Archive for March, 2009
The Latest Casting Oohs, Aahs and Huh?s
by Erika Olson | March 31st, 2009 | Filed under: NewsWhile Locke already talked about the most controversial casting announcement of the past week — the possibility of Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Jim Carrey playing Larry, Moe and Curly in a big-screen version of The Three Stooges — there's still a ton of recent casting news to discuss. So without further ado… – [...]
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by Locke Peterseim | March 31st, 2009 | Filed under: ThreesWE HAVE A WINNER! SEE THE ANSWER POST ABOVE OR THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW, AND BE SURE TO COME BACK THURSDAY FOR A NEW ROUND OF THE THREES! Is it Tuesday already? Where has the week gone? Okay campers, I give you three actors, you tell me what single film all three appeared in! Post [...]
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This Shouldn’t Come as a Surprise…
by Erika Olson | March 31st, 2009 | Filed under: Trailers… but it was announced last night that a sequel for Star Trek — you know, the J.J. Abrams-directed movie that doesn't hit theaters until May 8th — is in the works. Pretty much the entire creative team behind the first reboot is on board for the second installment, although some of the players are [...]
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Marley & Me
by James Rocchi | March 31st, 2009 | Filed under: DVD ReviewsI didn't think too much about Marley & Me when it was out on the big screen; I missed the press screenings before it opened, didn't take the time to see it in theaters over the holidays, but I kept hearing a background rumble about how surprisingly good it was, even though it looked like [...]
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by Erika Olson | March 30th, 2009 | Filed under: TrailersOut of the handful of independent films opening in limited release this weekend, Gigantic looks the strangest to me. It's about a mattress salesman (Paul Dano, There Will Be Blood) who's already in the process of adopting a baby from China when he starts dating a happy-go-lucky rich chick (Zooey Deschanel, Yes Man). Their relationship [...]
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by Erika Olson | March 30th, 2009 | Filed under: DVD ReviewsDespite all of the great things I'd heard and read about Bolt (James was certainly a fan), I couldn't help but be a little bit skeptical as I sat down to watch it a few nights ago. After all, the main character — super-powered (or so he thinks) doggy Bolt — is voiced by John [...]
Read Full Post 8 CommentsRole Models
by Locke Peterseim | March 30th, 2009 | Filed under: DVD ReviewsJames already handily reviewed Role Models last fall on its theatrical release. And Erika provided a great blow-by-blow of a Paul Rudd screening Q&A. I fully agree with James and Erika about Role Models‘s big funniness and that between it on DVD this month and I Love You, Man in theaters, we are on the [...]
Read Full Post 6 CommentsNyuk Nyuk Wha?
by Locke Peterseim | March 30th, 2009 | Filed under: NewsAs you may have heard, the Farrelly Brothers are producing a new Three Stooges movie. Sean Penn will play Larry, and MGM is talking to Jim Carrey about playing Curly. Benicio Del Toro might take on Moe. Okay, let's just take a second to let that all soak in. Ready? First, this is not a [...]
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Monsters Save the Film Industry… Sorta…
by Locke Peterseim | March 30th, 2009 | Filed under: Box Office NewsThe news isn't that DreamWork Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens topped the box office this weekend–that was a done deal the day the schedule was set. What's important is that more than 55% of it's $58 million box-office bucks came from 3-D screenings (that just happen to charge a few extra bucks per ticket). MvA was [...]
Read Full Post No CommentsSaturday Night Drive-in: Twilight Theater
by Locke Peterseim | March 28th, 2009 | Filed under: DVD ReviewsBelieve it or not, there are a few people out there who are not teenage girls. These people may have heard tell of the Twilight Phenomenon, but are not familiar with the books or the film. Now, if you want to read positive reviews of Twilight, check out Erika’s here, or James’s here. But for [...]
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