35 years of Summer Blockbusters - May 29

 Historically the studios stand clear of releasing films the weekend after Memorial Day, but two pictures have been released and they were both box office hits.

May 29, 2009 - One year ago Pixar released Up to unanimous critical praise and box office success. The film won the Oscar for Best Animated movie and took in $727 million in worldwide box office receipts. It also created the unlikely hero of senior citizen Carl Fredricksen, played by Ed Asner. The film is Pixar's second most successful movie after Finding Nemo. At The Movie House rating ****stars

May 29, 1992 - Eighteen years ago Whoopi Goldberg hit it big with Sister Act. This fish out of water comedy stars Goldberg as a Las Vegas showgirl hiding from the mob in a convent in San Francisco.
After many run-ins with the Mother Superior, played pitch perfect by Maggie Smith, Goldberg organizes the nuns in the church choir into a pop singing gospel group. The music in the film supplies an infectious amount of glee that spreads throughout this otherwise ordinary comedy. One of Goldberg's best films and was followed by a sequel. At The Movie House rating *** stars