Box Office: Weekend Review
February 12-14
Last week I said it would be hard to bring down cupid on Valentine’s weekend, and I was right. Valentine’s Day opened to what would become the biggest President’s Day weekend ever, according to Box Office Mojo. The Friday through Sunday total for Valentine’s Day was just over $56 million. Even with horrible reviews [...]
Trailer Watch: The Last Airbender theatrical trailer
After getting a tease with the Superbowl TV spot last Sunday, we can now enjoy the newly released full length theatrical trailer for “The Last Airbender”. It will be showing in front of “Percy Jackson & the Olympians” this weekend.
We get a little more information about the story in this trailer. If you enjoyed the [...]
Movie News: Dark Knight director reviving the Man of Steel
Here is some news I can get excited about, Deadline is reporting that Christopher Nolan (“Momemto”, “The Dark Knight”) will “mentor” the development of the next Superman film. Warner Bros. is hoping for some of Nolan’s influence will carry the Man of Steel back to the top of the comic book universe.
With a somewhat disappointing [...]
Movie News: Tom Cruise says yes to another mission
It was confirmed today over at THR that Tom Cruise will reprise the role of Ethan Hunt in a forth installment of Mission Impossible. J.J Abrams and Cruise will produce the film, with the director slot yet to be filled.
I thoroughly enjoyed Mission Impossible 3 (directed by Abrams), and I hope Paramount doesn’t just use [...]
Box Office: Weekend Review
February 5-7
For those of you wondering why the delay on the Box Office review, I was just too tired last night after watching “Dear John” 12 times this weekend so it could knock off “Avatar”. Okay, we all know that is not true. I was actually enjoying a long relaxing day watching the Super Bowl [...]
The Oscars: Who is the favorite for Best Actor, Actress
This is part three in a series leading up to the Oscar telecast on March 7th.
Part I: Best Picture | Part II: Best Director| Part III: Best Actor/Actress
Best Actor Nominations
Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”
George Clooney, “Up in the Air”
Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Morgan Freeman, “Invictus”
Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker”
Plain and simple, this is a two [...]
Trailer Watch: “The Last Airbender” Super Bowl ad
One of the great things about the Super Bowl is the action during the commercials – including movie teasers – and we will have a real treat this Sunday when watching the Super Bowl on those HD TVs. “The Last Airbender” Super Bowl ad is the beginning of M. Night Shyamalan’s road to redemption, and [...]
Movie News: Another Marvel reboot – Daredevil
It seems Hollywood is having a hard time coming up with original material, and Dealine.com received news of another reboot. Fox has signed David Scarpa, “The Day The Earth Stood Still”, to write the script for the new Daredevil film. The first Daredevil starred Ben Affleck and was laughable at best. It will be very [...]
Oscar Nominations are Announced
The nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards have been announced. We will have more commentary to come, but for now look over the list and let us know in the comments what you agree with, what you don’t agree with. Who got snubbed this year?
Don’t forget to view our Oscar Preview Articles also.
Actor in a [...]
The Oscars: Who are this year’s Best Director nominees?
This is part two in a series leading up to the Oscar telecast on March 7th.
Part I: Best Picture | Part II: Best Director | Part III: Coming soon
The idea of “Auteur theory” was first mentioned by the great French film director (and critic) François Truffaut in the 1950s. Truffaut said that a film is [...]
