“The Flintstones” are coming back to the big screen, but don’t look for John Goodman in a loincloth. This new adventure of the “Modern Stone Age Family” will be a straight CGI animated film from Warner Bros. And you’ll never guess who’s producing it: Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, best known for their edgy, adult […]

Few comic actors in the history of Hollywood have experienced more of a rollercoaster career than Eddie Murphy. He burst onto the scene in the early 80s with mega-hits “48 Hrs”, “Trading Places” and “Beverly Hills Cop” (while starring on SNL). His success dipped a bit in the 90s but he rebounded in the next […]

Going into last Summer there was a clear Mega-Weekend Box Office battle: Memorial Day Weekend, which featured the heavyweight showdown of “Fast & Furious 6” vs. “The Hangover: Part III” (with the animated adventure “Epic” as the wannabe contender). “Fast 6” went-on to crush “Hangover 3” and all competitors, making nearly $120 million over the […]

The eagerly-anticipated release of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” is just days away, kicking-off the 2014 Summer Movie Season and a new group of superhero blockbusters. Joining Spidey are “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (May 23), “Guardians of the Galaxy” (Aug. 1) and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Aug. 8). Audiences are anxious to see how this […]

This time last year, I wrote a blog predicting box office totals for each of the major May films. The closest result (I was only off by $4M) was “Star Trek Into Darkness”, which grossed just under $229 million. Combined, the eight films made over $1.4 billion domestically. But that total could actually be surpassed […]

It’s only the middle of April, but it’s never too early to begin analyzing this year’s Awards Season. As Summer rolls in, studios will be unveiling trailers for anticipated contenders. Some, however, have jumped the gun with early marketing campaigns – hoping for some lasting promotional success. So far these films have made good first […]

One-third of the way through the year, there’s no doubt that Pharrell Williams owns the title of most popular entertainer of 2014, thanks to his phenomenon, “Happy”. The upbeat, catchy, and relentless song has been a Billboard hit the past few months. But I first heard (part of) the song last June at a screening […]

As the Summer Movie Season approaches, there are several films (based on their trailers) that look quite promising. These include “Get On Up”, “How to Train Your Dragon 2”, “Transformers: Age of Extinction”, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” and “Maleficent”. But there are others that, frankly, could go either way: a solid hit […]

We haven’t seen much of Kelsey Grammer since the premature 2012 cancellation of his Starz political drama, “Boss” (for which he won a Golden Globe). But the 5-time Emmy winner is staging a Summer 2014 comeback on the silver screen. With 5 big movies over a 4 month period, the “Frasier” star clearly hasn’t “left […]

Nickelodeon’s 2014 Kids Choice Awards started out a little slow, but picked-up speed in the final half-hour. Here are the 5 highlights: Who’s “Happy” Under the Sea? – With more than one reference to his Oscar-nominated “Despicable Me 2” song during his banter, presenter Pharrell Williams sported quite possibly his most stylish outfit yet – […]