New at Theaters (Friday): “Away We Go”, “My Sister’s Keeper”, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”  (Wednesday)

Best Bet(s): 3 very different movie ths weekend: the sci-fi action blockbuster “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”, the romantic comedy “Away We Go”, and the heartbreaking drama “My Siser’s Keeper”… so depending on what your in the mood for… this weekend is wide-open.

New on DVD (Tuesday): “Confessions of A Shopaholic”, “Inkheart”, “Pink Panther 2″, “Waltz With Bashir”

Best Bet(s): “Waltz With Bashir” was an Oscar nominated foreign animated drama, the other three had mixed success and reviews

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Next Week at Theaters: “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (Wednesday), “Public Enemies” (Wednesday), “Whatever Works” (might play in Grand Rapids & Lansing)

Next Week on DVD: “12 Rounds”, “The Betrayed”, “The Education of Charlie Banks”, “The Jonas Brothers 3-D Concert Experience”, “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li”, “Two Lovers”

MY REVIEWS OF OTHER MOVIES CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THEATERS OR AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY: 

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Free matinees include family friendly films

Here’s a good way to take the kids to the movies this summer and save some money…. the lineup is set for free summer matinees at The Regent Theatre in Downtown Allegan.   Each week, the Regent will feature a different PG or G rated film.   

The matinees are Monday through Friday at 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.   Admission to the movie is free for all ages.

Free Summer Matinee Lineup (I’ve seen 4 of the 12 movies offered):
June 1 – 5: “Journey to the Center of the Earth”

June 8 -12: “Kung Fu Panda”

June 15 – 19: ”Speed Racer”

June 22 – 26: ”Madagascar 2″

June 29 – July 3: ”Kit Kittredge: American Girl”

July 6 -10: ”Tale of Despereaux”

July 13 -17: “Hotel for Dogs”

July 20 – 24: ”Inkheart”

July 27 – 31 : ”Igor”

August 3 -7: “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”

August 10 -14: ”City of Ember”

August 17 – 21: “Horton Hears a Who”

The Regent is located at 211 Trowbridge Street in Allegan.  For more info: (more…)

Liam Neeson’s thriller “Taken” grabs the top spot at the weekend box office after “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” spent two weeks at number one.

TOP MOVIES AT WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (estimated results):
1. “Taken” – $24.63 million (1st week)

2. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” - $14.00 million
(3rd week, was #2 last week, lost 35% from last week)

3. “The Uninvited” - $10.51 million (1st week)

4. “Hotel for Dogs” – $8.71 million
(3rd week, was #4 last week, lost 32% from last week)

5. “Gran Torino” – $8.60 million
(4th week of wide release, was #3 last week, lost 47% from last week) (more…)

Brendan Fraser talks to Laff at the Movies
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Actor Brendan Fraser talks about his new movie “Inkheart”, the unusual way he was recruited to the movie, how hard it is to make a movie, the prospects of making movies in Michigan and his appearance in this summer’s upcoming movie “G.I. Joe”.

He’s a down-to-earth interview and a guy who called me “dude” at least twice… and with his story about parachuting G.I. Joe figures, this has to be one of my favorite interviews so far.   CLICK HERE TO WATCH, THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO PLAY THE INTERVIEW…

if that link doesn’t work, WATCH IT THROUGH OUR YOUTUBE PAGE.

(Clips from “Inkheart” courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

Also, check out my previous interviews:

Joey Fatone talks about Golden Globes

Jon Voight talks to Laff at the Movies about “Pride and Glory”

Maggie Gyllenhaal talks to Laff at the Movies about “Dark Knight” and more

Ed Harris talks to Laff at the Movies about “Appaloosa”

Joe Pantoliano talks to Laff at the Movies about 25th Anniversary of “Risky Business” and more

The new options at theaters (3 movies with Academy Award nominations) are clearly better than the options of movies coming out on DVD this week!   “The Dark Knight” is back in IMAX this Friday!!
You’ve also been warned: “Repo! The Genetic Opera” is considered by many to be the worst movie of the year – so don’t rent it!  

New this week at Theaters (Friday): “Revolutionary Road” (wide release), ”The Wrestler” (wide release), “Inkheart”, “Possession”, “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans”, “The Dark Knight” (IMAX re-issue)

New this week on DVD (Tuesday): “City of Ember”, “The Express”, “Henry Poole is Here”, “Igor”, “Max Payne”, “Repo! The Genetic Opera”, “Saw V”, “Amusement”

MY REVIEWS OF OTHER MOVIES CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THEATERS OR AVAILABLE TO RENT: 

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