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Besides The Incredible Hulk, I can’t think of another summer release that has me more puzzled than Speed Racer. The first trailer looked like it could be a cute, fun diversion. The international trailer upped the ante a bit by adding more plot and action. But this music video on MySpace just makes me ill.

This weekend saw the release of a second television spot for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which we have been nice enough to provide for you.

When Special Editions aren’t so special, Robert Fure boils over.

While internet buzz hasn’t quite reached forest fire proportion the way it did at the peak of Cloverfield’s reign, news of a possible sequel did ignite a spark which reached a steady glow in the back of the mind of many a modern movie fan.

It is Iron Man week here at Film School Rejects. So just in case you haven’t yet seen enough Iron Man stuff on this or every other site on the web, we are going to give you five straight days of awesome gear that will appeal to your geeky side.

“I love horror movies so much. That’s definitely the route I want to take,” Jameson told FSR. “I would love to be a scream queen. I’m not trying to be Julia Roberts.”

The Disney theme parks are building three-foot-tall (which is life-size, in case your were wondering) mobile animatronic versions of WALL-E. These live-action characters will roam the parks and interact with guests and their children.

Welcome to FSR’s newest weekly feature in which I break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of what Hollywood has to offer.

What can I say? It was another winning performance at the box office for Tina Fey as Baby Mama won with an $18 million gross. And as usual, it was another losing performance at the theaters for Harold and Kumar, whose Escape from Guantanamo Bay wound up trailing in second with $14.5 million. But don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll do well on DVD.

Director Mohammad Al-Dardji is a man who believes in the power of art to transcend tragedy. In 2003 he put this to the test when he left London where he’d studied film to return to war torn Iraq to make a film.

I have always been a public advocate of not watching too much television. Many who know me have heard the phrase “Watching television is unproductive” escape my lips on more than one occasion. And its true, I have always fronted as an anti-TV, pro-Cinema goon who hypocritically owns a nice HDTV and subscribes to HD cable. It is a terrible element of my life, thus I must seek some retribution.

And a dream of mine has finally come true. While at the Tribeca Film Festival today covering the red carpet premiere of Tennessee I got to see stars like Mariah Carey and Ben Kingsley but nothing compared to seeing the great Bobby D, my favorite actor ever.

Having learned East from West on my last trip in my travels went much smoother. I arrived on time to the AMC VII theater on third avenue near 12the street. Seeing a seven theater multiplex given over to screenings gives you a good idea how many films there are in the festival.

Yesterday an indie film called Tennessee gave its world debut at the Tribeca Film Festival. Stars Mariah Carey and Ethan Peck, along with other random celebs, turned out for the Red Carpet event.

Tomas Alfredson has adapted John Ajivde Lindquivst’s novel “Let the Right One In” and made a vampire film that transcends the genre.

The weekend is here. That means it’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy the Best of the Rejects.

There’s a lot of love out there for Tina Fey, and for good reason. She’s a funny, funny lady. And her presence and influence in the new film Baby Mama is easily what helped this film not become lost in the wash of pregnancy movies we’ve had over the past year.

I suppose you can say that the core Harold and Kumar audience of stoners and slackers will enjoy the rude humor and drug references, but the rest of us clean and sober folks are going to be left cold.

Checking in at a lean 43 feet and equipped with 18 fluorescent bulbs, Luxo is an easy pick for our Officially Cool for today.

Ewan McGregor is joining Tom Hanks in The Da Vinci Code prequel/sequel Angels and Demons. With a much better storyline, this Hanks/McGregor combo could prove to be better than the first flick.

Damn this Wall-E movie — it is forcing me to use the word “cute” at every turn. How am I supposed to maintain my sense of masculinity if I am continually drawn to writing about this cute, cuddly, awesome looking film? It gives me a headache.

James Bond’s Quantum of Solace has been plagued by a series of three driving accidents in the past week. Is there a curse on this movie? The press seems to think so.

Tired of just remaking Hostel over and over again, mediocre film talent Eli Roth has decided to stop bitching for a few weeks and make a PG-13 movie.

If you want a film to have this many twists, it’d be best to not name the movie Deception. That would be like naming Citizen Kane something like It’s a Sled or renaming Psycho with Norman Bates is the Killer Who Dresses Like His Dead Mother.

Neil Patrick Harris demands that you pay this game in some form. And who can argue with NPH? Surely not us mere mortals.

Enjoy this drinking game, and you might be wearing the goggles that turn someone like me into Huge Jackman.

The good news is that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has announced a release date. The bad news is that, after this year’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, fans will have to wait two years sans the lightening-scarred sorcerer.

In my mind there is no greater way to show off your penchant for nostalgia than to wear your favorite decade on your feet.

If you’re not pregnant, you can participate in this drinking game. Trust me, these just aren’t as fun if you use straight cranberry juice.

Oh, wait. No. That’s just my wishful thought process getting ahead of the actual story. J.J. Abrams (and Bad Robot) will produce Jay Dyers’ script Hot for Teacher, recently purchased by Paramount Pictures.