March 23, 2012 You've seen the previews everywhere - the Blockbuster everyone's been waiting for is finally in theaters. The Hunger Games premiered last night to huge numbers. Some say it will beat Twilight and Harry Potter
March 23, 2012 True Story - Kevin Bacon horrifies me. He has my whole life. You remember that movie where he was the bad guy? The River Wild? Well, I must have watched it at a very influential moment of my childhood - because Kevin Bacon has scared me ever since
What do you get when you take the mutant out of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?” That would be Michael Bay’s upcoming live-action movie adaptation of the popular pizza-loving crimefighters.
’21 Jump Street,’ the movie version of the 1980s television show that introduced the world to the phenomenon known as Johnny Depp, opened strong with $35 million to easily take the top spot at the box office this weekend.
Growing up, Johnny Depp was so obsessed with Barnabas Collins, the lead character from the Gothic soap opera ‘Dark Shadows,’ that he later admitted he wanted to be him.
Now Depp gets to play Collins, a vampire who was buried alive in 1752 and then mistakenly dug up in 1972, in Tim Burton’s film adaptation of the legendary cult series. (Depp playing a fish-out-of-water weirdo? Say it ain’t so!)
March 16, 2012 21 Jump Street is officially in the theaters. Will you be headed to see it this weekend? The film stars Jonah Hill & Channing Tatum. The film follows cops Schimdt, played by Hill, and Jenko, played by Tatum, who join the secret Jump Street unit and are sent in undercover, to a high school. Po
St. Patrick’s Day brings out the superstitious side in all of us. Lucky charms come front-and-center this week as we head into the holiday weekend. Though St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t get the same love in cinema that other high-profile holidays receive, Hollywood does have a rich tradition of crediting “Lady Luck” for certain milestones and achievements. Here are 10 “lucky” movie quotes that you can pull out on St. Pat’s Day.
Hollywood is a strange, strange place. While most of the time you’re rewarded for the glitz and glamor, sometimes packing on the pounds and the ugly can earn you an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, or even all three (We’re looking at you Charlize Theron.)
Theodor Geisel — better known as Dr. Seuss — died more than a decade ago, but his legend lives on. Case in point? The movie ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ opened strong with $70.7 million in revenues, topping the box office charts this weekend.
Every year it seems like the summer movie season starts earlier and earlier. You can argue that last year it started in April with the release of ‘Fast Five.’ This year, you can argue that it starts in March with the release of ‘The Hunger Games.’
The ultimate superhero crossover movie is almost here. Marvel released the full trailer for ‘The Avengers’ today, which shows Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Nick Fury in action. While the teaser trailer hinted at the action to come, this new trailer lays it all out there for you (including plenty of shots of a rampaging Hulk).
The 2012 Oscars managed to include the expected and shocks all at the same time. Odds on favorite, ‘The Artist’, won five awards including Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin and Best Director for Michel Hazanivicius. But ‘Hugo’ gave it a run for its money, also bringing home five awards (though none in the major categories).
