Stallone’s old-men-0n-a-mission opus ‘The Expendables 2’ repeated #1 at the North American Box Office this weekend with $13.4 million, according to final numbers.  That puts the film at $52.2m to date…about $12m behind the total of the 1st Expendables, but the 2nd weekend hold was roughly the same.  Look for Expendables 2 to end up about $80m, or about 20% …

Want to know what the new releases are this weekend?  Well here you go: Premium Rush: Joseph Gordon-Levitt darts around town as a bike messenger trying to get a package delivered and also the hell away from villain Michael Shannon.  Currently at 70% positive reviews.  Very impressive for this kind of thriller. The Apparition: Ashley Green & Sebastian Stan star …

We normally use Facebook and Twitter for any news items and keep the website strictly for the Podcast, but Tony Scott is a director that receives very little credit for his works.  Scott is the lesser known of the Scott brothers, Ridley is the big fish, but Scott has had a strong career of his own.  Top Gun, Beverly Hills …

The Expendables 2 opened to $28.5m  this weekend, according to final numbers.  While that’s a good opening, it’s weaker than the original film…most attribute that to the novelty wore out as well as a very crowded slate of flicks.  That said, the Cinemascore’s for the sequel are much higher than they were for the original, and word-of-mouth as well as critics …

Jeremy Renner’s assuming the lead in The Bourne Legacy from franchise stablemate Matt Damon, seems to have started off strong…with an estimated $38.1 million   opening this weekend.  Industry experts predicted a much higher opening, but this film is a reboot and a spin-off, it has more in common with Casino Royale than it does a Bourne sequel.  We’ll have our review …

The Dark Knight Rises held the #1 slot for the 3rd week in a row.  Christopher Nolan’s conclusion to his epic Dark Knight trilogy is holding strong and will have no problem breezing past $400 million domestic, and has already cleared $730 million worldwide.  The film has done well enough that you can rest assured someone, somewhere, is writing a new …

A terrible tragedy happened in Aurora, CO during the midnight showing of the remaining film in the Dark Knight trilogy – The Dark Knight Rises.  A masked gunman interrupted the showing and riddled the audience with gunfire – killing some and maiming many.  Our thoughts and hearts go out to those that are affected by this incident.  We will not …

Hurry up and enter!  You’ve got until 3PM July 25th to enter our Hollywood Outsider  IMAHO T-shirt giveaway contest.  Are YOU a HO? Then win this conversation starter and get everyone talking.  For details on the 3 ways to win,  listen to Episode 51 – HO’s Before Dark and the winners will be named on our 1 Year Anniversary Episode –  Ep 52. Good Luck! …

And here’s a trailer for “Arrow,” the CW’s new show based on the DC Comics character, Green Arrow. The dude looks fit, that’s for sure, but I’m not sure about that voice. We’ll see…

One show we failed to talk about in our latest episode was the CW’s “Beauty And The Beast.”I don’t know much about it, but I liked the original show from way back in the day, and I like Kristen Kreuk (who got far too much undeserved crap for her portrayal of Lana Lang on “Smallville.” Here’s the trailer so you …

The Hollywood Outsider Podcast is now available in all major music services…BUT, we’re still a project in motion.  Here is our first promo, for any that also maintain podcasts or just simply want to know what it is about…here you go and thank you for listening! HO Promo w Music

If you, like most of us, are looking forward to Prometheus – here is one of a few clever new viral trailers floating around.  Clever marketing in an attempt to grow awareness of Ridley Scott’s return to the ‘Alien’ universe…though not with the same plot nor creatures.  Good work indeed.

We ran across this over at Aint It Cool and thought it is definitely worth sharing. As huge fans, this is a pretty interesting way to showcase a beloved classic… If you want to see more on how Jeff Desom did this, visit his website: http://www.jeffdesom.com/hitch/

Our own illustrious HOst, Justin Macumber, is an author by trade. When not broadcasting his vocal thoughts across The HO and his own Dead Robots’ Society podcasts, he makes his living by doing what he loves most – writing.  Well his first full-length published novel, ‘Haywire‘, has hit stores and we’re doing everything we can to support the wordsmith.  All …

The Screen Actors Guild, a precursor to the Oscar’s, had their annual ceremony and below are the winners.  Most of these are of no surprise whatsoever (they’ve been who have been winning all awards season) except for maybe The Help as Best Ensemble (essentially Best Picture) and Viola Davis from the same film.  Regardless, a classy awards show for those that do …