As the summer blockbuster is about approach a major movie franchise is getting a collector’s boxset release. Also coming out are two British movies, a documentary and a classic musical. Find out what they are in this week’s DISCussion.
Catering to completely opposite audiences, DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods and the Gerard Butler action-thriller Olympus Has Fallen both posted noteworthy starts this weekend while the Tiny Fey-Paul Rudd dramedy Admission was mostly rejected.
In a big week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, we see the return of Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis, as well as a major costume drama from Denmark. Meanwhile, two major movie franchises battle it out for the Recommendation of the Week prize.
Proving unequivocally to be one of the most powerful forces when it comes to recent online buzz, upcoming summer blockbuster Star Trek Into Darkness has reached another level of spine-tingle with its new international trailer. Essentially, it seems to both possess its cake and be devouring it as well.
Three of 2012’s biggest movies are being released onto DVD and Blu-ray, and the Criterion Collection are re-releasing two classic movies. Find out what they are in this week’s DISCussion.
Opting to come out of the gate with (an often literal) bang, the first trailer for superhero satire Kick-Ass 2 goes the red band route, and delivers on the subversive, foul-mouthed humour that made the original a cult favourite.
Proving to (easily) be 2013’s first blockbuster, Sam Raimi’s Oz The Great and Powerful soared to nearly $80 million on a weekend which saw few other performances of note.
It is a big week for animated movies with five movies coming out, including our Recommendation of the Week. Also out is the Oscar-winning Life of Pi.
With an immense budget but a release window and marketing campaign that failed to match that level, modern retelling Jack the Giant Slayer failed to gain much traction at the box office, though it easily took number one ahead of other weak newcomers.
There are a number of interesting DVD and Blu-ray release this week, from a hit animated movie, one of the biggest French movies of 2012 and the re-release of a movie celebrating its 20th Anniversary.
