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Entries from June 2008

Weekend Box Office For June 13 – 15

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

#1 The Incredible Hulk from Universal debuts at #1 bringing in $54.5 million. The Incredible Hulk showed in 3505 theaters. Budget was roughly $150 million. #2 Kung Fu Panda drops to #2 spot bringing in $34.3 million, down 43%. Gross so far is $117,998,000. Kung Fu Panda showed in 4,136 theaters, thats up 22 theaters over last weekend. Budget was roughly $130 million. #3 [...]

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John Carter On His Way To The Big Screen

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

In January of last year it was announced that Pixar and Disney would  be taking over the rights to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic sci-fi series John Carter of Mars for the big screen. In October of last year, Pixar confirmed that they’re planning on three John Carter of Mars films, the first arriving sometime before 2012. [...]

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Theatrical Review: The Incredible Hulk

June 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Scientist Bruce Banner found his cellular structure changed from exposure to Gamma radiation to a point that when he finds himself pushed to a certain anger or excitement becomes the rampaging monster known as the Hulk. Now on the run in South America, his trail is discovered again by the U.S. military, led by General [...]

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Theatrical Review: The Happening

June 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Across the eastern seaboard a strange phenomena is occurring, people are becoming disoriented, stopping dead in their tracks and then have the overcoming urge to kill themselves. This first starts in large populated areas and then moves on to smaller areas of population. It’s first believed to be some sort of terrorist attack but soon [...]

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BSP Episode 064: Geek Movies from the Eighties

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Tony #2 and Adam prove to Tony how deep and broad their knowledge of movies from the 80s is. Note: This shouldn’t imply that these movies are the best, just movies that bring back fond memories. A complete list of films will follow. New Segment: Booster Seat Producers: Kung Fu Panda Next week: The Goonies [...]

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News Briefs

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments

The $80 million film The Battle of Red Cliff is the most expensive Asian movie ever and it has been forced to stop production after a stuntman was killed and six people injured in an accident on set, Variety reported Tuesday. The movie by John Woo is adapted from China’s classic novel Romance of the Three [...]

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New Releases For The Week Of June 9, 2008

June 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Tuesday, June 10 Otis: Unrated. A half dozen teenage girls have disappeared, discovered a month later murdered and mutilated. When a new victim, 16 year old Riley Lawson, finds herself trapped and tortured in a basement prison by the psychopath Otis (Bostin Christopher), she resolves to do whatever she has to in order to stay [...]

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Weekend Box Office For June 6 – 8

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

#1 Kung Fu Panda the Dreamworks animated feature starring Jack Black debuts in the #1 spot bringing in a cool $60 million. Kung Fu Panda showed in 4114 theaters. Budget was roughly $130 million. #2 You Don’t Mess with the Zohan debuts in the #2 position this weekend bringing in $40 million. Zohan showed in [...]

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Gale Launches MovieRetriever.com

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Farmington Hills, MI (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 4, 2008 — Love movies? Looking for the next movie to watch but tired of the same old movie sites? Then you’ll love MovieRetriever.com, a new web site that combines the attitude of VideoHound’s Golden Movie Retriever, the definitive guide to movies on DVD and VHS, with the latest community features, [...]

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Washington Post's Hornaday Blasts "Stuck" And "Mother Of Tears"

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Ann Hornaday, staff writer for the Washington Post, lambasted Dario Argento’s Mother of Tears: The Third Mother and Sturart Gordon’s Stuck saying that she “didn’t get” either one and further calling the movies “sheer torture” to watch. Of Mother of Tears (the third in a series by Argento) she said “I don’t get why, in Mother [...]

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