Peter Towe

A graduate of UMASS Boston, Pete now lives in Chicago where he does the movie thing. This mostly consists of watching copious amounts of movies and attempting to craft his own.

Box Office: ‘Apes’ Survive ‘The Purge’

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was able to hold off the three new wide releases, finishing in first with an estimated $36 million.  In the ten days since its release, Planet of the Apes has earned around $139 million. The Purge: Anarchy finished it’s opening weekend with an estimated $28.4 …

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‘Apes’ Dominates Box Office Competition

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes opened with amazing reviews, currently holding 91 % on Rotten Tomatoes, and has opened number one with an estimated $73 million.  Opening on more than 3,967 screens, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes crushed the weekend’s competition, and improved upon 2011’s Rise of the Planet of …

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Watching Every Planet of the Apes in One Sitting

What reads like the diary of an insane person, I recorded my experience watching every Planet of the Apes movies, minus the Franco reboot in one sitting.  So for no reason at all, well for two reasons I have decided to watch every old Planet of the Apes movies minus …

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First Trailer for Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’

Ridley Scott is returning to the sword and sandal genre with his new film Exodus: Gods and Kings, and so far, the results look rather familiar.  The visuals look great, and the cast is spectacular, yet personally I’m still not excited for the film.  Exodus looks to follow the recent …

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‘Gone Girl’ Trailer #2

Although I’m not going to watch the trailer (I don’t want to spoil anything), the link is posted below nevertheless.  If you’re still not sold on David Fincher’s new film, then check it out.  I however am already sold, and knowing nothing about the novel or the story, I’m looking …

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‘Transformers’ Tops slow Holiday Weekend

Transformers: Age of Extinction topped the box office in its second week, earning an estimated $36.4 million.  Audiences stayed away from the theaters this Fourth of July weekend as the weekend numbers are comparably low to previous years ( about 47 percent behind last year, when Despicable Me 2, The Long Ranger and The Heat delivered a $223 million …

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‘Age of Extinction’ Has Biggest Opening Weekend of 2014

Transformers: Age of Extinction had the biggest opening weekend of 2014, bringing in $100 million.  Age of Extinction has bumped Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($95 million) from the top debut of the year, and has been doing well overseas as well.  This most likely means that Bay will return for the fifth installment, …

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