Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Weekend Box Office - "Divergent" was number one at the box office with $56 million, "Muppets Most Wanted" took the number two spot with $16.51 million, "Mr.Peabody & Sherman" held on at number three with $11.7 million.

                                                                                 
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=336qJITnDi0

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" is the movie that brings together the casts of the X-Men trilogy movies and "X-Men:The First Class". In the future, mutants have been hunted almost out of existence by robots known as Sentinels. Charles Xavier and his one time rival Magneto come up with a plan to save mutants by sending Wolverine into the past to prevent this future from ever happening. Check out the latest trailer and get a taste of what to expect.         

                                                                                  
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acRHWnfZAE

                                                                                 
                                                                                  
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" hits theaters in just under two weeks and just as the first movie led into Marvel's "The Avengers" this movie will easily tie into that movie and be a worthy companion of the first, as well as, leading into the next movie Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron". Be advised this movie will have two sequences that follow the movie, one of which is directed by Joss Whedon, director of both "Avengers" films.

                                                                                 
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4dIjM2w_88

"Amazing Spider-Man 2" hits theaters on May 2 and we'll see Spider-Man face The Rhino, The Green Goblin, and Electro, and perhaps get a glimpse of others, they are at least hinted at. We can expect this to be quite the action packed thrill ride if the trailer is any indication.

                                                                                 
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlM2CWNTQ84

Marvel's "Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and The Punisher" comes out today on DVD/ Bluray. a lot of the Marvel Comics projects that are released on DVD/ Bluray are motion comics, this project is an anime style feature made through Marvel's partnership with animation studio Madhouse. This is the same studio responsible for "X-Men Anime", "Iron Man Anime", and "Blade Anime". Check out the trailer for a hint of what to expect.

                                                                                
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7b9DTrH5QE

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Weekend Box Office -  DreamWorks animation's "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" topped the box office with $21.2 million, followed by "300: Rise of an Empire" at number two with $19.11 million and " Need For Speed" inspired by the popular video game came in at number three with $17.81 million in it's debut weekend.            

                                                                               
                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e73J71RZRn8

Disney's "Maleficent" starring Angelina Jolie in the title role, arrives in theaters on March 28. Everything I've seen about this movie so far makes me think this would be well worth the price of admission. Check out a recent trailer and prepare to be wowed.

                                                                                 
                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-XO4XiRop0
                                   
                                                                         
Marvel's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" opens in just over two weeks and there will be a few new clips and trailers leading up to the April 4 opening. Expect to see them here. This is one of the most recent trailers to be released.

                                                                                 
                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k_6NsYIipA

"Muppets Most Wanted" is the latest movie offering from Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the rest of the gang. As usual there is a list of star cameos longer than your arm. Check out the trailer and see who you recognize, but don't blink there are a few and this is just in the trailer.

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

"Infinite Crisis" the comic book mini series written by Geoff Johns was the a multi-universe, or multiverse spanning event that introduced us to some interesting incarnations of our favorite DC Universe characters. Now in the spirit of that series comes the video game where you can play as any variation of your favorite character. Check out the game trailer and brace yourself for some exciting images that make you want to play the game right now.

                                                                                 
                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp5XAzamk1o

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Weekend Box Office - "300: Rise of an Empire" the epic sequel to "300" was number one with $45.05 million, "Mr. Peabody and Sherman" was number two with $32.5 million, and "Non-Stop" starring Liam Neeson was number three with $15.38 million.

                                                                                 
                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Rzy7YqUVU

Marvel Studios has released a full clip from the movie "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and brace yourself for some excitement. I am really looking forward to seeing this movie. Enjoy.

                                                                                    
                     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k0kkSHiiPE
                                                                                 
               
The CW network's "Arrow" is the most watched show on that network and created such a buzz that it has already spawned a spin-off show starring another DC Comics character "The Flash" which will debut in the fall. If you haven't been watching you are not prepared for the awesomeness that is this show. Check out the trailer for better than a hint of what's to come.

                                                                                       
                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaDb-2XHK5U

 Here's a look at newly released image of the actor Grant Gustin in full costume for the upcoming CW Network show "The Flash".
               
    
"Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame To Kill For" is the long-awaited sequel to the movie "Sin City". If you haven't seen the first movie buy it or rent it, but be warned it is a very faithful adaptation of a graphic novel with the emphasis on the word graphic. Most of the characters from the first movie have returned and it's a delight to see them in the trailer along with some new faces.  

                                                                                   
                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFqHn_Ul0M

Big news! Just in case you didn't get enough Batman with the release of "Batman: Arkham Origins", DC Comics and Warner Bros. are releasing "Batman: Arkham Knight". This game is being promoted as the finale of the Arkham series and it looks as if they pulled out all the stops. It follows the events of Arkham City and the featured villains are Two Face, Harley Quinn, The Scarecrow, and The Penguin. The game is being developed by Rocksteady Studios, the same studio that developed Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, but not the recent Arkham Origins. This game promises to be even more badass than the previous games and features fan favorite Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman. What more needs to be said! Check out the trailer!

                                                                                                      
                     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX41jufgDrM
                      
         

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Weekend Box Office - "Non-Stop", the action-thriller starring Liam Neeson was number one at the box office with $ 30.02 million, "Son of God" the story of Jesus brought to the big screen by the producers of the epic mini-series "The Bible" was in the number two spot making $26.5 million, and at number three "The LEGO Movie" remained in the top three with $21.02 million.


                                                                       
                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwdltXBa1a4

"Mr.Peabody & Sherman" is the latest offering from the folks at DreamWorks Animation who brought us "The Croods" and "How to Train Your Dragon". This an update of a cartoon that's a personal favorite of mine. I used to love watching "Peabody's Improbable History" which was a segment of the animated t.v. series "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show". The executive producer of the movie is Tiffany Ward, the daughter of one of the principle creators of the show, Jay Ward. I wonder if Mr.Peabody will still introduce himself the way he did on the show, " I'm Mr. Peabody and this is my boy Sherman". For some reason, that always cracked me up as a kid.

                       
                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdEHSV4CwM8

                                                                         

"300: Rise of an Empire" opens this coming Friday and as the sequel to the awe inspiring "300", epic falls short of accurately describing this movie. Although clearly quite a different movie from its predecessor, it looks as if they upped the ante with the level of action which is revealed in this trailer. I expect it will be easily as enjoyable as the first movie.

                                                                               
                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGEERBDelH8    

Marvel Comics celebrates their 75 anniversary this year and plan to have special events to celebrate all year long. This will include the movies that are being released this year. Here are two of the most anticipated movies featuring two of the most widely recognized Marvel Comics characters.

                                                                               
                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pZd1qq6s8Q

                                                                               
                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8MykckiOiU   

Tuesday, February 25, 2014



Weekend Box Office - "The LEGO movie" held on to the number one spot with $31.45 million, the action movie "3 Days to Kill" starring Kevin Costner debuted at number two with $12.3 million, and "Pompeii" the disaster epic about the famous doomed city and the people who lived there debuted at number three with $10 million.

                                                                         
                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6TRwfxDICM

"Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy" doesn't hit theaters until this August, but many fans like myself, can hardly wait for this epic movie about the spacefaring band of misfits who become cosmic heroes. The first trailer finally debuted last week on Jimmy Kimmel Live and rocketed throughout the internet at lightspeed. If you haven't seen it yet check it out now. Good stuff!

                       
                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d96cjJhvlMA

                                                                                 
                                   
         
"Need for Speed" may be based on the popular video game but this movie has all the earmarks of being as hot as "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. Featuring Aaron Paul and Michael Keaton the trailer for this movie is just a hint of what you can expect. 

                       
                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e73J71RZRn8
                                                                             
"Thor: The Dark World" now available on DVD/Bluray picks up after the events of "The Avengers" and reveals a new enemy, Malekith the Accursed and his army of Dark Elves, who threaten not only Earth, but the entire universe. Unless Thor can find a way put a stop to them, once and for all. 

                       
                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npvJ9FTgZbM                                     

"Gravity" starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in what has to be the most edge of your seat thrill ride set in space ever. Now available on DVD/Bluray the trailer for this film says it all.


                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiTiKOy59o4                                                   

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Weekend Box Office - "The LEGO movie" was number one with $48.81 million, "About Last Night" the remake of the comedy classic came in at number two with $27 million, and "Robocop" another remake of a classic movie held on at number three with $21.5 million.

                                                                  
                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPLSpmAtc1Q

"Divergent" based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth and starring Shailene Woodley,Theo James, and Kate Winslet. The movie tells the story of Beatrice 'Tris" Prior who is targeted for extermination because in a society broken into different personality types, she is different, and doesn't fit any of the established groups.

                                                                                 
                           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=336qJITnDi0

                                                                           
   

"Godzilla" due to hit theaters on May 16 is the re-imagining of the origin story of the iconic atomic age monster. The movie stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen,who will appear together on-screen again as brother and sister Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch in "Avengers: Age of Ultron". Also starring in this movie, Bryan Cranston and Ken Watanabe. Forget what you seen in previous versions, this is not your daddy's Godzilla.
 
                                                                             
                           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjKO10hKtYw
                                                                                
"Transformers: Age of Extinction" was seen briefly as a teaser during this year's Super Bowl. In fact, if you blinked you probably missed it. Thus far, all that we know is that the movie stars Mark Wahlberg and Nicola Peltz as father and daughter Cade and Tessa Yeager, and that the movie will feature the fan favorite Dino-bots. More to come later I suppose.

                                                                                       
                           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F33PCUTWPk

"Ender's Game" based on the bestselling novel by Orson Scott Card is now available on DVD/Bluray. If you missed seeing it in theaters, you can now see it at home. In case you don't recall what the movie is about here's another look at the trailer.
 
                                                                              
                           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5ev-nOWJH8


Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Weekend Box Office - "Ride Along" starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart was number one with $12.31 million, Disney's "Frozen" was number two with $9.31 million, and coming in at number three "That Awkward Moment" the buddy comedy starring Zach Efron, Miles Teller, and Michael B. Jordan with $9.01 million.

                                                                      
                             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uufgPb2XC4

The LEGO movie opens this Friday, Feb.7. This movie will more than likely be a really good fun for kids and a trip down memory lane for adults. There's a good chance you'll see LEGO show you stuff you didn't remember or even recall that they put out. The movie promises to be a whole lot of family friendly fun. Keep your eyes peeled.

                                                                               
                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_JOBCLF-I    

                                                                                  

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" hits movie screens this coming April and the latest trailer was unveiled this past Sunday during The Super Bowl. In case you missed it. Here's another opportunity to see what promises to be a sequel that's easily equal to it's predecessor.  

                                                                              
                               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SlILk2WMTI

"Justice League: War" is finally here. Arriving in stores today the latest DC Universe Animated feature is the origin story of the DC's premier team of superheroic legends. Based on the graphic novel by writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee the animated version tells the story of how the team comes together to stop an apocalyptic alien invasion.
   
                                                                               
                             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3F9ASSsHUk

"Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher" is an animated feature from Marvel and the anime studio Madhouse who brought us the Marvel anime series "X-Men", "Iron Man", and "Blade". This time we are treated to a team-up of sorts between The Black Widow and The Punisher. We also get a guest appearance from The Avengers. 

                                                                 
                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KVnRR5QIus