If you’ve caught any of the buzz from Comic Con this year or know anything about the winter movie schedule, then you’ve heard of “Avatar.” James Cameron, the infamous director of the original Terminator movies and of the single greatest cinematic anomaly of all time, “Titanic,” has reemerged over ten years later to take on what he [...]

As I prayed for so fervently, Peter Jackson produced sci-fi alien actioner “District 9″ took first at the Box Office with $37.4 M this past weekend. I’m not trying to see to it that all films I like cash in at the box office, but like I said in my review, this is the kind [...]

After making a splash with folks over at Comic Con last month, the new superhero action comedy “Kick-Ass” has finally been picked up by a U.S. distributor. Lionsgate announced it plans to give the Mark Millar (“Wanted”) comic-book-based film a wide release next year. Directed by Matthew Vaughn (“Layer Cake” and “Stardust”), “Kick-Ass” is the [...]

A lot of folks were bothered at the news that Spider-Man would be taking the stage on Broadway next year for some good ‘ole slingin’ and singin’, and they might be able to sleep easy now that rumors of the financial backing behind the Julie Taymor (“Across the Universe” and Broadway’s “The Lion King”) production [...]

I love the idea of things from my childhood being turned into major motion pictures, but I think a live action/animation hybrid LEGO movie is where I would have drawn the line. However, in the spirit of two of this summer’s hits “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “G.I. Joe,” Warner Bros. has plans to [...]

Hi, and welcome to Movie Muse. I’m Steven and this is my new blog dedicated to those who love discussing movies. To let you know a little about me … other than that I love writing about film … I’m a recent college graduate who’s now a journalist based in Chicago. I’m trying to get [...]