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Hayden Christensen's first post-Star Wars sci-fi effort, the Doug Liman-directed Jumper, leads this week's crop of DVD releases. Also debuting are the Morgan Freeman/Jack Nicholson old guy comedy The Bucket List; Larry the Cable Guy's wacky comedy Witless Protection; the Scarlett Johansson/Natalie Portman corset-fest The Other Boleyn Girl; Zak Penn's ensemble poker comedy The Grand; and German director Michael Haneke's American remake of his relentlessly disturbing horror flick Funny Games.
Our DVD pick for the week is the fully restored Collector's Edition of the old-fashioned epic Lawrence of Arabia. Pick it up and witness pre-CGI filmmaking at its finest.
Posted 06.10.08 by reelz -
Rashomon-esque political thriller Vantage Point captured first place at the box office with a $24 million tally, well ahead of second-place finisher Jumper's $12.7 million take. Close behind was the fantasy epic The Spiderwick Chronicles at $12 million, followed by Step Up 2 the Streets and Fools Gold, which took in $9.8 million and $6.3 million, respectively.
Source: boxofficemojo.com
Posted 02.25.08 by reelz -
Jumper shrugged off a slew of negative reviews to claim first place at the box office. Hayden Christensen's return to sci-fi grossed $27.2 million, well ahead of second place finisher Step Up 2 the Streets' $19.6 million tally. Close behind was tween adventure fantasy The Spiderwick Chronicles at $19.2 million, followed by the McConaughey/Hudson rom-com Fool's Gold. Rounding out the top five was Definitely, Maybe.
Source: boxofficemojo.com
Posted 02.18.08 by reelz -
The weekend begins a day early at the Cineplex, with four new flicks offering something for everybody: There's Jumper for the fanboys, The Spiderwick Chronicles for the tweens, Step Up 2 the Streets for the "urban" aficionados and the rom-com Definitely, Maybe for the ladies.
A rundown of our reviews of this weekend's new releases:
The Spiderwick Chronicles 
"Covers all its narrative bases and packs enough thrills into its 97 minutes to qualify as decent family entertainment." [Full The Spiderwick Chronicles Review]
Jumper 
"Star Hayden Christensen is unable to lend any real depth to his stubbornly bland -- and bewilderingly selfish -- character." [Full Jumper Review]
Step Up 2 the Streets 
"What it lacks in polish (on-the-nose dialogue, choppy pacing, vague character motivations) it more than makes up for in energy and spirit." [Full Step Up 2 the Streets Review]
Definitely, Maybe
"Though this is a mainstream romantic comedy, the writing isn’t completely dumbed down—a refreshing change from the norm." [Full Definitely, Maybe Review]
Also opening: George Romero's Diary of the Dead, The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Posted 02.14.08 by reelz -
Last night ReelzChannel caught early fan reaction to the first showing of Jumper. Most critics don't like it; now see what regular movie fans had to say as they left the theater.
Up next week it's the Mos Def/Jack Black comedy: Be Kind Rewind.
Posted 02.14.08 by Dack -
Itching for some Valentine's Day counterprogramming?
Well, Fox's sci-fi thriller, Jumper, about a hottie (Hayden Christensen) who has a genetic anomaly that allows him to teleport (aka 'jump') anywhere he wants.
And we've got 24 new pictures from the movie! Check them out here.
Posted 02.04.08 by reelz -
Left: Serious-looking, old-fashioned murderous villain Simon Phoenix in Demolition Man.
Right: Serious-looking, futuristic NSA Agent "Mr. Cox" in Jumper.
Posted 01.08.08 by Dack