What to Rent: New DVD Tuesday


Updated 06/15/10 7:30 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 0 comments

DVD Releases for June 15 Include When in Rome, Youth in Revolt, and The Book of Eli

Don't fret about there being nothing on TV when you can be catching up on movies! Get in on my Summer Netflix challenge or get your hands on one of this week's new DVD releases. When in Rome When in Rome is definitely one of those movies a romantic comedy lover won't be able to resist renting. No, it's not Oscar-winning material, but it is a cute, frothy slapstick confection that's fun enough. Read more

Box Office: Avatar Holds On For a Seventh Week


Updated 02/01/10 3:49 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 6 comments

Avatar Is No. 1 at the Box Office for the Seventh Consecutive Week

After passing Titanic last week as the highest grossing film of all time, Avatar continued to add to its box office tally over the weekend with a hefty $30 million. New films Edge of Darkness and When in Rome couldn't unseat James Cameron's phenomenon, as each took in a respective $17.1 million and $12 million for second and third place. Rounding out the rest of the top five was Dwayne Johnson's Read more

Box Office: Avatar Wins the Top Spot Yet Again


Updated 01/25/10 11:04 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Avatar Wins the Box Office for the Sixth Consecutive Week

I feel like a broken record by this point, but Avatar earned the No. 1 spot at the box office again this week, raking in $36 million to add to its growing total. Coming in second place with only half that was Legion, starring Paul Bettany, which debuted with $18.2 million. Denzel Washington's The Book of Eli followed close behind with $17 million in its second week in theaters, while new family Read more

Box Office: Avatar Leaps Into Its Fifth Week at No. 1


Updated 01/18/10 5:15 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 3 comments

Avatar Stays at No. 1 For Its Fifth Week at the Box Office

Looks like there is no stopping Avatar! The film had a very good weekend — not only did it take home record-breaking wins at the Critics' Choice Awards and two Golden Globes, it also took the top spot at the box office with $41.3 million. Thanks to the new sales figures, the movie is closing in on the $500 million mark domestically (and getting closer to unseating Titanic as the highest Read more

The Book of Eli: Not Worth a Read


Updated 10/06/10 5:33 PM · Posted by · 6 comments

Movie Review of The Book of Eli, Starring Denzel Washington and Mila Kunis

Denzel Washington has the sort of actor intensity needed to play an apocalyptic superhero, and The Book of Eli positions him as such. Dressed in shades with a machete at his back, he swiftly slices at his enemies while showing no expression or sign of sweat. He's like a Bourne for the new dark ages: precise, robotic, and killing in order to survive after a war that destroys most of the earth (and Read more

2009 Comic-Con: Sherlock, Wild Things, The Box, and More!


Updated 07/28/09 8:59 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 5 comments

Sherlock Holmes, Where the Wild Things Are, The Box, The Book of Eli, and Jonah Hex at San Diego Comic Con 2009

Today at Comic-Con, Warner Bros. provided a closer look at some of its most-anticipated upcoming films. In a packed 90 minutes, we got sneak peeks at Where the Wild Things Are, The Book of Eli, The Box, Jonah Hex, and Sherlock Holmes. The panels were chock-full of celebs, which made for a lot of fan excitement and some interesting questions (including multiple marriage proposals for Megan Fox Read more

Movie Preview: Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli


Updated 07/25/09 4:58 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

Movie Trailer For The Book of Eli Starring Denzel Washington 2009-07-24 12:30:13

At Comic-Con today, I'm hoping to learn more about The Book of Eli, a forthcoming post-apocalyptic film starring Denzel Washington. The first trailer for the film — one of many dark movies coming over the next few months — has hit the web, and it definitely does look spooky. The trailer sets up the basic outline of the story: Washington stars as Eli, one of the only survivors left on Read more

Upcoming Projects Make the Future Look Dark (You Will Not Need Shades)


Updated 05/30/09 12:02 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 6 comments

Upcoming Apocalyptic Movies and TV Shows

Sometimes movies and TV shows depict a future that is bright and hopeful — look no further than JJ Abrams's optimistic Star Trek reboot as an example. But mostly the powers that be down in Tinseltown seem to believe that audiences would rather watch stories about a nightmarish, post-apocalyptic future. Turns out Terminator Salvation was just the beginning of a surge of similarly dark and scary Read more