Author Archives: Shannon Hood

Box Office: ‘Harry Potter’ Has A Magical Weekend

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Shannon Hood

The Harry Potter franchise enjoyed its biggest opening weekend ever, as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 bowed at the box office with $125.1M. That included midnight totals ($24M) from Thursday. The film made $61M on Friday (factoring … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Box Office, Fantasy, Harry Potter, Kids, Movies, News | Tagged Box Office, Due Date, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Megamind, The Next Three Days, Unstoppable | 1 Comment

Review: ‘Fair Game’

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Shannon Hood

In 2003, Valerie Plame looked the part of any successful working mother. She ran a household, reared a set of twins, and had a typical office job. Or so it would seem. In reality, she was a covert CIA operative … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Doug Liman, Fair Game, Naomi Watts, Plamegate, Scooter Libby, Sean Penn, Valerie Plame, Valerie Plame Wilson | Comments Off

Review: ‘The Next Three Days’

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Shannon Hood

I know that there is a joke to be had in the film’s title, but I’ve been dumbed down and rendered witless by said film, so let me collect my thoughts for a moment. The Next Three Days is as … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Action, Drama, Eli, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Paul Haggis, Russell Crowe, The Next Three Days | 1 Comment

Amazon Jumps Into The Movie Biz With Amazon Studios

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Shannon Hood

We’ve seen real innovations in the way that films are being distributed as of late. Many films are being rolled out for a pre-theatrical release via On Demand. This helps build word of mouth and buzz before the actual opening … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Movies, New Media, News, Tech, Warner Bros, Web | Tagged Amazon Studios, Announcements, Movies, New Media, News, Roy Price, Warner Brothers | 1 Comment

Carey Mulligan is Baz Luhrmann’s Daisy In ‘The Great Gatsby’

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Shannon Hood

For a while it seemed that every young starlet in Hollywood was vying for the part of Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming adaptation of the literary classic The Great Gatsby. Director Luhrman has finally announced that Carey Mulligan won … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Casting, Movies, News | Tagged Baz Luhrmann, Carey Mulligan, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Great Gatsby, Tobey Maguire | Comments Off

TV RECAP: ‘The Walking Dead: Tell It To The Frogs’

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Shannon Hood

The episode begins with Merle losing his marbles on the rooftop. He’s incoherently recounting a nasty story one minute, and cackling like a madman the next. Seems the seriousness of his situation has started to take a toll on his … Continue reading →

Posted in AMC, Horror, News, TV, TV Recaps | Tagged AMC, Andrew Lincoln, Frank Darabont, Laurie Holden, Sarah Wayne Callies, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Episode 3, The Walking Dead Recap, The Walking Dead: Tell It to the Frogs, zombie | Comments Off

Box Office: ‘Megamind’ Has Another Mega-Weekend

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Shannon Hood

It was surprising to find out that Unstoppable was indeed stoppable at the box office over the weekend. The movie did extraordinarily well with critics and audiences alike, so its modest (but solid) take of $23.5 Million was a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Box Office, Comedy, Kids, Movies, News | Tagged 127 Hours, Box Office, Denzel Washington, Due Date, Megamind, Morning Glory, Skyline, Tiny Furniture, Tony Scott, Unstoppable | Comments Off

Indie Review: ‘Tiny Furniture’

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Tiny Furniture is an indie film that enjoyed festival acclaim earlier this year. It won the Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the competitive SXSW film festival, and the film has since been acquired by IFC films. The film … Continue reading →