Archive for August, 2011
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August 14, 2011
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The Final Destination was supposed to be the end of the Final Destination franchise, but when it became a surprise hit (despite being a terrible movie), New Line green lighted another sequel, so if Final Destination 5 underperforms at the box office — as it did this weekend, pulling in an estimated $18.4 million — does this make it the “final” Final Destination? That remains to be seen; $18 million is a hardly a paltry sum, but it’s far below the $27.4 million opening of The Final Destination. Plus, this is the first of the sequels to have a smaller opening than its predecessor. In fact, Final Destination 5‘s tally was smaller than even Final Destination 3‘s, despite the increased 3-D ticket prices. (An estimated 75% of FD5‘s gross was from 3-D ticket sales, the highest 3D-to-2D ratio of the summer amongst major releases.) Final numbers are due late Monday.
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August 12, 2011
Will Sookie and Eric be so chummy
in Season 5?
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Not surprising but welcome news: HBO has renewed its hit vampire TV series True Blood for a fifth season. The show’s fourth season is currently enjoying great success, consistent ranking (except for the ill-fated decision to make the second episode available online before it aired, which dropped ratings almost 50%) amongst the top-rated cable series on television. True Blood will return next summer (presumably June) for another 12 episodes. Meanwhile, we’re already past the half-way point (!) for the current season, which concludes on September 11.
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August 12, 2011
Will Sookie and Eric be so chummy
in Season 5?
© HBO
Not surprising but welcome news: HBO has renewed its hit vampire TV series True Blood for a fifth season. The show’s fourth season is currently enjoying great success, consistent ranking (except for the ill-fated decision to make the second episode available online before it aired, which dropped ratings almost 50%) amongst the top-rated cable series on television. True Blood will return next summer (presumably June) for another 12 episodes. Meanwhile, we’re already past the half-way point (!) for the current season, which concludes on September 11.
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August 11, 2011
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Well, the Dark Tower adaptation(s) might be no more, but another Stephen King epic is inching closer to hitting the big screen. According to HitFix, director David Yates — who helmed the last four films in the Harry Potter series — and writer Steve Kloves – who wrote all but one of the movies — are close to signing on for the previously announced movie version of The Stand. According to the report, the adaptation of the apocalyptic story of good versus evil will, like the Harry Potter films, be a multi-pic event.
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August 10, 2011
Michael Angarano in Red State.
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Here's some new pics from two small but eagerly anticipated upcoming movies: Red State and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.
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August 10, 2011
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World War Z, the currently-filming adaptation of the Max Brooks novel about a worldwide battle against a zombie epidemic, has gotten a holiday release date: December 21, 2012. So, get into the spirit of the season with stars Brad Pitt, Matthew Fox and perhaps Bryan Cranston…
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August 9, 2011
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Pop culturally speaking, there was a lot bad about the ’80s, but perhaps no decade had as much style to its cultural ineptitude. Case in point: this gallery of awesomely bad horror movie VHS artwork.
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August 8, 2011
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This week, Final Destination 5 hits theaters, while home video releases are headed by Choose, Dream House, Camp Hell and Evil Things.
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August 8, 2011
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If the cover art for the Evil Things DVD reminds you of Quarantine, then the distributor has done its job. This little direct-to-video horror movie uses the same “found footage” format as Quarantine (plus dozens of other flicks over the past decade), and for stretches, it’s arguably as scary as its better-known counterpart. Read about it in my review of Evil Things.
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