EA and FOX Developing ‘Spore’ into Animated Film

No surprise from me, but EA is getting in the movie business. EA has hit gold with Will Wright’s productions mainly his line of ‘Sims’, but they recently scored a hit with his new game, ‘Spore’. ‘Spore’ give you the opportunity to create species from a single celled organism all the way up to dominate […]

New 5 Minute Scene from Roland Emmerich’s 2012

Check out this new scene released by Columbia Pictures from the new Roland Emmerich disaster pic 2012. Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following an academic researcher who opens a portal into a parallel universe, making contact with his double in an effort to prevent […]

The Invention of Lying

The newest comedy from esteemed British comic Ricky Gervais is a high concept joke stretched out over the course of an hour and a half. The film has some fine moments, but it cannot decide if it is a biting satire or a rollicking rom-com. Imagine a world where lying and deceit have never been […]

Fame

With the huge popularity of Disney style musicals such as High School Musical, it seemed it was time for a comeback to the story that started them all, Fame. Unfortunately, for those of you who were hoping for the high notes hit by the original, prepare to be disappointed. Fame follows seven students through their […]

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief – HD Trailer

Here is the latest trailer for Chris Columbus’s Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.  Columbus seems to be taking a lot of visual cues from his time on the Harry Potter. The most striking of which is his version of Mount Olympus which looks incredibly like the Hogwarts castle he did in Harry […]

‘Cougar Town’ chalks up laughs and good ratings!

I can honestly say that I was taken by surprise last night at how funny the new Courtney Cox comedy Cougar Town is. I sat down turned on my DVR and watched the show right after I watched ABC’s other funny new comedy Modern Family, and I actually guffawed at some of the jokes in […]

‘Accidentally on Purpose’ Accidentally Ruins my Night

Accidentally on Purpose at its core has an interesting premise and some funny people in the cast, in it’s execution it fails in almost every category. One could use it as an example of what not to do when making a sitcom. From the very beginning, where an awful laugh track plays over almost every […]

A Christmas Carol – HD Trailer

Well, with this latest trailer of Robert Zemekis’s take on the popular Dickens’s novel, A Christmas Carol, my hopes came crashing down.  As a bit of a literature buff I have been waiting for a solid adaptation of my favorite Christmas story ever. What better story of redemption is there than that of Ebenezer Scrooge? […]

‘I Can Do Bad’ Does Good on Opening Weekend

Tyler Perry continued his string of success with his latest film, I Can Do Bad All By Myself over the weekend. The estimated gross of $24 million this weekend makes the film his third largest debut ever, behind Madea Goes to Jail and Madea’s Family Reunion which opened to $41 million and $30 million respectively. […]

‘Vampire Diaries’ Has CW’s Biggest Premiere

Vampire stories seem to be everywhere these days. Twilight is one of the fastest growing fandoms right now, and continues to score legions of female fans. True Blood gets critical praise and is quickly becoming one of HBO’s top series. In all these series the vampires appear brooding and angsty. So, it is only appropriate […]