Buzz Monitor

The early review are coming in, and so far the word on Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is good — even if the film goes on too long.

Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds has screened for the press at Cannes. And with that, the first round of reports are in. And while its clear that some writers are ready to run into battle with the ever-eclectic director, others are left sleeping in the barracks.

Someone got a look at an early GI Joe teaser. Is it “Yo, Joe!” or “Hell no!” You probably already know the answer, but read the article anyway!

Over the course of the past few months we’ve been very critical of Frank Miller’s The Spirit. Beginning with the first teaser trailer and continuing well into our Comic-Con coverage, we’ve been less than excited about the footage that has been shown. And by less excited, I am referring to the way we’ve ripped it apart.

In the world of film criticism, or what is left of it, when Roger Ebert speaks people listen. So when Mr. Ebert lays down his 20 best films of 2008 we are all going to take notice.

e’ve received word from a highly reliable source — otherwise known as the official Star Trek website — that a new trailer for the J.J. Abrams-directed reboot will be online this coming Monday.

Earlier in the week, some lucky fans got the chance to attend a test screening of Watchmen in Portland, and spilled the beans about how the movie is so far.

Producer Lauren Shuler Donner teases the world with a little bit of Wolverine talk — she is also hopeful that a Deadpool spin-off will be possible.

Our friends at First Showing and Collider did attend the event that took place last night at the Warner Bros. lot in West Hollywood, where director Zack Snyder was on hand to show off some footage from his highly anticipated comic adaptation Watchmen.

While Harry Potter fans are still a bit miffed by the release date delay on the upcoming chapter in the successful franchise, there may be some good news on the horizon… Maybe…

We haven’t talked much about Frank Miller’s upcoming film The Spirit in a while — and today is step one toward getting back on board with The Spirit — maybe.

With the heavy acclaimed garnered by his film The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke, at this past week’s Toronto Film Festival, it seems as if everyone was vying for a chance to talk to director Darren Aronofsky about some of his upcoming projects.

The wee hours of this morning have brought us some interesting details about very hot projects from the mega-studio known as Paramount Pictures, including digs on Transformers 2, Star Trek and GI Joe.

Kevin Smith and J.J. Abrams have both been talking about Star Trek this week. One says Chris Pine is awesome in the flick, the other explains why Shatner is going to be missing.