NEW MOVIE PREVIEW: Leatherheads

Are you ready for some football — 1920s style? It’s Leatherheads, the upcoming comedy starring George Clooney, Renee Zellweger and John Krasinski. Between the cast, the design, the Americana feel of it all, this snazzy-looking April zinger looks hard to resist.
Check out the new Leatherheads trailer
THE STORY: Clooney plays a suave football star — the suavely […]

SERIES FINALE: Ricky Gervais’ “Extras”

Goodbye Little Fat Man… (ahem) little fat man, pug-nosed face… 
Consider that a David Bowie musical farewell to Ricky Gervais and the comedy series Extras, wrapping on HBO tonight with an 80-minute film special. (In the UK, this is being called the “Christmas Special,” and will air December 27).
How has film extra Andy Millman (Gervais) handled his newfound fame […]

I AM LEGEND MOVIE PREVIEW: New Ending, Production Details

As Oscar-friendly films — No Country for Old Men, Juno, There Will Be Blood — wind their way through theaters this holiday season, here comes blockbuster I Am Legend this weekend. Box-office hero Will Smith stars in this long-awaited sci-fi thriller as the last man on the planet.
After poring through press material, here’s some I Am Legend stuff worth […]

MOVIE POSTER MONDAY: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Just released today… this new gem from one of the most talked-about movies of the past ten years, the enormously titled Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
There’s no way we could ignore a new Indiana Jones poster on Movie Poster Monday. Even if it stunk. Which this doesn’t. (click on it to enjoy […]

Disappointing Movie Endings for 2007?

Lobby readers have recently been debating and commenting about the endings for two movies: Frank Darabont’s film version of The Mist and The Coen Brothers’ exceptional adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men (winner of the National Board of Review’s Best Picture). NY Times blogger The Carpetbagger (aka David Carr) will tell you that’s just the tip […]

FREE GIVEAWAY: Autographed “The Amateurs” Poster Signed by Jeff Bridges

THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED AND A WINNER HAS BEEN SELECTED. Feel free to leave additional comments about The Amateurs if you’d like.
On Friday, special screenings of the new comedy The Amateurs begin, and to commemorate the occasion we’re giving away a movie poster signed by star Jeff Bridges.
WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER:
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