Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Teaser Trailer for The World’s End
The first at the sci-fi comedy from Edgar Wright The World's End has arrived with an international trailer. The film re-teams Simon Pegg and Nick Frost again and includes Martin Freeman and Rosamund Pike. The World's End is slated to release on August 23. 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of May 7
Jack Reacher From The New York Times bestselling author Lee Child comes one of the most compelling heroes to step from novel to screen - ex-military investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise). When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: “Get Jack Reacher!” So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence a...
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The Avengers 2 Will Include Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
The latest edition of Entertainment Weekly has confirmed two new characters which will appear in The Avengers 2. Joss Whedon has written Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch into the screenplay. Though it is very early in the process and re-writes will follow it's interesting that at this stage they are going to be involved and a drastic shift away from them completely would seem unlikely. Due to a licensing quirk the characters could be optioned into the X-Men films but Marvel has them availabl...
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The Wolverine CinemaCon Trailer
The trailer that played exclusively at CinemaCon for The Wolverine has made it online.Ă‚Â Taking place after the events of X-Men 3 Hugh Jackman to the role and is directed by James Mangold (Walk the Line, Knight and Day). The Wolverine is slated to release on July 26. Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a ...
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Pacific Rim WonderCon Trailer
The trailer that played exclusively at WonderCon for Pacific Rim has made it online. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Idris Elba the film centers on the use of giant robots by humans to fight off an attack by aliens/monsters. Pacific Rim is slated to release on July 12. When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end.  To combat the giant ...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of April 30
Silver Linings Playbook Life doesn't always go according to plan. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything -- his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight months is a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat's parents want is for him to get...
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Amazon May Introduce Set-Top Box
Amazon may look to launch a content-streaming box late this year according to BusinessWeek. It would be competing with other established products which offer a wide array of options including Roku, Apple TV, Xbox 360, PS3, and the next consoles from Microsoft and Sony due out by the holidays. It's unclear if it will have a hook that differentiates from the others or if they may try to simply do so by offering them at a low price. Just last week Amazon launched 14 original comedy and child...
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Teaser Trailer for Thor: The Dark World
The first trailer for Thor: The Dark World has arrived online in advance of begin attached to Iron Man 3 in theaters. Directed by Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) the story centers on a battle with an ancient race of Dark Elves led by Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) who threatens to plunge the universe back into darkness after the events of The Avengers. Thor: The Dark World is slated to release on November 8. Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-sc...
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