A Very Mogwai Christmas To You!

Ah, now that you have all been stuffed to the brim with either turkey, tofurkey, or turducken, you can turn on the telly and catch holiday movie after holiday movie for the next 25 days. I chose to poke around in my parents’ basement and came up with Gremlins. On VHS. Recorded off of HBO. […]

Obama, Obama, Obama: Movie Marketers Mantra

Immediately after Senator Obama became President-Elect Obama, I wondered if he was the most recognizable human being in the world. If he’s not, he’s certainly the most popular, as evidenced by the way movie marketers try to latch on to his presence, his hope, his vibe.
:: From 20th Century Fox
Headline: Will Obama Pick A Marley […]

Trailer Tuesday: SPECIAL

Now, here’s something interesting. This film played at Sundance and several other film festivals two years ago and is just now coming to theaters. Not only that, it will be available through Video-on-Demand for you to enjoy in your very own home. This little indie gets its chance and I can only hope that means […]

Review Roundup: ROLE MODELS, SOUL MEN, MADAGASCAR 2

This weekend, we get the first two films from Bernie Mac since his untimely death in August. The first is a tasty leading role for the underutilized comedian; the second is some supporting voice work (as Ben Stiller’s father, oddly enough).
If you want to see the real Bernie Mac, on that rung of the entertainment […]

Chick Sequel Update: MAMMA MIA!, SEX AND THE CITY

A sequel doesn’t look imminent for Mamma Mia!, one of the year’s monster women hits. Our Brit friends at Filmstalker report ABBA member / Mamma Mia! exec producer Benny Andersson as saying, “There is no talk of a sequel… ” although Universal would love it.

Of course they would. As we’ve reported before, Mamma Mia! is one of […]

Trailer Tuesday: 17 AGAIN

Here’s the pitch: what if we took the movie Big mixed it up with 13 Going on 30 and added a little Never Been Kissed with just a dash of Vice Versa? Oh yes, that’ll be 17 Again.


Matthew Perry (Chandler!) stars as a guy unhappy with how his life has […]