A Carried Away Escape Plan - What To See

A Carried Away Escape Plan - What To See

We’ve got a couple of new films here to choose from, one possible good option, one that doesn’t look great to me but I really just don’t care for the genre, and one that is in limited release.

New This Week

Carrie — R

This is apparently a remake of an older film of the same name from 1976. In any event the film holds no interest for me. But apparently Chad is going to see it (actually I think he saw it last night) and will be able to give a report to us on next week’s episode of The MovieByte Podcast.

A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a…

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Crew Members Say ‘Captain Phillips’ Is A Big Lie

Crew Members Say ‘Captain Phillips’ Is A Big Lie
Maureen Callahan - New York Post

Capt. Richard Phillips, they say, is no hero, and the film is one big lie.

“Phillips wasn’t the big leader like he is in the movie,” says one crew member, who, for legal reasons, spoke with The Post anonymously. He worked very closely with Phillips on the Maersk Alabama and was alarmed by his behavior from the beginning. Phillips, he says, had a bad reputation for at least 12 years prior, known as a sullen and self-righteous captain.

“No one wants to sail with him,” he says.

That’s a bummer if true, but it sure wouldn’t make a very good film.

Also, who knows how what happened affected…

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‘Gravity’ Continues High Earth Orbit - Box Office Report

‘Gravity’ Continues High Earth Orbit - Box Office Report

It appears that nothing can keep this film down. It had an amazing second weekend. In fact, it was a record setter as the best non-holidy hold ever for a movie that opened over $50 Million. Pretty crazy, right?

#1 — Gravity

Budget: $100 Million
Totals: $43.1 Million, Weekend / $122.3 Million Domestic / $68 Million, Foreign / $190.3 Million, Worldwide
Weekend: 2

This is not a surprise to me, or to anyone really, but Gravity is really hanging on to that audience for it’s second weekend. I predicted this on The MovieByte Podcast episode 64. Quite frankly, this film is well worth a Best…

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The Captain Phillips Estate… What To See This Weekend

The Captain Phillips Estate… What To See This Weekend

After going for some time with mediocre films, I don’t quite know what to do with myself having two films in theaters I would very much like to see. I think though that ultimately I’m going to enjoy Captain Phillips more and so I’m seeing that one this weekend. I’ll have to catch The Fifth Estate next weekend.

Of course the other new film I’ll mention this week is Machete Kills, but I only mention in the most derisive tones possible.

New in Theaters

Captain Phillips — PG-13

This looks like a great film to me. It’s based on real life events and has at least one great actor in it. I don’t…

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‘Gravity’ Crosses $100 Million

‘Gravity’ Crosses $100 Million
Rebecca Ford - The Hollywood Reporter

Warner Bros.’ Gravity continues to soar at the box office.

The space drama starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney crossed the $100 million mark at the worldwide box office Tuesday.

The 3D film, which opened in theaters in the U.S. on Oct. 4, has already broken records in North America, debuting to an outstanding $55.8 million in North America, the top October opening of all-time and the best three-day showing for stars Bullock and Clooney. The film is likely to cross the $100 million mark domestically by Friday.

A really good film doing really well at the box office. This pleases…

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Gravity Does Not Seem To Be Affected By ‘Gravity’ — Box Office Report

Gravity Does Not Seem To Be Affected By ‘Gravity’ — Box Office Report

Yeah, I’m a day later than normal getting this out. I had to do some traveling over the weekend, and I got back late, I was exhausted, I woke up late on Monday, my dog ate my home work… oops, wrong excuse bag (seems like I retired that one long ago, don’t know how that one came up).

I’ve been thinking about moving the box office report to Tuesday anyway since very often, Box Office Mojo does not report actuals until Monday afternoon. Currently, for me, Monday afternoon is unworkable for me.

Well in any event, Gravity had no problem rising well above the rest of the offerings at the box…

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The Gravity of the Situation: What To See This Weekend

The Gravity of the Situation: What To See This Weekend

So this weekend is the one we’ve been waiting for. This weekend, we get to see Sandra Bullock in space!

But seriously Gravity does look like it’s going to be a good film.

New in Theaters

Gravity — PG-13

It’s been a very long time since we’ve seen this much consensus amongst the critics. That must mean something, right? I mean it does look like it should be a really great film. And I keep hearing from critics who have already seen it that it is the space movie they have always wanted — whatever that means. I am very much looking forward to the film and am looking forward to reviewing it…

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It Be Raining Meatballs! — Box Office Report

It Be Raining Meatballs! — Box Office Report

I have no interest in this film, I mean really, like I don’t get it. But I hear it’s good and people would like for me not to be judgmental over it or whatever. Fine, whatever…

No really, I’ve been told it’s a pretty good film, maybe not as good as the first one, but a good film none-the-less. That’s good because it did brought in the most money. However, by percentage of budget it didn’t really do much better than Rush, which I expected to do better than it did.

#1 — Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2

Budget: $78 Million
Totals: $34 Million, Weekend / $34 Million, Gross
Week Number: 1

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Rush to claim your Baggage! What to see this weekend

Rush to claim your Baggage! What to see this weekend

This weekend we have a couple new films, and you might want to get your Baggage, because you might be in a rush while meatballs are raining down around you from a cloudy sky.

One quick note before we dive in, however. I received a complaint on my what to see feature last week, indicating a desire that I offer less opinion and simply list the films that are available. While I love each and every one of you who are my readers and don’t want to turn any of you away, I cannot make this site something that it is not. The request rather misses the point of this site. MovieByte is nothing but…

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‘Pacific Rim’ Highest Grossing Original Film This Year

‘Pacific Rim’ Highest Grossing Original Film This Year
Angie Han - /Film

Much as we like to bemoan the dearth of original ideas in Hollywood, it’s clear why the studios prefer to bet big on existing properties. The 2013 box office has been dominated so far by sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots, and adaptations — as was the 2012 box office, the 2011 box office, and so on.

Still, a handful of truly new films manage to break through each year, and this year none has broken through harder than Pacific Rim. While the Guillermo del Toro-directed sci-fi failed to make much of an impression domestically, its worldwide tally is the highest of any live-action movie…

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