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Weekend Box Office Report: 'Hansel & Gretel' Conquer the Competition

Jacob Hall — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:42:41 +0000

Make no mistake: this was a slow and bad weekend at the box office, an example of the January doldrums at their absolute worst. However, this was probably the only environment where a film titled 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' could have flourished, so at least someone is happy.

Olympics Inspired Date Ideas

Jen Jacobs — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:57:46 +0000

Feeling uninspired when it comes to date night? Here are a few date ideas that are inspired by the Olympics. Not to be confused with the Dating Olympics, here are some Olympics inspired date night ideas. Trying a New Sport Do you like tennis? Try playing badminton. It’s easy enough to set up a net [...]

New Movie Releases — 'Mirror Mirror' and 'Wrath of the Titans'

Shauna Wright — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:05:12 +0000

New twists on both fairytales and mythological adventures hit theaters this weekend. In ‘Mirror Mirror,’ Snow White is a princess in exile who joins forces with seven courageous rebel dwarfs to win her Prince and fight an evil Queen (played by Julia Roberts) to reclaim her birthright. And ‘Wrath of the Titans’ sees Perseus, the [...]

Weekend Box Office – 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' Tops the Charts

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:39:26 +0000

Theodor Geisel — better known as Dr. Seuss — died more than a decade ago, but his legend lives on. Case in point? The movie ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ opened strong with $70.7 million in revenues, topping the box office charts this weekend.

You Can Soon Stream 'The Artist' and Other Oscar Contenders on Netflix

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:30:05 +0000

Netflix has certainly had its share of woes over the past year, but it recently scored a big victory by signing an exclusive deal with The Weinstein Company — a deal that will allow Netflix to stream flicks from the movie powerhouse well before pay cable networks get their hands on them. The arrangement means [...]

Join MIX 94.9 At The Movies!

Ty James — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:24:32 +0000

The MIX 94.9 Entourage is taking over the Marcus Parkwood Theaters in Waite Park this Friday night. This week's movie is "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island".

In this follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit Journey to the Center of the Earth, the new 3D family adventure "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" begins when young Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist

OK Go's Music Video for 'The Muppet Show Theme Song' is So Awesome! [VIDEO]

Ricky Woods — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:10:53 +0000

I love the Muppets like Miss Piggy loves Kermit…violently. That’s why I am so excited for the new Muppet Movie that will hit theaters on November 23rd.

Funny Friday [VIDEO] – 48 Movie Lines Rhymed

Jen Jacobs — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:00:15 +0000

Jordan Laws put together 48 movie lines, threw a backing track underneath it and here’s what he came up with. It’s pretty cool.

Morning Mix Show Notes 5/24

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:00:12 +0000

Gourmet Guess, what’s new on DVD and OK. So, the rapture didn’t happen, but Harold Camping insists the world WILL end soon. Your Gourmet Guess clue for today: Though now sold as a dry convenience food, this was considered and upper class dish as recently as the 18th Century. The home made version is made [...]

Russell Brand Beats Russell Brand In The Weekend Box Office

Kevin Kidd — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:21:51 +0000

The weekend box office brought good news and bad news for comedian Russell Brand.

The good news: Brand...

Green With Envy

Kevin Kidd — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:06:15 +0000

Now that Ryan Reynolds is People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive", can he climb out of the type cast comedy roles and take on some more action??

Watch the trailer here...