Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Movie Box Office Results May 27 – 29 2016

    Movie Box Office Results May 27 – 29 2016

      In the battle of new releases: X-Men overtakes Alice. The top ten movies for May 27 – 29, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. — #1:  X-Men: Apocalypse, $65 million, Total so far: $65 million #2:  Alice Through the Looking Glass, $26.9 million, Total so far: $26.9 million #3:  The Angry Birds Movie, $18.7 million,…

  • “Wish I Was Here” Movie Review

    “Wish I Was Here” Movie Review

    (Amusing, Sad, Life, Death) – – Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff) is a struggling actor pursing his dream. Money to support his family is always an issue, but, his wife Sarah (Kate Hudson) is working full-time at her “dream job”, while his kids, Grace (Joey King) and Tucker (Pierce Gagnon), attend a private school being paid…

  • “Beauty and the Beast” Trailer

    “Beauty and the Beast” Trailer

    Here is the first trailer of “Beauty and the Beast” coming March 17, 2017. Emma Watson is Belle in this new, live action, movie by Disney. The trailer is breaking records with the number of views. – – Drive Safe! Never Forget  

  • Movie Box Office Results May 20 – 22 2016

    Movie Box Office Results May 20 – 22 2016

    Angry Birds knock over Captain America The top ten movies for May 20 – 22, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. — #1:  The Angry Birds Movie, $39 million, Total so far: $39 million #2:  Captain America: Civil War, $33.1 million, Total so far: $347 million #3:  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, $21.7 million, Total so far:…

  • “Daddy’s Home” Movie Review

    “Daddy’s Home” Movie Review

     (Stay Inside the Cones) – – Brad Whitaker (Will Ferrell) is a nice guy. As a new step-dad, Brad goes out of his way to be involved in his new kids lives both during school and after hours. The kids hate him, but, he is making progress. As Brad explains to his new wife, Sara…

  • “The Jungle Book” Movie Review

    “The Jungle Book” Movie Review

    (Superbly Re-Imagined Classic) – – Mowgli (Neel Sethi) is an orphaned boy left in the jungle after his father was killed by the tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba). Luckily, Mowgli was found by kindly panther, Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), and given a home with the wolves. Years later, a drought automatically enacted a jungle law that…

  • Heather Norman

    Heather Norman

    Heather Norman is our 2016 Carol Phan College Scholarship recipient. Heather will be attending BYU studying Nursing with a minor in Music. We hope to hear from Heather as she progresses in her college career. Update: Heather wrote a blog about her college experiences.  Click here to read it. Exciting times! Heather submitted this essay…

  • Movie Box Office Results May 13 – 15 2016

    Movie Box Office Results May 13 – 15 2016

    Captain America tops the box office for the second week. The top ten movies for May 13 – 15, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. — #1:  Captain America: Civil War, $72.5 million, Total so far: $296 million #2:  The Jungle Book, $17.7 million, Total so far: $312 million #3:  Money Monster, $15 million, Total so…

  • “The Walk” Movie Review

    “The Walk” Movie Review

    (Nerve-Wracking, Sweaty-Palms, Fun) – – Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a Paris street performer in the early 1970’s. Part of his act has him juggling while walking a “high-wire” strung between lamp posts, trees, etc. Biting into a candy given to him by an appreciative audience member, his tooth breaks forcing him to rush to…