How big of a smash hit is The Avengers? Certainly a hulking big one with over $200 mil domestic opening weekend. That number already broke the record of the final Harry Potter film ($169 mil) released last year, and combined with the international earnings, it brought the total worldwide haul to $641.8 million in barely …
Month: May 2012
Five for the Fifth: May 2012 Edition
Hello folks, welcome to the May 2012 edition of Five of the Fifth! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. So let's get …
Tube Watch: Bitten by the BBC bug – Sherlock & Spooks
Happy Friday all! I'm afraid it's going to be a short post today as I'm getting ready to post this month's Five for the Fifth for tomorrow. I've clearly been bitten by the BBC TV bug as I'm so addicted to both these shows! Those who've seen at least one episode of either one of these would …
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A ‘sequel’ I actually want to see: District 9 follow-up ELYSIUM
One of my favorite films of the last decade was the low-budget sci-fi movie District 9. In my review, I said that it’s such a distinctly moving, poignant and provocative film that makes you ponder long after the end credits roll. Not long after I saw the film, there's immediate buzz for an inevitable sequel, which I …
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Ten awesome things about The Dark Knight Rises trailer 3
I'm sure everyone's seen this trailer by now, several times over perhaps? Well I don't blame you, I have seen it about seven times already and I have to restrain myself from being overly-excited about this movie. My friend Matthew from The Movie Mash tweeted this earlier today: Tonight I finally get to see THE …
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Monthly Roundup: April Movie Watching Recap
Happy May Day folks! April certainly flew by amazingly quick, I feel like I had just done this monthly round up not that long ago and now it's time for another update! Well, this month is a busy one blogging one. Here are a few blogging events I hosted as well as took part in, …
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