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With the Tribeca Film Festival in full force, and me armed with my approved Tribeca/Film School Rejects press pass, I attended the media screening of The Groomsmen, written and directed by Edward Burns (who I loved in 15 Minutes and Life or Something Like It) The film stars Burns, Matthew Lillard, John Leguizamo, Heather Burns, [...]

Here is something for all the fanboys to get excited about… The first peek at the upcoming film Dead or Alive, starring 5 hot chicks who whoop the shit out of 300 guys at a time. If you have ever played the game, you will know that these chicks are 5% sweet and 95% badass. [...]

Final Grade: D+Woody Allen’s legacy is so great that he really needs not make another stellar film in his career. Like Speilberg or Lucas, he could do well by just sitting back, relaxing and enjoying his elder years. But then again, what would a great director be if he were not trying to push the [...]

[Editor's Note: There has been a lot of buzz around the internet these days about the new Transformers film currently in production, set to be released some time in 2007. As fans of film, we were curious to see what all the fuss was about, so we put Associate Editor Brian Gibson on the case. [...]

You may notice something a little odd about the most recent review posted on this site. For one it is a review of Citizen Kane, which was made in 1941. This may cause you to ask yourself: Isn’t this a site that reviews new movies?
The answer to that question is yes, but there seems to [...]

Final Grade: A
Mark Twain once said that a classic is something that everyone wants to have read, but no one wants to read. In the world of cinema, no one can point to a movie that is more of a classic than Orson Welles’ first feature, Citizen Kane. Ranked number one in Sight [...]

Final Grade: B-
Any movie that pits the average and not so successful guy against the rich and attractive guy usually concludes with a clich© filled fantasy ending. Steve Martin takes every girl’s fantasy of finding that tall, dark and successful man who can sweep her off to a happy ending, and shows the harsh realities [...]

Here is something I haven’t done in a while, featured some awesome movie trailers! Let’s get this thing rolling, I have a great list of 3 trailers for this week (just click on the pictures to check out the trailer):
Idlewild

First off the block is the HBO Films release of Idlewild, set to release in August. [...]

One of the greatest books I have never been able to put down is Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend. Some consider Matheson to be the father of the literary sci-fi / horror genre in the 20th century. The legendary Ray Bradbury once called Matheson “one of the most important writers of the 20th century,” and [...]

Final Grade: C+First let me write that I know that many of the critics are panning this film and yes, American Dreamz is far from being spectacular but it was still enjoyable and funny in its goofiness. It’s also not just an American Idol spoof but a commentary on American politics as well. In fact, [...]

I was once asked to explain the secrets behind my prowess when it came to the matter of wooing over members of the opposite gender. I know you may ask yourself why someone would ever need to know such information, but the question was one that was honest. I gave the very simple explanation that [...]

Final Grade: B-
The tagline starts, “In 141 years, there’s never been a traitor in the Secret Service….” and before you get to the end of the little dots you can already guess the next two words: “Until now.” Of course there is a bit more to it than that, but the tagline gives you [...]

Here is a cool link that keeps with the “blog” nature of our site. Jason Kottke, master of all that is blog, has posted a list of the “50 Best Book to Film Adaptations” ever. It is his adaptation of a list written by Mark Brown of The Guardian. Here is a small snippet of [...]

Final Grade: B
Harry Osborn…I mean James Franco is exploring new territory with a legendary love story that covers an era of history that most Americans know nothing about. Their love almost brought a kingdom to its knees, but instead inspired the best date / action movie since Braveheart
After the Germanic tribes invaded and took [...]

Final Grade: B (A for Horror Fans)
I recall reading somewhere that Stephen King once classified two types of horror. The first type was mental or Psychological Horror featured in movies like Rosemary’s Baby or Jacob’s Ladder. The second type was the more physical, Gross-Out sort of horror used in 98% of the [...]

Final Grade: D+

Studio executives may think that putting a really hot actress in a tight leather suit will automatically catch the attention of the male population. They are, to an extent, correct. Charlize Theron in a tight black leather suit does catch my attention. However, just like with Halle Berry’s Catwoman, I found myself looking [...]

It is safe to say that I share something with the upcoming film Spiderman 3, we will both have been born in Cleveland, OH. That is the location where shooting has begun on probably the most anticipated sequel of any comic book movie since, well, they began shooting the latest X-Men flick. No matter if [...]

Final Grade: A
After watching this movie I think my DVD player needs a vacation, because not only does this film push the limits of awesome in concerns to computer animation and sound, but I watched it three times before writing this review.
Based on the highly successful Final Fantasy video game series, this movie is [...]

A little bit of news via AOL moviefone is stating that Iraqi actor Lewis Alsamari is claiming that he is been denied entry into the U.S. by the American embassy in London. Alsamari was hoping to travel to New York to be present when Universal releases United 93 at the Tribeca Film Festival next week. [...]

A busy week here at Film School Rejects Headquarters… And I have decided to end it just like we started it; by adding another new feature. It really isn’t as much a new feature as it is just new to the updated layout.
I have gotten an abundance of feedback from readers that they miss [...]

I picked this up off of IMDB.com’s studio briefing. A little bit of news for all you crazy Star Trek fans out there:
The hopes of millions of aging Trekkies that their revered movie/TV franchise would be revived got a boost today (Friday) when Daily Variety reported that Paramount has signed J.J. Abrams (Mission Impossible III) [...]

Final Grade: F-
Ben Kingsley, you won an Oscar and you have been in some successful films lately. Why would you agree to a script like this? Shame on you Ed Burns, I used to have respect for you and your acting. I have said this many times, but this is the worst movie that I [...]

In an effort to help anyone reading this understand whether this film is worth seeing or not, I am going to place a disclaimer on this review. And the disclaimer is as follows: There are times when I make the trip to my local cineplex and see a film that is wrought with immature themes [...]

It seems that these days every major city in America has their Film Festival. New York has Tribeca, Salt Lake has Sundance, San Fransisco has their own, and even Cleveland has a mildly popular Film Festival of its own. But did you know that there is a very awesome Festival held every year right here [...]

It’s official, Will Ferrell is on fire. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is almost ready for theaters, and looks hilarious. For those of you who didn’t hear about that film, Ferrel will be playing a Nascar driver. Ferrell is also in pre-production for Old School 2, where he will be playing the legendary [...]

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It was recently announced that Jessica Simpson and her assets will be starring in the most eagerly anticipated remake ever Baywatch: The Movie. Simpson is rumored to be playing the character of C.J., who on the television show was played by Pamela Anderson.
Jessica Simpson? Can you say, “The World’s 1st Fully Slow-Motion Feature Film”?
Just [...]

This one is for all of you feature whores out there who are keeping an eye on what new goodies we are adding here at Film School Rejects:
It was requested that we throw in a place where readers (such as yourself) can see all of the reviews written by a particular Staff Writer. Well request [...]

The winds have change have been swirling around our site in the past few weeks (as if you haven’t noticed,) and they have brought to us many things that will enhance your experience here at Film School Rejects. With that said, I am proud to announce our most exciting new addition, Staff Writer Jarvis Mishler!
Jarvis [...]

Final Grade: C
I believe some people expect entirely too much from some movies. A viewer should expect nothing from a movie and allow it a fair chance to show you what it’s all about. Otherwise, feel free to be pissed that The Exorcism of Emily Rose turned out to be a crime drama [...]