Ever since Kathryn Bigelow made a splash with her “vampire western,” it was thought that she would one day produce a masterpiece. That day has come. The Hurt Locker is one of the year’s best films. Set in Iraq, The Hurt Locker is not about any particular war – this one just happens to be […]
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Movie Review- The Ugly Truth Is Too Cute For Words
The battle of the sexes heats up in Columbia Pictures comedy The Ugly Truth. Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She’s in for a rude awakening when her bosses team her with Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a hardcore TV personality […]
MOVIE NEWS: Saw VII Official
Jesus, talking about milking a franchise that should have ended years ago. I was completely on board with the first SAW and actually thought it was one of the ten best films the year it came out. But once they killed off Jigsaw the franchise basically ended. But in Hollywood Horror villains never die they […]
MOVIE REVIEWS: G-Force: Disney-Bruckheimer Combo Makes for Good Goofy 3-D Summer Fun!
They’re lean, mean and fuzzy – except for the aerial reconnaissance guy – who’s a real fly! Three guinea pigs, a mole and the housefly compose the crack team of spies in the Disney/Bruckheimer collaboration, G-Force. Darwin [voiced by Sam Rockwell] is the putative leader; Blaster [Tracy Morgan] is the muscle/driver; Juarez [Penelope Cruz] is […]
Comic Con 2009 – Disney Artist Does Street Art to Promote Skyrunners
SKYRUNNERS– Comic Con International – Disney created Comic-Con International buzz with the unveiling of an illusionistic street painting by acclaimed artist Kurt Wenner for the upcoming Disney XD movie “Skyrunners.” The piece took 16 hours to complete at Comic-Con International 2009, San Diego on Thursday, July 23. The movie, a science fiction adventure starring Kelly […]
COMIC-CON: Two new Iron Man 2 Photos
Direct from Comic-Con here are two brand new photos from Iron Man 2. Looks like someone’s been in a major car crash. Love the wall of suits in the background shot. Pretty nifty. R-13971R Photo Credit: François Duhamel Robert Downey Jr. stars as billionaire industrialist Tony Stark aka Iron Man in “Iron Man 2.” © […]
COMIC-CON: Seth Rogan Unveils Green Hornet Car
Seth Rogan was on-hand at Comic-Con to Unveil Green Hornet’s car “The Black-Beauty.” The car is a 1965 Chyrsler Imperial, much like the Black Beauty used in the iconic Green Hornet TV series. The movie comes out next summer and will star Seth Rogan, they haven’t cast Kato yet and rumors are circulating that Nicholas […]
COMIC-CON NEWS: Twilight Storms the Room
Comic-con kicked off with a bang this morning with the stars of Twilight giving a 9:30 am press conference to hordes of screaming fan girls everywhere. They camped out for days and got there wish as Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner took center stage. Reporters weren’t allowed to ask any personal questions and […]
MOVIE NEWS: First Photo of Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy!
The folks at a new movie website called We Are Movie Geeks have the first photo of Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy. The photo looks good but I’m still against the entire concept of remaking one of my favorite horror films – Nightmare on Elm Street. Can’t Hollywood Come up with something new?
Movie News: Xavier Samuel to Join Cast of Eclipse
No he’s not coming to write for us! We are talking about casting news for the next movie in the Twilight Saga. Word out of the entertainment industry sources is that 24 year old Australian actor Xavier Samuel has been cast in the role of a newly created vampire named Riley. Riley will become an […]
MOVIE REVIEWS: Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Prince, The Magic is Gone! Michelle Vents her Spleen!!
I’m assuming people reading this review have read the books – so there will be SPOILERS! I don’t know what to say about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as a movie it’s a competent, highly watchable and pretty good movie. The problem is the film doesn’t exist in a vacuum – even if you […]