Movie Poster Monday: SCORCHER VI, FATTIES 2, SATAN’S ALLEY

Parody this good is worth celebrating. So even though these Tropic Thunder fakes have been out there a little while, we want to enjoy them all in one bite, now that so many people have seen Tropic Thunder. Don’t you wish you could see these movies too? Okay, maybe not. (click on the posters for […]

A TERMINATOR SALVATION Spoiler?

Well sort of. Sci-fi site io9 turned us onto an interview with McG, the single nicknamed director of Terminator Salvation (also occasionally known as Terminator 4), and McG reveals the following: The Terminator Salvation ending is, well, open-ended.
Another episodic cliffhanger for the Terminator series, appropriate to both the timeline (it’s 2018) and the eerie conclusion to T4’s immediate predecessor, Terminator […]

Movie Poster Monday: THE CLONE WARS International Posters

Following our “For Dummies” preview of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, here are two German posters for the animated film’s August 15 release. They certainly convey a distinct style for the series, especially for a character like Yoda, who’s been a part of the fantasy world consciousness since 1980. The characters look heroic, sure, but a […]

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS For Dummies

Last summer, we offered a primer on Transformers and received positive response from Lobby readers. So here’s the same for the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars, yet another chapter in the timeless George Lucas saga. If you’re a casual Star Wars fan — and yes, there are plenty — you’re probably wondering what this is, […]

Review Roundup: MUMMY, SWING VOTE

If it feels like Brendan Fraser is in a new adventure movie every three weeks, that’s because he is. Hey, a brother’s gotta pay the mortgage. And so does Kevin Costner. Here are two new releases that just scream “sittin’ in the summertime slog.”
:: SWING VOTE
Rotten Tomatoes: 38 / 100
Metacritic: 47 / 100
filmcritic.com: 2 / 5

Swing Vote has its […]

THE DARK KNIGHT Radio Talk and More

I spent early Monday morning on 92.9 Dave FM in Atlanta, talking lots of Dark Knight with Zakk Tyler and his cool sidekick Jane. It was a great time, and a good opportunity to pay homage to Heath Ledger’s career, not just his standout role in The Dark Knight.
And some more (unavoidable) Dark Knight stuff […]