Yearly Archives: 2012

A HO Special Edition – A Minor Magic w Justin Macumber

One of our HO’s, Justin Macumber, has his 2nd novel finally hitting stores!  With the release of A Minor Magic, Justin is entering another realm of fiction and this Special Episode of The Hollywood Outsider is an interview with him to find out more about this story, where it’s headed, as well as what directions Justin will be heading to …

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Weekend Box Office Dec 28 – 30

Peter Jackson’s newest flick continues to rule them all as The Hobbit held strong at #1 with $32 million for a $222m total here in good ole’ North America, meanwhile the film continues to swallow trolls worldwide as the film is over $500m already. As far as the new Christmas Day openers, Django Unchained trailed all week, but this weekend …

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The Best of HO – 2012

The HO’s are taking the week off, but that doesn’t mean you have to go a week without a HO! We’ve assembled some of our favorite topics, bits and outtakes of 2012 and slapped them all together for one mega-sized episode of The Hollywood Outsider.  Be sure to come back next week for an all episode of The HO, where …

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Episode 73 – A HO’s Unexpected Journey

We’re reviewing The Hobbit; looking at the upcoming releases Django Unchained, Les Miserables and Parental Guidance; Brian’s Trailer Park looks at Pain and Gain, Pacific Rim and Sound City; and our From the Outside In topic this week: as this is the end of the year, EACH HO is picking their own topic…tune in to see what’s on their minds …

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The HObbit Spoilercast – A HO Special Edition

On this special episode of The HO Podcast, we are solely discussing The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the new Lord of the Rings prequel from acclaimed director Peter Jackson that reunites Jackson with Middle-Earth, Gollum, Gandalf and of course Bilbo Baggins as this first film takes us on a quest to reclaim a dwarf kingdom long ago lost to the …

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Weekend Box Office Dec 14-16

Well, only one major release before the onslaught of Christmas films…and it set the December record for opening weekend.  Peter Jackson’s return to Dungeons & Dragons land ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘ opened to a fantastic $84.6 million, upsetting I Am Legend for the all time Dec. opening weekend.  It also eclipsed Avatar and the previous Lord of the Rings …

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Episode 72 – It’s The HOlidays

No reviews this week as we talk about the eagerly anticipated holiday releases Jack Reacher, The Guilt Trip, This Is 40 and Monsters, Inc 3D; Brian’s Trailer Park looks at Oblivion, After Earth and Man of Steel; and our From the Outside In topic this week: Christmas movies with ridiculous twists, favorite Christmas TV episodes and more on a brand …

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