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Weekend Box Office – Obliterated

              Tom Cruise gunned his way to the top with Oblivion, his biggest opener since 2005 (outside of Mission Impossible films).  According to studio estimates, Oblivion swept up about $38 million this weekend and gave Cruise a much-needed megahit.  His star has taken a hit the last few years, starting with his crazy couch bouncing, but …

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Oblivion (2013) – A HO Film Review

          Starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko Directed by Joseph Kosinski Oblivion casts Tom Cruise as drone repairman Jack Harper in the year 2077.  Jack is stationed on Earth with his co-worker / mate, Victoria (Andrea Riseborough), to supervise the final stages of Earth’s plan to suck up the remaining resources, pack up …

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Episode 89 Trailers

Here are the trailers we’re talking about on this week’s all-new HO! First up is a more detailed look at the newest Man of Steel, and also – We now have a Hunger Games Catching Fire trailer…check them out: Man of Steel Catching Fire

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42 | Film Review

Every year, in Major League Baseball, all players unite for one day to wear the number 42 on their uniforms.  42 is also the only number retired by all of baseball.  But do you know why?  Don’t feel bad, many of this generation do not know the story of one of the most important men not only in baseball, but …

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Weekend Box Office – It’s A HOme Run!

              Jackie Robinson scores again, as the film based on his life story, ‘42‘, scored at the box office with a huge #1 opening of $27.2 million according to studio estimates, the largest opening for any baseball themed film.  Relative unknown Chadwick Boseman took the plate (I’ve got a million of ’em) to take on the almost immortal …

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The Place Beyond the Pines Film Review

          Ryan Gosling, a.k.a. Captain Smolder, stars as Luke, a mysterious motorcycle circus rider who seems to gaze through life as though he has no purpose.  When an old fling, Romina (Eva Mendes), shows up to inform Luke that the last time he came through Schenectady, NY he left a gift in the form of a …

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Weekend Box Office – Evil Wins

          Director Fede Alvarez accomplished something original director Sam Raimi never did, his Evil Dead opened at #1 for the weekend 4/5-7.  Granted, Raimi and original series star Bruce Campbell waved their magic wands to get it done, but still – Fede will always have that.  Another feat?  The $25.7 million weekend was more than all …

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Episode 87 – G.I. HO!

Upcoming releases 42, Scary Movie 5, Disconnect and To the Wonder; review of G.I. Joe: Retaliation; trailers for 2 Guns and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters; Our From the Outside In topic this week: Comic Book film cliches; and at the end of our show this week, we will be discussing the recent Walking Dead season finale as well as …

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