Mark will be working out his issues at the Toronto International Film Festival in the near future.
Jul 31, 2013
Off the beaten track trailer of the day: "Almost Human"
Mark disappeared in a flash of blue light, but now he's back and it seems the blue light therapy has had a somewhat negative effect on his ability to relate to other people.
Mark will be working out his issues at the Toronto International Film Festival in the near future.
Mark will be working out his issues at the Toronto International Film Festival in the near future.
Jul 30, 2013
The top 10 movies for the weekend of July 26 - July 28, 2013
| 1) The Wolverine | $53.1 Million |
| 2) The Conjuring | $22.2 Million |
| 3) Despicable Me 2 | $16.4 Million |
| 4) Turbo | $13.7 Million |
| 5) Grown Ups 2 | $11.6 Million |
| 6) Red 2 | $9.3 Million |
| 7) Pacific Rim | $7.7 Million |
| 8) The Heat | $6.9 Million |
| 9) R.I.P.D. | $6 Million |
| 10) Fruitvale Station | $4.5 Million |
The number one movie a year ago this week was Warner Brother's "The Dark Knight Rises" which held on to the top spot for a second week with $62.1 million in box office receipts.
(Green indicates new release)
Jul 26, 2013
47 Ronin
Keanu Reeves if finally back on the big screen with this adaptation of the myth of the 47 Ronin. Lots of slo-mo posing and posturing wrapped in oodles of pseudo-historical-heaviosity. Sign me up.
"47 Ronin" is due in theaters on Christmas Day.
"47 Ronin" is due in theaters on Christmas Day.
Jul 23, 2013
The top 10 movies for the weekend of July 19 - July 21, 2013
| 1) The Conjuring | $41.8 Million |
| 2) Despicable Me 2 | $24.9 Million |
| 3) Turbo | $21.3 Million |
| 4) Grown Ups 2 | $19.8 Million |
| 5) Red 2 | $18 Million |
| 6) Pacific Rim | $16 Million |
| 7) R.I.P.D. | $12.6 Million |
| 8) The Heat | $9.3 Million |
| 9) World War Z | $5.19 Million |
| 10) Monsters University | $5.12 Million |
The number one movie a year ago this week was Warner Brother's "The Dark Knight Rises" which opened in the top spot with an impressive $160.8 million in box office receipts.
(Green indicates new release)
Jul 21, 2013
Marvel's Comic-Con announcement leaves me with questions
I'm going to drop in a spoiler alert here but if you haven't seen "The Avengers" by now I don't know what the hell you're waiting for. So here goes: SPOILER ALERT: You have been warned.
At the end of "The Avengers" there was a neat little ditty that seemed to suggest in no uncertain terms that Thanos would be the next opponent for the world's mightiest heroes. But with Marvel's Comic-Con announcement this past weekend that the sequel would be titled "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" the ultimate cinematic fate of the Mad Titan has, for me anyway, been thrown into question. Does the Ultron storyline rule out Thanos? Was that enormous tease at the end of "Avengers" just that: an enormous tease? Since Whedon has said the Ultron storyline will divert from published materials does that leave the door open for Thanos' involvement?
As reported over at Comicbookmovie a few months back Thanos creator Jim Starlin backtracked from previous statements he'd made that Thanos would indeed be appearing in A2:
“Setting the record straight: It keeps getting reported that I claimed that Thanos will be in both the upcoming Guardians of the Universe [sic] and Avengers II movies. Sort of true but not really. All I said, in some interview way back when, was that I had heard (as in convention scuttlebutt) that the Titan would be in both movies. I have absolutely nothing to do with Marvel films and not all that much with Marvel Comics. So I am no reliable source to quote on anything to do with what’s happening in any future Marvel film.”
So was Starlin's statement the first act in Marvel's attempt to wipe that post credit scene from our collective memory? I didn't think too much of what he said at the time but now it's beginning to look that was the case. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Just as a refresher here is that post-credit scene from "The Avengers".
At the end of "The Avengers" there was a neat little ditty that seemed to suggest in no uncertain terms that Thanos would be the next opponent for the world's mightiest heroes. But with Marvel's Comic-Con announcement this past weekend that the sequel would be titled "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" the ultimate cinematic fate of the Mad Titan has, for me anyway, been thrown into question. Does the Ultron storyline rule out Thanos? Was that enormous tease at the end of "Avengers" just that: an enormous tease? Since Whedon has said the Ultron storyline will divert from published materials does that leave the door open for Thanos' involvement?
As reported over at Comicbookmovie a few months back Thanos creator Jim Starlin backtracked from previous statements he'd made that Thanos would indeed be appearing in A2:
“Setting the record straight: It keeps getting reported that I claimed that Thanos will be in both the upcoming Guardians of the Universe [sic] and Avengers II movies. Sort of true but not really. All I said, in some interview way back when, was that I had heard (as in convention scuttlebutt) that the Titan would be in both movies. I have absolutely nothing to do with Marvel films and not all that much with Marvel Comics. So I am no reliable source to quote on anything to do with what’s happening in any future Marvel film.”
So was Starlin's statement the first act in Marvel's attempt to wipe that post credit scene from our collective memory? I didn't think too much of what he said at the time but now it's beginning to look that was the case. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Just as a refresher here is that post-credit scene from "The Avengers".
Extended trailer for "Riddick"
Though the CGI occasionally seems to be plucked straight from a video game it's great to see this franchise return to its roots with this new installment. Vin Diesel and director David Twohy both spoke to that point at Comic-Con where they appeared yesterday to hype their film.
Karl Urban and Dave Bautista join Diesel in "Riddick" which will open in September.
Karl Urban and Dave Bautista join Diesel in "Riddick" which will open in September.
Title for "Avengers" sequel released
After being shoved to the side by DC/Warner's big announcement about their planned Batman/Superman movie Marvel moved aggressively to steal back the limelight in San Diego by revealing the name of "The Avengers" sequel and here it is: "The Avengers: Age of Ultron". Just how Ultron will fit into the expected Thanos narrative that was teased at the end of "The Avengers" - or if that idea is even still alive - remains to be seen.
Learn more about Ultron here.
Learn more about Ultron here.
Jul 20, 2013
Warner Brothers makes a rather large announcement at Comic-Con
The image below is straight from Hall H in San Diego and follows this little reading from the stage:
I want you to remember, Clark. In all the years to come. In all your most private moments. I want you to remember my hand at your throat. I want you to remember the one man who beat you. (from Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns")
While it seems pretty clear this will not be a Justice League movie it's a pretty gi-normous announcement nonetheless. There are no particulars at this time who will be directing/producing etc or who will be playing the Caped Crusader as Christian Bale has said in no uncertain terms that he's done with the character. All we really know is that we should look for DC's two biggest superheroes to be sharing the screen in 2015. (Gee, isn't that the same year "Avengers 2" is due?)
I want you to remember, Clark. In all the years to come. In all your most private moments. I want you to remember my hand at your throat. I want you to remember the one man who beat you. (from Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns")
While it seems pretty clear this will not be a Justice League movie it's a pretty gi-normous announcement nonetheless. There are no particulars at this time who will be directing/producing etc or who will be playing the Caped Crusader as Christian Bale has said in no uncertain terms that he's done with the character. All we really know is that we should look for DC's two biggest superheroes to be sharing the screen in 2015. (Gee, isn't that the same year "Avengers 2" is due?)
Jul 18, 2013
First trailer for Ridley Scott's "The Counselor"
While most of the attention surrounding Scott over the past year or so has been around the dramatically uneven "Prometheus", that film's would-be sequel and the long-rumored second installment in the "Blade Runner" saga the director has been quietly at work putting together this little ditty which looks pretty amazing.
Michael Fassbender plays a southwestern lawyer who decides to dabble in the drug trade to raise some extra cash. Also starring Javier Bardem, Penelope Crus, Cameron Diaz and Brad Pitt the story revolves around how the lawyer's choice of second jobs will cause him "to come to moral decisions that will take [him] completely by surprise".
"The Counselor" opens October 25th.
Michael Fassbender plays a southwestern lawyer who decides to dabble in the drug trade to raise some extra cash. Also starring Javier Bardem, Penelope Crus, Cameron Diaz and Brad Pitt the story revolves around how the lawyer's choice of second jobs will cause him "to come to moral decisions that will take [him] completely by surprise".
"The Counselor" opens October 25th.
Jul 17, 2013
New "Godzilla" poster
Legendary has released a new poster for their "Godzilla" remake (below) just in time for Comic-Con and it looks like we're going to need something a little more substantial than those helicopters to take down this bad boy. Directed by Gareth Edwards the film stars Ken Watanabe and Juliette Binoche and is due in theaters next May.
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