New on Blu-Ray/DVD for Nov. 13, 2012

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(From left) Lord MacIntosh and his son, Young MacIntosh, Merida, Wee Dingwall and his father Lord Dingwall, Lord MacGuffin and his son, Young MacGuffen, Queen Elinor and King Fergus in “Brave.”

Brave – I didn’t Pixar’s attempt at a heroine all that much, largely because our “hero,”  Merida, doesn’t do anything especially heroic and it’s more of a fairy tale than the animated action/adventure that was promised in the trailers. More

Box office roundup – July 22, 2012 – “The Dark Knight Rises” to the top of the box office

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Christian Bale as Batman in “The Dark Knight Rises.”

1. The Dark Knight Rises – $162 million [debut week] File this under least surprising movie news of the year. More

Box office roundup – July 8, 2012 “The Amazing Spider-Man” web slings to top of box office

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Andrew Garfield stars as Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures’ “The Amazing Spider-man.”

1. The Amazing Spider-Man. – $65 million. [6-days; $140 million]  It’s not at the blockbuster status of the original “Spider-Man” films, but its opening week haul – since it opened Tuesday- has been solid and shows Sony Pictures knew what it was doing when it decided to re-launch its blockbuster franchise.

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Box office roundup for July 1, 2012 – “Ted” stuffs the competition

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John (MARK WAHLBERG) hangs out with his best friend, Ted (voiced by SETH MACFARLANE).

1. Ted – $54.1 million [debut week] – Seth MacFarlane’s first feature film proved to be a big hit with audiences and is the highest grossing Friday take for any R-rated comedy. “The Hangover” reached $16 million to “Ted’s” $20.2 million.

Universal Studios’ decision to fill the release void left after Paramount Pictures opted to push “G.I. Joe: Retaliation’s” opening to 2013 looks like a brilliant move. “Ted” was originally set to open July 13, which would likely have gotten it lost in the shuffle between blockbusters “The Amazing Spider-Man” (which opens July 3) and “The Dark Knight Rises” (opening July 20).  There was also no other comedy fighting for audience attention so this was a smart bit of strategy on Universal’s part.

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Box office roundup June 24, 2012 – “Brave” has heroic performance on opening weekend

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Box office roundup June 24, 2012 – “Brave” has heroic performance on opening weekend.

Review: Brave

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(From left) Lord MacIntosh and his son, Young MacIntosh, Merida, Wee Dingwall and his father Lord Dingwall, Lord MacGuffin and his son, Young MacGuffen, Queen Elinor and King Fergus in “Brave.”

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