Mendelson's Memos

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Monday, April 30, 2012

The final trailer for The Dark Knight Rises finally sells me. I'm officially excited again. It feels good to be back on board.

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I'm frankly a little disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't have the courage to just wait a few days and debut this thing in theat...
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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Weekend Box Office (04/29/12): Think Like a Man tops again as four new releases perform relatively poorly. Oh, and The Avengers assemble overseas to the tune of $178 million.

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In the weekend before the official start of the summer season, four new releases, all of which were relatively smaller fare, all debuted t...
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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Another weekend, another perfect example of the utter stupidity of weekend-to-weekend box office comparison...

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Granted, I'm going by unofficial weekend estimates based on the Friday box office figures, but it appears that the entire total gross...
Friday, April 27, 2012

Review: Safe (2012) delivers brutally polished film noir action drama in what may be Jason Statham's best film yet.

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Safe 2012 95 minutes rated R by Scott Mendelson Writer/director Boaz Yakin's Safe is the kind of B-movie action film that doe...

Please enjoy these 12 character posters from The Expendables 2.

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Lionsgate sent these straight to me, a day late per usual.  Actually, I'm not complaining because it means I don't have to track d...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Review: So close yet so far, Joss Whedon's The Avengers (2012) is an often soaring but occasionally frustrating B-movie with several A+ ingredients.

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The Avengers 2012 142 minutes rated PG-13 by Scott Mendelson In a film like The Avengers , which brings together strands of seve...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

John Hillcoat's Lawless gets a just-plain fun trailer.

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Let's not pretend that this looks like high art just because it has a terrific cast and a period-set American crime story at its cente...
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Pixar's Brave gets a tonally awkward and redundant trailer.

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The first 90 seconds of this 2.5-minute trailer is basically a distilled version of what's either the first act or the two reel of th...

GI Joe: Retaliation trailers kill off one of 2012's biggest stars.

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Say what you will about hindsight and what-not, but I imagine that Paramount is kicking itself in the ass right now for the decision t...
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The not-so subtle negative messaging in Jessica Chastain's Iron Man 3 character description.

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The big casting news from yesterday was the announcement that Jessica Chastain is being sought for a major role in Iron Man 3 , joining Gu...
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The basics - 31 years old, married with two children, currently residing in Woodland Hills, CA. I am simply a longtime film critic and pundit of sorts, especially in the realm of box office. The main content will be film reviews, trailer reviews, essays, and box office analysis and comparison. I also syndicate myself at The Huffington Post, Valley Scene Magazine, and Open Salon. I will update as often as my schedule allows. Yes, I'm on Facebook/Twitter/LinkIn, so feel free to find me there. All comments are appreciated, just be civil and try to keep a level discourse, as I will make every effort to do the same.
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