Last week, Sensei was dead-on about I, Frankenstein getting outgunned by Lone Survivor. It’s Super Bowl weekend, where opening films are usually an afterthought. Nevertheless, a key blockbuster will pass a box office milestone. Sensei’s weekend predictions are as follows
Liberal pundit Sally Kohn loved Disney’s Frozen as much as most movie goers. The Oscar-nominated musical feature is a certified blockbuster, with talks of a Broadway show to be spun from its uplifting story. Kohn does have a bone to pick
Well, here we go again. Get ready for a Super Bowl week filled with more of the inevitable comparisons between Peyton Manning and Richard Sherman. There’s no better headlines: Good vs. evil. Humble vs. loudmouthed. The well-groomed quarterback vs. the
Former Disney Channel standout Vanessa Hudgens shed her wholesome persona by starring in 2013’s Spring Breakers, a film swimming in boorish behavior. She’s just the latest child star eager to move on to more adult roles, but she does so
Disney released a teaser for its upcoming “Maleficent,” starring Angelina Jolie as the evil title character. Set to be released on May 30, “Maleficent” tells the untold story of Sleeping Beauty’s menace whose heart was transformed from pure to stone after
The Producers Guild of America has admitted they are “shocked” by newly released statistics on women directors. The results show that women represent only 4.4% of the directors of the 100 biggest box office films of each year between 2002
Meryl Streep should have taken a cue from Abraham Lincoln’s famous admonition, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” Streep, flaunting her highly suspect intellectual credentials but absolutely certain political
The Hollywood community prides itself on speaking up for equal rights and diversity. The industry’s reality is far different from its rhetoric. Not only does Hollywood suffer from a severe lack of diversity, the number of women behind the camera
Jim Carrey jumped atop his high horse earlier this year as the theatrical debut of his action sequel Kick-Ass 2 drew near. The comedian, a sudden Second Amendment foe, decided at nearly the last minute his new film was part
An ESPN senior writer said that Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson is a “disgrace to the South” and either a “racist or dumb” for saying that he did not witness the mistreatment of blacks in his personal experience in the
Miley Cyrus may be having second thoughts about her public sexual shenanigans in 2013. The singer, once known as the squeaky-clean Hannah Montana on The Disney Channel’s show of the same name, shed that image–and most of her clothes–this year
By JESSICA HERNDONAP Film WriterLOS ANGELESOver the bustling post-Christmas weekend, Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continued to lead the box office, landing in the No. 1 slot for the third weekend in a row. The Warner Bros.
Just over a week after suspending Phil Robertson “indefinitely” from Duck Dynasty for an honest response he gave to questions about his faith, A&E surrendered. It has issued a statement announcing Robertson is back. The statement was carried by the
Miley Cyrus’ new video leaked on Christmas day, one day before planned. The video is titled “Adore” and shows the raunchy songstress simulating masturbation. Cyrus didn’t seem too upset about the leak. “We all know Smilers would break another record
By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterNEW YORKOn busy pre-Christmas weekend at the box office, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” held off a very different sequel, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” sequel took in $31.5 million in its
Did you know the 50th anniversary of the Disney classic “Mary Poppins” is rapidly approaching? The Disney corporation certainly does. Thus we have “Saving Mr. Banks,” a heavily fictionalized – and, yes, Disneyfied – version of the film’s production, and
(AP) NEW YORK–Paul Rudd has been cast as Ant-Man in Edgar Wright’s superhero film about a scientist who can shrink himself down to the size of an insect. Marvel Studios announced Rudd’s casting in the film “Ant-Man” on Thursday. The
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI)–Katie Couric announced Thursday her syndicated talk show, “Katie,” which tapes in New York, will end in June after two seasons. “We’re very proud of everyone’s contributions to making ‘Katie’ the No. 1 new syndicated talk
By JESSICA HERNDONAP Film WriterLOS ANGELESUndaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex. Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. “Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 million, besting last weekend’s No. 1
Rumors are running wild between the University of Texas and University of Alabama. Every day this week provided a new “report” about Texas head coach Mack Brown’s job. One day he is fired, then he is staying and now he
(AFP) Disney animated musical “Frozen” extinguished the box-office flames of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” to take top spot as the highest-earning movie in North American theaters this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. The 53rd movie in the Walt Disney
Disney now officially owns our collective childhood. Not only has the studio behind so many animated classics gobbled up the Star Wars franchise, with the promise of new sequels and stand-alone features set “in a galaxy far, far away,” it
Sensei’s back. Hope everyone had a nice holiday. Sensei quite enjoyed how some of the new openers performed over the holiday and says to get ready for an exciting weekend finish. Sensei’s weekend predictions and revenue results are as follows: 1. “Frozen”
The previous record-holder for the five-day Thanksgiving weekend was “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” $81 million haul. As of Saturday morning, both “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and Disney’s “Frozen” are on pace to smash that record with $110
Disney animators aren’t handed a manual regarding what material should and shouldn’t be included in the studio’s projects. It’s part of a culture that began when Steamboat Willie introduced a certain mouse to pop culture back in 1928. Current Disney animator
