The new Indiana Jones films hasn’t even come out yet and AICN has posted a quote by George Lucas saying that he wants a fifth film with Shia LeBeouf as the main character and Indy coming back in a sidekick role (like Sean Connery in The Last Crusade). I would say that’s definitely a case…
In my first Thursday column, I am going to look at the trailer for the 3D adaptation of the Jules Verne classic. Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D From the looks of things it looks like this film was made to be seen in 3D (which is why the “see in 3D in…
Wasting no time, it is being reported that Michael Moore is planning to make a “sequel” to his popular 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The documentary will talk about how bad it has gotten in the U.S. during the second term of president George W. Bush. Since can’t really make a sequel to a documentary, I…
With the release of the film a little over a week away, today I will look at the second of the three trailers released for the first (the only difference between the second and third trailer is the montage of scenes after the intro). Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull The trailers…
After the success of Iron Man last weekend, it is time to look at the full trailer for the next Marvel comics film coming out. The Incredible Hulk I like this full trailer much better than the teaser trailer that was released a couple months ago. From the looks of the trailer, even though the…
According to IMDB, Will Ferrell is being urged by PETA to stop working with animals in his movies after the bear he wrestled in Semi-Pro attacked and killed its trainer in California last week. PETA goes on to argue that performing animals are often treated badly by their trainer and that the “want to be…
This week we are going to look at the trailers for a couple upcoming Horror films. The Strangers The trailer for this film, staring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman, is effectively creepy. I like how the masked invaders in this film are frequently shown hiding in the background. I definitely will give this film a…
It can be hard finding that one news story for my Thursday column (the fact that is my first such column in two weeks is proof). However, this week’s column just dropped in my lap yesterday. I was browsing FirstShowing.net and I noticed an article critiquing the summer box office predictions made in the current…
This week we look at the second trailer for the latest film by Guillermo del Toro. Hellboy II – The Golden Army After gaining praise and Oscar nominations/wins for Pans Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro returns with a sequel to arguably his most successful English-language film. Like the last film, this will be a supernatural superhero…
Better late than never, this week I look at the latest film by the “Frat Pack” (i.e. Ben Stiller and friends). Tropic Thunder The latest directorial effort by Ben Stiller sees a group of actors filming a war movie that end up being involved in actual combat. This film looks to be a funny satire…
