Archive for the ‘film’ Tag

Star Trek Into Darkness – A HO Film Review  

Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch Directed by JJ Abrams Imagine that Star Trek is a car. You’ve had it for years, taken more than a few road trips in it, had a little innocent fun in the backseat, and it’s rarely if ever let you down. Oh, sure, occasionally a tire would go [...]

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Episode 93 – The Great HOsby  

              Reviews of The Great Gatsby and Mud; we’re talk about upcoming releases Fast and Furious 6, Hangover 3 and Epic; trailers for Riddick, Stalingrad and Captain Phillips; Our From the Outside In topic this week – Reboots: Which we like, which we didn’t and what needs to get [...]

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Episode 93 Trailers  

Here are the trailers we’re talking about on the next, all-new HO! First up – Vin is back in a sequel to Chronicles, but more akin to Pitch Black in RIDDICK. Next, Tom Hanks takes on pirates trying to take over his freighter and we look at our first foreign trailer – Stalingrad, a stunningly [...]

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Weekend Box Office – Gatsby Pretty Good  

          Leonardo DiCaprio proved once again that he is unsinkable in a period piece as his latest, ‘The Great Gatsby’, surprised everyone by raking in $51.1 million over Mother’s Day weekend, according to studio estimates.  Despite very mixed reviews, Baz Luhrman’s lyrical adaptation came close to stealing away the #1 spot from [...]

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The Great Gatsby – A HO Film Review  

            Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan Directed by: Baz Luhrman F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary novel “The Great Gatsby”, one of the most well-known American literary works, has had several iterations on the stage and on the screen. Baz Luhrman’s most-recent film adaptation (to its credit) may not have [...]

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Episode 92 – Iron HO’s  

          Iron Man 3 gets the HO spoiler-free treatment this week; we’re also going to talk about upcoming releases Star Trek Into Darkness and Black Rock; trailers for Ender’s Game and The World’s End; Our From the Outside In topic this week: What are the best and worst summer movies / [...]

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Episode 92 Trailers  

Here are the trailers we are talking about for the next, all-new HO – Ender’s Game – An adaptation of the famous book about one boy entrusted to save the universe.  And The World’s End – Simon Pegg reunites with Edgar Wright for another twisted take on genre flicks. Ender’s Game The World’s End

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Weekend Box Office – Iron Man’s Global Domination  

            Who cares about the rest of the box office when 80% of this past weekend was dominated by one film – Iron Man 3.  Tony Stark and friends opened this weekend to $174.1 million, the 2nd biggest opening weekend EVER!  And since The Avengers held the largest opening with [...]

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Iron Man 3 – A HO Film Review  

              Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Don Cheadle Directed by Shane Black   Iron Man 3 begins shortly after the events of The Avengers, with Stark holing himself up in his workshop all the while attempting to hold off his increasing insomnia.  This incessant [...]

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Episode 91 – Painful HO’s  

            We’re reviewing Pain and Gain; discussing upcoming releases The Great Gatsby, Tyler Perry’s Peeples and Erased; trailers for Pacific Rim and The Way Way Back; Our From the Outside In topic this week: What are the best and worst character deaths? (No worries, nothing recent) Your browser does not [...]

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