Hollywood reaches out to Generation X this weekend with not one, but two remakes of popular series they grew up with during the 1980s. While Hot Tub Time Machine poked fun at the Reagan era earlier this year, audiences generally have fond memories of both The A-Team [ATEAM] and The Karate Kid [KFKID]. Although the remakes target slightly different demographics, the nostalgic moviegoers will be faced with a split decision. Which film will win the battle of the ‘80s remakes?
The Gen X...
Disney has finally released a teaser trailer for Tangled [RAPUN], the CG animated film previously known as Rapunzel. Even though their previous animated film The Princess and the Frog grossed over $100 million, Disney believed it still underperformed due to its lack of appeal to boys. Therefore, the new Disney regime decided to turn their next fairy tale princess romance into an action adventure that focuses on a male character who wasn't even in the original story. It's no coincidence...
One of the strangest teaser ever has been unveiled for Rango [RANGO] on Apple. The CG animated film reunites director Gore Verbinski [GVERB] with Johnny Depp [JDEPP]. The official synopsis doesn't reveal much more: The story of a chameleon with an identity crisis.
This weekend is full of manly remakes with The A-Team [ATEAM] and The Karate Kid [KFKID]. There is one woman who is not intimidated by any of the testosterone filled offerings and plans to have her own debut at the box office. Joan Rivers is the subject of the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work [JRAPW] which won over audiences at the 2010 Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals.
Many of the younger generation might dismiss Rivers as the gaudy, plastic curiosity seen on award show red...
Rocky Mountain Pictures has revealed the first trailer for the musical Standing Ovation [STNOV]. Starrring a cast of unknowns, the film follows five junior high school friends as they form a singing group called 'The 5 Ovations' to compete in a national music video contest to win $1 million. With the popularity of the TV series Glee and various reality shows about musical competition, Standing Ovation could breakout this summer if given the proper marketing and promotion. Rocky Mountain...
Disney has released the full theatrical trailer to The Sorcerer's Apprentice [SORAP], the second summer blockbuster hopeful from Jerry Bruckheimer Films after Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [PRSIA]. The new trailer features more of co-stars Teresa Palmer [TPALM] and Alfred Molina [AMOLI], who was also in Prince of Persia though you wouldn't have known from those trailers. Nicholas Cage [NCAGE] and Jay Baruchel [JBARU] try their best to liven up the screen, but The Sorcerer's...
Four newcomers failed to dislodge the green ogre from the top spot as Shrek Forever After [SHRK4] reigned for the third consecutive weekend with an estimated $23.5 milion. The 3D animated sequel has now earned $183.0 million.
Universal's R-rated comedy Get Him to the Greek [GHGRK] fared best amongst the new releases. The Russell Brand [RBRAN] starrer grossed $17.4 million to finish in second place.
Ashton Kutcher [AKUTC] and Katherine Heigl [KHEIG] teamed up to bank $16.1 million on...
MTV has debuted the official trailer for the drama Twelve [TWELV], basically a Gossip Girl-version of Requeim for a Dream. Chace Crawford [CCRAW] stars a teenage drug dealer to the preppy rich kids of New York City, with 50 Cent [50CEN] as his dangerous supplier. Twelve is getting a moderate release through new distributor Hannover House.
Fox has unveiled the first trailer for the modern retelling of Gulliver's Travels [GULVR] on Apple. Jack Black [JBLAC] plays yet another slacker oaf type who while investigating the Bermuda Triangle washes ashore the hidden island of Lilliput inhabited by tiny people. The film is being converted to 3D for this Christmas, which may not be such a good ideal way to see Jack Black.
After a forgettable May in movies, June hopes to break the gloom with a quartet of new releases. However, none of the four appears to have the buzz to topple Shrek Forever After [SHRK4]. A decline of 45% from over the holiday weekend would bring in about $23.5 million, which should be enough for the green ogre to rule the box office for a third consecutive weekend.
Russell Brand [RBRAN] leads for the first time in the R-rated comedy Get Him to the Greek [GHGRK] reprising his role of...
