Looking at the Weekend: Mar. 7-9, 2014

It will be a competitive week, but Mr. Peabody and Sherman doesn’t have to appeal the very narrow demographic of fans 300: Rise of an Empire does. I could see a scenario where either come out on top.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: The only interesting films this week come from the indie circles, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel would be top on my list.
Peter J. Patrick: Things are picking up. We have our first major film of the year in The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Tripp Burton: Now that we are through Oscar season, it looks like our first possible real contender for next year’s awards is coming out. And I don’t mean Mr. Peabody.

Poster
Preview

Mar. 7-9, 2014
	300: Rise of an Empire (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Mr. Peabody & Sherman (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	The Grand Budapest Hotel (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Grand Piano (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	On DVD For 300 Fans None	On DVD For Animation Fans A	In Theaters For Film Enthusiasts M,S,C	On DVD For Thriller Fans None
	Never For 300 Fans None	Never For Animation Fans A	In Theaters For Wes Anderson Fans M,S,C	On DVD For Thriller Fans None
	In Theaters For 300 Fans None	On DVD For Animation Fans A	In Theaters For Film Enthusiasts M,S,C	On DVD For Thriller Fans None
KEY:	Personal Impression Personal Pick of the Week Recommendation (For Everyone) Recommendation (For Genre Fans) Recommendation (For Film Enthusiasts) Recommendation (Avoid It)		Oscar Impression: Oscar Codes: M: Major (Picture, Directing, Acting) S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography) C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup) T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects) A: Animated Feature D: Documentary Feature F: Foreign LanguageFilm
KEY:	All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation). The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs. Each Person selects makes a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all.