Six Clips from Kids are Creepy Movie Orphan

Talk about creepy. You don’t get any creepier than Esther. And as it turns out, dangerous, too. That’s unfortunate for the characters played by Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard because they’ve just adopted her. Much creepy little girl action ensue, some of which you can take a gander...

July 20th, 2009 | Read More

First Look at Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow in Iron Man 2

People who know comic books are curious as to how Scarlett Johansson will fill out that Black Widow costume. Or if her Natasha Romanoff will even wear one. Well consider that mystery solved, kids, because it appears Johnasson as Ramanoff aka The Black Widow will indeed suit up in the slinky black leather...

July 16th, 2009 | Read More

Natalie Portman Joins Thor, More Plot Details

Natalie Portman has joined the cast of Thor, and will be playing the role of Jane Foster, a mortal nurse who falls in love (and vice versa) with the God of Thunder in the comics. According to Marvel, the role will be “updated” for the film, so she’ll probably end up a tough as nails...

July 13th, 2009 | Read More

Ryan Reynolds is the Green Lantern

We went into Friday hearing that Warner Bros. had three final candidates to play their Green Lantern, in what is sure to be a big-budget epic production. Later that day, news came out that WB had indeed chosen their emerald warrior — and he is Ryan Reynolds. I can’t say I’m surprised,...

July 11th, 2009 | Read More

The Sci-Fi Week That Was: 7/4/09 – 7/11/09

So what’s been going on in the world of sci-fi this week? Well, Robert Rodriguez has been talking up his plans to tackle the “Predator” sequel (officially known as “Predators” now), and the LA Times was there to record the conversation. (Read that interview here.) Meanwhile,...

July 10th, 2009 | Read More

And Green Lantern is … Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds or Justin Timberlake?

Wait, what? Justin Timberlake? The former ‘N-Sync singer? That Justin Timberlake? Sure, he showed some comedy chops in a couple of Saturday Night Live skits, and sure, he did some indie films like “Alpha Dog” and “Black Snake Moan”, but come on — Justin Timberlake...

July 10th, 2009 | Read More

Watch the First 8 Minutes of the Hurt Locker Now

If you’re thinking Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” is some kind of propaganda piece that’s either pro- or anti-Iraq War invasion, you’d be wrong. I don’t think the movie takes much of a political stance either way. It’s probably the most white-knuckle,...

July 9th, 2009 | Read More

Dolan’s Cadillac (2009) Movie Review

As an adaptation of Stephen King’s short story of the same name, Jeff Beesley’s “Dolan’s Cadillac” is probably too straightforward and unambitious for its own good, which may be ironic to hear, as most of King’s stories that have gone off the rails as movies have been because of their lack...

July 7th, 2009 | Read More

Jennifer’s Body Red Band Trailer

Well this is certainly new. Instead of debuting their movie as a regular trailer, the folks behind “Jennifer’s Body” has opted to hit the net with a Red Band version first. Normally it’s the other way around, with the Red Band being a gimmick to get people to watch what is essentially...

July 6th, 2009 | Read More

Opening This Week: Public Enemies, Ice Age 3, Valentine’s Day, Lion’s Den, Monaco, Local Color

This week’s new movies include two major Hollywod releases, Michael Mann’s Depression-era shoot’em up “Public Enemies” and the third installment in the CG franchise “Ice Age”, which your kids will surely love because, well, it’s got cute furry CG animals...

July 3rd, 2009 | Read More

The Sci-Fi Week That Was: 6/27/09 – 7/3/09

If it’s Comic Con, then it has to have sci-fi, right? Let’s start off with a couple of sci-fi at Comic Con related news, starting with James Cameron’s “Avatar”, sure to be one of the biggest panel at the con. A new poster for it, and information on the movie’s panel,...

July 3rd, 2009 | Read More

French Inglourious Basterds Trailer is Funnier and Wackier

That rascal Hitler. He sure loved his movies. Or at least, he does in Quentin Tarantino’s version of World War II, which has the evil German master race, er, master going to a French movie theater, where the film’s good guys flock to kill his ass. Check out a new, International (aka French)...

July 1st, 2009 | Read More

Trailer Debut: The Spierig Brothers’ Daybreakers

You’ve heard about it, you’ve been waiting for it (well, some of you have, anyway), and now it’s finally here: the very first trailer for Aussie directors Michael and Peter Spierig’s futuristic horror movie “Daybreakers”. For those who saw the brothers’ “Undead”,...

June 25th, 2009 | Read More

Trailer Debut: Richard Kelly’s The Box

The first trailer for “Donnie Darko” director Richard Kelly’s “The Box” has arrived online. The film asks the question: “If you could push a button and make $1 million dollars, but someone, somewhere in the world that you don’t know will die the instant you push...

June 24th, 2009 | Read More

Trailer Debut: M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender

M. Night Shyamalan goes all epic on us in “The Last Airbender”, which thankfully doesn’t look like it has any killer trees in it. Then again, the movie is about people who wield elemental powers, so whose to say killer trees don’t show up at one point? One hopes not. Anyways,...

June 22nd, 2009 | Read More

Trailer for Hanks and Spielberg’s HBO Mini-Series The Pacific

How long have I been waiting to see Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg return to the land of World War II mini-series aka “The Pacific”? Forever, it seems. The duo already gave us the genre-defining “Band of Brothers”, set entirely in the European theater of WWII, and now they’ve...

June 22nd, 2009 | Read More

New Inglourious Basterds Trailer is Funnier, Quirkier, More Hitler-rific

If you were one of those people who were less than impressed with the first talky trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s re-imagining of WWII, then this new, second full trailer should feel like a kick in the pants. It’s still got Brad Pitt doing that weird accent of his (”bidness”?),...

June 22nd, 2009 | Read More

The Sci-Fi Week That Was: 6/13/09 – 6/19/09

To start off with, a couple of casting news: Former ER doc Noah Wylie is in the running for the lead in a new TNT TV show about the aftermath of an alien invasion, to be produced by that Spielberg guy; and over at Mars happenings, former “Spider-Man 3″ villain Thomas Haden Church let slip...

June 19th, 2009 | Read More

Zombieland Trailer Delivers Zombies, Laughs, and Woody

If Ruben Fleischer’s zombie horror-comedy “Zombieland” becomes a hit, I’m pretty sure it’s going to catch everyone by surprise, because I don’t think a lot of people had the film on their radar. And why should they? It’s a movie about a gun-toting redneck and...

June 18th, 2009 | Read More

New Batch of Public Enemies Images

The more I see of Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies”, the more I realize this is yet another movie where Christian Bale is going to be overshadowed by his co-star. I’m sensing a pattern here. Whenever Bale does a movie with two A-list male actors, he always seems to get the shaft,...

June 17th, 2009 | Read More