The Four (****)
Action packed, thrilling, and very beautifully shot, “The Four” takes the audience into the corrupt world of those who seek power attempting to overthrow those in power. Like an old story unfolding on...
View ArticleBox Office (10.28.12)
The ever-changing box office never ceases to amaze as movies are released around the holidays. The first noticeable difference earlier this week was Taken 2 (Fox Studios) falling off its number 1 spot...
View ArticlePieta (***)
Latin for compassion, Pieta (2012) is a dark dramatic thriller, filled with volatile emotions, and people of monstrous intentions. The protagonist is a debt collector who prefers to cripple and torment...
View ArticleBox Office (12.02.12)
What a thrill! The international release of ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2‘ (Sum.) has landed at the top of almost all of the charts. Beating out ‘Skyfall‘ (Sony) without a hitch, it also...
View ArticleBox Office (12.09.12)
As we near 12.12.12, the big question of who will be #1 on, the rumored, the end of the world is, currently, up for grabs! Unsurprisingly, ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2‘ (Sum.) has been dethroned in several...
View ArticleBox Office Results (03.24.13)
Still on top, ‘Oz The Great And Powerful‘ (BV) sits on top on several international charts and at the domestic box office. ‘The Call‘ (TriStar) made it to #2, followed by ‘The Incredible Burt...
View ArticleBox Office Results (04.28.13)
Needless to mention, ‘Iron Man 3‘ shattered many international records and standards. One of the highest anticipated and first major co-productions between America and China, having gone through the...
View ArticleA Bigger Picture
A trend that started in Asia is hitting the rest of the world quickly. When Toyota’s mini-series came out featuring top actors from Korea, Toyota’s popularity shot up. Not only did hundreds more people...
View ArticleBox Office Results (05.12.13)
No big surprises here, ‘Iron Man 3‘ (BV) sits on top at #1 every day at the box office, securing its placement for the weekly count, ‘Pain & Gain‘ (Par.) slips to #2, as ‘42‘ (WB) holds onto #3....
View ArticleWaiting for the “Right” Role and Actor
There are so many opinions about why Asians can’t take lead roles in Hollywood, but I think they can. With numbers and ratings for TV shows going down, I believe it has, in large part, to do with the...
View ArticleBox Office Results (06.30.13)
Taking a look at the top five this first month of summer stats, ‘Man Of Steel‘ (WB) comes out at #1 with over $230M, ‘Monsters University‘ (BV) in at #2 with just over $130M, and ‘World War Z‘ (Par.)...
View ArticleBox Office Results (07.07.13)
Internationally, ‘Man of Steel‘ (WB), ‘World War Z‘ (Par.) and ‘Monsters University‘ (BV) pepper the #1 on charts. Daily, this week, the fuzzy monsters started on top and then ‘Despicable Me 2‘ (Uni.)...
View ArticleBox Office Results (09.29.13)
Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal chased ‘Prisoners‘ (WB) into #1 all week, though the cute ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2‘ (Sony) drowned out all other competition. This month, ‘Insidious Chapter...
View ArticleBox Office Results (10.06.13)
Enjoying the pilots so far? Me neither. At least we still have movies. ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2‘ (Sony) topped the daily charts until ‘Gravity‘ (WB) blew it away. The release of ‘Runner...
View ArticleBox Office Results (10.13.13)
Lasting at #1 every day since its debut and currently #1 in many of the international charts, ‘Gravity‘ (WB) continues to captivate, grossing more as time goes by. This week, #2 goes to ‘Cloudy with a...
View ArticleBox Office Results (10.27.13)
With the release of ‘Carrie (2013)‘ (SGem) and ‘The Fifth Estate‘ (BV) in theaters, Gravity (WB) still blasted into #1 on the international charts, though lost its hold on the domestic charts, allowing...
View ArticleBox Office Results (11.03.13)
What a week of tribulation the box office seemed to undergo. As ‘Gravity‘ (WB) and ‘Captain Phillips‘ (Sony) fought for #1 on the international box offices, only a few others managed to sprinkle...
View ArticleBox Office Results (11.17.13)
The hammer of lightning has spoken and shot around to the world to the top of the charts, unopposed and undenied. The #1 grossing country is China, 3rd goes to Sandra Bullock and George Clooney...
View ArticleBox Office Results (11.24.13)
This week, as ‘Thor: The Dark World‘ (BV) trickled down the money, ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire‘ (LG) exploded out on Friday at $70.5 million on Friday alone. ‘The Best Man Holiday‘ (Uni.) sat...
View ArticleBox Office Results (12.01.13)
Happy December to you all! Hope the turkey and family time was good on you. This week, ‘Gravity‘ (WB) was the #1 selling film internationally, though most of the chart is saturated by ‘The Hunger...
View ArticleBox Office Results (09.16.13)
This week, the international scene was a battle of ice and fire, ‘Frozen (2013)‘ (BV) freezing over the European countries and southern Asian countries, as ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire‘ (LG) burned...
View ArticleBox Office Results (12.22.13)
Happy almost Christmas, but a great time to see movies because of the holidays! This week, on the international charts, ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug‘ (WB) completely engulfed the world,...
View ArticleA Remake-able Idea?
I’m very much against Americans remaking foreign films because of the horrible results that come about; major tanks that deserve mentioning include ‘The Departed’ which was inspired by ‘Infernal...
View ArticleBox Office Results (01.19.13)
Did you know that fans of Chris Pine called themselves “Pine Nuts”? How appropriate is that given the film that released this week? How exciting was the Golden Globes and Critic’s Choice Awards? Now,...
View ArticleBox Office Results (02.16.14)
Internationally, ‘The LEGO Movie‘ (WB) landed #1 on 12 charts, ‘RoboCop (2014)‘ (Sony) on 11 charts, and ‘Frozen (2013)‘ (BV) on three. In China, ‘The Monkey King‘ is the highest grossing film in about...
View ArticleBox Office Results (02.23.14)
Though ‘RoboCop (2014)‘ (Sony) maneuvered into #1 in most of the countries , just ahead of ‘The LEGO Movie‘ (WB) which lodged in firmly in to #1 every day this week which is also #2 at the...
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