Hey everybody! Sorry about the lack of a breakdown of this weekend’s releases. I was more or less out of town and nowhere near a computer for three days. Fortunately, I’m able to still give you the Box Office Space and I’m amused to report that after seven long weeks at the top of the charts, Avatar got dropped by a horrid little chick flick. Yes, it would appear that everybody underestimated and dismissed the appeal of the Nicholas Sparks pedigree (me included). Dear John easily vanquished the dragon known as Avatar, raking in an impressive 32 million dollars, nearly 10 million more that James Cameron’s juggernaut. Yup, it wasn’t even close. As for all the other films, go beyond the break to see how they have fared… (more…)

Well it’s Oscar time again. Say what you will about the Academy Awards or awards shows in general, there is little argument that the Oscars are seen within the industry as the Super Bowl of movies. This year as most of you know debuts the ten best picture nominations replacing the lowly five. This most likely was done so viewers who don’t see things outside of their basic multiplex feel like they have a dog in the race. Based on what got nominated, I’d say this experiment may prove to be successful. But lets get to the noms… (more…)

For what seems like forever, Nicholas Sparks has been polluting the literary world with three-hanky books that inevitably get turned into soppy melodramatic fluff films that move the ladies and infuriate the men. The most “acclaimed” of these films is The Notebook, a film that didn’t have a big showing in theaters but has been a huge DVD rental for years. I myself haven’t seen it but I am privy to earlier films Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember. You may not believe it, but I didn’t hate either film. At the end of the day both were inconsequential, but they both remained pretty painless. Dear John does not get that same stay of execution… (more…)

Oops. Looks like it finally happened. A late edition of New Release Tuesday. Well there’s no point in dishing out excuses, so we might as well just get right into it. This week has a lot to offer to Hi-Def enthusiasts, including a late Summer hit from last year that managed to offer a fresh and funny jaunt through a Zombie-infested post apocalypse, another animated Marvel adventure, a double dose of Muay Thai action, and at least two bonafide cinema classics. Go beyond the break to see all that and more… (more…)

It wasn’t even close. A lot of people assumed that Edge of Darkness the new Mel Gibson vehicle would be the first film that could reasonably have a chance to dethrone the juggernaut called Avatar. Well that clearly didn’t happen seeing as Avatar made nearly twice as much as it did this weekend. Yup, Avatar made another 30 million dollars in its seventh week. Jeez!  I’m out of things to say about it, but as for everything else — go beyond the break and find out… (more…)

Hey folks, Bobert here with the latest episodes of the FnJ Podcast! These are going up too fast for me to keep up, so I’ll simply be posting these “announcement” articles every two or three that go up. If you haven’t noticed, episodes 46, 47, and 48 are now up! Episode 46, titled “Make Great Pleasure”, features the cast discussing the virtues of Hentai (animated porn from Japan) and making tasteless jokes about Haiti. Episode 47 is dubbed the “Kat-Cast” and introduces listeners to another female guest star, who incidentally ends up kicking one of our esteemed hosts in the balls (literally) before show’s end. And in the most recent podcast, episode 48 — also known as “Rebound Dog”, we dip into the FnJ Mailbag and read some listener comments! All that and more on the latest episodes of the FnJ Podcast! Subscribe to the FnJ Podcast on the iTunes Store and leave us your thoughts and comments, we love the attention! And if for some reason iTunes ain’t working for ya, you can find us right here too!

Hey everybody! What’s going on in your world? Wait! Don’t tell me. I don’t really care. I kid, I kid. This weekend we have two (count them) two major releases… and very little else. Usually at this point I inform you about all the smaller films that are opening in and around the Sacramento area. Well, there isn’t anything new. Sorry about that. Call it the spring malaise if you will. You’re just going to have to settle with what is already out there. But as for those two new releases, go beyond the break and learn more… (more…)

Will the new Denzel Washington Post-Apocalyptic movie from the Hughes brothers make you say “OMG!”, or “God dammit — this sucks!”?  Go beyond the break to find out… (more…)

Hey folks, Bobert here! Another week of new releases and another edition of New Release Tuesday is coming right-atcha! This is what I would call a slim pickins kind of week, with only a couple of must-haves for me, but a pretty big selection of curiosities.  As usual, the assortment of Blu-ray output includes new stuff (not all necessarily worth seeing), Hi-Def updates (resistance is futile) , and a few classics ( I’m using that term loosely) getting the shiny blue disc treatment. Go beyond the break to see all that and more… (more…)

Well…. at least I was right about Avatar. Another weekend has passed and another astute prediction by me tattered and bruised. Of course, Avatar remained in the top spot for the sixth straight week taking in a hefty 36 million bucks. This movie has only dropped fifteen percent so I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that we have a new all time highest grossing champion. Yipee? Sure, why not? This whole Titanic déjà vu thing is just too weird for words at this point. I’m halfway expecting Lost in Space to get re-released so something can topple this monolith. I wonder how long Cameron is going to take to make his next film. And as I contemplate that, go beyond the break to see the rest of the standings… (more…)