The last weekend of July is always a dud at the box office. Last year, “Funny People” with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen took in just $22 million to finish first. The year before, “The Dark Knight” did so in its third week. That’s what I think we’ll happen with “Inception.” We have a talking […]

Wonder where on earth the idea for “Dinner for Schmucks” came from? Well, it’s this little French farce called “Le Diner de Cons” a.k.a. “The Dinner Game.” The two films are far different from one another based on having seen this film and the trailers for “Schmucks,” but both revolve around a business dinner where men […]

Today’s Trailer Wednesday is brought to you by the letter “V.” “V” as in “Violence.” I suppose we should expect nothing less from the first week of trailers post-Comic Con. Although these are mostly teasers, I figured it would be far more interesting than bringing you the latest “TRON: Legacy” trailer or the second “RED” […]

As strange as the title “Hot Tub Time Machine” might seem, it oddly fits this movie. You can only expect so much from a flick that has two nouns in the title that are as seemingly opposite as “hot tub” and “time machine.” It’s the kind of title that says “I’m not going to make […]

There weren’t a lot of Surprises at Comic Con this year. Other than Disney’s announcement of a Guillermo Del Toro-helmed “Haunted Mansion” and Marvel’s aside about rights to “The Punisher” being back in the company’s hands, there weren’t a whole lot of breaking news items. But it doesn’t mean Comic Con ’10 was a wash. There […]

Few classic era film directors did comedy better than Frank Capra, if any. The over-the-top ridiculous dark comedy farce “Arsenic and Old Lace” is not the three-time Oscar winner’s usual cup of tea (there’s an inherent lack of romance), but he captures the adaptation of the play with a sense of humor that’s critical for […]

Not that there’s a rivalry, but Leo beat Angie this weekend at the box office. This proves the age-old argument that boys are better than girls, among other things. Okay, so maybe not. Jolie continued to show that she’s as bankable as they come and that 35 is still a prime age for an action […]

According to his friends and himself, Kirk (Jay Baruchel) is a five out of ten on a scale of general sex appeal. Funny, because that’s the exact score I give this film. Kirk’s a decent enough guy. A bit scrawny, has some self-esteem issues, but he’s funny at times, genuine and often charming. I don’t […]

Not often does an Oscar winner for leading actor or actress dominate the entire picture through and through. Everything in “Gandhi” gravitates around Ben Kingsley in the role of a lifetime, or quite simply: the role he was born to play. Mahatma Gandhi’s story is about the power of one influencing the power of millions. […]

After a film like “Inception” comes out, you know you can expect a letdown weekend at the box office. Even if Angelina Jolie were doing full-front for “Salt,” it still wouldn’t make headlines this weekend. (Mainly because it would be R-rated and limit the audience, but still …) Much like “Avatar” last year, this is […]

Well, it didn’t take long for our first bit of news to come out of Comic Con. On the floor during Preview Night last night, MTV got a chance to speak with “World War Z” creator Max Brooks who said that the film version of his apocalyptic zombie war novel is not only moving forward […]

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When Tim Burton and Disney present you a pretty little 3-D film with a tag on it that says “Watch Me,” you’re likely to indulge. The prospect of one of the finest fantasy directors (who’s a bit mad himself) creating the beloved and colorful world of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s tales in the era of […]

Two highly intriguing fall films made this week’s Trailer Wednesday. If you can’t tell, I’m really high on David Fincher’s “The Social Network,” aka The Facebook Movie. Last week brought us the first full-length trailer for the film. Alongside it we have “The Town” Ben Affleck’s sophomore feature after “Gone Baby Gone” a few years […]

As the “Inception” whirlwind begins to die down, that leaves the third Batman film as Christopher Nolan’s next project, which is essentially our cue as movie bloggers that we can pump up the rumor and speculation stories from here until the film’s release on July 20, 2012. Rumor number one would obviously be the villain. […]