Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Weekend Box Office: "The House With a Clock in Its Walls" the family-friendly horror movie starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett was number one with $26.8 million; "A Simple Favor" the stylized thriller starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick was number two with $10.5 million, and "The Nun" the latest movie in "The Conjuring" horror film franchise was number three with $10.2 million.

                                                                              

Marvel's "Daredevil" Season Three is scheduled to premiere on Netflix with all episodes streaming beginning October 19. Spoiler alert! Matt Murdock has survived the explosion and collapse of The Hand's skyscraper stronghold at the end of "The Defenders". The question remains how did he survive and how did he end up at in the care of the nuns? Did Elektra manage to survive, as well? Charlie Cox stars as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the third season of the series featuring the "Man without Fear" from the Marvel Comics.

                                                                                
                                                                     
                                                                            
"Smallfoot" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday, This family-friendly animated feature is directed by Karey Kirkpatrick and based on the book Yeti Tracks by Sergio Pablos. A classic myth is flipped on its ear in this tale of a promising young yeti whose world is turned upside down by the discovery of something he previously didn't believe existed - a human. News of the discovery of this "smallfoot" shakes up the small and secluded yeti community and stirs curiosity about what else may exist in the big world beyond their snowy village. Featuring the voices of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez, Danny DeVito, Yara Shahidi, Ely Henry, and Jimmy Tatro.

                                                                              

Disney's "Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreak-It Ralph 2" is scheduled to open in theaters on November 21. When the video game "Sugar Rush" needs a replacement part, Ralph (John C. Reilly) decides to take his friend Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) and travel to the internet hoping to find what they need in the ever expansive world wide web. What they find is an unexpected adventure in what is previously uncharted territory for them. 

                                                                        

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Weekend Box Office - "The Predator" the movie from director Shane Black designed to reinvigorate the classic movie franchise was number one with $24 million, "The Nun" the latest movie in "The Conjuring" horror film franchise was number two with $18.2 million, and "A Simple Favor" the stylish thriller starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively debuted at number three with $16.1 million.

                                                                               

"The House With a Clock in It's Wall" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. A magical adventure begins for 10-year old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) when he goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a tick-tocking heart. Lewis unlocks a world of witches and warlocks and literally breathes new life into his new town's sleepy facade when he accidentally awakens the dead. Based on the children's classic by writer John Bellairs and artist Edward Gorey and brought to life by horror director Eli Roth and producer Eric Kripke (creator of the popular television series "Supernatural") and starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett with Kyle MacLachlan, Coleen Camp, Sunny Suljic, and Renée Elise Goldsberry.

                                                                                  
                                                                                   

Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" is scheduled to open in theaters on March 8. Bree Larson is Captain Marvel in the highly anticipated movie that brings the superpowerful human-extraterrestrial hybrid to life in her movie debut. Set in the 1990's the movie details her crashing to Earth and her first meeting with a young Nick Fury bringing to life the reality of extraterrestrial life and the possibility of invasion by alien forces. 

                                                                             
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1BCujX3pw8

Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns" is scheduled to open in theaters on December 19. In this all-new original musical sequel based on the Mary Poppins Stories by P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins is back to help Michael and Jane Banks and the next generation of the Banks family. Starring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins and an all-star cast featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury, and Dick Van Dyke. Also starring Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson as the Banks' children.

                                                                               

"Mortal Engines" is scheduled to open in theaters December 14. Adapted from the award-winning Scholastic book series by Phillip Reeve and directed by Christian Rivers. "Mortal Engines" tells the story of the civilization that exists thousands of years after a great catastrophe, where humanity has adapted and a new way of living has evolved. Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly gobbling up smaller traction towns. When a chance encounter between Tom Natsworthy, a resident of the Lower Tier of the great traction city of London, and Hester Shaw, a dangerous fugitive, leads to an unlikely alliance that is destined to change their future.

                                                                                
                                                                                               

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Weekend Box Office: "The Nun" the latest spin-off and terrifying surprise hit in "The Conjuring" horror movie franchise was number one with $53 million, "Peppermint" the revenge action-thriller starring Jennifer Ganer was number two with $13.4 million, and "Crazy Rich Asians" the romantic comedy starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Michelle Yeoh was number three with $13.1 million.

                                                                               

"The Predator" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. Director Shane Black revisits the science fiction-action-horror that he was an actor in. The Predators come to Earth to hunt the most dangerous game...man. Now they are stronger, smarter, and deadlier than ever before. A ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biology professor are all that stands in the way of mankind's total extinction. 

                                                                                      
                                                                               

"Suspiria" is scheduled to open in theaters on October 26. A re-imaging of Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic from director Luca Guadagnino. Centering around a world-renowned dance company and the darkness that swirls around it threatening to engulf all whom it touches. Starring Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Lutz Ebersdorf, and Chloe Grace Moretz.

                                                                             

"Venom" is scheduled to open in theaters on Oct.5. Tom Hardy stars as Eddie Brock an investigative reporter that gets in over his head. He becomes infected with an alien symbiote during an investigation of the company his girlfriend works for and discovers it is both intelligent and dangerous. Fortunately for him, the symbiote is on his side.

                                                                       

Disney's "The Nutcracker and The Four Realms" is scheduled to open in theaters on November 2. Inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic tale "The Nutcracker" the movie centers around Clara (Mackenzie Foy) and her discovery that a golden thread, presented to her by her godfather Drosselmeyer (Morgan Freeman) at his annual Christmas party, leads to a golden key that unlocks the doorway into another world. 

                                                                           
                                                                       

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Weekend Box Office: "The Meg" the action-thriller featuring Jason Statham doing battle against a 75-foot long prehistoric shark was number one with $44.5 million, "Mission Impossible: Fallout" featuring Tom Cruise as superspy Ethan Hunt was number two with $20 million, and Disney's "Christopher Robin" the family-friendly live action movie featuring Winnie the Pooh was number three with $12.4 million. 

                                                                                       

"Mile 22" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. The action-thriller from Peter Berg the director of "Lone Survivor" features Mark Wahlberg as an operative of a top-secret covert tactical unit. The unit, codenamed "Overwatch" must retrieve and transport an asset with vital information about an impending terrorist attack on the United States to the extraction point Mile 22 or die trying, which is exactly what will happen if they fail.

                                                                                   
                                                                                   

"Peppermint" is scheduled to open in theaters on September 7. Jennifer Garner stars as a woman who takes justice into her own hands after the system fails her. When her husband and young daughter are gunned down in an attack that leaves her in a coma. She wakes to find that her life as she knew it is over. When she is denied any semblance of justice she realizes that the system is being rigged to protect the guilty. She goes into hiding and transforms from citizen to urban guerrilla delivering her own personal brand of justice.

                                                                                  

"The House with a Clock in Its Wall" is scheduled to open in theaters on September 21. Director Eli Roth brings to life the beloved classic children's book written by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey. A magical adventure filled with spine-tingling suspense the movie is produced and written by Eric Kripke (creator of TV's "Supernatural") and stars Jack Black, Kate Winslett, and Owen Vaccaro. Co-starring Kyle MacLachlan, Colleen Camp, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Vanessa Anne Williams and Sunny Suljic.

                                                                                      
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQGA42-U0Ro                                

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Weekend Box Office: "Mission Impossible: Fallout" the action-thriller featuring Tom Cruise as superspy Ethan Hunt was number one with $35 million; Disney's "Christopher Robin" the family-friendly live-action comedy featuring Winnie the Pooh was number two with $25 million; and "The Spy Who Dumped Me" the comedy action-thriller starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon was number three with $12.35 million. 

                                                                                    

"The Meg" is scheduled to open in theaters this Friday. Jason Statham and an international cast star in this action-thriller from director John Turteltaub (the "National Treasure" movies). The crew of an international undersea observation platform discovers that a 75-foot long prehistoric shark is alive and well and ready to turn the entire ocean into his feeding ground. They must find a way to stop the creature before it upsets the entire undersea ecosystem and threaten all life on the entire planet.


                                                                           

"Venom" is scheduled to open in theaters on October 5. Tom Hardy stars as Eddie Brock, an investigative reporter willing to go the extra to break a story. Until one day he goes too far and becomes a part of the story he's investigating. Infected by a symbiote of extraterrestrial origin he begins to experience unusual symptoms. Believing himself to be hallucinating he soon realizes that what's inside of him is not only alive, it's intelligent and he's its host.

                                                                           
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLCn88bfW1o

"The Death of Superman" is available starting today on Blu-ray/DVD. Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment present this feature-length animated movie re-imagined as part of the popular series of DC Universe animated movies. The Man of Steel meets his match when Doomsday brings all of his rage and destructive power to Earth. When it becomes clear that he's the only hero who can stand in the way of the creature's rampage of destruction, Superman finds himself in a fight to the finish with the nearly unstoppable Doomsday.
                                                                        
"Constantine: City of Demons" will be available on Blu-ray/DVD and Digital HD on October 9. Actor Matt Ryan provides the voice for the popular character that he also portrays on live-action television shows "Constantine" and "Legends of Tomorrow". John Constantine, occult investigator/practitioner, and his friend and family man Chas must save Chas' daughter Trish from a mysterious supernatural coma. Enlisting help from the Nightmare Nurse, the influential Queen of Angels, and the brutal Aztec God Mictlantechutli, they attempt to outsmart the demon Beroul for Trish's soul. However, when dealing with the shadowy world of the supernatural, not everything is what it seems, and there's always a price to pay.

                                                                             

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Weekend Box Office: "Mission Impossible: Fallout" the latest film in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise starring Tom Cruise was number one with $61.5 million; "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" the comedy/musical headed up by an all-star cast headed up by Meryl Streep and Cher was number two with $15 million; and "Equalizer 2" the action/thriller starring Denzel Washington in the first sequel of his career was number three with $14 million.

                                                                                      

"Glass" is scheduled to open in theaters on January 18, 2019. Director M.Night Shyamalan brings together the stories and characters of two of his previous successes the 2000 movie "Unbreakable" and the 2016 movie "Split" in his upcoming movie "Glass". Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, and James McAvoy reprising their previous roles. Also featuring Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor- Joy, Spencer Treat Clark and Charlayne Woodard. 


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"Iron Fist" Season 2 debuts on Sept.7 on exclusively on Netflix with all episodes available for streaming. Danny Rand continues to make good on his promise to a friend to protect the city. He will face old enemies and new threats and will need to rely on old friends and make some new allies to survive the onslaught he's about to face. Fortunately for him, he was trained to become a living weapon. That's going to come in very handy.

                                                                      

"Godzilla: King of the Monsters" is scheduled to open in theaters in May 2019. Monarch the crypto-zoological agency that monitors the re-emergence of titanic monsters has their hands full when Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, and the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these titans clash their battles will leave the future of humanity in peril. Starring an all-star international cast featuring Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler, Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang, and  Charles Dance.
                                                                        


"Alita: Battle Angel" is scheduled to open in theaters on December 21. From producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez bring the anime "Battle Angel Alita" to life. Adapting the original graphic novel (manga) series "Gunnm" by Yukito Kishiro into a screenplay by James Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis. Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Walt, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skein, Jackie Earle Haley, and  Keean Johnson,

                                                                               

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Weekend Box Office: "Equalizer 2" the action-thriller starring Denzel Washington in the first sequel of his career was number one with $35.8 million, "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" the sequel musical to the 2008 movie "Mamma Mia!" was number two with $34.4 million, and "Hotel Transylvania 3" the family-friendly animated movie featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, and Andy Samberg was number three with $23.2 million.

                                                                                         

"Aquaman" is scheduled to open to open in theaters this December. Following his debut in "Justice League" The King of the Seven Seas will star in his own movie. Jason Momoa reprises his role in as Arthur Curry a.k.a. Aquaman. Director James Wan brings the wonder and the terror of the seven seas to life in this superhero action/thriller that reveals the origin of one of the most underrated superheroes. The all-star cast features Amber Heard as Mera, Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna, Temura Morrison as Thomas Curry, Yahya Abdul-Manteen II as David Kane/Black Manta and Patrick Wilson as Orm/Ocean Master.

                                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                                          
"SHAZAM!" is scheduled to open in theaters on April 5, 2019, Foster kid Billy Batson (Asher Angel) in an act of unusual selflessness catches the attention of the powerful wizard who presents Billy with the ability to transform himself with a single magic word into "The World's Mightiest Mortal",  an adult with superpowers know as SHAZAM (Zachary Levi). Also starring Jack Dylan Grazer, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Cooper Andrews, Marta Milans, with Djimon Hounsou as The Wizard and Mark Strong as Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.

                                                                                  

"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" is scheduled to open in theaters on November 16 The second of five new adventures set in writer J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World. As promised after his capture in the last film, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald has escaped and is amassing followers. Albus Dumbledore turns to his former student Newt Scamander to put a stop to Grindlewald's plans unaware of the dangers ahead of him. The movie features an ensemble cast that stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Folger, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jude Law, and Johnny Depp.