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Sometime yesterday the teaser for Michael Bay’s Transformers, which is set to come out July 4 of next year, was leaked onto the internet prior to its scheduled launch next week. In response to this, the folks at Dreamworks decided to just put the trailer up on the Transformers Official Site a few days early. […]

What defines a great superhero movie? Of course this is a topic that would spark a very heated and potentially violent debate if brought up in any comic book shop across America. It is also something that is very subjective, but there are a few things that very successful and beloved superhero films of the […]

As if this week is not already chalked full of superhero excitement with the long awaited release of Superman Returns, the Spiderman 3 trailer has just been released online today. It is just the teaser, I know, but it gives me goosebumps. This is what every fan-boy in the world is really waiting for: the […]

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Here is another Oscar friendly film that I heard about recently and looks awesome. The cast is absolutely stacked with talent. Steve Carell stars alongside Greg Kinnear (who seems to be making a comeback) and one of the most unappreciated women in Hollywood, Toni Collette. I can’t wait to see the film […]

This summer I’m sure you can’t wait for the newest installment of Pirates of the Caribbean or the highly hyped Snakes on a Plane, but why wait for those to hit theaters when you could see Pirates of Treasure Island or Snakes on a Train? Pardon my bad Dr. Seuss impression.
Did I lose you? I […]

Any great movie has to eventually become a trilogy, or even have a trilogy of prequels. Well, sometimes not so great movies become trilogies too. First came The Fast and the Furious, then came 2Fast 2Furious and then came The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. At least the studio didn’t try another clever alpha-numeric […]

Jack Black has no shame, of that we can be sure; but we cannot help but to love him for it. His brand of comedy is spastic, abrasive, and often dances along the fine line between funny and annoying; but his fans are loyal and his eccentricities (for the most part) make us laugh. The […]

Don’t you just hate it when your cross country vacation is ruined by nuclear fallout mutated cannibals? How often is it that a remake tops the original? Furthermore, how often is it that a horror remake tops the original? When’s the last time the Buffalo Bills won a Superbowl? While you ponder the answer to […]

I was lucky enough to catch Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang in the theater during its all-to-short run. I’ve been waiting impatiently for the DVD ever since! Watching the movie the first time really caught me off guard and it’s just as pleasantly surprising on the small screen at home. I originally got […]

Chappelle’s Block Party appeals to a limited audience, but doesn’t let that hold it back from being a wonderful mix of music and comedy.
“All comedians want to be musicians, and all musicians think that they are funny.” - Dave Chappelle
Unfortunately for most comedians they don’t have the deep pockets of talented musician friends that Dave […]

Something New, is a romantic comedy with heart, honesty and substance, but isn’t all hearts and flowers.
The film centers on Kenya Denise McQueen (Sanaa Lathan) who almost has every aspect of her life in order including the purchase of a new house, supportive friends, family and a prestigious job at a top accounting firm, […]

Not quite fast or furious…more like slow and stylish.
Produced by Rockstar Games, primarily known for their Grand Theft Auto video game series; Sunday Driver is an in depth look at the cars and lifestyles of low riders. Follow one of southern California’s oldest car clubs, Compton’s The Majestics, as the origin and purpose of their […]

A person going in to see A Prairie Home Companion and not knowing who had directed it would quickly suspect it was Robert Altman or a clever imitator. The overlapping, impromptu-feeling dialogue is all there, as is the realistic, almost documentary style of the scenes. It is a return to more familiar stuff […]

After the young Louis Malle gained fame as a cameraman for Jacques Cousteau and co-directing The Silent World but he quickly found even more by winning the Prix Louis Delluc, the highest award bestowed in French cinema, at the age of 24.
The story begins on a Saturday afternoon in Paris, with a conversation between lovers. […]

While searching through DVD titles at your favorite place of business have you ever noticed a title that has the words “The Criterion Collection” near the top of the jacket? Once you noticed the fact that these editions generally retail for $10 more than the average, did you immediately put the copy back or did […]