Weekend Box Office - "Man of Steel" debuted at number one with $113.1 million, "This Is The End" was number two with $20.5 million, and "Now You See Me" rounded out the top three with $10.3 million.

 

 

                                   

                                                                            

 

 

 

 

Coming this weekend, Brad Pitt's zombie adventure "World War Z". If you have not seen this trailer you must've been in hiding. This movie takes the zombie apocalypse to a whole other level.

 

 

 

 

                                                                           

 

 "Monsters University" prequel to "Monsters Inc." gives us a look at the first meeting of lovable monsters Mike and Sully , where they learned scaring as a career, and how they became friends.

 

 

 

                 

                                                                 

 

"Despicable Me 2" The sequel to "Despicable Me" arrives in theatres July 3, 2013 and promises to be even more fun than the first movie. Former villain Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to stop a new villainous threat.

 

 

 

                                                                            

 

 

"The Lone Ranger" opens July 3, 2013 and gives us a new take on the iconic hero of the Wild West and his faithful Indian companion and friend. The movie stars Armie Hammer as The Lone Ranger and Johnny Depp as Tonto in this adventure from the team that brought you "Pirates of the Caribbean". 

 

 

 

                                                                     

 

 

Weekend Box Office - "The Purge" was number one bringing in $36.4 million, "Fast & Furious 6" was number two with $19.8 million, "Now You See Me" rounded out the top three $19.5 million.

 

 

                                                               

 

There are a few movies opening this coming weekend, but  the most anticipated of them all is "Man of Steel" from director Zack Snyder ("300", "Watchmen") and producer Christopher Nolan (Director of "The Dark Knight trilogy). Action speaks louder than words and this trailer is action packed and exciting.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                        

 

                                                                               

                                                                                  

 

 Opening this week is the "end of the world" comedy that features James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Michael Cera, and Emma Watson playing distorted versions of themselves trying to survive when the apocalypse occurs while they are all at a party together. 

 

 

                                                                           

 

On DVD/Bluray today:

 

    The prequel to "The Wizard of Oz", " Oz The Great and Powerful" shows how the man from Kansas would come to be know as The Wizard of Oz. The movie introduces us to characters both familiar and new.

      

 

                                                                                

 

   This retelling of the classic fairytale has the grown up Hansel and Gretel using their childhood experience to fuel their desire for revenge by hunting witches. The trailer shows this action packed edgy version of the famous brother and sister duo.

 

                                                                             

                                                                                   

 

Arriving in theaters December 13th, second part of series that is adapting J.R.R. Tolkien book "The Hobbit". "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" finds Bilbo Baggins continuing his quest with Gandalf The Wizard, Thorin Oakenshield, and a company of thirteen Dwarves to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

 

 

 

 

Weekend Box Office -  "Fast & Furious 6" was number one raking in $34.5 million, "Now You See Me" was number two with $28 million, and "After Earth" debuted at number three with $27 million.

 

 

 

                                         

 

                         

 

                                                                               

 

 

Rapture- Palooza is a dark comedy that depicts the biblical end of the world and the two teens decide that they can stop it if they destroy the Anti-Christ. The trailer gives a hilarious look at this horror-comedy.

 

 

 

                                                                           

                                  

 

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The zombie romcom starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Coddry, and John Malkovich arrives in stores today. Those are three words that seem surreal together zombie romantic comedy, but from all reports this movie somehow pulled it off. Check out the trailer.

 

 

 

                                                                         

 

 

This animated feature film "Escape From Planet Earth" is now on DVD/Bluray . The movie features the voices of Brendan Fraser, Rob Coddry, Jessica Alba, Ricky Gervais, and Sofia Vergara

and revolves around  the rescue of an alien hero who is caught in a trap when he answers a distress call from the most dangerous planet in the solar system ... Earth.

 

 

 

                                                                      

 

 

The latest installment of the Die Hard franchise features reluctant hero John McClane in Russia to mend fences with his estranged son when, as usual, trouble shows up and they are forced to work together to protect an informant and stop the usual criminal shenanigans.   

 

 

 

                                                                               

 

 

Weekend Box Office -  "Fast & Furious 6" was number one with $96.8 million, "The Hangover Part III" was number two bringing in $41.8 million, and "Star Trek Into Darkness" rounded out the top three with $37.3 million.

 

 

 

                                                                     

 

 

Recently released on DVD/Bluray "LEGO Batman The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite" is one of those fun for all ages animated movies. The trailer really says it all. 

 

 

                                                                                

 

 

 

                                                                             

                                                              

 

 

 Recently released on DVD/Bluray is "The Last Stand". Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in the genre that made him the action movie icon that he is today. "The Last Stand" stars Arnold as a small town sheriff whose town falls smack in the path of an escaped drug kingpin and a band of mercenaries making a dash for freedom towards the U.S.- Mexico border and an army of U.S. law enforcement determined to prevent him from making the border.

 

 

 

                                                                            

 

 

 Also recently released on DVD/Bluray is "Beautiful Creatures".  The supernatural love story set in a sleepy southern town. The story centers on a boy who longs to escape the small town and a new girl who has burgeoning supernatural powers who fall into what becomes a star-crossed romance.

 

 

 

 

                                                                            

 

 

Superman vs. General Zod for the fate of the entire planet. What more needs to be said about the upcoming movie "Man of Steel". 'Nuff said!

 

 

 

                                                                                 

 

 

Weekend Box Office -  "Star Trek Into Darkness" warped its way to number one with $70.6 million, "Iron Man 3" came in second with $35.2 million, and "The Great Gatsby" rounded out the top three with $23.4 million.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

Almost Human is an action packed cop drama set 35 years in the future. The show centers on the partnership between a cop who is part machine and a robot that's part human. The show is produced by J.J. Abrams and features "Star Trek Into Darkness" actor Karl Urban and Michael Ealy. The series will debut this Fall on Fox.

 

 

 

                                                                               

 

 

   Another new Fox series set to debut this Fall is "Sleepy Hollow". The series is a modern re-telling of writer Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The story focuses on The Headless Horseman and Ichabod Crane being resurrected in modern day America by a coven of witches. The team of  Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Phillip Iscove, and Len Wiseman co-created and co- executive produced. The pilot episode will be directed by Len Wiseman who produced and directed The Underworld movies. Check out the trailer, this show looks exciting. 

 

 

 

                                                                          

 

 

"Avengers Assemble" which is supposed to be a follow-up to the highly popular series  "Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes", although that remains to be seen. This new series at least, closely follows or ties into Marvel's "The Avengers" to capitalize on the film's success, which is what it was designed to do. The series is scheduled to premiere on July 7, 2013, with a 1-hour preview of the series airing on May 26.  

 

 

 

                                                                          

 

 

   Here's the trailer for the videogame "Batman: Arkham Origins" and as usual these trailers look so freakin' awesome you want to see a whole movie done like this. Hint hint. I'm just saying. The game is scheduled for worldwide release on October 25, 2013.

 

 

                                                                           

 

Weekend Box Office - "Iron Man 3" was number one for the second week in a row with $72.5 million, Director Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" based on F. Scott Fitzgerald novel was number two with $51.1 million, and rounding out the top three "Pain & Gain" with Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson brought in $5 million.

 

 

 

                                                                          

 

 

   Opening this week, Director J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek Into Darkness" the second of a trilogy of reimagined Star Trek movies. The movie opens Thursday and promises to be bigger and better than the first in the series. They have already done bigger numbers in England and other International markets than the previous movie.

 

 

 

                                                                                      

 

 

 

                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 Due in large part to the success of "Marvel's The Avengers" and the fact that Disney, Marvel, and ABC television are one big happy family. The movie's director Joss Whedon has produced a new series for ABC "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."  featuring Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson. This show follows the events of the movie and references Coulson apparent demise. I have great hope for this show, mostly due to Whedon's involvement in the project.  

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    

 

This is the week is the week for season finales, first up CW's hit show "Arrow" ends a successful first season. Instead of attempting to explain this action packed edgy show, I instead present the "sizzle reel" from the 2012 New York Comic Con.

 

 

 

                                                                                 

 

 

 "Doctor Who" ends another successful season with an episode that has created a whole lot of buzz with a simple title "The Name of The Doctor". There is a lot of speculation that this episode leads to the 50th Anniversary Special which premieres in England this coming November. We may get it a bit later. Here's the season finale trailer to fire your imagination.

 

 

 

                                                                           

 

 

Weekend Box Office - "Iron Man 3" ruled the box office making a whopping $175.3 million in its opening weekend, "Pain & Gain" fell to number two with $7.6 million, and the Jackie Robinson biopic "42" was number three with $6.2 million.

 

 

                                                                  

 

 

 

New on Bluray/DVD "Superman Unbound"  the animated adaptation of the graphic novel "Superman: Brainiac". Featuring the voice talents of Matt Bomer as Clark Kent/Superman, Stana Katic as Lois Lane, John Noble as Brainiac, and Molly Quinn as Kara Zor-el/Supergirl.

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    

 

                                                                          

Also out today on Bluray/DVD "Jack Reacher" starring Tom Cruise as the enigmatic former army cop out to prove a man convicted of killing five random people was framed.

 

 

                                                                             

 

 

                                                                      

 Hugh Jackman will return to his signature character Wolverine in two upcoming movies "X-Men: Days of Future Past" which will blend the casts of "The X-Men trilogy" and "X-Men: The First Class"; and the very soon to be released "The Wolverine". This movie promises to make up for the very disappointing "X-Men Origins: Wolverine". Logan meets the female ronin Yukio and returning to Japan where he meets her employer Yashida, a Japanese industrialist he saved as P.O.W. during W.W.II. Soon , he's embroiled in a conflict that involves the Clan Yashida, Silver Samurai, The Viper (Madame Hydra in the comics), and ninjas. To complicate matters, he's undergoing a treatment to remove his healing factor and the adamatium  to become "normal". This already sounds like a thrill a minute kick ass epic movie. Don't take my word for it. Check out this movie's trailer.