Posts Tagged ‘Universal’
 

 

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “The Change-Up”

> THE CHANGE UP – Watch It At Home:  Cliches with Dirty Words Are Still Cliches There have been plenty of R-rated comedies this summer–a bumper crop, really–but none more fully committed to raunch than TH...
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
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

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
 

 

 

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
 

 
 

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
 

 

 

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 SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Five-Year Engagement”



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Our Review 3 / 5 - Above Average
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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: “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: “Wanderlust”



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Our Review / 5 - Terrible
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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
 

 

 

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
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Lorax”



Genre:

Our Review / 5 - Terrible
by Mitch Salem
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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