Part of looking at movies does involve the business side of show business. We try to have a little fun with it, as each week Tim makes his predictions as to how movies will perform at the Box Office. Then, on Sundays, we look at how Tim’s predictions fared. You caught us. Tim didn’t make his usual predictions earlier this week. Unlike last week, it’s not my fault they didn’t go up. I didn’t... 

“You’re so cool, Brewster!” Remakes are a dangerous breed. In certain circles, they are shrouded with disdain, while others are optimistic curiosities. Viewers may hold the original close to their heart, a cherished, nostalgic memory, while others may not even realize it is a remake at all. Some remakes succeed, while some fail miserably. Remakes are a staple of cinema, they always have been.... 

It’s the weekend of the remake. We get four new pictures with wide releases this week, but three of the four are remakes of older movies (although one could be considered a sequel, I suppose, but rebooting a franchise is practically a remake regardless of what you call it). I suspect this will be one of the weakest weekends of the summer, and on the box office side it may even provide Rise of the... 

With a fresh remake on its way to theaters this month, interest has been rekindled in Tom Holland’s 1985 horror comedy, Fright Night. Holland is aware of this, and chooses to see the remake as a blessing and a compliment. “Very few filmmakers get to really leave anything behind, and the more times a movie is remade and sequelized, the more interest there will be in the original. I wish those filmmakers... 

For horror fans, the spring and summer theatrical releases of 2011 have been very dry – terribly, terribly barren. However, beginning August 5th, scarier, more thrilling genre films, get a resurgence with a new theatrical release nearly every single week through October. Some are true horror films with haunted houses, vampires and demons in the dark. While others have a more science fiction tinge...