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Thursday, January 1
2008 was a big year for comic book movies. The biggest so far, in fact. With the help of Jim Littler, editor of ComicBookMovie.com, we've got the definitive Top 10 9 Comic Book Movies of 2008.
Posted 1/1/2009 by reelz
Related: Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Iron Man | Wanted | The Dark Knight | Punisher: War Zone | Hancock | The Incredible Hulk | The Spirit | Speed Racer
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Thursday, November 27
In honor of Thanksgiving, let's take a moment to recount the biggest turkeys Hollywood has turned out this year. The biggest losers of 2008, among major U.S. releases:
*Estimated. Sources: Box Office Mojo and IMDB.
Bear in mind that these numbers represent the biggest turkeys of the year thus far. The remaining days of 2008 could very well yield another flop or two. (We're looking at you, Australia and Valkyrie.)
Posted 11/27/2008 by reelz
Related: City of Ember | Babylon A.D. | Meet Dave | Bangkok Dangerous | Speed Racer
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Tuesday, September 16
Two of this summer's biggest box-office flops, theWachowski Brothers' trippy update of Speed Racer and MikeMyers' disastrously ill-advised comedy The Love Guru,headline this week's DVD Tuesday. Also debuting today: the romantic comedy Madeof Honor, featuring a Michelle Monaghan and a kilt-wearing Dr.McDreamy; Young@Heart, the acclaimed documentary about agroup of senior citizens who sing cotemporary rock songs; and Special Editionre-releases of Risky Business, Weird Science,and Beetlejuice.
Our DVD pick for the week is 88 Minutes,starring Al Pacino as a blustery forensic psychiatrist haunted by one of thekillers he put away. Check out its alternate ending and see if it improves onthe (somewhat lame) original.
Posted 9/16/2008 by reelz
Related: 88 Minutes | Made of Honor | Young at Heart | The Love Guru | Speed Racer
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Thursday, May 15
After being handed a thorough critical beatdown and feeling the painful sting of audience indifference, the Wachowski Siblings' beleaguered anime epic Speed Racer suffered yet another indignity today -- courtesy of those loveable activists at PETA. The L.A. Times reports that the animal rights group's German arm (the movie was shot in Berlin) has accused Speed Racer's animal trainer of chimpanzee abuse, alleging that a representative of the American Humane Association witnessed an incident in which the poor primate that played Chim Chim was smacked upside the head after biting one of the actors.
The outcry over chimpanzee abuse comes as no surprise. Anyone who's seen the popular West German TV show "Sprockets" knows that Germans love their monkeys.
Source: L.A. Times
Posted 5/15/2008 by reelz
Related: Andy Wachowski | Larry Wachowski | Speed Racer
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Monday, May 12
Comic book flick Iron Man continued its blockbuster run over the weekend, easily claiming the top spot at the box office with a tally of over $50 million. The Wachowski siblings' anime epic Speed Racer sputtered badly in its first week in release, earning just over $20.2 million and barely edging out the poorly-reviewed Ashton Kutcher/Cameron Diaz rom-com What Happens in Vegas for second place. Rounding out the top five were the Patrick Dempsey rom-com Made of Honor and Tina Fey's odd couple comedy Baby Mama, which earned $7.6 million and $5.8 million, respectively.
Source: boxofficemojo.com
Posted 5/12/2008 by reelz
Related: Iron Man | Speed Racer
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Friday, May 9
Fan interest in Speed Racer seemed high a few months back, but its been dwindling heading up to today's release. Critical reaction has been extremely poor with 129 critics on Rotten Tomatoes scoring the expensive blockbuster a lowly 35 percent.
This weekend Iron Man looks to be the flick of choice once again. Fans who didn't check it out last week will likely pick it over Speed Racer and some may even choose a second viewing of the Marvel superhero flick over a first viewing of the kiddie racing pic.
Early box office analysis has Iron Man predicted to bring in just under $50 million this weekend while Racer is looking at a take in the low $30's. We'll have the full report on Monday.
Posted 5/9/2008 by reelz
Related: Iron Man | Speed Racer
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Critics have been pretty harsh on Speed Racer, but that didn't stop fans from dressing up and coming out for the first showing last night and we were there to get their first reaction to the movie.
Next week ReelzChannel's Fan*tastic Summer continues when we'll be at the first showing of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
Next Showing: Speed Racer in theaters nationwide. Check showtimes.
Posted 5/9/2008 by Dack
Related: Speed Racer
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Thursday, May 8
How much can you expect to pay for your favorite movie ride and what options might that package include?
In the market for a Deloreon with a pre-installed Flux Capacitor? Want a car that kills off your enemies? Need oil-slick deployers or bulletproof windshields to thwart a drive-by? Maybe there's a massive staircase that would be the perfect shortcut to work if only your darn car would fit. Or perhaps you're just looking for a ride with a decent stereo to cruise the town while head-banging to some "Bohemian Rhapsody?"
Any way you look at it, ReelzChannel.com has you covered with our Movie Car Buyer's Guide.
Posted 5/8/2008 by reelz
Related: Back to the Future | Herbie: Fully Loaded | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Speed Racer
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Wednesday, May 7
Does Speed Racer live up to the hype? Do the Wachowski siblings return to form after the terrible Matrix sequels? Do fans of psycostimulanting material have a new go-to flick?
All your questions will be answered in our full review of Speed Racer.
Speed Racer hits screens this Friday, May 9th.
Posted 5/7/2008 by reelz
Related: Speed Racer
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Wednesday, April 30
Speed Racer may not come out until next week, but we've got the pictures for your now--and boy are they cool.
Check out our 35 new stills of the Wachowskis' super-saturated version of the cartoon classic in our Speed Racer photo gallery.
Next Showing: Speed Racer drives into theaters May 9, 2008.
Posted 4/30/2008 by reelz
Related: Speed Racer