Tag Archives: summer

Weekend Box Office Aug 17-19

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 …

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Episode 54 – HOtal Recall

Spoiler-free review of Total Recall and the new to home video: ATM; discussing upcoming releases including The Expendables 2 and Sparkle; new trailers for Zero Dark Thirty and Silent Hill Revelation 3D; our From the Outsider In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on video game films. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news …

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Weekend Box Office – Aug 3-5

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 …

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Episode 53 – HO Watch

We’re reviewing The Watch and Moonrise Kingdom; discussing upcoming releases including The Bourne Legacy and The Campaign; new trailers for Paranormal Activity 4, Skyfall and Cloud Atlas; our From the Outsider In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on the recent run of remakes and reboots. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news …

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Episode 52 – The HO Rises

Our spoiler-free review of The Dark Knight Rises; discussing upcoming releases Total Recall and Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days; a new trailer for Man of Steel; our From the Outsider In topic this week: Our Top Films We Wish We Could Watch New Again. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (The …

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Episode 50 – Savage HO’s

We’re reviewing Savages and Ted this week; Dark Knight Rises is coming up so we discuss the impending juggernaut release; new trailers for Silver Linings Playbook and Compliance; and Our From the Outside In topic this week: Film Ratings – How The HO’s WOuld Fix It. We also discuss the latest movie and TV news (50 Shades of Grey on …

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Episode 49 – The Amazing Spider-HO!

We have spoiler-free reviews of The Amazing Spider-Man and Magic Mike this week; We discuss upcoming releases Ice Age: Continental Drift, Red Lights and The Imposter; taking a look at the new Jack Reacher and Man With The Iron Fists trailers; and our From the Outside In topic this week is ‘Our Most Annoying Film Cliches’. We also discuss the latest movie and …

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Episode 48 – Brave HO’s

This week on The HO: We discuss upcoming releases The Amazing Spider-Man, Katy Perry: Part of Me and Savages; we review recent releases Brave and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, take a look at the new Taken 2 trailer, as well as Alex Cross and Dredd. Our From the Outside In topic this week: Is Television News Coming To An End? …

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Episode 47 – That’s My HO

This week on The HO: Upcoming releases Magic Mike, Ted and Madea’s Witness Protection – which is going to be our HO pick of the week; we review recent releases Rock of Ages and That’s My Boy, take a look at the new Resident Evil trailer as well as a little independent film that might catch your eye. Our From …

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Episode 46 – HOmetheus

Upcoming releases Brave and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, our thoughts on Ridley Scott’s latest Prometheus, looks at the recent Flight and Wreck-It Ralph trailers are all on tap for this weeks episode. Our From the Outside In topic this week: Spoilers – What is giving away too much of a film? Your browser does not support the audio element. We …

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