May 2, 2010 - May 8, 2010 Archives
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In theaters THIS WEEKEND, these: Iron Man 2 Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson Good if you want to see: what that fellow in the flamboyant automaton costume is up to. Remember him? Babies Director... / Continue →
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Confirming what the Internet Brain Collective already suspected, Tom Cruise recently told Empire Incredibles director Brad Bird will indeed be directing the next sequel in the Mission: Impossible franchise. And you can trust Tom Cruise, because he's at whatever thetan level mak... / Continue →
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Rumor of another attempt at rebooting Planet of the Apes have lingered for a while, but throughout them all, I'd foolishly been assuming that, whatever form the next film took, it would retain the charming, convincing costume-work that was a mainstay of the original series and ... / Continue →
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Here's the first still from the upcoming Pixar short Day & Night, and there's nothing weird going on here, guys. Just one time-of-day squatting as he giddily admires the physique and internal aircraft of another, flexing time-of-day. It's fine. Go back to bed.... / Continue →
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Captain America, isn't it a bit early to start encumbering yourself with a swollen roster of enemies? Save something to bog down the sequels. Alas, Heat Vision is reporting Toby Jones--best known for his roles as Truman Capote in Infamous, Lazar in Frost/Nixon, and Karl Rove in... / Continue →
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Whoops, here it is. Now don't go telling Internet's chief of police.... / Continue →
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That Street Fighter short I mentioned a couple days ago? Here's the full thing, friends. It's three minutes of basically what we all thought Street Fighter 3 would be like back when Street Fighter 2 came out and Mortal Kombat-esque video capture seemed like it was going to be t... / Continue →
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Earlier this year, after seeing Greta Gerwig shine like a power sword beam in Greenberg, I knew that wouldn't be the last I saw of this actress--and not just because I knew at the very least she'd be making appearances in my fantasies when I needed a cute, down-to-earth yet som... / Continue →
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I'm just going to tell you up front: films about gang rape and vigilante justice aren't my thing. Sorry I don't live in a world where brutal sodomy and the gory repercussions that leave a woman avenged yet still forever shaken by the experience of being repeated violated then f... / Continue →
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The Lord of the Rings trilogy: if you're into fantasy, it's a pretty good ride. Remember when all those guys were fighting, then the trees started fighting, too? The many times Rudy starts crying about helping Elijah Wood with his magic jewelry? So exciting and touching, respec... / Continue →
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Looking for slapstick catharsis to the bullying you endured in high school, ladies? Here's your answer: You Again, featuring Jamie Lee Curtis attempting revenge on high school bully Sigourney Weaver while Kristen Bell catfights high school bully Cloverfield girl. I have a feeli... / Continue →
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Ice Age: Continental Drift. In 3-D. With Ray Romano's voice. And jokes that lend unwanted sexuality to a rat creature. July 13, 2012. Be there. With a gun. Fox sets 3D 'Ice Age' sequel [Variety]... / Continue →
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Remember back before we were sure if Cloverfield was actually called Cloverfield, when JJ Abrams showed us some shaky camera footage and some people shouting and told us to get excited for monsters or something? Well, get ready to be slightly intrigued again! Apparently a tease... / Continue →
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Looks like Lindsay Lohan has decided to take a quick pit stop on her way to becoming a hardcore porn star: playing a hardcore porn star! Naturally. The AP says: The 24-year-old actress will play Lovelace, who shot to fame with the landmark 1972 porno movie "Deep Throat," while... / Continue →
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It seems Bruce Willis's talk of Die Hard 5 was more than the ramblings of a man insane with the knowledge Ashton Kutcher tucks his kids into bed each night before checking his Twitter statistics. Risky Business reports Fox is in talks with Skip Woods--writer of such gems as Swo... / Continue →
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In a way, I have to respect that the poster artists care as little about Killers as the rest of society does.... / Continue →
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Kick-Ass may be just scraping by at the box office, but apparently its super-violent, not-that-commercially-popular handling of the superhero world has managed to score director Matthew Vaughn another shot at the genre. According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has signed Vaughn t... / Continue →
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At last, an opposition to Arizona's anti-immigration law that's more effective than a boycott against New York-based Arizona Iced Tea: a new trailer for Robert Rodriguez's Machete. Lawmakers may be able to be ignore civil rights, but they can't ignore a Mexican swinging a bunch... / Continue →
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Don't immediately avert your eyes and pretend you're talking on the phone: this is one homeless guy you may want to pay brief attention to. From the upcoming feature-length adaptation of Hobo with a Shotgun, it's the first image of Rutger Hauer as a hobo, with a shotgun, and wh... / Continue →
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In slightly-less-repulsive-than-Human Centipede news, ComingSoon has revealed the poster for the gene-splicing sci-fi thriller Splice. And now we know what it would look like if Lily Cole could somehow go back in time and guest star on Star Trek: The Next Generation.... / Continue →
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More incredibly-belated sequel news! Remember how Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky was going to make a sequel to 1982's The Dark Crystal. Well, it's finally happening. Only now the Spierig Brothers, directors of the recent Sam Neill vampire thriller Daybreakers, are taki... / Continue →
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The only thing that could possibly redeem this film is if, in the end, it's revealed Jackie Chan is a traveler who came back in time to teach young Chris Tucker martial arts in preparation for a future battle, and the film ends with the title, "NEXT: Rush Hour 4: Future Wars! O... / Continue →
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According to Heat Vision, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is lining up roles in two new films. One film has a title that sounds like a limited edition Mountain Dew flavor; the other sounds like a Dolph Lundgren film: The actor is in final negotiations to star in "Premium Rush," a Columbi... / Continue →
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Finally, a movie about an American! And that American is George Clooney, Our Greatest American. Based on the novel A Very Private Gentleman by Martin Booth, Anton Corbijn's The American stars Clooney as a spy, or a retired spy, or something. Maybe it's his last job? Regardless... / Continue →
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Adaptations of the arcade classic Street Fighter II have thus far ranged from laughable to ...laughable, but with Jean-Claude Van Damme. The guy who played Desh in The Bourne Ultimatum decided he wanted to improve that situation, and managed to recruit Top Gear director Owen Tr... / Continue →
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Thanks to IGN, we now have two more posters from that movie about the NickToon show--one of the bald kid and one of Slumdog Millionaire. Here's BOTH, you lucky dog.... / Continue →
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Also: light cars! Because some of us have Tronbabies we need to get to light school. That's all for now, but I'll let you know as soon I see any other modes of transportation piped in CGI neon. 'Tron Legacy' Stills [Yahoo!]... / Continue →
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Not the one with Tiffany, Greg Brady, and a piranha so large and agile it bites a helicopter out of the air. This is Piranha 3-D, the one with Elisabeth Shue, Ving Rhames, Richard Dreyfuss (reprising his role as "guy in a movie about killer fish"), and Christopher Lloyd (repris... / Continue →
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Here it is. Steve Kroft unfortunately never says "Masturbating Bear," but it's still worth watching as a counterpoint to Jay Leno whining to Oprah.... / Continue →
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Has John Rambo snapped his last guerrilla neck? Most likely, Sylvester Stallone tells Empire: I think Rambo’s pretty well done. I don’t think there’ll be any more. I’m about 99% sure. I was going to do it. I said I’d never talk about this, but with I feel that with Rocky Balb... / Continue →
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From ComingSoon, here's a look at Hank Azaria in-costume as Gargamel during production of The Smurfs on the streets of Manhattan. Oh god, that means the Smurfs movie involves the characters having fish-out-of-water experiences in Manhattan. Oof. Can everyone but the Muppets sto... / Continue →
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Your weekend top five: 1. A Nightmare on Elm Street - $32.2 million. I can't understand people wanting to see something where you can be killed in your dreams. If you don't have refuge there, where can you hide from reality, other than in the warm arms of alcohol? 2. How to T... / Continue →
