Monday, December 18, 2017

Weekend Box Office:  "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" the eight chapter in the "Star Wars" saga was number one with $450 million, "Ferdinand" the family-friendly animated movie was number two with $13.3 million, and Disney/Pixar's "Coco" the animated feature about boy's adventure to the "Land of the Dead" was number three with $10 million.

                                                                                 

Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time" is scheduled for theaters on March 9, 2018. Director Ava DuVernay brings to life the popular classic novel by Madeline L'Engle. a young girl's epic adventure as she is led by three celestial guides on a journey across time and space. She will be called upon to examine the nature of light versus darkness in order to experience the triumph of love.
       
           
                                                                                   
                                                               

"Ready Player One" is scheduled to arrive in theaters March 30, 2018. Directed by Stephen Spielberg and based on the worldwide bestselling novel by Ernest Clines. The movie features Tye Sheridan as Wade Watts a young man who joins a virtual reality treasure hunt in The Oasis, an expansive virtual reality universe created by James Halliday. The virtual reality treasure hunt becomes a hectic race to the finish filled with mysteries, discoveries, and all too real danger.  

                                                                                   

"The Mortal Engines" from producer Peter Jackson and director Christian Rivers comes a movie of a dystopian future where the cities move around on giant wheels. In order to survive, they travel around the now desolate Earth attacking and devouring the smaller towns to replenish their resources. Based on the award-winning book Scholastic book series by Philip Reeve.

                                                                                   

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Weekend Box Office: Disney/Pixar's "Coco" the animated feature about boy's adventure to the "Land of the Dead" was number one for the third week in a row with $18.5 million, "Justice League" the DC Comics superhero team in their first movie outing was number two with $9.7 million, and "Wonder" the family-friendly drama starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jason Tremblay was number three with $8.4 million.

                                                                                 

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. The much-anticipated follow-up to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is ready to make its debut. The story of the new conflict of Jedi vs.Sith promises to take you on a wild ride full of twists and turns that will leave you excited and breathless.

                                                                               
                                                                             

"Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom" is scheduled to open in theaters on June 22, 2018. Owen and Claire return to the island to rescue the dinosaurs. The island has become unstable and is ready to erupt. The mission turns into a fight for survival as the island begins erupting and raining lava sending the dinosaurs into a frenzy.

                                                                              

Marvel's "Jessica Jones" Season 2 is scheduled to premiere on March 8 exclusively on Netflix. Jessica returns to the work she feels best suited for, but the biggest mystery of her life comes back to haunt her. The closer she gets to finding out the truth about the origin of her superpowers the more danger she attracts. Business as usual for this hardboiled, hard drinking, superpowered private eye.

                                                                          

Alita: Battle Angel" is scheduled to open in theaters on July 20, 2018, Producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez join forces to breathe life into this classic anime character. Based on the manga series "Gunnm" by Yukito Kishiro and adapted into a screenplay by James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis, and Robert Rodriguez. The cast features Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, and Keean Johnson.

                                                                    

"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is scheduled to open in theaters Christmas 2018. From Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel offers a glimpse at "a different universe where more than one wears the mask". Phil Lord and Christopher Miller ("21 Jump Street", "The Lego Movie") using their unique talents provides us with a fresh look at the Spider-Man Universe and introduces us to Brooklyn teen Miles Morales who inherits the mantle of Spider-Man. 

                                                                           

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Weekend Box Office: Disney/Pixar's "Coco" a young boy's special journey to the Land of the Dead was number one with $26.1 million, "Justice League" starring the DC Comics team of superheroes was number two with $16.5, and "Wonder" the family-friendly drama starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jason Tremblay was number three with $12.5 million.

                                                                                     

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is scheduled to open in theaters on December 15. The much-awaited follow-up to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" takes us further into this latest installment of the Star Wars saga. Rey begins her intensive training in the ways of The Force under Jedi Master Luke Skywalker

                                                                                      
                                                                            

"Pacific Rim: Uprising" is scheduled to open in theaters on March 23. Anew generation will take up the fight as a new breed of monstrous creatures emerges from the rift to invade our world. This generation will have to rise to the challenge in order for the human race to survive this latest onslaught.

                                                                               

"Black Lightning" premieres Tuesday, January 16 on the CW. Nine years after leaving the superhero biz behind to concentrate on his family, Jefferson Pierce returns to crimefighting as Black Lightning. Using his superhuman abilities he intends to reclaim his community from the crime and corruption that has infested it.

                                                                                      

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Weekend Box Office: Disney/Pixar's "CoCo" the animated tale about a young aspiring musician adventure "Dia de Los Muertos" was number one with $71 million, "Justice League" the first movie featuring the DC Comics team of superheroes was number two with $63 million, and  "Wonder" the family-friendly drama starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jason Tremblay was number three with $32 million.

                                                                               

"The Shape of Water" is scheduled for theaters this Friday. The new movie from director Guillermo del Toro is a tale that takes place during Cold War era 1962 America. The story of a lonely mute young woman named Elisa, played by actor Sally Hawkins, who works in a top secret government laboratory.  When she and her co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment that shatters her usual mundane routine and irrevocably changes her life.

                                                                                  
                                                                                   

Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War" is coming and the first trailer has finally arrived. Earth's Mightiest Heroes are reuniting across the globe to battle a threat bigger than any they have ever faced before ...Thanos. After years of plotting and planning, Thanos begins collecting the Infinity Stones. They are also joined by allies from beyond the planet in a fight for the very the fate of the universe.

                                                                                 
                                     
Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." returns this Friday at 8 p.m. ET with a two-hour premiere for Season 5. Agent Coulson and the team find themselves stranded in space with new enemies and new allies. The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. begin a brand new adventure in outer space everything will change in ways they couldn't ever imagine.

                                                                                   

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "Justice League" featuring the DC Comics team of superheroes was number one with $96 million, "Wonder" starring Owen Wilson, Julia Roberts, and Jason Tremblay was number two with $27 million, and Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk was number three with $21.8 million. 

                                                                                       

Disney-Pixar's "Coco" is scheduled to open in theaters this Wednesday. The story of a boy named Miguel who travels to the land of the dead on "Dia de Los Muertes". An adventure he undertakes to see his ancestors and especially his great-grandfather a famous musician who Miguel wishes to emulate.

                                                                          
                                                                     

"Rampage" is scheduled to open in theaters on April 20. The movie is based on the video game Rampage and starring Dwayne Johnson. A genetic experiment turns George, a gentle silverback gorilla into a raging beast of enormous size and sends it on a rampage along with other similarly affected creatures. In a race against time, Davis Okoye (Dwayne Johnson) must find an antidote and save George and manage to halt the rampage.

                                                                            

"Crisis on Earth-X" the 2-night crossover event begins next Monday, November 27 at 8/7c on The CW. Nazi's attack during the wedding of Barry and Iris and the heroes must team up to repel an invasion from Earth X, an extradimensional Earth where the Allies lost WWII.


Tuesday, November 14, 2017



Weekend Box Office: Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk was number one in its second weekend with $56.6 million; "Daddy's Home 2" the comedy sequel starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Farrell was number two with $30 million, and "Murder on the Orient Express" based on the novel by mystery author Agatha Christie debuted at number three with $28.2 million.

                                                                        

"Justice League" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. The silver screen debut of the popular DC Comics superhero team featuring Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg has finally arrived. Batman inspired by Superman's selfless sacrifice and with his faith in humanity restored, puts together a team of metahumans to face the invasion that's he knows is coming. Together the five of them will have to be enough to save the Earth from this new threat despite the overwhelming odds  

                                                                         
                                                                              

Marvel's "The Punisher" debuts this Friday on Netflix with all episodes streaming. Following his debut on Marvel's "Daredevil" Season 2 and continuing in his own Netflix series, Frank Castle continues his pursuit of justice for his murdered family in his own inimitable style. Now known as The Punisher, he continues his one-man crusade against those who terrorize innocent and law-abiding citizens.  

                                                                   

"Downsizing" is scheduled to open in theaters on December 22. This speculative comedy starring Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau and Kristen Wiig imagines a world where shrinking people down to combat overpopulation is a reality. However, the decision to shrink down to five inches tall opens the door to new experiences and a brand new adventure.

                                                                          

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Weekend Box Office. Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk was number one with a record-breaking $121 million, "A Bad Moms Christmas" the sequel to the hit comedic 2016 movie "Bad Moms"  was number two with $17 million, and "Jigsaw" the latest installment in the "Saw" movie franchise was number three with $6.7 million. 

                                                                                       

"Murder on the Orient Express"  is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. Based on the bestselling novel by Agatha Christie and featuring Kenneth Branagh as detective Hercule Poirot. The movie tells the story of a luxury train that turns into the scene of a murder and the thirteen strangers who are now stranded on the train, and one of them is the murderer.

                                                                                 
                                                                                 
         
"Justice League" is scheduled to open in theaters on November 17. The first live action movie featuring the popular DC Comics team of superheroes will follow the events of "Batman v. Superman: The Dawn of Justice". Batman along with his new ally, Wonder Woman gathers a team of metahuman to combat an invasion force bent not only on world conquest but on the devastation and destruction of the entire planet.

                                                                              

"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" is scheduled to open in theaters on Dec 20, just in time for Christmas. In a follow up to the hit 1995 movie, the game turns the tables on four teenagers in detention by sucking them into the world of Jumanji. Pulled into the game by way of an old video game console with an unfamiliar game, they find themselves in a jungle setting in the bodies of their avatars, played by Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillian. They must play by the rules in order to get free or be stuck in the game forever. However, you don't just play the game Jumanji, Jumanji plays with you.

                                                                              

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "Jigsaw" the latest installment of the "Saw" movie franchise was number one with $16.2 million, "Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" starring triple threat creator Tyler Perry was number two with $10 million, and "Geostorm" the disaster style movie starring Gerard Butler debuted at number three with $5.6 million. 

                                                                                         

Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" is scheduled to open in theatres this Friday. The game-changing prelude to the Avengers Infinity War will feature Thor allied with his Avengers teammate The Hulk, The Valkyrie, and his adopted brother Loki against Hela, the Goddess of Death. This battle will determine the fate of Asgard and lead into the war that will change the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.

                                                                                        
                                                                               
           
"Justice League" is scheduled to open in theaters on November 17. This is the movie that will premiere the DC Comics superstar team of superheroes. With Superman gone and facing an imminent threat from another galaxy, Batman alongside Wonder Woman assemble a team of heroes to face this new enemy. Only united against this new enemy can they hope to successfully triumph when the odds seem to be almost overwhelming.

                                                                         

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is scheduled to open in theaters on December 15. The much-anticipated follow up to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will resume the epic story that its predecessor began. As Luke trains Rey in the ways of The Force, The First Order will continue to their movement towards galactic domination. 

                                                                         

Monday, October 23, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" starring Tyler Perry as the character he created was number one with $21.65 million,"GeoStorm" the disaster movie starring Gerard Butler was number two with $13.3 million, and "Happy Death Day" the "Groundhog Day" style movie with a horror twist was number three with $9.3 million.

                                                                     
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feRTw6OK_Ks

Marvel's "The Punisher" will premiere November 17 on Netflix. Frank Castle continues his one-man war against the criminal underworld in order to draw out the people responsible for killing his family. However, he discovers a connection to his time in the military, and a secret mission he undertook in while in service to his country. Everything depends on him exposing the conspiracy that cost his family their lies and bringing down the men responsible in his own inimitable style. 

                                                                              
                                                                                 

Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" is scheduled to open in theaters on November 3. Hela, The Goddess of Death has decided she should rule over everything, starting with Asgard. Thor must find the will and the power to defeat her before she destroys everything on her quest to be the supreme ruler of the Nine Realms. Together with his brother Loki, The Valkyrie, and his Avengers teammate Bruce Banner a.k.a.The Incredible Hulk they will challenge the rule of the living embodiment of death itself.

                                                                                

"X-Files" returns with all-new episodes in 2018 on FOX. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson return to their roles as FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. The all-new 10 episode installment will be executive-produced by series creator Chris Carter. 

                                                                                       

"Constantine" comes to CW Seed as an all-new animated series that doesn't pull any punches. Featuring actor Matt Ryan voicing the character he played in the live-action series and in his appearances episodes of "Arrow". John Constantine protects the innocent from the forces of darkness armed with arcane knowledge. His cavalier attitude and wicked wit hide the reality of a man whose soul is already damned to hell but despite that, he will continue to fight the good fight and perhaps even find redemption.

                                                                                

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "Happy Death Day" the "Groundhog Day" inspired horror movie from Universal Studios and Blumhouse Productions was number one with 26.5 million, "Blade Runner 2049" the sequel to the 1984 cult classic "Blade Runner" featuring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford was number two with $15 million, and "The Foreigner" the action-thriller starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan was number three with $12.8 million. 


                                                                           
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNzgwLhw5MA

Marvel's "Black Panther" is scheduled to open in theaters on February 16, 2018. Following his stunning debut in 2016's Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War", Chadwick Boseman reprises his role as Prince T'Challa a.k.a The Black Panther.  Pledged to protect his home Wakanda, the hidden and insular African nation which has now been thrust onto the world stage. The Black Panther must face enemies at home and abroad that threaten both his throne and his kingdom.

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

"The New Mutants" is scheduled to open in theaters April 13. Based on the comic series that was a spin-off of "X-Men" and featuring students of the Xavier School that were learning to use their powers as a team on less threatening missions than those of The X-Men. However, the series began to explore darker territory than the main book and that seems to be the focus of the movie based on this trailer. The movie features Anna Taylor-Joy as Illyana Rasputin/Magik, Maisie Williams as Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, Charlie Heaton as Sam Guthrie/Cannonball, Blu Hunt as Danielle Moonstar/Mirage, Henry Zaga as Roberto da Costa/Sunspot, and Alice Braga as Dr. Cecilia Reyes. 

                                                                            
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu9e410C__I

"Stranger Things 2" premieres October 27 on Netflix with all episodes of the new season available for streaming. The town of Hawkins will continue to be threatened as a result of the rift that was opened to the dimension called The Upside Down in the first season. The new season promises to deliver more thrills, chills, and throwback nostalgia. In short, more of everything that made the show the runaway success that it has become.

                                                                               
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ZXOOLMJ8s

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Weekend Box Office - "Blade Runner 2049" starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford the sequel to the 1982 movie "Blade Runner" was number one with $31.5 million, "The Mountain Between Us" based on a novel by author Charles Martin and starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslett was number two with $10.1 million, and "IT" based on the bestselling novel by horror author Stephen King was number three with $9.6 million.


                                                                                      

"The Foreigner" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. Jackie Chan stars in a movie that is a dramatic departure from his usual comedic roles. The movie tells the story of a London businessman who loses his daughter in a senseless act of politically motivated terrorism. In an effort to track down the men responsible he dredges up the past of a British government official with ties to the killers. 

                                                                              
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI3_6AvnoL8                                                                                                                                                                               

"Justice League" is scheduled November 2017. Inspired by Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman recruit a team of metahumans to fight an enemy that threatens the entire planet. Their alliance will lead them to face overwhelming odds to save the planet, but it may be too little too late. Batman is convinced that without Superman they may not be enough to turn the tide, but together they will save the Earth or die trying.

                                                                               

DC's "Legends of Tomorrow" Season 3 premieres beginning tonight at 9/8c on The CW. Time has become quite fractured as a result of their final battle against The Legion of Doom. Now they are faced with the daunting task of repairing the seriously damaged timestream. They will also encounter new opponents and be faced with even greater threats than before.

                                                                                

Marvel's "Runaways" premieres exclusively on Hulu with all episodes streaming beginning November 21. A group of teenagers find out that they have more in common than they realized. After stumbling onto a secret ceremony, they make the shocking discovery that their parents are all super-villains. They decide to run away to atone for their parents' actions and forge their destiny.

                                                                              

Monday, October 2, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" the much-anticipated sequel to "Kingsman: The Secret Service" was number one with $16.975 million, "IT" based on the bestselling horror novel by author Stephen King was number two with $16.93 million, and "American Made" starring Tom Cruise and based on a true story debuted at number three with $16.758 million.

                                                                                       

"Blade Runner 2049" scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. From executive producer Ridley Scott and director Denis Villeneuve, taking place thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling) discovers a secret that sends him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford). A former LAPD blade runner who went missing thirty years ago. Also starring, Ana De Armas, MacKenzie Davis, Sylvia Hoeks, Lennie James, Carla Juri, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto.

                                                                                      
                                                                                

Marvel's "Thor: Ragnarok" is scheduled to open in theaters on November 3. A close encounter with the Hela, the goddess of Death, sends Thor on a path that lands him in the arena of The Grandmaster. There he comes face to face in combat with his Avengers teammate, The Incredible Hulk. There the will team up with The Valkyrie and Loki to take down Hela and her allies in order to save Asgard and protect the rest of the universe.

                                                                          

Disney/Pixar's "Coco" is scheduled to open in theaters on November 22. In order to overcome his family's prejudice against music, Miguel, who dreams of becoming a musician undertakes a journey to the Land of the Dead. Hoping to meet his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, an accomplished musician who is also his great, great grandfather.

                                                                           

"Arrow" premieres Season 6 on its new night, Thursday, October 12 on the CW. Oliver begins to pick up the pieces after last seasons explosive finale episode. He continues to focus on his mission to protect Star City from forces that would threaten it. He must find a way to balance his dual life as Oliver Queen and his costumed alter ego, The Green Arrow.
                                                                       
                                                                         
                                                                          

Monday, September 25, 2017

Weekend Box Office: "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" the highly anticipated sequel to the successful "Kingsman: The Secret Service" opened at number one with $39 million, "IT" based on the bestselling novel by horror author Stephen King was number two with $29 million, and LEGO "Ninjago" based on the popular line of toys and following the successful Cartoon Network series opened at number three with $20 million.

                                                                       
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xtqtJUj8Rg

"Tomb Raider" is scheduled to open in theaters but that date has yet to be announced. The latest movie adaptation of the highly successful Square Enix video game franchise stars Oscar winner Alicia Vikander as Laura Croft the titular Tomb Raider. This movie will be an origin story detailing how she became the famous as the Tomb Raider. The movie also stars Dominic West, Walton Goggins, and Daniel Wu.  

                                                                               
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Marvel's "The Punisher" will premiere on Netflix sometime during the remainder of this year. Spinning off into his own series after exacting revenge on the people responsible for the for the death of his wife and kids in "Daredevil" Season 2. Frank Castle discovers their deaths were part of a larger conspiracy that goes far beyond a group of criminals and the men in his former unit that betrayed him.

                                                                                   
                                                                      
"Maze Runner: The Death Cure" is scheduled to open in theaters on January 26, 2018. In this epic movie which will be the finale to the "Maze Runner" saga, Thomas and his group will embark on the final and most dangerous mission yet. In order to save their friends, they will have to break into the legendary Last City, a labyrinth controlled by their enemies - WCKD which is easily the deadliest maze of all. Only the survivors of this mission will get the answers to the questions they have been searching for since they first arrived in the maze.