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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 [...]

Release Date: June 13, 2006
I have not always been a history buff, but often a film will inspire me to do a little research and take a look back at a key point in time. To this effect, I have learned most of what know about one of my favorite historic events, the Apollo space [...]

To make movies this good, Pixar must have sold their souls to the Devil… uh, Disney.
It is the last race of the season and the Piston Cup is tied three ways between a legend, a constant runner up and a hot new rookie. Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) has lit up the tracks ever since he [...]

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Two days ago we were teased a little as the makers of 2007’s Transformers updated their official site with a countdown to the first official teaser trailer. And now we can all be witness to the first poster! What can I say about this that will not make most fanboys wet themselves even more [...]

And no this is not an expose on what “adult” films are being released this summer; I do have a little, if only a little, tact when it comes to my writing. So far during my Seven Days of Summer Movies we have seen all of the family fun, fanboy mania, sequels, remakes and mindless [...]

Going to the movies during summer months is about many things, the most important of which is having a good time. Summer, for so many, is a time to escape the mundane details of our day to day and relax, enjoying the great weather and a little extra free time. Such a great theory, at [...]

Being a horror buff, I’m familiar with the career of famed Italian horror director Dario Argento. Being a film buff, I’m also familiar with career of his daughter Asia Argento. You may remember her as playing the hot Euro chick opposite Vin Diesel in XXX. Her very first appearance in one of [...]

Without question, the greatest arm wrestling movie ever made.
For Lincoln “Link” Hawk (Sylvester Stallone) the road is his life, and his life is the road. When Link’s sick ex-wife asks him to bring his estranged son Michael (David Mendenhall) to California, his life is about to change. After leaving his family, it has been nearly [...]

It seems that with every year that goes by, more and more directors in Hollywood choose to play a little game that 5 year olds call “Anything you can do, I can do better.” In doing this they often take fan favorites from one generation, slap a little CG on them and re-release their stories [...]

I couldn’t resist the temptation to see The Omen on the big 6/6/06 opening day. The previews I saw for this remake gave me the impression that they had simply re-shot the entire film scene for scene. I was intrigued. Would the contemporary actors and camera work make a popular, though dated, [...]

For starters, I don’t normally watch Barbie movies. This movie seriously damaged my testosterone levels, anyways…have you ever seen Mean Girls? Well if you have, just imagine it animated, watered down and featuring Barbie.
Barbie and her pals are ready for a brand new school year. Barbie has some high hopes for this year such as [...]

Yesterday I took a look at all of the great family fun that you and yours can have this summer at your local cineplex. But then again, what if you are like me and you do not have a bunch of little rascals running around your abode. What if, instead of chasing girls and planning [...]

Jennifer Aniston’s recent dramedy The Break-Up, which raked in $38.0 million in its opening weekend, proves that breaking up can sometimes be a good thing even if it’s difficult—in real life and on screen.
The film has been well marketed so you would have had to be living in a bubble in order to not [...]

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When you think of summer, what do you think of?
Some think of the beach, the sun, and taking trips to the far reaches of the world, otherwise known as Mexico. Their only concerns are how [...]

Sometimes there is a difference between simply viewing a movie and seeing a movie and Running Scared is one of those films that if you really watch and look beneath the surface, you might find something worth talking about.
Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) finds himself unscathed after a gunfight. His boss, Tommy “Tombs” Perello, hands him [...]

[Editor's Note: Here is a cool little feature playing over on my other site, The Modern Guy that just seems to fit in perfectly here at Film School Rejects.]
It is no secret that the world of film kicks it into high gear during the summer months. Kids are off school, parents are ready to pull [...]