Screen on Sound: Oscar predictions
In this week’s installment of Screen on Sound, Lifestyle writers Landon McDonald and Nicolas Ransinangue talk about the upcoming Oscars and their picks for wins.
‘The Lego Movie’ as cultural allegory
I thought I knew what people like about The Lego Movie. I saw Wall-E and Toy Story and enjoyed their substantive messages, and their occasional one-liners that “only an adult would understand.” Still, those films were created primarily for kids, and say very little about the state of contemporary culture. In fact, until I saw […]
Fandango brings panel to Norris Cinema
Panelists discussed their work on different projects ranging from film music to filmmaking.
Action films shouldn’t have large box office impact
With President’s Day Weekend behind us and the Academy Awards creeping up in about a week, new releases are sparse this weekend, with a pair of action films lacking in both good marketing and critical acclaim. This week’s new releases, Pompeii and 3 Days to Kill, are both targeted toward the male demographic, a shift […]
Weekend Box Office: ‘Lego Movie’ and romantic trio lift up holiday weekend
Despite a foursome of new releases, The Lego Movie repeated at No. 1 with a $62.5M four-day weekend, nearly outranking 2010’s Valentine’s Day ($63.1M) as the highest President’s Day Weekend on record. Its three-day weekend total of $49.85M was a slight drop from its $69.1M opening and, with two more weeks to itself, the toy […]
Screen on Sound: Pompeii, 3 Days to Kill, and more
In this week’s installment of Screen on Sound, Lifestyle writers Landon McDonald and Nicolas Ransinangue talk about the recent and upcoming movie releases, as well as what’s hot on TV.
Romantic new releases face box office struggle
With the most romantic day of the year falling on Friday, this weekend’s three new releases are, unsurprisingly, romances. About Last Night, starring Kevin Hart, will most likely come out on top as the only comedy. The star-studded Winter’s Tale, helmed by Academy Award-winning writer Akiva Goldsman, may not be a big draw due to […]
Milius exposes legend and man
Milius, shot by directors Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson, is one of the few documentaries with an ending that must not be spoiled. While other nonfiction films have no room for a climactic twist, this documentary, a look into the life of writer-director John Milius, surprises until the end and stirs emotion throughout its second […]
Weekend Box Office: ‘Lego Movie’ assembles awesome opening weekend
Much like the aggressively catchy theme song featured in The Lego Movie, everything was awesome at the box office this weekend for the toy adaptation. The film managed a phenomenal $69.1M, the second largest February opening ever behind 2004’s The Passion of the Christ ($83.85M), and displaced Ride Along’s three-week hold on the No. 1 […]
Box office preview: New releases should please variety of audiences
A new weekend means new film releases, and you can look forward to a trio of nationwide releases this weekend. While they may not all to be quality films, there should be a new film for everyone. Each of these films touches on a different key demographic so everyone can enjoy a movie this weekend. […]