May 22, 2012
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Articles By: Scott Mendelson

Mendelson’s Memos: The basics – 30 years old, married with one child, currently residing in Woodland Hills, CA. I am simply a longtime film critic and pundit of sorts, especially in the realm of box office. The main content will be film reviews, trailer reviews, essays, and box office analysis and comparison. I also syndicate myself at The Huffington Post and Open Salon. I will update as often as my schedule allows. Yes, I’m on Facebook/Twitter/LinkIn, so feel free to find me there. All comments are appreciated, just be civil and try to keep a level discourse, as I will make every effort to do the same. Read more at Mendelson’s Memos:
Sat, Feb 4 2012

“Chronicle” is a compelling character drama, a visual dazzler

By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: I’ve written a lot over the last couple years about how, if superhero films are going to survive, they [...]

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Sat, Feb 4 2012

The Hunger Games: Lionsgate releases a spoiler-free second trailer

By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: I have now seen three Hunger Games previews, the teaser, the wonderful full trailer from a few months ago, [...]

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Fri, Feb 3 2012

Tom Cruise’s biggest global hit ever – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: As of yesterday, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol has earned $594 million worldwide, meaning that it has surpassed the [...]

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Fri, Feb 3 2012

John Carter: Super Bowl commercial will show off the scale of this Andrew Stanton epic

By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: Ignoring the Disney Channel-esque voice-over (this may very well be intended to air during Shake It Up commercial breaks), [...]

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Sun, Jan 29 2012

“The Grey” Tops Weekend Box Office. “One For the Money” and “Man On a Ledge” stumble.

HollywoodNews.com:In a somewhat refreshing turn of events, this weekend had three wide releases, all budgeted below $45 million and all technically geared [...]

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Fri, Jan 27 2012

“Detachment” paints a grim picture of public education

By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: Most of the ideas in Tony Kaye’s Detachment are not revolutionary, especially not to anyone who has followed the [...]

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Wed, Jan 25 2012

Oscars: Don’t be an R-rated film if you want to be nominated

By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com:
For a list of the complete nominations, go HERE. As always, click on the movies with links for the [...]

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Sun, Jan 22 2012

Underworld: Awakenings and Red Tails score. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and Haywire falter.

By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: Like clockwork, the fourth entry in the ongoing Underworld franchise debuted in the third weekend of January to take [...]

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Sat, Jan 21 2012

Mark Wahlberg’s “Contraband” – Security guards are people too!

By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com: As a whole, Contraband is a pretty unremarkable would-be thriller. There is almost no real action, and much [...]

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Sat, Jan 21 2012

“Red Tails” is an entertaining history lesson/B-movie

By Scott Mendelson
HollywoodNews.com:The strongest aspect of director Anthony Hemingway and producer George Lucas’s Red Tails is that it lives in a somewhat [...]

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