Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
  • Early Fantastic Four Reboot Casting Rumors
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    Posted August 30th, 2010 at 7:48 pm 5 Comments »
    With Fox rebooting Fantastic Four obviously the casting on the franchise is of great interest, and as such the rumors have already started brewing. Bruce Willis is being talked about for The Thing, Adrien Brody for Mr. Fantastic, Alice Eve or Amber Heard for Invisible Woman, Kevin Pennington for The Human Torch, and Stephen Moyer for Doctor Doom. At this point nothing has been determined and these names are just believed to be amongst the top choices within the studio. The Thing will be ent...
  • ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Duo To Write ‘Karate Kid’ Sequel
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    Posted August 30th, 2010 at 4:22 pm 4 Comments »
    For those who enjoyed the remake of the Karate Kid, the news of a sequel should excite you. The Heat Vision Blog is reporting that Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff will pen the sequel to surprise 2010 hit. The duo's most famous work is the animated film Kung Fu Panda. The duo, who have story by credit on 2008's "Kung Fu Panda," have been tapped to pen the sequel to "The Karate Kid," Sony's surprise summer hit that Will Smith produced and starred his son Jaden Smith. I think I was in the minorit...
  • The Last Exorcism and Takers Open Strong
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    Posted August 29th, 2010 at 2:53 pm No Comments »
    It may traditionally be one of the slowest times of the year at movie theaters but this weekend saw two new films become instant successes. The Last Exorcism, a horror movie made for a paltry $1.8 million, edged out the ensemble heist movie Takers for the top spot at the box office. The Last Exorcism received generally positive reviews and had a unique marketing which included a Chatroulette campaign that saw the video of reactions go viral that helped to really increase awareness. In secon...
  • Back to the Future Blu-ray Details
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    Posted August 27th, 2010 at 2:32 pm 3 Comments »
    The 25th Anniversary Edition of the Back to the Future trilogy will be out on Blu-ray and DVD come October 26th. Retailers are listing the Blu-ray box set for $49.99 with the DVD set coming in at $34.99. It will contain two hours of bonus footage including additional deleted scenes and cast and crew interviews. Continue on to check out the full list of special features as well as the release trailer! (more…)...
  • Anna Paquin And Kristen Bell Join ‘Scream 4′ Cast
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    Posted August 26th, 2010 at 4:48 pm No Comments »
    Add two more people the cast of Scream 4. Last month, Adam Brody was the latest to join and today we find out two well known actresses have signed on. True Blood's , Anna Paquin and Forgetting Sarah Marshall's, Kristen Bell have both joined the cast of Wes Craven’s latest 'Scream' film. EOnline.com has the story: News first broke on USA Today about the casting, which comes after director Wes Craven put out a request twitter asking for cameo suggestions for his latest film. The Sc...
  • Jeremy Renner to Co-Star in M:I4
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    Posted August 26th, 2010 at 11:09 am 3 Comments »
    Paramount is planning to introduce a character in Mission: Impossible IV that could take the reigns from Tom Cruise and carry the franchise forward. After considering multiple actors they have decided to go with Jeremy Renner. Already considered a big up-and-coming star due to his Academy Award nominated role in The Hurt Locker, Renner also has the added exposure on the way of being in the cast of The Avengers as Hawkeye. He also stars alongside Ben Affleck in The Town which releases on Septem...
  • Trailer for 127 Hours
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    Posted August 25th, 2010 at 1:41 pm No Comments »
    Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for 127 Hours. The movie tells the remarkable true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston who was forced to amputate his own arm after being trapped by a boulder for five days. James Franco plays Ralston while Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, and Lizzy Caplan also play roles in the film. 127 HOURS is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in a...
  • New on DVD: Week of August 24
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    Posted August 24th, 2010 at 5:14 pm No Comments »
    Once again it's another slow week for releases. Lost fans can look forward to the series coming out on Blu-ray. On the movie side the only movie that I saw on the list was The Back-up Plan. I'd pass on this romantic comedy since it's just like every other one that is out there. Not to mention it only received a 20% on Rottentomatoes.com. Here is the full release schedule broken up by standard DVD and Blu-ray: (more…)...