Moneyball
The Ten Best Baseball Movies Ever Made
There’s a speech given by James Earl Jones as writer Terence Mann in Field of Dreams that perfectly sums up the American love affair with the game of baseball. As Mann tries to convince Kevin Costner’s character, Ray Kinsella, that a baseball field in the middle of an Iowa cornfield is a surefire money-making business venture and not the byproduct of a midlife crisis, he hits upon why we love the ...[Read More]
Detroit Film Critics Society Announces the Best of 2011 Winners
The Detroit Film Critics Society is pleased to announce the Best of 2011 winners and nominees in ten categories. The society was founded in spring 2007 and consists of a group of twenty-two film critics (our very own Mike Tyrkus is a proud member of the society) 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 ...[Read More]
Detroit Film Critics Society Announces the Best of 2011 Nominations
The Detroit Film Critics Society is pleased to announce the Best of 2011 nominees in ten categories. The society was founded in spring 2007 and consists of a group of twenty-two 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 t...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Puss in Boots Leads the Pack Once Again
Be it luck, word of mouth, or that those trapped in the eastern seaboard snowstorms last week finally got out to the theater, Puss in Boots was the big draw once again. Losing only a little over 3% in revenue since its debut, the film hauled in an estimated $33 million. While compared to the Shrek franchise it hasn’t exactly stood out (it has had the lowest opening weekend and currently the lowest...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Puss in Boots is Top Cat
Those boots will be dancing tonight…Puss in Boots pulled off the impossible, dethroning the juggernaut Paranormal Activity 3. While even with its 3D ticket sales it didn’t make as much as Activity 3 did last week, Puss in Boots still brought in an estimated $34 million to take the top spot. Paranormal Activity 3 fell by a large margin with an estimated $18.5 million, but has managed to rake in ove...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Paranormal Activity 3 is a Real Scream
If there was one franchise almost guaranteed to turn a profit, it’s the Paranormal Activity franchise, and the third time was definitely the charm. At an estimated $54 million, Paranormal Activity 3 was far and away the best opening of all the Activity films, and miles ahead of its competition. It opened well above the two-week champion Real Steel, which was finally dealt a strong blow with only a...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Real Steel Keeps the Championship Belt!
It was almost a no-decision, but Real Steel remained the favorite for the second week in a row with an estimated $16.3 million. But even losing 40% of its previous week’s revenue, it still managed (though barely) to top the critically well-received remake of Footloose (which, budgeted at $24 million, opened well with an estimated $16.1 million), and scored well above the poorly received prequel/re...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Real Steel Punches Out The Ides of March
It was a knockout, a one-two punch, a…well, all boxing references aside, the big movie of the weekend was the sci-fi robot boxing spectacle Real Steel. While only garnering average reviews, it made a fine debut, earning an estimated $27.3 million. It more than easily won out over the rest of the list, including the George Clooney/Ryan Gosling political thriller The Ides of March. Ides only made ar...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Dolphin Tale Surfaces
With its theatrical run coming to a close, The Lion King 3D finally fell out of the top spot, earning third place with an estimated $11.1 million and an impressive $79 million in three weeks. However, it was a down week overall, meaning the new winner, Dolphin Tale, still dropped in revenue, getting into first with only an estimated $14.2 million. Still, it was enough for the family drama to break...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: The Lion King 3D Has No Successors!
Even with four new films this weekend, apparently there’s no Disney like old Disney…The Lion King 3D stayed in the top spot, earning an estimated $22.1 million. The 17-year-old film did have some stiff competition, however, in the Aaron Sorkin-written Moneyball, which edged into second place with an estimated $20.6 million, and the kid-friendly Dolphin Tale, which picked up an estimated $20.2 mill...[Read More]