March 21, 2013 The President is kidnapped and the White House controlled by a terrorist. That, in a nutshell, is the predicament behind the new movie "Olympus Has Fallen" starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman. It's joined by the Paul Rudd, Tina Fey comedy "Admission" and the animated adventure "The Croods" opening this weekend. Take a look at the trailers and local show times.
March 14, 2013 Get ready for some big screen "magic" as "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" opens at theaters this weekend. A stellar cast including Steve Carell and Jim Carrey star in this comedy set in Las Vegas. Also opening this weekend is the thriller, "The Call" with Halle Berry as a 9-1-1 operator dealing with a life and death situation. Take a look at the trailers and then the local theater show times.
March 7, 2013 We all remember watching Dorothy and friends skipping down the yellow brick road in "The Wizard of Oz". Now in an interesting re-telling of the story Dorothy is replaced by an ethically challenged circus magician played by James Franco in "Oz, The Great and Powerful" opening this weekend in local theaters. It's joined by a thriller, "Dead Man Down" with Colin Farrell. Check out the trailers and local show times.
February 28, 2013 The Academy Awards have come and gone and it's probably safe to assume that this weekends new movie offerings--while entertaining--won't be among the nominees next year. "Jack the Giant Slayer (3-D)" a live action/animation adventure fantasy is joined by "The Last Exorcism:Part II", "Phantom", a cold war thriller, and "21 And Over", a gross out comedy, in a battle for your box office dollar. Check out the trailers and local show times.
February 21, 2013 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes a decidedly un-action oriented turn in "Snitch", a crime and punishment thriller opening this weekend. Whether or not his fans approve of him not demolishing everything and everyone in sight is yet to be seen but the critics are giving him good marks. Keri Russell (remember "Felicity") stars in the horror/suspense flick "Dark Skies", also opening this weekend. Check out the trailers and local show times.
February 7, 2013 As we all know identity theft is a real problem. Hackers seek out unsuspecting internet users in an effort to find personal and financial information that they can use for their own benefit. "Identity Thief", however, is a new comedy starring Jason Bateman that finds a way to have fun with that idea, no small task. It joins the thriller "Side Effects" opening in theaters this weekend. Check the trailers and local show times.
January 31, 2013 Two iconic actors, Sylvester Stallone and Al Pacino along with a parade of zombies are allfeatured in new movies coming to local theaters this weekend. Stallone's "Bullet To the Head" and Pacino's "Stand Up Guys" take on the zombies of "Warm Bodies" for your box office dollar. Check out the trailers and local theater show times.
January 24, 2013 It's what you might call the sequel to the old children's story "Hansel and Gretel" but it's definitely not for the kids. "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" hits theaters this weekend along with the action adventure "Parker" with Jason Statham and the movie that promises to have something to offend everyone, "Movie 43" starring just about every star in Hollywood. Check the trailers and local showtimes.
January 10, 2013 The highly acclaimed and controversial "Zero Dark Thirty", the story of the hunt and killing of Osama Bin Laden, heads into theaters this weekend. It's joined by the new Matt Damon "fracking" film "Promised Land". They're joined by "Gangster Squad" and "Hyde Park on Hudson". Check out the trailers and local theater show times.
January 3, 2013 My wife and I went to see a terrific movie yesterday called "Silver Linings Playbook". On our way out I asked the girl at the ticket office what new movies were opening this weekend, the reason being my wife is looking forward to seeing the upcoming Matt Damon film "Promised Land". The girl said, "No, it's not starting this weekend but 'Texas Chainsaw 3-D' is". Swell. I suppose if you're a horror fan that's good news. Check out the trailer and then local theater show times.
December 28, 2012 The kids are out of school, mom and dad are taking a few days off around the holidays and the movie studios have released a slew of big blockbuster movies. Talk about a perfect storm! If you have braved going to local movie theater this week you know the lines have been long, the seating scarce and the wait at the concession stand interminable. What are the movies everyone wants to see?
December 24, 2012 Movie studios love to load up big releases on holidays when everybody is free to take in a movie and Christmas Day is no different. Four new releases hit theaters tomorrow including a new Leonardo Dicaprio film "Django Unchained", and the highly anticpated movie version of the long running Broadway musical "Les Miserable". Check out the trailers for these and two other newbies, "Parental Guidance" and "Silver Linings Playbook", and then the local theater show times.
