Weekend Preview 9/7-9/2012

There are 11 movies coming out in wide and limited release this weekend. The 2 films getting the widest release are The Words, starring Bradley Cooper, and The Cold Light of Day with Henry Cavill (the new Superman) and Bruce Willis as yet another CIA agent. But the 2 movies that are getting the most positive attention are indie films. Bachelorette tries to be more than another Bridesmaids, while it seems the underrated Melanie Lynskey is finally breaking out in Hello, I Must Be Going. And then there's still 7 other movies coming out!

Click "Read More" for trailers of Bachelorette, Branded, The Cold Light of Day, The Details, Hello I Must Be Going, The Inbetweeners, Keep the Lights On, Raiders of the Lost Ark IMAX, [REC]3: Genesis, Toys in the Attic, and The Words.

Scary Weekend Records

Weekend Recap: 8/31-9/2/2012

While the biggest news of the holiday weekend should have been my birthday, three of the films at the box office got a bit more attention; two for setting a record to be proud of and one for setting one of the most embarrassing records imaginable (for movies at least).

In first place during what is typically a pretty slow weekend was The Possession (review coming soon), which scared up $17.7 million over its first three days and an estimated $3.6 million on Labor Day. With a four-day total of $21.3 million, The Possession has earned the title of being the second highest grossing Labor Day weekend movie ever, behind only Rob Zombie's 2007 Halloween remake ($30.6 million).

NFL Predictions 2012

Unscripted NFL Predictions 2012

The new NFL season starts this week, but it's never too early to make Super Bowl and playoff predictions! Just to prove the blog isn't entirely about movies, this post is my guess at how the NFL football year will end. (If this ends up being a popular post, I may start a new series on the blog with my weekly picks!)

  

Super Bowl Champions: New England Patriots (50% confidence)

*Originally I had the Packers winning the Super Bowl with 50% confidence, but as any fan knows, the heart often leads the head, and I couldn't help but predict a NE win. So maybe it's more of a conviction than a prediction. Anyways, Go Pats!