Weekend Box Office - "The Great and Powerful Oz" ruled the box office bringing in $80 million, "Jack the Giant Slayer" came in second with $10 million, and "Identity Thief" was third with $6.3 million.

 

 

 

                                                                            

 

 

       A movie debuted last weekend outside the top three that definitely deserves honorable mention that movie is  "Dead Man Down". The movie stars Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace and is directed by Niels Arden Oplev, director of the original "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I'll let the trailer speak for itself.

 

 

 

                     

                                                                           

 

 

 

   This May, almost coinciding with the theatrical release of "Iron Man 3", Disney XD is debuting "Marvel's Avengers Assemble".The show will debut with a special one hour preview on May 26 followed by the series premiere on July 7 Unlike the previous series, "Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" which was extremely popular among the fanbase. This animated show will focus on characters from the movie "The Avengers". Added to that mix is The Falcon a character from the comics with strong ties to both Captain America and The Avengers. No indication at this time if we will be seeing fan faves from the previous series like The Black Panther, Ms.Marvel, The Vision, or even Ant-Man and the Wasp.

 

 

 

                                                                          

                                                                               

 

 

 "Upside Down" starring Jim Sturges and Kirsten Dunst is about a forbidden romance between two people from two different worlds ... literally. This is a brilliant concept and the trailer looks amazing. Check it out.

 

 

 

 

                                                           

 

 

 

Gerard Butler, Aaron Ekhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, and Rick Yune star in this movie about the White House under siege and the President a captive of terrorists. Directed by Antoine Fuqua who brought us "The Replacement Killers","Training Day", and "King Arthur".

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                           

 

 

 

In this sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs they return to the island and what they find is both surprising and unexpected.This movie looks as funny and as clever as the first one, perhaps even more so. Check out the trailer and be prepared to laugh.

 

 

 

                                                                              

 

 

 

                                                 

Weekend Box Office - "Jack the Giant Slayer" was number one bringing in $28 million, "Identity Thief" was number two with $9.7 million, and at number three "21 and Over" bringing in $9 million.

 

 

 

                                                                                

 

 

      Just released today a brand spanking new trailer for "Iron Man 3".'Nuff said.

 

 

 

 

                                                                          

 

 

                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Franco and Milla Kunis head the cast of this prequel to "The Wizard of Oz". The movie opens this coming Friday. This movie is a look behind the curtain at the man who becomes the know as "Oz the Great and Powerful".

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                      

 

 

According to Latino Review, the guys who broke the news when Brandon Routh was cast in "Superman Returns" and Heath Ledger was cast as 'The Joker' in "The Dark Knight", Director Christopher Nolan has been asked by Warner Bros. to take over the troubled "Justice League" film project. The word is that Nolan who directed "The Dark Knight" trilogy and is producing "The Man of Steel" will produce the film and turn to directing over to Zack Snyder who is already at the helm of "The Man of Steel". There are also indications "Dark Knight" trilogy writer David Goyer will provide script and story. Imagine the excitement at the possibility that Christian Bale will return as Batman. Bale had said he was done with the character unless Christopher Nolan was involved. Latino Review has a really good track record so this news has created quite a lot of excitement among the fans.

 

 

 

                                                                          

 

Weekend Box Office - "Identity Thief" starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy moved into the number one spot with $14 million, "Snitch" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson debuted at number two with $12.8 million, and the 3D animated family comedy "Escape from Planet Earth" climbed into the number three spot with $11.1 million.

 

 

 

 

                                                                        

 

 

 

The author of the "Twilight" series puts us in the world of an ongoing alien invasion in which the aliens literally invade people.Human beings serve as hosts for the aliens, but not everyone is on board.

 

 

 

                                                                              

 

 

 

                                                                                   

 

 

 

Syfy aired a prequel movie to the series "Battlestar: Galactica" a few weeks back that featured a young William Adama during the First Cylon War. "Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome" newly released on DVD/Bluray shows how Adama, fresh out of the military academy, undertakes a perilous first mission into Cylon controlled space that could change the course of the of a war that humanity is losing. A great companion to the "Battlestar Galactica" series.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                  

 

 

 

   Another movie featuring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is the upcoming "G.I. Joe Retaliation" which opens at the end of  March. The trailer is an exciting look at a fraction of the action that we'll get to see. Looking forward to it.

 

 

 

                                            

                                                                           

 

                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Box Office - Bruce Willis once again steps into the role of John McClane in "A Good Day to Die Hard" which was number one with a proverbial bullet bringing in $24.8 million, coming in at number two "Identity Thief" featuring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy making $23.7 million, and at number three "Safe Haven" featuring Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                 

 

 

 

   The 3D animated family comedy "Escape from Planet Earth" opened this past weekend just outside the top three movies, yet I feel it deserves a mention because the he clever twist on the classic sci-fi tale of aliens coming to the planet. The movie features the voice talents of Brendan Fraser, Jessica Alba, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jane Lynch, Sofia Vergara, and William Shatner

 

 

 

                                                                               

 

 

 

Marvel Studios released a poster of Don Cheadle in the "Iron Patriot" armor which can be seen briefly in a trailer for the upcoming movie "Iron Man 3".

 

                             

 

 

 

                                                                         

 

                                                                           

 

 

 

                                                                               

 

 

   If you like horror and sci-fi thrillers then the upcoming movie "Dark Skies" is the movie for you. The movie tells the story of a family targeted by aliens for abduction. The trailer is quite chilling and a bit unnerving. Check it out and see what you think.

 

 

                                                                             

 

 

   Every month BBC America is showing a different special, each featuring one of the eleven incarnations of Doctor Who leading up to the 50th Anniversary. Check out this trailer that features all of the eleven different incarnations.

 

 

 

                                                                 

Weekend Box Office - "Identity Thief" with Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy was number one with $36.6 million, "Warm Bodies " the zombie romcom was number two with $11.5 million, and the Steven Soderbergh psychological thriller "Side Effects" debuted at number three taking in $10 million.

 

 

 

 

 

In Stores Today:

 

The DVD/Bluray release of three movies that you sound take note of if you haven't already seen them. First up, the 23rd official James Bond movie "Skyfall". Daniel Craig is on fire as in his third outing as Agent 007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The DVD/Bluray release of "The Man with The Iron Fists" presented by Quentin Tarantino and directed and co-written by The Rza and produced band co-written by Eli Roth and featuring a cast of notable actors and martial artists including Russell Crowe, Gung Le, Lucy Liu, Byron Mann, Rza, Rick Yune, David Bautista, and Jamie Chung.

 

 

 

                                                                                        

                                                                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                             

 

 

 

 "Silent Hill: Revelation" is a successful horror movie based on a successful video game franchise. The movie is disturbing as the video game especially since much of the imagery used in the movie is pulled from the game, definitely the stuff of nightmares.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    

 

 

 

     Arrow, the most-watched series on the CW network has been renewed for a second season. The show is that rare gem of a show that while based on the character from the comics, it does not follow the comics. This is the character from a fresh perspective and it works like a charm.  The recently released Mid Season trailer is an action packed look at scenes from the show, some which have yet to be aired. The trailer ends with the jaw dropping scene from last week's episode where Oliver confronts the one villian he never expected or imagined, his own mother.

 

 

 

                                                                                    

 

 

Weekend Box Office - "Warm Bodies" the zombie romcom was number one with $19 million, "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" was number two with $9.2 million, and coming in number three with $8.1 million "Silver Linings Playbook".

 

 

                                                        

                                                                     

 

 

One of the more prominent trailers during the Super Bowl was the one for "Iron Man 3", the one that aired was really just a clip so I am featuring the extended look here. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                         

Hopefully, no one was surprised to see a trailer for "Fast & Furious 6" during the Super Bowl. Of course, "The Rock" was back. If you didn't see the trailer, here it is.

 

 

 

                                                                             

 

 

There was a new trailer for "Star Trek: Into Darkness" which featured Benedict Cumberbatch playing the film's villain, John Harrison. Seems to me that based on this trailer, he has quite a chilling voice. I can hardly wait until May.

                                                                           

 

 

                                                                               

 

 

  Based on the bestselling graphic novel "Superman: Brainiac" by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank comes the next DC Universe animated movie "Supeman: Unbound" featuring the voice talents of Matthew Bomer as Superman/Clark Kent, Stana Katic as Lois Lane, Molly Quinn as Supergirl/Kara Zor-El, and John Noble as Brainiac.

 

 

 

                                                                       

                                                                         

 

 

 

Weekend Box Office - "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" was number one bringing in $19 million, the supernatural thriller "Mama" was number two with $13.2 million, and the Oscar nominated "Silver Linings Playbook" was number three with $9.3 million.

 

 

 

                                                                           

 

 

   In Stores Today: "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2" continues the animated adaptation of the award winning graphic novel. This animated feature continues the story of Batman coming out of self imposed retirement to a world that has all but forgotten about heroes.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

 

 

The sequel to " G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra" finds the Joes under attack by order of The President who is actually the Cobra asssassin Zartan in disguise. Branded as traitors, they turn to the one man they can trust .... a retired General from who the Joes get their codename. The movie arrives in theatres on March 29, 2013. Check out the trailer, it speaks volumes.

 

 

 

                                                                             

 

 

Based on the Cornish fairytale the movie directed by Bryan Singer ("X-Men", "Superman Returns") is the story of a young farmer who ventures into the domain of giants to rescue a princess. Nicholas Hoult ("X-Men:The First Class", "Warm Bodies") plays the title character and is joined by a cast of notable actors.

 

                                                                               

 

                                                                              

 

 

  "The Croods" is an computer animated movie from Dreamworks that follows a prehistoric family as the are forced out their cave to venture into a brave, new world. The movie features the voice talents of Emma Stone, Nicholas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, and Cloris Leachman.