19 million, and "The Longest Ride" based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks debuted at number three with $13.5 million.

                                                                                

Marvel's "Daredevil" debuted on Netflix last Friday and is now streaming. I highly recommend this show if you even consider yourself a comics fan. This 13 episode first season brings more depth to the character than ever previously shown in live action.  I highly anticipate the other Marvel series yet to debut on Netflix will be equally entertaining.

                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                 
Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" is getting closer and closer. I admit I am very excited to see the movie. I must commend Marvel for what they're doing and for what they have planned. Not only with this movie, but with how all the television series and movies produced by Marvel Studios will all tie together. Keep your eyes open and I highly recommend not blinking. There will be loads of Easter eggs and just plain dead giveaways on what's to come. Cheers!

                                                                                   

Marvel's "Ant-Man" is the one of the upcoming wave of new Marvel movies. The character was one of the original Avengers in the comic books. The movie version seems to combine the original Ant-Man with the updated version of the character revamped back in the early eighties. I'm very interested to see where and when they will tie this in with the current and upcoming Marvel movies. 

                                                                                    

"Batman vs. Robin" is the action packed follow up to "Son of Batman"  arriving in stores today on Blu-ray/DVD. The DC Animated movie reveals the conflict between Bruce Wayne and his son Damian. The newest Robin was trained by his grandfather, Ra's al Ghul and his mother, Talia to one day take over The League of Assasins and has trouble adjusting to his father's code of conduct. Adding to the conflict is the appearance of Talon and the Court of Owls part a previously undiscovered secret society that has been part of Gotham since it was founded.

                                                                                 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICOmWEVuM1U

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Weekend Box Office - "Furious 7" the latest installment of "The Fast and Furious" franchise debuted at number one with a record breaking $143.6 million, "Home" from DreamWorks Animation took the number two spot with $27.4 million, and "Get Hard" featuring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart retained it's spot in the top three with $12.9 million. 

                                                                              

"SPECTRE" is the latest installment in the long running 007 movie franchise. Daniel Craig returns as Agent 007 James Bond along with "Skyfall" director, Sam Mendes. In this movie we find James Bond uncovering secrets behind the titular top secret criminal organization, and introduces an enemy who has close ties to Bond's mysterious past.

                                                                         

                                                                               
           
 Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" is less than one month away from being unleashed in theaters. We can look forward to seeing all the heroes from the first movie plus a few new heroes. We can also expect this movie to have plenty of surprises in store for us that will set the stage for future Marvel movies. In the words of Nick Fury, "You've got to keep both eyes open at all times".

                                                                                 

"The Flash" is racing quickly towards the end of a stellar freshman season. I can easily anticipate the ways in which this show will continue to pull out all the stops and deliver an epic season finale in keeping with the tone of the whole season.

                                                                              

"Arrow" has proven to be a show that delivers episode after episode season after season. Now coming to the close of its third season, the show is giving us one of the most unexpected story arcs and adding substantial layers to a character many once considered a second tier hero in the DC Comics rooster.