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Year to Date Worldwide Box Office and Studio Scorecard

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Universal and Warner Brothers again flipped positions in the year to date worldwide box office chart.  Universal didn’t have much this week (the lame domestic opening of Kick-Ass 2 and some ...
by Mitch Metcalf
 
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What Are Legendary, Dune and RatPac and Why Should We Care?

  There is tumult in the movie business, we’re told.  Reports warn that several studios as we know them are about to undergo seismic change for years to come.  And why?  Because Legendary Entertainment may shift i...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Despicable Me 2”

  DESPICABLE ME 2:  Watch It At Home – Good-Hearted If Unexciting Sequel For the Kids Despicable Me was far from the most ambitious or striking animated feature of the last few years, but it was definitely cute.  I...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MOVIE REVIEW: “Fast & Furious 6”

  It’s almost unheard-of for a franchise to need 5 installments to hit its stride, but that was the case with 2011’s Fast Five.  After kicking around with its first, moderately successful quartet in various lo...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Snow White and the Huntsman”

  SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN:  Worth A Ticket –  Not a Disneyland Ride   Just to be clear, the new SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN bears about as much resemblance to this spring’s Mirror Mirror as The Dark ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUMMER MOVIE SCHEDULE MUSICAL CHAIRS

  Today Paramount announced that its upcoming sequel GI JOE:  RETALIATION won’t be opening on June 29 after all, but will instead be pushed to March 2013.  The studio would like you to know that this in no way, abs...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Five-Year Engagement”



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Our Review 3 / 5 - Above Average
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Five-Year Engagement”

  THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT:  Watch It At Home – If Only The Engagement Were A Little Shorter…   Judd Apatow, as both director (The 40=Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up) and producer (Bridesmaids, Superbad, Pine...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Lorax”

    THE LORAX:  Not Even For Free – A Seussian Mess   It may not be pretty, but surely it’s true–Credit must go where credit is due.  In this case, that means the Universal Pictures Marketing ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Lorax”



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Our Review / 5 - Terrible
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Wanderlust”



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Our Review / 5 - Terrible
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Wanderlust”

      WANDERLUST:  Watch It At Home – Hippy Jokes Thawed Out From 1966   The new WANDERLUST demonstrates the strengths and limitations of amiability in movies.  Its stars, Jennifer Aniston and Paul R...
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On VOD and Beyond the Infinite

> The homevideo divisions of movie studios are notoriously reticent about giving out specific sales information regarding their titles beyond Week 1 boasts, but today Universal made a point of disclosing to Deadline that BRIDES...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Contraband”





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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Contraband”

      CONTRABAND:  Worth A Ticket – Working-Class Thriller   CONTRABAND is a B movie, but oddly enough, that’s one thing in short supply these days.  Action movies in modern Hollywood usually c...
by Mitch Salem
 
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