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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
PATHWAY TO PROFITABILITY — The Studio View
>At ShowBuzzDaily we look at the movie year in three parts: the soft Winter/Spring year-part from January through April, the strong Summer season from May-August, and the slow-starting but soon sizzling Fall/ Holiday season fro...
THE BIJOU: Universal’s Status Stays Quo
> The periodic rumor that Universal Pictures is due for a major shake-up can be put to rest… for now. It’s been announced that President and COO Ron Meyer has signed a new deal that runs through 2015. As...
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...
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...