Took a week off again. It was Father's Day. That's an excuse, right? As of this past Wednesday, I've been a father for 5 years now, and it's been fantastic. I took both my girls to see The Lego Movie. Definitely a movie you should check out, whether you have kids or not. Now, on with the show.
RIP Casey Kasem - Father's Day wasn't all fun and games for the entertainment world. We sadly lost another favorite. Casey Kasem was a disc jockey and actor/voice actor and more. A whole generation will remember him as the voice of Shaggy in the old Scooby Doo cartoons. Even more so, he will be remembered as the host of the American Top 40 for many years. I remember growing up listening to him countdown the current top 40, playing long distance requests, and giving shout-outs to a few different stations each week who aired his program across the country. We'll all miss him (and if you've listened to the crap on radio lately, you'll miss the good music we use to have in the Top 40). Luckily, in my area, I can still pick up repeats of his shows in syndication from the 70's and 80's on weekend mornings. We'll never forget you or your voice Mr. Kasem.
75 Years of the Bat - To celebrate 75 years of Batman, Warner Brothers has tour dedicated to the character in California. For $54 they will take you to different locations from the films and then to the WB studio museum, which has dedicated the whole first floor to Batman. They will have props, replicas, vehicles, and costumes from many of the different movies throughout the years. I now wish I lived in California, because that sounds amazing.
Meanwhile, back at DC headquarters... - The list of DC's planned films has been leaked lately. This seems to be still rumor stages, but it's still worth noting. Shazam, Sandman, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Flash/Green Lantern all in 2016/17, followed by Man of Steel 2 in 2018. If they follow through on this, they will all of a sudden be pumping out more films a year than Marvel. While I'm excited for this (I grew up reading more DC than Marvel), I'm still a little worried too. I'd love to finally see some of these characters up on the big screen, but I'd like to see them take their time to put out a good product. The official announcement is meant to happen at ComicCon this summer. We'll see then. I think one of the big things to note is that they seem to have altogether dropped the entire façade of Batman v Superman being a Man of Steel sequel with the mention of Man of Steel 2.
Irony House - Looking for a home in Long Island? Well, for a mere $12.5M you can own the home used in the Tom Hanks classic Money Pit. The irony is that only the outside was used for shots in the movie, with interior shots being done on sets. And yet, the current owners claim that the actual interior of the house was falling apart when they bought it. Now they have cleaned it up and put this ginormous mansion on the market. Who want's to buy me a house?
Until next time......I'd like to make a long distance dedication.
Weekend top 10 at the box office:
1 - Think Like a Man Too (new release) $30M
2 - 22 Jump Street $29M
3 - How to Train Your Dragon 2 $25.3M
4 - Jersey Boys (new release) $13.5M
5 - Maleficent $13M
6 - Edge of Tomorrow $10.3M
7 - The Fault in our Stars $8.6M
8 - X-Men: Days of Future Past $6.2M
9 - Chef $1.8M
10 - Godzilla $1.8M
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
A Week of Entertainment - Issue 7
Well, it's been another week. And you know what that means with Hollywood....more superheroes, remakes, sequels and WTF's. On with the show.
Never Say Die - Well, it's only been 29 years now since we were graced with the masterpiece that is The Goonies. So, naturally, that means that it's time for a sequel right? Apparently Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner do. It seems as if this has been greenlit. Normally I'd be crying about them ruining my childhood yet again, but I'm over that. If it's not good, I'll just go back to watching the original. They can't take that away. Looks like Spielberg has come up with a story, and if he and Richard Donner are involved (and possibly some of the original cast), then sign me up. I'll give it chance.
Flash Aaah-aaaaaaaaaahh - In the realm of remakes, Flash Gordon is rocketing his way back into our lives. Even as culty as the 1980 movie was, I think that this reboot sounds like a fine idea to me. In the next few years we've got all sorts of other action sci-fi movies pew-pewing their way into the multiplex, with Star Wars, Star Trek, and even the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy. It's just too bad Freddie Mercury is no longer around to give us another kick-ass theme song.
Ch ch ch ch, ah ah ah ah - Speaking of remakes following trends, the hockey-mask wearing, machete wielding killer is coming back....on the small screen. This comes on the heels of other horror icons recently making their way to television with shows like "Hannibal" and "The Bates Motel". And like these other shows it seems it may have a focus on the beginnings of the character. There was a Friday the 13th show already back in the 80's that I'm sure no one really remembers. It really had nothing to do with Jason Voorhies anyway. This new series will not only deal with Jason, it will also bring back the famous Camp Crystal Lake locale. I'm personally all for this, if done right. I love the 80's and I love horror. Put those together and it's even better. So let's get Jason back to his roots (none of this Manhattan or space crap) and let camper body count begin.
Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice - The week of entertainment news just wouldn't be complete without some sort of Marvel or DC announcements. This week DC pulls in that coveted spot. It was announced earlier this week that on top of Superman vs. Batman movie including Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, they have now officially cast Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg. This looks to be his first role in a motion picture, but he does come from live theatre experience. If they cast anymore people in this film they may as well change the name of the movie to The Justice League, right? But wait, that's where today's news comes in. It was just announced that Zack Snyder has signed on to follow-up his second Superman movie with exactly that. The roles of Wonder Woman and Cyborg will be smaller parts in the Superman/Batman movie, which will lead into his Justice League movie. I'm personally excited for this. It's been a long time coming. There were definitely a lot of naysayers out there about Man of Steel, but I thought it was really good movie....so I'll just agree to disagree with the Man of Steel haters and hope that Snyder can do "justice" to these next couple of films.
Well, I think that does it for the week. Now, on to face another Monday. Have a fantastic week.
Until next time.......camp counselors beware!
Weekend to 10 at the box office:
1 - The Other Woman (new release) $24.7M
2 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier $16M
3 - Heaven is for Real $13.8M
4 - Rio 2 $13.7M
5 - Brick Mansions (new release) $9.6M
6 - Transcendence $4.1M
7 - The Quiet Ones (new release) $4M
8 - Bears $3.6M
9- Divergent $3.6M
10 - A Haunted House 2 $3.1M
Never Say Die - Well, it's only been 29 years now since we were graced with the masterpiece that is The Goonies. So, naturally, that means that it's time for a sequel right? Apparently Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner do. It seems as if this has been greenlit. Normally I'd be crying about them ruining my childhood yet again, but I'm over that. If it's not good, I'll just go back to watching the original. They can't take that away. Looks like Spielberg has come up with a story, and if he and Richard Donner are involved (and possibly some of the original cast), then sign me up. I'll give it chance.
Flash Aaah-aaaaaaaaaahh - In the realm of remakes, Flash Gordon is rocketing his way back into our lives. Even as culty as the 1980 movie was, I think that this reboot sounds like a fine idea to me. In the next few years we've got all sorts of other action sci-fi movies pew-pewing their way into the multiplex, with Star Wars, Star Trek, and even the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy. It's just too bad Freddie Mercury is no longer around to give us another kick-ass theme song.
Ch ch ch ch, ah ah ah ah - Speaking of remakes following trends, the hockey-mask wearing, machete wielding killer is coming back....on the small screen. This comes on the heels of other horror icons recently making their way to television with shows like "Hannibal" and "The Bates Motel". And like these other shows it seems it may have a focus on the beginnings of the character. There was a Friday the 13th show already back in the 80's that I'm sure no one really remembers. It really had nothing to do with Jason Voorhies anyway. This new series will not only deal with Jason, it will also bring back the famous Camp Crystal Lake locale. I'm personally all for this, if done right. I love the 80's and I love horror. Put those together and it's even better. So let's get Jason back to his roots (none of this Manhattan or space crap) and let camper body count begin.
Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice - The week of entertainment news just wouldn't be complete without some sort of Marvel or DC announcements. This week DC pulls in that coveted spot. It was announced earlier this week that on top of Superman vs. Batman movie including Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, they have now officially cast Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg. This looks to be his first role in a motion picture, but he does come from live theatre experience. If they cast anymore people in this film they may as well change the name of the movie to The Justice League, right? But wait, that's where today's news comes in. It was just announced that Zack Snyder has signed on to follow-up his second Superman movie with exactly that. The roles of Wonder Woman and Cyborg will be smaller parts in the Superman/Batman movie, which will lead into his Justice League movie. I'm personally excited for this. It's been a long time coming. There were definitely a lot of naysayers out there about Man of Steel, but I thought it was really good movie....so I'll just agree to disagree with the Man of Steel haters and hope that Snyder can do "justice" to these next couple of films.
Well, I think that does it for the week. Now, on to face another Monday. Have a fantastic week.
Until next time.......camp counselors beware!
Weekend to 10 at the box office:
1 - The Other Woman (new release) $24.7M
2 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier $16M
3 - Heaven is for Real $13.8M
4 - Rio 2 $13.7M
5 - Brick Mansions (new release) $9.6M
6 - Transcendence $4.1M
7 - The Quiet Ones (new release) $4M
8 - Bears $3.6M
9- Divergent $3.6M
10 - A Haunted House 2 $3.1M
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