By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz We’ve all experienced bad days — the kind where you wreck your car, find out you’ve lost your job, and have your wallet stolen, all before lunchtime. But imagine if you had to relive that same bad day again and again, like a broken
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Maleficent is one of Disney’s most iconic villains — a terrifying fairy and master of dark magic who curses the infant Princess Aurora, better known as “Sleeping Beauty.” She’s heartless and irredeemably evil … or is she? Disney’s new film “Maleficent” offers a different
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz As I walked out of the movie theater last weekend, I couldn’t help but be haunted by a slight sense of lingering disappointment. “Godzilla” — one of my most anticipated movies of the summer — was a lot of fun, with plenty of monster
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Out of all the famous monsters from Hollywood history, no one has captured people’s imaginations and inspired awe (and terror) quite like Godzilla, a massive, prehistoric creature that even nukes can’t stop. Although Godzilla has been around for decades (and even has a star
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz I’ve already started joking with my friends that Dec. 18, 2015, is either going to be the best day of my life or the worst — depending on how “Star Wars: Episode VII” turns out. 😉 That’s probably a slight exaggeration, but I think
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz The cost of being a superhero — and saving the lives of others — often involves giving up having a life of your own. The world’s problems will always intrude into your personal life; how can you not stop and intervene in dangerous situations,
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Although the summer movie season officially kicks off this weekend with the release of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” in theaters, in some ways it feels like blockbuster season has already started. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” served as an early kick-off on April 4,
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” was one of the most anticipated new shows premiering last fall, a concept that appeared to be full of potential. However, after the first several episodes, many fans seemed to agree the show hadn’t quite lived up to the hopes
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Watch out, Iron Man and Thor — the gauntlet has been thrown. Though the two Avengers may have had stronger origin films, it’s Captain America who has the best sequel, wrapping up Marvel’s Phase Two solo Avenger films with a politically-tinged thriller that’s tense,
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Trying to guess what movies will become hits isn’t an exact science. Sometimes a film will come seemingly out of nowhere — like Disney’s recent animated musical “Frozen” — and become a huge hit at the box office, while other times even an A-list
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Not long ago, young adult book-to-movie adaptations were a hot commodity in Hollywood. The supernatural teen romance “Twilight” and its sequels made millions at the box office, and the post-apocalyptic thriller “The Hunger Games” made a star of Jennifer Lawrence and generated huge amounts
By Ashley Bergner Box Office Buzz Yes, I’ll admit that by now, I’m probably one of the last people to watch the movie “Frozen.” 😉 Disney’s latest animated musical, released in theaters in late November, became a surprise box office hit, only the second animated movie in Hollywood’s history to
