The Movie Paradise

This weekend, Ted 2 and Max opened in theaters. Let's take a look at this past weekend's box office.
#1 Jurassic World- $54,200,000

In its third week, Jurassic World came in first place. There is just no stopping this movie. It has already crossed $1 billion, while also cracking $500 million domestically, beating out Avengers: Age of Ultron for highest domestic gross of the year. It's on its way to probably being one of the highest grossing films of the year, if not of all time. It's amazing what power nostalgia can have. It makes me legitimately scared of the damage Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens can do. You can read our review of Jurassic Worldhere. 
#2 Inside Out- $52,128,000

In its second week, Inside Out came in second place. I finally got to see this movie last night, and I absolutely loved it. Since our other writer Rob already did a review for this film, I won't write an official one, but real quick-- I thought it was brilliant. The concept was inc…

It wasn't too long ago that when someone mentioned the possibility of the rights of Spider-Man going back to Marvel, it was viewed as ridiculous and an impossibility. However, things have now changed. While the rights haven't necessarily gone back to Marvel, Sony has made a deal with the studio in order to share the character. Basically, Spider-Man will be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, but will also have his own solo films produced by Sony. There have been endless debates on which studio has more pull over the character right now (my money is on Marvel), but what we do know is that we will finally be able to see Spider-Man with the Avengers on screen for the first time. 
News just came out recently, revealing Tom Holland as Marvel's new Spider-Man, along with Jon Watts as the solo film's director, which you can read about here. In the wake of this reveal, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige spoke about Marvel's take on the character, and what it will me…

Even though comic book movie adaptations have broken through and taken over the box office, video game movie adaptions have yet to be cracked. There have been many attempts, but none have been successful (or good) as of yet. Next year will see the release of two highly anticipated video game movie adaptations, Warcraft and Assassin's Creed, which may finally give us some good adaptations, and open the floodgates for more films. However, I believe that we may get our first good film (hopefully) this year, with Hitman: Agent 47. It stars Rupert Friend as Agent 47, with Zachary Quinto fighting against him. I loved the first trailer for this movie. It reminded me a lot of Kingsman: The Secret Service, with stylistic action and cool and inventive camera movements. It looks like it could be something very special. And now, a second trailer has been released.
While I didn't love this trailer as much as the first one, I still really liked it. The first one showcased more of the actio…

In this new editorial series, I will be doing a weekly collection of all things nerdy. Some of the article will be a wrap-up of some movie news, perhaps casting rumors or images; stuff that doesn't necessarily warrant an entire article but are still important. Then the rest will be different geek culture items, such as memes or videos. I will try my best to post these every Saturday. So let's get our hands nerdy (okay, that was terrible) and check out the geek picks of this week.
The News

Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine, who play Spock and Kirk respectively in the new Star Trek films, have officially signed on for Star Trek 4, with a significant pay increase. For the first film, Pine only earned $600,000. For the fourth film, he will earn $6 million. Right now, it is unknown if the rest of the main cast is signed for a fourth film, but all will return for Star Trek 3, currently in production with a 2016 release date. I'm really glad that Quinto and Pine have signed for a four…

Tom Hardy is probably one of the most interesting actors working today. He has compiled a fantastic resume-- from playing Eames the Forger in Inception to being the only person in the whole movie in Locke, Hardy constantly tries to top himself with every new movie he does. Now, he's doing it again. In his latest film, Legend, Hardy plays twin mobsters, the Kray Brothers, as they take over London's underground in the 1950's. We've seen actors play multiple characters on screen before, but this is something that I am really excited for. Hardy is one of my favorite actors working today, and to see him attempt this feat will be incredible to watch. 
I have always liked gangster movies. When done right, they can be fresh, violent and entertaining. When done wrong, they can be boring as hell. From the trailer, Legend looks to be the former-- stylistic, artistic and fun. I am really looking forward to seeing that fight between the Kray Brothers. I have a lot of hopes for this…

This is the fifth installment of this new series where I basically take a movie and pick my personal five favorite scenes from that movie. Then, you can go into the comments and say why you either agree or disagree with me. For this article, I will be doing The Shawshank Redemption. Warning- there are spoilers!

(Make sure to check out our other "Top 5 Favorite Moments From" for The Dark Knight Rises, The Matrix, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Avengers- all right here)
The Shawshank Redemption

#5 Brooks Was Here

Brooks (James Whitmore) was a stand-out character in the film for me. He had a very important part in the movie, and that was to show what happens when you become "institutionalized". Brooks had been at Shawshank Prison for over fifty years, and was suddenly released. The montage of Brooks in society, with his narration, was seamlessly edited. From him struggling to adapt to the times, to his wanting to commit a crime to return to his home, the prison…

Sorry this is a few days late guys, but here it is now. This past weekend, Inside Out and Dope opened in theaters. Let's take a look at this past weekend's box office.
#1 Jurassic World- $106,588,440

In its second week, Jurassic World came in first place. There is no stopping this movie. The film has already crossed $1 billion dollars at the worldwide box office in just thirteen days, taking that record away from Furious 7, which grossed $1 billion in 17 days. Right now, Jurassic World is looking to be one of highest grossing films of the year. I recently did an article about what this film's success means for the rest of 2015, which you can read here. It's scary how well this movie is doing, and it makes me really think how much damage Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is going to do. You can read our review for Jurassic Worldhere.
#2 Inside Out- $90,440,272

On its opening weekend, Inside Out came in second place. While it didn't quite overtake Jurassic Worl…