I originally wasn’t going to write a review this weekend because it was pretty slim pickens at the box office, but I was so bored Sunday that I broke down and caught a matinee of Obsessed. What do you get when you put two of Hollywood’s worst actresses, Beyoncé Knowles and Ali Larter in the […]
DVD REVIEW: David Mackay’s Ten Inch Hero BY Lauren Pon
On April 27, 2007, a little independent movie premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival. The audience laughed, they cried… but mostly, they laughed. The film? David Mackay’s Ten Inch Hero. Initially only making its appearances at special screenings and film festivals, two years later, this charming film has made its way to DVD as […]
MOVIE ESSAY: Back To The Future – Star Trek Returns By Scott (The Plant) Essman
Star Trek is nothing if not a franchise—the most popular genre franchise in American pop cultural history. The original TV series ran from 1966 to 1969, encompassing 80 episodes and revolutionizing science fiction with its cult status on syndicated TV in the 1970s. Demand was so great for more Star Trek, it led to a […]
TELEVISION: Law & Order: Criminal Intent – Jeff Goldblum Makes an Instant Impression!
When Teeter, a talented musician, is found murdered after a night out with his friends [to take in a spelling bee!] – in a neighborhood composed of several different ethnicities, Captain Danny Ross [Eric Bogosian] assigns Detective Megan Wheeler [Julianne Nichols] to the case, along with her new partner, Detective Zach Nichols [Jeff Goldblum]. As […]
MOVIE NEWS: Ten New Star Trek Pictures!
Ah, we just got ten more tasty Star Trek movie images. I’m still not enthused about this movie, I don’t know why. But the buzz is strong with this one, everyone who has seen it has loved it. It looks like this is going to be a huge success in every way and I’m ready […]
MOVIE REVIEW: The Soloist Plays Brilliantly!
I don’t know who made the decision to back The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Paramount’s most likely Oscar® candidate, and to shuffle The Soloist to the spring release schedule where it will undoubtedly get lost among the spring blockbusters, but they definitely backed the wrong metaphorical horse. The Soloist is a film of […]
VIDEO GAME NEWS: Guitar Hero Smash Hits New Tracks Announced!
Instead of giving us the ability to import songs from previous games into whatever current Guitar Hero is available the fine weasels at Activision are giving us a goofy greatest hits collection, called Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. If I didn’t already own all the Guitar Heroes, this would be a cool package. But I do […]
TELVISION NEWS: ABC Announces Early Pickups for Fall 2009 Schedule!
ABC today announced the early pickup of an even dozen series: six each of scripted and unscripted programs. Scripted series pickups go to: Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Private Practice and Ugly Betty. Unscripted series pickups include: America’s Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, Dancing With the Stars, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Supernanny […]
MOVIE NEWS: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse gets A Director!
Summit Entertainment announced today that David Slade has been hired to direct THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE from a screenplay written by Melissa Rosenberg. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, the third film in the studio’s TWILIGHT film franchise based on the Stephanie Meyer’s blockbuster book series, will be released theatrically in North America on Wednesday, June 30, […]
CONTEST: Ghost of Girlfriends Past No Hoops Screening Announcement!!
It’s time for another one of EclipseMagazine.com’s fabulous “No Hoop Jumping” screenings. We have 80 Admit One tickets for the Washington, DC Advanced Screening of The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. The trailers for this look ok, I’m a sucker for the Romantic Comedy. You know mother’s day is coming […]
VIDEO GAME NEWS: HALO UPRISING Arrives In New Hardcover Collection
One of the most acclaimed video game series of all time, Halo ®, returns in an all-new hardcover collection– Halo Uprising Premiere HC! From the Eisner-winning team of writer Brian Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, witness the stunning limited series exploring the important events bridging the blockbuster Halo 2 and Halo 3 video games! As […]