Box Office Weekend: Smaug Still King Under the Mountain - CinemaNerdz - Part 155
Box Office Weekend: Frozen Gets Boost, But Smaug Still King Under the Mountain
NOTE: While the rest of the box office listings are the reported estimates, Paramount does not plan on releasing their official numbers until January 3rd. Therefore, films released by Paramount (such as Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and The Wolf of Wall Street) have estimated domestic totals until further notice. Third week remains the charm for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Though stil...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Anchorman Stays Classy but The Hobbit Still Grabs the Gold
NOTE: While the rest of the listings are the official totals listed for each film, Paramount does not plan on releasing their numbers until January 3rd. Therefore, films released by Paramount (such as Anchorman 2) are estimates until further notice. Even though it has not quite lived up to domestic box office expectations, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug still managed to be the top draw at the...[Read More]
Hustlin’ His Way to the Top: The Films of David O. Russell
It’s a very exciting time to be a film junkie. Gone are the days when a film’s art house appeal meant it had to be subtitled. Now we have our very own cadre of American filmmakers all jockeying for the spot of top dog. David Fincher, Darren Aronofsky, Quentin Tarantino, the Coen Brothers, and P.T. Anderson are all in contention for the title of our generation’s greatest director. However, there is...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The King of the Monsters Returns in Godzilla
Hollywood is being good to us this December, dear readers. This past weekend brought us The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – which is a lot of fun, and I definitely recommend it – and this week sees the release of American Hustle and Saving Mr. Banks, both of which I’m quite looking forward to. And in even more good news, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column is one I’ve bee...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: The Hobbit Rides Desolation to the Top, But Not On the Wave It Wanted
While receiving mostly positive acclaim from critics and filmgoers alike, the second film in Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, earned an estimated $73.7 million in its weekend debut at the box office. While head and shoulders above the rest of its weekly competition, it did not come even close to the success of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (which took fo...[Read More]
The Detroit Film Critics Society Announces 2013 Awards
The Detroit Film Critics Society is pleased to announce the best of 2013 in ten categories. The society was founded in Spring 2007 and consists of a group of twenty Michigan film critics who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities within a 150-mile radius of the city including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Flint, Michigan. Each critic submitted their...[Read More]
The Five Best Martin Scorsese Films
Hollywood has always had a peculiar way of treating its artists. Usually after celebrating an initial spark of genius, the studios, media, or loyal fans often watch the once promising talent fizzle out with a bang, or more times, with a quiet whimper. Either way, it remains a difficult feat to stay relevant in Hollywood. Martin Scorsese is an example of the rare filmmaker who has been working for ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is Back in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
We’re another week closer to Christmas, and I was very happy to see Frozen take the top spot at the box office this past weekend. In the meantime, this week’s new Trailer Trashin’ examines yet another of next year’s big upcoming films – The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Premise: Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) continues to struggle with balancing his life as a high school student an...[Read More]
The Detroit Film Critics Society Announces 2013 Nominations
The Detroit Film Critics Society is pleased to announce the best of 2013 nominees in ten categories. The society was founded in Spring 2007 and consists of a group of twenty Michigan film critics who write or broadcast in the Detroit area as well as other major cities within a 150-mile radius of the city including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Flint, Michigan. Each critic submit...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Frozen Moves Up in the World But Hunger Games Still Wants a Little More
Despite a drop in revenue, Disney’s latest, Frozen, managed to move up in the standings, taking the first-place spot after a small limited release and a second-place finish in its wide release debut, earning an estimated $31.6 million. Though it has yet to make a domestic profit, it did manage to knock The Hunger Games: Catching Fire from its seemingly unbeatable perch, earning only an estimated $...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Jean-Claude Van Damme Plays Crazy in Enemies Closer
I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving, dear readers, and I hope a lot of you got out to see Frozen over the holiday weekend. December is finally here, and it’s time for us all to start preparing for our preferred winter holidays. In the meantime, this week’s slightly belated Trailer Trashin’ column takes a look at Enemies Closer, one of next January’s more low-profile rele...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Catching Fire Still Blazing; Can’t Be Cooled by Frozen
Much like its predecessor The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is not just trying to break box office records, but going on to be one of the big winners of 2013 as well. With an estimated $74.5 million for the weekend, it now sits in third place for highest domestic grosser of 2013…well shy of Despicable Me 2, but two or three more weeks of good performance might even topple that giant. Not to be outdo...[Read More]