Box Office Sabermetrics is a weekly column that will attempt to apply the statistical analysis Sabermetrics, used in Baseball, to the box office results each weekend. There are a few things of note going on in the top 10 this past weekend, first and foremost that Straight Outta Compton just made a ton of money. …
ComicCon offers all kinds of experiences for attendees. You can stay completely in the world of film or immerse yourself in comics or even spend the weekend exploring tutorials and self-help panels. This year, due to a number of factors and in a pleasant surprise, my Con ended up being very music-heavy. I had the …
Almost no one expected Pirates of the Carribean to be what it turned out to be. A movie based on a theme park ride? Starring that guy from all the Tim Burton movies and Legolas? And yet, despite all odds, it was a critical and commercial darling and launched one of Disney’s most successful franchises in years.
The Lone Ranger Directed by Gore Verbinski Written by Justin Haythe & Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio USA, 2013 Sincerity is in dire need of being resurrected in modern popular culture. This is not to say that cynicism doesn’t have a place in society, or that naivete should be widely embraced by the masses. But …
For those looking forward to The Lone Ranger remake or at least one more Johnny Depp film will be disappointed on both counts. The Disney backed Lone Ranger film, about a masked Texas Ranger travelling the American Old West with his Native American sidekick to fight injustice, will not be moving forward thus depriving audiences of …
Indiewire.com reports confirmation that magical duo Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp are to reteam in Disney’s remake of The Lone Ranger. If people recall, Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski first collaborated on the first 3 Pirates of the Caribbean films. While Depp is attached to star, it does not mean he will be taking …