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Episode 76 – HO Dark Thirty

Reviews of Zero Dark Thirty and Gangster Squad; discussing upcoming releases John Dies At the End, Parker; Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and Movie 43; trailers for The Call and 42; and Our From the Outside In topic this week: Is the internet ruining film and TV? As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news …

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Weekend Box Office Jan 11-13

Well, apparently no one watches the news, because Zero Dark Thirty was the #1 movie this past weekend…and everyone knew the ending.  With $24.4 million, the Will They Catch Bin Laden thriller terrorized the competition, garnered tons of Oscar nods (Best Picture included) and we learned once and for all what happened that night.  Except for all the stuff the …

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Episode 75 – Villainous HO’s

We’re talking about upcoming releases Broken City, Mama and The Last Stand; Our From the Outside In topic this week is ‘What makes a great film villain?’ – as well as who are our favorites. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (Sin City 2 is replacing a star; Jackie Brown gets a prequel; Ubisoft, …

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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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