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This Rotten Week: Predicting The Hangover III, Fast & Furious 6 And Epic Reviews
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Well, thank goodness for long-running franchises that keep pumping out movies. If not for them we.d have almost nothing to even talk about this week. But alas, the gang.s back with another hangover, another gang has the need for speed and we get an epic flick. Just remember, I'm not reviewing these movies, but rather predicting where they'll end up on the Tomatometer. Let's take a look at what This Rotten Week has to offer. The Hangover Part III It.s a sad state of affairs when entertainment is created with little more motivation than a payday. Of course I understand much of entertainment revolves around the notion of money, but originality and quality should drive market forces rather than repackaging and regurgitation. Again, I.m not treading any new ground here, it just pisses me off. Let.s look at the The Hangover II as an example »
New Anchorman 2 Teaser Is 100% Snake Venom
19 hours ago
Anchorman: The Legend Continues has been filming in Atlanta and elsewhere for seemingly forever, giving us a lot of random casting details and a few set photos that suggest where we might find the characters when the story kicks off again. But despite all the footage they've shot already, the latest teaser for Anchorman 2 is essentially identical to the one they released almost exactly a year ago. In fact, let's watch that older one and compare: So. although this is a new teaser trailer, it seems safe to assume this was shot a full year ago, and is only being released now to remind us that Anchorman 2 is coming this year, and that we shouldn't be too distracted by the likes of The Internship or The Heat while pondering what the year's best comedy might be. Sure, Anchorman: The Legend Continues doesn't come to theaters until December 20, but »
Watch William Shatner And Billy Dee Williams Make Star Wars Suggestions To J.J. Abrams
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ABC's affiliation with Disney seems to be paying off a bit more for Jimmy Kimmel Live since Disney acquired the Star Wars franchise. Last month, Kimmel staged a pretty heated (and amusing) confrontation between Harrison Ford and his old pal Chewbacca. Apparently the two had a falling out over an indiscretion between Chewy and Leia. The topic of the wookiee came up again this week when Star Wars and Star Trek director J.J. Abrams visited Kimmel's show. Once again, Kimmel turned to the audience for questions, and once again, there were costumed fans and a few notable guest stars waiting for their chance to speak. In addition to speaking to an eager fan in a slave Leia costume, Billy Dee Williams - a.k.a. Lando Calrissian - stood up to make a suggestion to Abrams for Star Wars Episode VII. "The next Star Wars - nothing but Lando," »
Star Trek Into Darkness Makes $22 Million On Friday, Barely More Than The First One
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A lot of people were expecting Star Trek Into Darkness, with the added benefit of 3D and a big-time villain its center, to open a whole lot bigger than the first Star Trek film that J.J. Abrams directed in 2009. And while the movie is much bigger than the first one overseas-- which is what really counts these days-- it's not any bigger here at home, and that's even with the 3D bump. According to The Hollywood Reporter the movie made about $22 million on Friday, putting it on track for an $83 million four-day weekend opening-- just a hair above the $79.2 million Star Trek made in 2009. Of course, that movie went on to make $257 million domestically, which is no small potatoes even with a movie this huge. But Into Darkness may be proof that, while Star Trek films can be bigger than ever these days, they can't hold a candle to »
Rapture-Palooza Had Better Not Be As Generic As This First Poster
18 May 2013 2:52 AM, PDT
The above poster came straight from iTunes Movie Trailers, so we are fairly certain that it wasn.t just the work of a bored teenager wasting his time with Photoshop instead of cleaning his room. Paul Middleditch.s upcoming dark comedy Rapture-Palooza looks absolutely amazing, full of absurdist humor and surreal situations. In a year strangely full of post-apocalyptic comedies . such as the .Seth Rogen .n. Friends. flick This is the End and Edgar Wright.s The World.s End - Rapture-Palooza.s red band trailer put it out in front as far as zany subject matter. So why does this poster read 1992 direct-to-video? I.d try and seriously consider how generic it looks, but it.s kind of impossible, even though I like the way the pitchfork is used as the letter E in .rapture.. Silver linings, if nothing else. Seeing Craig Robinson in anything is a plus, but »
Ouija Board Horror I Am Zozo Picked Up By Image Entertainment
18 May 2013 1:55 AM, PDT
It seems like every time Hollywood gets a hold of an idea, there.s an indie company there to ape it and make a few bucks. But that.s not really the case with I Am Zozo, which I can't help but smirking at whenever I say the title aloud. Universal Pictures has a Ouija board movie in the pipeline, but it has already gone through its share of problems. I mean, it probably won.t be a genius work of art like Battleship or anything. I Am Zozo was the winner of a the Best Feature and Audience Choice Awards at the 2012 U.S. Super 8 Film Festival, as it was filmed entirely on Super 8mm film. Since then it hasn.t really done all that much, but according to a press release, the film will get U.S. distribution from Image Entertainment, which has produced a bunch of indie »
Denzel Washington's The Equalizer Has Found His Enemy
18 May 2013 1:29 AM, PDT
1989 was the last time people got to watch The Equalizer on their TV screens, and while it.s taken a while for this film version to become a reality, Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington are finally putting it together, and it has some potential to be an interesting flick. But Washington is usually only as powerful as his opposing force. That force has been met, and his name is Marton Csokas (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring), according to The Hollywood Reporter. The New Zealander has been in tons of popular films over the past decade or so, though he.s usually kept to more generic roles. He.s currently filming Marc Webb.s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and has both Darren Aronofsky.s Noah and Robert Rodriguez.s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For coming to theaters before Spider-Man. You can catch him now »
Spike Lee Takes Over Michael Mann's Former Project Gold
18 May 2013 12:50 AM, PDT
While Spike Lee didn.t change anybody.s worlds with last year.s Red Hook Summer, he has had a lot of people talking about his upcoming Oldboy remake, based on the Korean original. No one really seems to want it, but it is definitely set for an October 11 release. What.s he going to follow that with, a Gone With the Wind remake? No, thank goodness. According to The Wrap, he.s attached to direct Gold for Black Bear Pictures, with Paul Haggis (Crash) on board as a producer. Based on a true story, it centers on the 1993 scandal involving the false claims by the Bre-x Mineral Corporation that they have discovered a large deposit of gold in the jungles of Indonesia. The screenplay was written by Patrick Massett and Jon Zinman the screenwriting duo responsible for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and several episodes of Friday Night Lights and »
Spike Lee Replaces Michael Mann To Direct Gold
18 May 2013 12:50 AM, PDT
While Spike Lee didn.t change anybody.s worlds with last year.s Red Hook Summer, he has had a lot of people talking about his upcoming Oldboy remake, based on the Korean original. No one really seems to want it, but it is definitely set for an October 11 release. What.s he going to follow that with, a Gone With the Wind remake? No, thank goodness. According to The Wrap, he.s attached to direct Gold for Black Bear Pictures, with Paul Haggis (Crash) on board as a producer. Based on a true story, it centers on the 1993 scandal involving the false claims by the Bre-x Mineral Corporation that they have discovered a large deposit of gold in the jungles of Indonesia. The screenplay was written by Patrick Massett and Jon Zinman the screenwriting duo responsible for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and several episodes of Friday Night Lights and »
Disney's Planes Trailer Shows Off Awesome Visuals And 3D Potential, But No Dialogue
17 May 2013 5:51 PM, PDT
Though it came into existence as a direct-to-dvd feature, Disney.s Planes will soon be ready to take all of your money in theaters, both in 2D and 3D. (And undoubtedly in department stores, as Disney does not skimp on the marketing. ) And while the film.s cast is massive and talented, the memories of Cars and Cars 2 are strong with this one. The above trailer does very little to raise enthusiasm for the film as a whole, though I am very intrigued to catch it in 3D should I decide to watch it. The aerial visuals and the fluid camerawork are certain draws for adult audiences, and though the animation style is quite generic, it.s all pretty amazing nonetheless. But there.s still no sense of story, given the complete lack of dialogue, replaced by a feel-good track that sounds like something that would play over the »
Women's Roles In Popular Cinema At Lowest Point In Years
17 May 2013 5:00 PM, PDT
Let.s assume that Star Trek Into Darkness takes the top spot at the box office this weekend, and that it will be followed by Iron Man 3 and The Great Gatsby. When you break down all the prominent cast members, male actors outnumber the female actors roughly 16 to 6. And while big pre-summer releases aren.t exactly where you go to find your forward thinking moral grounds, it.s still another sign that women.s roles in Hollywood still have a long way to go to even closely match up to males. An L.A. Times article discusses a study released this week by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism that focused on the 100 highest grossing movies of 2012, and discovered that only 28.4 percent of the speaking roles in all of these films went to women, a drop from 32.8% a few years ago. It.s a number that has »
Discuss Star Trek Into Darkness With Spoilers And Rate It
17 May 2013 3:09 PM, PDT
Whether you've been carefully avoiding spoilers for months or reveling in every single rumor about the villain's true identity and what happens to Captain Kirk, the time has finally come to talk about Star Trek Into Darkness with all the secrets out in the open. And this movie in particular is one you really want to talk about with spoilers, since J.J. Abrams and company worked hard to keep us from knowing much of anything before the movie opened-- and once you see it, you'll know there's a whole lot to discuss. We've been writing about Trek a lot this week, both with spoilers and without, starting with our totally spoiler-free, very positive review, moving on to a rundown of everything we love about Benedict Cumberbatch, as well as an argument about why Cumberbatch will never be a true leading man. Katey worked to get Mack on board the »
The Hangover Part III: Win T-Shirts, A Bottle Opener, And The Biggest Stuffed Giraffe You'll Ever Need
17 May 2013 2:14 PM, PDT
It all ends here. The time has come for the epic conclusion of what's now the Wolfpack Trilogy, but if you think that the Hangover series is going to go out quietly, you clearly haven't been paying attention. In The Hangover Part III, in theaters on Thursday, May 23, the guys find themselves back in Vegas, forced to find out the truth behind what really happened at that ill-fated bachelor party six years ago, and crossing paths with foes both old (Ken Jeong's Mr. Chow) and new (John Goodman, as terrifying as a man in a button-down shirt has ever been). We're not even sure we're totally prepared for the mayhem that The Hangover Part III will bring to the screen, but we can at least help you prepare with this huge prize pack. One lucky winner will receive everything you see listed below: 4. 9. Large Plush Giraffe Green Duffle Bag »
Frances Ha's Greta Gerwig, On Why She Loves Jaws And Why Acting Is Like Skydiving
17 May 2013 1:37 PM, PDT
It can be hard sometimes to see movie stars and think of them as being like you, even if they're your own age. Scarlett Johansson was born the same year I was, but I imagine our lives are nothing like. Paul Dano and I were born on the same day, but I rarely see him onscreen and say "That's me!" Greta Gerwig, on the other hand, has mastered the art of seeming just like you-- and as a fellow 29-year-old woman (well, almost 29), watching Gerwig on screen is often an experience in thinking "Oh, shit, I have done that." That feeling has never been more acute, or surprisingly satisfying, as it is in Frances Ha, in which Gerwig plays a 27-year-old aspiring dancer who has more love for her best friend Sophie (Mickey Sumner) than most anything else in her life. When Sophie moves in with somebody else Frances's life »
Bill Hader Says There Won't Be A Stefon Movie
17 May 2013 12:39 PM, PDT
Of all the sub-genres of film in the world, the one that arguably has the spottiest track record is movies based on Saturday Night Live characters, and Lorne MIchaels seems to have gotten a grasp on that. Classics like The Blues Brothers and Wayne.s World will forever stand the test of time because those characters didn.t break after being stretched to a feature.s length. It.s Pat: The Movie was broken before it left the first brainstorming session. Saturday Night Live.s cast is currently in major shakeup mode, with Bill Hader definitely leaving, Seth Meyers taking over Jimmy Fallon.s late show, and now Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen reportedly leaving the show. With Hader goes all of his beloved characters, which means we.ll never again get to hear Stefon try and stifle a giggle while talking about all the hottest and wackiest New York »
Joss Whedon Promises Iron Man's Return, Scarlet Witch And Quicksilver For Avengers 2
17 May 2013 11:40 AM, PDT
This Article Spoils The End Of Iron Man 3. Sorry. Tony Stark gets his happy ending in Iron Man 3, and damn did he ever earn it. Facing off against the Mandarin and Aldrich Killian, seeing Pepper Potts's life put in danger, having to team up with a wisecracking child, for God's sake. the guy deserves a break. If you've seen Iron Man 3-- and you probably have, based on the insane box office numbers-- then you know that the film ends with Tony having the arc reactor removed once and for all, even tossing the thing into the ocean for good measure. As he says in the voiceover, he's still Iron Man. but is his time in the suit done? It's unclear if we're really supposed to think so, with The Avengers 2 gearing up for production, but with reports of Downey Jr. playing hardball about his salary, »
Exclusive Stand Up Guys Clip Explains How Christopher Walken Chooses Roles
17 May 2013 10:46 AM, PDT
Choosing a movie can be a difficult task, and the above interview segment with veteran actor Christoper Walken explains the process he uses to pick characters and projects. In particular in the interview, Walken discusses his character in the film Stand Up Guys, a movie which stars Walken, Al Pacino, and Alan Arkin as three former friends and criminal partners who reunite for one last bout of adventure. The story is a twisted one, and if you weren.t able to catch it in theaters, you.ll be able to see it when Stand Up Guys hits Blu-ray and DVD on May 21. It doesn.t surprise me that Walken would read through a script several times before deciding whether or not the role is right for him. Walken, overall, seems like a pretty cautious and calm individual, which strikes me as the opposite of a lot of the action-oriented characters »
Exclusive Stand Up Guys Blu-ray Clip Explains How Christopher Walken Chooses Roles
17 May 2013 10:46 AM, PDT
Choosing a movie can be a difficult task, and the above interview segment with veteran actor Christoper Walken explains the process he uses to pick characters and projects. In particular in the interview, Walken discusses his character in the film Stand Up Guys, a movie which stars Walken, Al Pacino, and Alan Arkin as three former friends and criminal partners who reunite for one last bout of adventure. The story is a twisted one, and if you weren.t able to catch it in theaters, you.ll be able to see it when Stand Up Guys hits Blu-ray and DVD on May 21. It doesn.t surprise me that Walken would read through a script several times before deciding whether or not the role is right for him. Walken, overall, seems like a pretty cautious and calm individual, which strikes me as the opposite of a lot of the action-oriented characters »
Iron Man 3 Crosses The $1 Billion Mark In 23 Days
17 May 2013 10:21 AM, PDT
After the massive success of The Avengers, Marvel's next venture Iron Man 3 was expected to open huge. And it did, earning $63.8 million on its first day of release in the United States. Having opened abroad even earlier, the latest Tony Stark actioner has been churning towards the billion dollar mark for weeks. And Variety reports it officially bypassed that landmark point yesterday, just 23 days after its opening day in countries like Australia, Sweden, Taiwan, and Italy. In the Us, Iron Man 3 opened just two weeks ago, but already has earned more than $300 million domestically. In China, it's made $104.2 million to date, justifying to some the inclusion of region-specific scenes. And with its global box office total crossing $1 billion, the action-packed blockbuster becomes the second Marvel/Disney collaboration to pass that point. The Avengers managed to make that mark in 19 days, a world record the superhero epic shared with »
Zac Efron And Amber Heard To Flee Turkish Thugs In Autobahn
17 May 2013 9:48 AM, PDT
Backpacking across Europe is a time-honored tradition for many, but for Zac Efron and Amber Heard it will be a journey plagued by peril. The Wrap reports the pair have signed on to star in an original feature called Autobahn. Named for the German highway system, this thriller has Efron on board to play an American backpacker whose holiday becomes horrific after he joins a scam for a Turkish gang. Heard will play his American girlfriend, who is sucked into trouble alongside him as they flee thugs in Munich. English writer-director Eran Creevy co-wrote the film with F. Scott Frazier (The Numbers Station), and will direct. Creevy has a developing reputation for directing noteworthy crime dramas. His 2008 directorial debut Shifty won him the attention of the BAFTA awards, and his follow-up Welcome to the Punch attracted stars including James McAvoy, Andrea Riseborough, and Mark Strong. Autobahn's premise seems to »
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