Box Office Weekend: Fifty Shades of Grey Seeing Green - CinemaNerdz - Part 136
Box Office Weekend: Fifty Shades of Grey Seeing Green
Controversy can lead to the demise or the rise of many films, good and bad alike. For the highly anticipated (but critically panned) Fifty Shades of Grey, the controversy was enough to make Presidents’ Day Weekend a profitable one, earning an estimated $81.7 million here and nearly $240 million worldwide, making the $40 million production a runaway success. It won out over the much better reviewed...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Rinko Kikuchi Looks for Riches in Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Yet another Valentine’s Day is almost here, dear readers. Enjoy the holiday, and hopefully none of you will be dragged to see Fifty Shades of Grey by your significant others. In the meantime, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column is a change of pace from the last couple weeks, with a look at the upcoming indie drama Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter. Premise: Struggling twenty-something ...[Read More]
Pete’s Dragon Starts Production in New Zealand
Principal photography on Pete’s Dragon got underway on February 10, 2015 in New Zealand. The film is a re-imagining of the 1977 Disney classic and will blend live action and CGI to tell the story of the special bond between an orphaned boy, Pete, and his best friend, Elliott, who just happens to be a dragon. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help) as Grace, a park ranger who discovers the ex...[Read More]
Size Matters In the Boyhood Honest Trailer
As impressive as director Richard Linklater’s award-winning film Boyhood is, there are a few criticisms that have been brought against it. These critiques have gone largely unanswered. That is, until now. Not content to let any film off without a skewering, the folks over at Honest Trailer and Screen Junkies aim their guns on this year’s Best Picture front-runner, a simple tale a mere ...[Read More]
Aca-Awesome New Pitch Perfect 2 Trailer Released
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and the rest of the Barden Bellas are featured in this hilarious new trailer for the upcoming comedy Pitch Perfect 2. Whereas the film’s first trailer gave us only a taste of what the film has in store for us, this one seems to suggest thing might be a bit more raucous than we first thought. I have to admit, I absolutely loved Pitch Perfect (2012). There arenR...[Read More]
Win Passes to An Advance Screening of McFarland, USA
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of McFarland, USA starring Kevin Costner. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see an advance screening of McFarland, USA at the Emagine Novi Theater in Novi, Michigan on Wednesday, February 18th at 7:00PM, just look for the “giveaway” box further down on this page. There you’ll be directed to ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Sniper Washed Out By SpongeBob
Warner Brothers has reasons to shout with both joy and shame this week. The studio’s American Sniper estimated $24.1 million puts it at $282.3 million and, most likely, the film to beat for 2015 box office (at least at this point), but it was finally topped in weekend earnings by The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (estimated $56 million). Adding major injury to this minor insult, Warner came...[Read More]
Commercialism Runs Amok in The LEGO Movie Honest Trailer
Of course everything is awesome when you’re the #1 toy brand in the world! It’s also quite awesome when the ninety-minute commercial based on your product was one of the most beloved movies of 2014. Not content to let any film off without a skewering, the folks over at Honest Trailer and Screen Junkies take on the much-beloved LEGO Movie – with some help from Epic Rap Battles of ...[Read More]
Dracula Untold Blu-ray Giveaway
CinemaNerdz is proud to offer our readers a chance to win one of three Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Combo copies of Dracula Untold starring Luke Evans and Dominic Cooper. For your chance to win one of the discs, just look for the “giveaway” box further down on this page. There you’ll be directed to a variety of methods by which you can enter the contest. You’ll be asked to provide a...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Super Bowl XLIX Movie Spot Roundup
Another Super Bowl has come and gone – my congratulations to the New England Patriots, and my sympathies to the Seattle Seahawks. But for cinephiles like me, the main draw of the Big Game is the new TV spots for upcoming movies. This year, there were a staggering fourteen movie spots shown during Super Bowl XLIX, and in this edition of Trailer Trashin’, I’ll give you my quick takes on ...[Read More]
Win Passes to An Advance Screening of The Duff
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of The Duff starring Mae Whitman, Ken Jeong, and Robbie Amell. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see an advance screening of The Duff at the MJR Troy Theater in Troy, Michigan on Wednesday, February 18th at 7:00PM, just look for the “giveaway” box further down on this page. There you’ll be d...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Marvel’s First Family is Back in Fantastic Four
I hope that you all enjoyed the Super Bowl dear readers! For all you football fans, whether you supported the Patriots or the Seahawks, I hope you enjoyed the game. Personally, I’m just wait to see all the movie spots that are shown during the game. In the meantime, this week’s belated installment of Trailer Trashin’ is our third Marvel Comics adaptation in a row, with the first ...[Read More]