"American Sniper" the true story of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was number one for the third week in a row with $31.9 million, the family friendly live action "Paddington" came in at number two with $8.51 million, and time-travel teenage drama "Project Almanac" debuted at number three with $8.50 million

                                                                              

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

"Jupiter Ascending" is the latest sci-fi epic from the creators of "The Matrix Trilogy". Mila Kunis stars as the titular Jupiter a young woman who suddenly discovers that her destiny is to rule the universe. The movie also stars Channing Tatum and Sean Bean as alien warriors sent to protect her.

                                                                              

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

"Seventh Son" the fantasy adventure starring Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, and Ben Barnes finally arrives in theaters this Friday. Promised long ago, this movie sees Jeff Bridges as the last of an order of knights pledged to battle evil. Ben Barnes plays his apprentice and Julianne Moore an evil and powerful witch they must defeat before she ends all mankind. 

                                                                              

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i90Qr0Qi6w

"Kingsman:The Secret Service" the latest movie from director Matthew Vaughn ("Kick-Ass", "X-Men:The First Class") is based on the graphic novel "The Secret Service" by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. Originally due in theaters this past October it is set to be released February 13. The movie stars Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, and Michael Caine.

                                                                                 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4NCribDx4U

"Arrow" CW Network's hit show returned from its mid-season break with a vengeance. The show continually manages to take it up a notch and deliver a whole lot of shock and awe episode after episode; and continues to do so with Wednesday's episode entitled "Uprising".

                                                                                

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvrTvyHAW08 

                                                                                                 

Weekend Box Office - "American Sniper" from Director Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper was number one for the second week in a row earning $64.4 million, "The Boy Next Door" starring Jennifer Lopez came in at number two in its opening weekend with $15 million, and the family friendly "Paddington" held on to the number three spot with $12.3 million. 

                                                                              

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

"Justice League: Throne of Atlantis" is available on Blu-ray/DVD today and I highly recommend that if you haven't seen its predecessor "Justice League: War" that you watch that and follow it up with this one. Really good fun.

                                                                       
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUtt4uT9V_U

"The Book of Life" is an animated tribute to The Day of the Dead festival from producer Guillermo del Toro. Featuring the voice talents of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, and Channing Tatum in this entertaining animated tale.

                                                                                 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWYBrs6Psm4

"Fantastic Four" teaser recently hit the internet courtesy of 20th Century Fox. This new version of Marvel's first family caused quite a stir when the cast was revealed and as well as some story and character elements. This movie will be hard pressed to find success in a year that already belongs to the highly anticipated "Avengers: Age of Ultron".

 

                                                                                 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-BVs-KCSiA

"Peanuts" return to the big screen this year in their first animated feature film in over two decades, This feature will bring us the favorite lovable characters in a CG animated feature. Looking forward to watching Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang as they take on a whole new dimension. 

                                                                           

                                                                                   

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

Weekend Box Office - "American Sniper" starring Bradley Cooper was number one at the box office with $90.2 million, "The Wedding Ringer" starring Kevin Hart and Josh Gad came in a distant second with $21 million, and the live action movie featuring the popular teddy bear brought to life - "Paddington" opened in the number three spot with $19.2 million.

                                                                                

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bZFr2IA0Bo

"iZombie" is another DC Universe character that is making the jump to the small screen. Liv is a young woman who works in the coroners office which is ideal since she's a zombie and it gives her easy access to fresh brains. She also helps solve murders since the brains give her flashes of the victim's memories.

                                                                         

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWCyqJv6q7g

                                                                                     

       

 "The Flash" the CW Network hit show returns with new episodes and they are leveling up with more villains and more action. Take a look at how this show has become the instant hit for the CW.

                                                                                    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMT6vsM6X18

"Arrow" another CW Network hit returns tomorrow with new episodes. The show has truly brought to life one of the most enduring characters in the DC Universe. Spoiler alert! Don't watch the video if you didn't see the midseason finale "The Climb"

                                                                                 

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

"Justice League: Throne of Atlantis" arrives on DVD/Bluray Tuesday, January 27. This is the New 52 Aquaman origin story that follows the events of "Justice League:War". Here's a clip featuring Green Lantern and The Flash. 

                                                                                   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENmC-odKqmQ

Weekend Box Office - "Taken 3" starring Liam Neeson took number one with a $40.4 million opening weekend, "Selma" the critically acclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. biopic took the number two spot with $11.2 million, and "Into the Woods" the fantasy musical featuring the stories of The Brothers Grimm was number three with $9.75 million.

                                                                               

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWscUQ4uSSM

Marvel's "Daredevil" will premiere in April as a Netflix original series. This is the first of five series that Marvel has partnered with Netflix to bring to life. The other four in no set order are "Power Man", "Iron Fist", "A.K.A Jessica Jones", and "The Defenders".  

                                                                              

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h334vn103YM

                                                                                 

                               

Marvel's "Ant-Man" finally brings one of Marvel Comics original Avengers to the screen. The movie stars Michael Douglas as Doctor Henry "Hank" Pym and Paul Rudd as his protégé Scott Lang.

                                                                             

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xInh3VhAWs8

Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" is the highly anticipated sequel to Marvel's "Avengers" with the team facing for the first time on screen, one of their most persistent enemies from the comics, the human hating artificially intelligent robot know as Ultron. 

                                                                               

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZoO8QVMxkk

Weekend Box Office - “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” was number one for the third weekend in a row bringing in $21.7 million, "Into the Woods" the fantasy musical based on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm was second with $18.7 million, followed closely by "Unbroken" the true story of Olympian and WWII prisoner of war Louis Zamperini with $18.2 million.

                                                                              

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5t90Nz82dQ

"Terminator Genisys" is the latest offering in the franchise, and this time they have completely flipped the script. Arnold is back as variety of  Terminators and as Sarah Connor indicates in the trailer "The rules have changed." No kidding!

                                                                                  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62E4FJTwSuc

                                                                               

"Strange Magic" is an animated fantasy adventure that can hardly be described as typical. Despite a premise that we are all too familiar with the movie goes off on all kinds of tangents. Be warned! This story came from the mind of George Lucas. Draw whatever conclusion you need to from that.

                                                                           

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wv7Li2V7S8

"Ant-Man" had a previous teaser trailer that had to be seen to be believed. I'll just say that unless you could radically increase the magnification on your television or computer screen you wouldn't see no squat. Nice gag, Marvel! Here's the new teaser that's much easier on the vision.

                                                                          

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ent7BoDR1yE

Weekend Box Office - "The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies" remained at number one with $41.4 million, "Unbroken" the true life story of Olympic athlete "Louie" Zamperini was number two with $31.7 million, and "Into the Woods" featuring an all-star cast headed by Meryl Streep came in third with $31 million.

                                                                               

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

"Taken 3" is being advertised as the final movie in this franchise. Liam Neeson once again plays Brian Mills professional badass. The movie reveals more about his secret past during a manhunt by LAPD as the prime suspect in his wife's murder, even while he is taking the fight to those really responsible.

                                                                              

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuU0M2xBasc

                                                                                 

"Agent Carter" premieres next Tuesday Jan 6. This show follows one of the people who began the espionage organization know as S.H.I.E.L.D. This seven part mini-series delves into the character first introduced in "Captain America: The First Avenger". Hayley Atwell reprises her role and we also get to see Dominic Cooper reprise the role of Howard Stark, Tony Stark's (Iron Man) father.

                                                                           

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmwDSolYG1Q

"The Equalizer" starring Denzel Washington and Chloe Grace Moretz is available today on DVD/Blu-ray. Denzel stars as McCall. A man with a mysterious past and exceptional problem solving skills whose collision with some extremely dangerous and violent Russian gangsters draws him back into a life he had hoped to leave behind.

                                                                                   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49NjrM2djx8

Weekend Box Office - "The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies" was number one with $56.2  million, "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" featuring the late Robin Williams took second place with $17.3 million, and the remake of "Annie" starring Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Wallis was third with $16.3 million. 

                                                                               

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAvU-Cpm0u0

"Into the Woods" starring Meryl Streep and featuring an all-star cast is a modern musical mash-up of the stories of the Brothers Grimm. The movie ties together the different stories and characters to that of a baker and his wife sent on a quest by a witch in order to remove a curse on them.   

                                                                                  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Byk9Is3TjY

                                                                                   

"San Andreas" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson can only be described as an action/disaster movie. The long and short of it is that a massive earthquake levels Los Angeles (again?) and "The Rock" has to rescue survivors. 

     

                                                                                   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz9e0PGSDeU

"Justice League: Throne of Atlantis" comes out on DVD/Blu-ray on January 27,2015. This animated feature is the third movie in the DC New 52 Universe and continues the story which was teased in "Justice League: War". Here's a clip from the upcoming feature.

                                                                                

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQ5_3X4M80