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Cinema Static Movie News and Thoughts 200wWell, it’s a new year and the perfect excuse for everyone to compile their lists of likes, dislikes and what not, whether it be from 2011 or looking forward into 2012.

Let’s take a peek at 2012, shall we?

New movies that we’re looking forward to in 2012 include:

- The Hunger Games 3/12
- The Cabin in the Woods 4/12
- The Avengers 5/12
- The Dark Knight Rises 7/12
- The Amazing Spider-Man 7/12
- The Bourne Legacy 8/12
- G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation 8/12
- The Expendables 2 10/12
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 12/12
- Django Unchained 12/12

That’s my short list of movies, that if push comes to shove, are the movies I will be catching in the movie theater.  With that said, let’s look at a bit of a lengthier list… shall we?

Coming out January 20th is Underworld: Awakening.  I love this franchise, but you haven’t seen much coverage for this new chapter of the franchise because of a  C&D request the studio sent me, that I’m over-reacting to.  So I haven’t said much on the movie since then.

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Katniss and Peeta character sheets from THE HUNGER GAMES

The Hunger Games (3/23/11), directed by Gary Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence, this movie is what I’m looking forward to.  The books were rather compelling.  This first chapter that comes out in this movie will be (I’m hoping) incredible.  It seems such so far.  I’m not sure how they’re going to sell the 2nd movie, if this one does well enough.  But only because there’s more of the same, so to speak.  And four movies, three books?  I presume they’re going to draw out the last book and make part 1 and part 2, like a few other movie franchises have done.

Of late, though I’m confused a bit about this newest movie still released by the studio.  There was much bru-ha-ha about it, but it was only a still from the movie trailer that was already released.

Not sure what that was about, but everyone loved having something to say or add to their collection of The Hunger Games posts.

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Wrath of the Titans (3/30/12), directed by Jonathan Liebesman and starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Sam Worthington, all reprising their roles.

If I’m not too busy or what not, I’ll probably check out Wrath of the Titans, which is the sequel to the remake of Clash of the TitansClash was fun, but nothing to write home about.  It had incredibly exciting movie trailers that built a lot of excitement, but the trailers, as they were designed, seemed more thrilling than the movie was.

But I’ll probably catch this at the movie theater.

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Joss Whedon has a few movies coming out this year.

Whedon announced his Much Ado About Nothing, but not sure when that’s coming out in 2012.

His much delayed twist on the horror thriller, The Cabin in the Woods, is coming out on Friday, April 13th.

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Cinema Static Box Office Numbers - Top-10 MoviesIf you’re wondering about the top-10 movies at the box office:  Twilight: Breaking Dawn pt 1 put the bite on The Muppets, Arthur Christmas and Hugo!

As expected, despite some huge family anticipated favorites coming out for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Pt 1), maintained its grip on the top spot of the box office tallies beating out the three new movies that were hoping for that coveted number 1 spot.

Now unlike much of the media, I’m not going to spend time comparing this to that and that to this… meaning how well Breaking Dawn is doing versus New Moon, etc.  Or how this year, the Thanksgiving movies fared against last years’ and so forth.

Nah, I’m just looking at this weekend, now.  In the time frame we’re living this moment.  With that said,

These are all industry estimates

Twilight: Breaking Dawn pt 1, will be raking in $42M for Robert Pattinson, Kirsten Stewart and Taylor Lautner, bringing the movie gross tally to a whopping $221M take at the box office.  (I hope they’re saving their money from this windfall!)

The best performing new movie that came out this weekend that tried competing with the love of vampires and werewolves, was The Muppets, who will probably pull in just under $30M.

Happy Feet Two retained a top-five spot, cranking in just over $13M, and staying ahead of the next new movie, Arthur Christmas.  Arthur mustered up just under $13M in holiday money.

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Hi.  I just want to take a moment to say thanks.  Thanks to my family, my friends and I’m being thankful to everything in my life. I also want to just say thanks to you.  For coming by and visiting this little spot, this tiny little niche in the massive world wide web.  I appreciate [...]

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