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A MIDSUMMER STUDIO’S REPORT CARD: Disney

> With a summer movie season bracketed by the first weekend in May on one end, and Labor Day on the other, we’ve reached the midpoint of 2011’s array of blockbusters, and for the next week, here at SHOWBUZZDAILY, we...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY MOVIE REVIEW: “Fast & Furious 6”

It’s almost unheard-of for a franchise to need 5 installments to hit its stride, but that was the case with 2011’s Fast Five. After kicking around with its first, moderately successful quartet in various lo...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

Everything is a little smoother in 2002’s HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. The young actors give more assured performances; Steve Kloves’ script, having gotten so much exposition out of its w...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Pacific Rim”

PACIFIC RIM: Watch It At Home – Even Michael Bay Might Say “Too Much” Why isn’t PACIFIC RIM a better movie? It’s a passion project for the tremendously talented co-writer (with Travis Be...

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“X-MEN FIRST CLASS” – First Class Indeed

> Worth A Ticket: Superheroes Behind the Camera, Too. The most substantial movie of the summer so far is, depending on how you calculate, the fifth in a comic book series, a prequel or a reboot. X-MEN: FIRST C...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Amazing Spider-Man”

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: Watch It At Home – Not So Amazing Part of the unwritten suspension of disbelief deal we have with the movie studios is that although we know they’re going to constantly tell u...

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A SHOWBUZZDAILY Guide to Movie Profitability (Or Not) – Part I: Budget

Let’s start with something simple: anyone who claims to have reliable knowledge about the profitability of a specific film, without having detailed access to its production budgets, financing documents and key ta...

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THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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SHOWBUZZDAILY’S 2D ANNUAL FANTASY SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT

The arrival of THE AVENGERS means that, whatever the calendar may say, as far as Hollywood is concerned, summer has begun. Which in turn means that for the next several months, would-be blockbusters will be launched into mult...

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THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THOR: Hammered

> Watch It At Home: The God of Thunder Musters a Tinny Roar. Put it this way: the new superhero epic THOR cost something like $150M to produce, required the diligent services of hundreds of professionals over a peri...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE: Buy A Ticket – The Odds Remain in This Franchise’s Favor Gary Ross did a fine, gritty job as director and co-writer of the first Hunger Games adaptation, one especially attu...

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THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)”

> When the announcement was made that Warner Bros would split HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS into 2 full-length movies, there was a certain amount of cynicism about studio greed–and, indeed, why not pick up an extra...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Cars 2” – Running On Fumes

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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A MIDSUMMER STUDIO’S REPORT CARD: Disney

SHOWBUZZDAILY MOVIE REVIEW: “Fast & Furious 6”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Pacific Rim”

“X-MEN FIRST CLASS” – First Class Indeed

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Amazing Spider-Man”

A SHOWBUZZDAILY Guide to Movie Profitability (Or Not) – Part I: Budget

THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

SHOWBUZZDAILY’S 2D ANNUAL FANTASY SUMMER MOVIE DRAFT

THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”

THOR: Hammered

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”

THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Cars 2” – Running On Fumes

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