Original US release date: July 17, 2009 Production budget: $7,500,000 Worldwide gross: $60,722,734 It's hard to believe that (500) Days of Summer is now over nine years old (that's 3,304 days of (500) Days of Summer, to be exact). Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, the film was the first to be directed by Marc... Continue Reading →
#ThrowbackThursday – Iron Man
Original US release date: May 2, 2008 Production budget: $140,000,000 Worldwide gross: $585,174,222 Where does one begin when discussing the lasting impact this movie has had on the film industry, worldwide culture, and our lives, in general? Let's start here: Marvel was in trouble. They had filed for bankruptcy and needed money badly. They were... Continue Reading →
#Throwback Thursday – Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Original US release date: June 17, 2011 Production budget: $55,000,000 Worldwide gross: $187,361,754 From comedy director Mark Waters (best known for Mean Girls) comes Mr. Popper's Penguins, an adaptation of the 1938 children's book of the same name by Richard and Florence Atwater. I am unfamiliar with the book, myself, but I remember being a... Continue Reading →