Bigger Than HBO

Bigger Than HBO

TJ takes a look back at the weekend box office report with ‘Oblivion’ topping the list, and deservedly so. Next up a video highlighting M83’s ‘Oblivion’ title track. Then there was a review on RogerEbert.com sucking the life out of ‘Oblivion’, and Joe has an article taking it down a notch. A ‘Fantastic Four’ reboot is in the works, which annoys and irritates TJ. ‘Thor 2’ has a teaser out and about. There is a rumor of an ‘Avengers 2’ teaser attached to screenings of ‘Iron Man 3’, which doesn’t make a lot of sense to TJ. TJ wrote an ‘Oblivion’ review this week. Netflix is now bigger than HBO, John Harrison has some video messages for us in Paramount’s viral marketing campaign. Regal and Cinemark are having a disagreement with Disney. Joss Whedon is talking about ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and ‘Avengers 2’. Gwyneth Paltrow thinks this is the end of the line for ‘Iron Man’. And finally, what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

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The Avengers Will Assemble!

The Avengers Will Assemble!

TJ wraps up the week with a look at the box office totals, ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ teaser trailer, clips from the upcoming ‘Iron Man 3’ film, the ‘Mortal Instruments’ prequel that is already being developed, which seems strange, the new ‘Pacific Rim’ International TV Spot, Joe’s review of Podcatchers, make sure you check it out and choose a good option that fits well with you, the big news of the week, the ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ final theatrical trailer as well as Anthony Pascale’s deep dive into the analysis of that, the ‘S’ stands for hope in the new ‘Man of Steel’ trailer, TJ and Joe welcomed Anthony Pascale onto ‘The MovieByte Podcast’ to analyze the ‘Star Trek’ trailer, the ‘Snow White’ sequel aiming for a 2015 release, Richard LeParmenier dies at the young age of 66, The Avengers will assemble in February according to Joss Whedon, Joseph Kosinski is developing a ‘Blade Runner’ meets ‘BSG’ TV series, Harrison Ford is mad at Chewy, and finally, what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

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Lamenting Stargate’s Demise

Lamenting Stargate’s Demise

Get the scoop from the past week as TJ talks about the box office report and wonders why on earth you all are going out to the theater to see an awful film such as ‘Evil Dead’, Hans Zimmer talking about the ‘Man of Steel’ score, J. August Richard, formerly Charles Gun of ‘Angel’ joining the ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ cast, an ‘Iron Man 3’ clip in which Tony Stark is not afraid, Westboro Baptist picketing Ebert’s funeral and how much that disgusts him, and what if ‘Stargate Atlantis’ had continued on to a sixth season? Then there’s a new TV spot for ‘Man of Steel’, TJ’s review of ‘The Host’ and ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, the politics in the Mario universe, a trailer for Jonny Depp’s ‘The Lone Ranger’, a new trailer for ‘Now You See Me’, take a quiz on wither photos are CG or real, and what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

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Remembering Ebert

Remembering Ebert

In this episode, TJ talks about last weekend’s box office and what’s hot and making the most money, which is ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, a special version of ‘Iron Man 3’ coming to China, Movieology Episode #4, a new ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ commercial which aired with an episode of ‘The Walking Dead’, the bait and switch tactics of film trailers and why he empathizes with the makers of the films and trailers, a new trailer for ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’, ‘Finding Dory’ and Ellen DeGeneres’ announcement of the film, ‘the trailer announcement for ‘Catching Fire’, clips, featurettes and entire streaming score for ‘Oblivion’, the ‘MovieByte Podcast #38: Finding Pixar’, some thoughts on the sad news of the passing of ‘Roger Ebert’ and what an inspiration he was, and what you might like to see this weekend at the theater.

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The Wolverine

The Wolverine

TJ takes a look at two new TV spots for ‘Oblivion’ and what a fine looking film he expects it to be, HBO GO for non-cable subscribers and what that means and why he won’t be getting it, Robert Redford rumored to be in talks for a part in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, Joe’s ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ review and how Joe rated it slightly lower than he did, ‘The Wolverine’ Teaser announcement on Vine, the 20 second teaser, and the full international and domestic trailers, as well as some general thoughts on the good marketing muscle behind that, House of Tweets, talking about ‘House of Cards’ release schedule, a fun video about ‘Hacking the Mainframe’ in movies, an ‘Iron Man 3’ TV spot, a really great ‘Oblivion’ featurette, ‘The MovieByte Podcast #37’, and what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

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Casa Tony Stark

Casa Tony Stark

TJ wraps up the week with a look at Pepper Potts suiting up in an Iron Man suit, the previous weekend’s box office report, a ‘Star Wars’ conspiracy theory expose, a ‘Hansel and Gretel’ sequel and how that might not be warranted, ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ streaming and download in HD, the Apple TV software update and Hulu app update, Joss Whedon’s reaction to the ‘Iron Man 3’ ending, Joe’s review of ‘Emperor’, the new ‘Turbo’ trailer, the ‘Everything Wrong with the Dark Knight’ video and how it’s a bit of a dud, George Lucas sends a drawing to James Cameron, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ international trailer, The MovieByte Podcast 36 in which TJ and Joe discuss ‘The Call’, an ‘Oblivion’ Featurette, and what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

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Kickstarting Firefly

Kickstarting Firefly

A wrap up to the week talking about ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ box office success and why it’s a bit disappointing in light of ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ doing so poorly, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Teaser Trailer #2 and Anthony Pascale’s deep, shot by shot analysis of that, release reshuffling with ‘RED 2’ and ‘Now You See Me’, ‘Star Trek “3”’ might be out for the 50th anniversary, Emma Watson decides not to become a Disney princess and take the part of the live action Cinderella, a mode of the Enterprise E, an article on motion smoothing on modern TVs and why you should make sure that setting is off on your television set, the ‘Veronica Mars’ Kickstarter meeting its funding goal in short order with many days left to really boost the budget, as well as what this might mean for the future of film, and Joss Whedon considering the options for a Kickstarter with ‘Firefly. And then TJ wraps it up with a look at what’s in the cinemas that you might like to see.

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Errol Flynn Robin Hood

Errol Flynn Robin Hood

In this episode, TJ talks bout ‘Hobbit 3’ getting its release date pushed back, Emma Watson in a live action Cinderella, ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’s’ dismal opening weekend, rumors of Christopher Nolan taking on Justice League with Christian Bale returning as Batman, a DreamWorks version of ‘Robin Hood’ which TJ doesn’t think will be all that great, the upcoming ‘Tomb Raider’ reboot with a younger Lara Croft, the newest trailer for the upcoming ‘Iron Man 3’, why Sam Raimi didn’t do a ‘Spider-Man 4’, soundtrack from the upcoming ‘Oblivion’ which is sounding good, Episode #34 of ‘The MovieByte Podcast’, Joe’s article on the star rating system and how he ranks films, a big ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ spoiler scoop from Anthony Pascale at TrekMovie.com, and what you might want to see this weekend at the box office.

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Captain MacFarlane

Captain MacFarlane

TJ takes a look at a few things that happened this past week. First there’s Bryan Singer promising to fix some of the flaws with ‘X-men: The Last Stand’. Then there’s the the confirmation of a ‘Jack Reacher’ sequel from Paramount and that seems like good news. And of course there’s the 85th Academy Awards and TJ talks about a few of The Oscars given out, and really the only choice he was annoyed with. There’s also some hints from the director about what might be coming in ‘Wreck-it Ralph 2’. Plus TJ is geeking a bit about a lost documentary on ‘The Empire Strikes Back’. And how can we miss Audrey Hepburn’s digital double staring in a commercial? And to get you all set for the weekend, TJ reviews what’s new and currently in theaters.

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Minion Factory

Minion Factory

TJ takes a look back through the week with a look at Pixar, Monsters University, and what would happen if Pixar rebooted the original ‘Star Trek’, Star Wars news with rumors of a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi film featuring Ewan McGregor, and information that John Williams would like to return to score Episode VII, plus Hamill is not yet signed for Episode VII. There’s a new featurette for Olympus has fallen and TJ is looking forward to the film. TJ will also be attending the ‘Best of Both Worlds’ Star Trek Theater event and tickets are now on sale. The fans of Back to the Future have a lot of theories as to why Marty’s parents did not recognize him from the 50s. TJ and his wife welcomed a new little girl into their family this week. TJ also reviewed the film ‘Downfall’ and though he probably won’t be seeing it again, it was a good film and worth your time. Then there’s a video on aspect ration that is highly recommended. And in stupid news this week, Michael Bay is bringing Megan Fox back to one of his sets with the upcoming Ninja Turtles film. And finally, the low down on what you might want to see this weekend. The box office offerings are pretty week this time of year, but there may be something.

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