Tag: George Lopez

‘The Smurfs 2’ Opens July 31! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: July 22, 2013 at 12:01 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter to win a pass for two! In this sequel to the hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster comedy The Smurfs, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can […]

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Movie Review: “RIO” Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez

Posted: April 15, 2011 at 8:51 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

Set in Brazil, Rio follows the adventures of Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), a rare blue macaw. Blu, smuggled out of Brazil as a baby, has spent the last 15 years of his life enjoying the friendly confined tranquility of Minnesota after falling off of a truck; his owner Linda (Leslie Mann) spoils him at every turn. […]

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“RIO” Opens April 15! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: April 12, 2011 at 7:23 am   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! Synopsis: RIO is a 3-D animation feature from the makers of the “Ice Age” films. Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last […]

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NBC Announces Three New Scripted Shows for Fall 2010

Posted: May 10, 2010 at 11:53 am   /   Local, Television News

NBC was once the prime time giant, a decade ago they dominated the prime time landscape. They made Thursday night the biggest prime time event every week with shows like Frasier, Friends, and ER. It seemed that the network was unstoppable, but now a decade has passed and NBC sits in last place. NBC has […]

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Production of “The Smurfs” Has Begun in New York

Posted: April 9, 2010 at 2:03 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Here is the press release for the beginning of production for The Smurfs. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 — Principal photography began Friday, March 26, in New York on Columbia Pictures’/Sony Pictures Animation’s hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs, it was announced today by Bob Osher, president of Sony Pictures Digital Productions, Hannah […]

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The Trailer You’ve Been Waiting For! “Marmaduke” Starring Owen Wilson

Posted: March 30, 2010 at 11:46 am   /   Local, Movie Trailers

I know there is a market for this kind of stuff, so I can’t trash it too bad. Although, whenever a film features George Lopez and dancing dogs, I can pretty much guarantee that it isn’t aimed at my sensibilities. Some of the things in the trailer I guess can be considered “cute”, but then […]

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Rumor Mill: Quentin Tarantino a Smurf?

Posted: March 12, 2010 at 1:27 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Alan Cumming, who is playing Gutsy Smurf, in the new live action/CG hybrid Smurf movie is saying that Quentin Tarantino is signing on to the film as Brainy Smurfy, the right hand man of Papa Smurf. How valid is this rumor? Probably not very. Although, Tarantino has appeared in other people’s films before, but I […]

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More of Live Action “Smurfs” Film Announced

Posted: March 5, 2010 at 1:48 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Yesterday we had the news that Neil Patrick Harris would be starring in the live action/animated Smurfs film. (Read our article here.) Now he has some cast mates joining him. Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, George Lopez, and Alan Cumming have all be signed onto the Smurfs film. Jonathan Winters who has voiced characters in the […]

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George Lopez is “Speedy Gonzales”

Posted: February 24, 2010 at 1:10 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Up until recently Speedy Gonzales cartoons weren’t aired because of their portrayal of ethnic stereotypes. Not really of Speedy, but because of his supporting cast which features Mexican mice who are slow and lazy. In 1999, Cartoon Network stopped airing the cartoons. It wasn’t until this year that the network started airing the famous Looney […]

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Valentine’s Day – Movie Review

Posted: February 12, 2010 at 7:50 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

An all star cast joins forces to celebrate love in the new Garry Marshall film Valentine’s Day.  It’s a cast so star-studded, it has to be listed alphabetically to sooth competing egos: Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George […]

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