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Weekend Wrap Up: “Jack” Slays the Competition

The 2013 box office has been pretty soft this year, and even the arrival of March couldn’t do much to help that. Nonetheless, things picked up this weekend, but not enough to even come close to 2012 when The Lorax … Continue reading

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Identity Thief Steals Back the Top Spot

Tonight, much of America will watch the results of a bunch of stuffy, old, pretentious shadow people known as the “Academy” pick the “best” from the crop of last year’s films. Somehow, many will endure a condescending four hour ceremony … Continue reading

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Dukemich’s and Ssjrem’s 2013 Oscar Predictions

On Feb. 24, Seth McFarland will bring his humor to the stage and the best in the movie industry will be honored by the Academy during the 2013 Oscars. Last year, the Academy awarded many of the biggest categories to … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: “Die Hard” Lives it Up

The calendar arranged itself in such a way this year that basically what we got was a five-day weekend. With President’s Day falling on Monday and Valentine’s Day on Thursday, the ingredients were ripe for a pretty big weekend. In … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: Identity Thief Steals Box Office Crown

After last week was predictably a bit down in light of the Super Bowl, the box office picked up this weekend, largely on the strength of its number one opener. I’m sure Winter Storm Nemo had a noticeable impact on … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: Warm Bodies Breathes Life into Box Office

Super Bowl weekend is always a tricky time at the box office, and it’s not surprising to see studios either avoid the weekend all together or try counter-programming (see the huge success of the Hannah Montana concert movie), but for … Continue reading

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Weekend Wrap Up: Jessica Chastain Goes 1-2

Last weekend was topped by the expansion of Zero Dark Thirty, with Jessica Chastain in the leading role. This week, she’s back on top, but with a different film. So Chastain accomplishes a rare feat of headlining two different movies … Continue reading

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