Category Archives: Universal Pictures

New ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Trailer Continues to Promise an Epic Adventure

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The current big trend in H-Town is revisiting fairy tales and giving them new spins. People should know better than to complain about this trend, because retooling fairy tales is the basis for most of modern storytelling, so this … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ’21 Jump Street’ Hauls In A Victory Over The Strong Holding ‘Lorax’

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

There is some good, some awesome, some sad and some well excepted news in this weeks box office results. Coming in at number one for the weekend, 21 Jump Street makes a splash with $35 million, and it’s very good … Continue reading →

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‘The Dark Tower’ Films and Television Series May Be Back On Thanks to Warner Bros

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

When Universal Studios decided to back out of making three feature films and two limited-run TV series based on Stephen King’s mammoth post-apocalyptic Western The Dark Tower back in July, many thought it was the end of the project. Luckily … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘John Carter’ Lands with a Thud, While ‘The Lorax’ Continues To Bring in The Green

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

That unfortunate loud thudding noise you just heard was John Carter‘s opening weekend. The mega budget, would be franchise starter came in at a beyond disappointing 30.6 million. Good enough for second place to last week’s winner, The Lorax. Speaking of this … Continue reading →

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Box Office Report: ‘The Lorax’ Saves A Ton Of Green From Parent’s Wallets

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Lorax is the big winner of the box office this weekend, bringing in a massive 70.7 million. This is a monumental number and further proof that the concept of prime seasons being the only way a film can make … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘The Lorax’

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Nat Almirall

The story of The Lorax has never felt right to me. Either the Once-ler is the most short-sighted whatsit in the world, next to the Lorax himself (or at least the forest creatures), or the entire tale is a buried parable on … Continue reading →

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First ‘Despicable Me 2’ Teaser Trailer Arrives

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Joe Gillis

If you like this sort of thing then you will be excited to see the first teaser for Universal’s Despicable Me 2 has arrived. The first one was fun and this looks to be more of the same. Plus, the … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Wanderlust’

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Nat Almirall

I’m not sure if the world needed a movie to put those damn hippies in their place, or needed to introduce us to the culture of nude wine-making, or why the name is Wanderlust when the characters stay in one … Continue reading →