Posts Tagged ‘Universal’
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Wanderlust”



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Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Thing”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem

 
 

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
 

 

 

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
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Contraband”





Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem

 

 

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
 

 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Cowboys & Aliens”

  COWBOYS & ALIENS – Watch It At Home:  Genre Mash-Up Zaps Itself In the Foot   It’s admirable, in a way, that for much of its length, COWBOYS AND ALIENS is willing to be more of a western than a scif...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Lorax”



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Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem

 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Thing”

    THE THING:  Watch It At Home – Not Interesting Enough To Be Scary   The third movie iteration of THE THING is as impersonal as the creature it’s about.  This version, the first feature directed ...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Five-Year Engagement”



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Our Review 3 / 5 - Above Average
by Mitch Salem

 
 

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
 

 

 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

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...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

A MIDSUMMER STUDIO REPORT CARD: Studio Directory

> With a summer movie season bracketed by the first weekend in May on one end, and Labor Day on the other, we’ve reached the midpoint of 2011’s array of blockbusters, here at SHOWBUZZDAILY, we’ll be providing ...
by Mitch Salem