This morning, The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Bernie Mac, beloved comedian, actor and family man had passed away from complications with pneumonia.

Kevin Carr rages against vultures jumping on the “Help Shia LaBeouf” bandwagon.

The folks at MTV have confirmed what many Transformers geeks have been hoping for a long time — that the character of The Fallen will appear in Michael Bay’s upcoming sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Paramount/Dreamworks made some updates to the website of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, including a new logo that looks very much like the original.

Reject Robert Fure vents some steam about sequels that come long after they’re due.

I mean who wouldn’t want to be cruising around in Batman’s ride, only to have it transform into a giant ass kicking robot? Doesn’t everyone dream of that?

It is quite possible that you have already seen the image above, which was released by conceptual artist Tim Flattery on his personal website last week, but it is worth us mentioning anyway.

If you’re one of those people who need a fix before the new movie comes out next year, this will do, but realize it’s much more like the traditional animated series for kids

Autobots Assemble! I can’t tell you how many times I’m gonna be saying that from now until Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. News on filming and what to expect this time around.

You wake up and begin your morning ritual of going to the bathroom, brushing your teeth, pouring some coffee and then checking your email. Before you can check your email though, you must approach the six foot ten Optimus Prime in your living room and transform him into your computer. I will give you a second to think about that.

Don’t ask me what I was doing driving through the middle of Pennsylvania this weekend. Those picturesque hills and lakes, surrounded on all sides by, well, nothing. I only found out recently that the highway could have been swarming with giant robots from outer space that shape shift into all kinds of terrestrial vehicles fighting a galactic battle of good and evil right on top of my Ford Explorer.

The man behind shows such as “Gossip Girl” and “The O.C.” is coming to the silver screen not with a teen rom-com filled with angst, but with mutant kids attending Xavier’s academy for the gifted.

Recently, Neil Miller and I had a chance to interview director David Gordon Green while he was in town promoting his latest film Snow Angels. Soon, the conversation turned to the entropy of a Neil Miller discussion of film…. Michael Bay.

What happens when you take two things that are totally cool, and combine them into something that you can use on a day to day basis? Other than my Macbook Air Mr. T edition, the only thing cooler could be a Transformers iPod Dock.

As the seasons turn, my love for Michael Bay and his “awesome” movies continues to blossom, and with that comes the never-ending search for all things Bay. My psychologist says that this is an unhealthy obsession, that is causes me to spend too much money on Transformers schwag and that it has cost me relationships, but it is still better than that whole Miley Cyrus incident.

So cool, they almost caused an accident on I-35N in central Texas. Oops.

So the Academy Awards are over and even after last weeks explosion, I’m still angry.

Shia LaBeouf is at the point right now where he could do no wrong, and his films carry about the same odds of being a blockbuster as me never getting to bed Jessica Alba.

With only 3 nominees for Best Visual Effects, this should be an easy one to pick, right?

It’s a surprising shortlist for the best visual effects Oscar this year, with some startling inclusions and some even more startling omissions.