One for the Money
Weekend Box-Office: Chronicle Tops Out Against Post-Potter Radcliffe
Found footage films have grown in popularity lately, though after The Devil Inside, the genre seemed to be on a downhill slump. But Chronicle seems ready to breathe some fresh life into the genre, making an estimated $22 million at the box office and claiming first place this week. Even the higher price tag compared to the likes of Paranormal Activity and Apollo 18 wasn’t an issue, the $12 million...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: The Grey Leads the Pack
He may not be punching out as many wolves as the trailers (and a recent action film reputation) might suggest, but that hasn’t stopped audiences and critics from praising Liam Neeson and The Grey, which made an estimated $20 million in its opening at the box office and is one of the few January releases both critics and audiences seem to agree on. Perhaps it wasn’t as good an opening as Underworld...[Read More]
Movie Review: One for the Money
One for the Money might be better named were it “One for the Women.” But you had to know that. It was ladies night at the movies folks. Completely packed theater of women and maybe half a dozen men that would have rather have been anywhere else on the planet, but reluctantly went to see what all the hoopla was about, as did I. Personally, I never fell into the clutches of the acclaimed novel write...[Read More]