Red Band “Jennifer’s Body” Trailer Released

The trailer for the new Megan Fox/Diablo Cody movie, “Jennifer’s Body,” will be attached to prints of “Bruno,” on Friday.  However, writer Cody and producer Jason Reitman think this red band trailer is a much better example of what kind of movie we’re going to see. The website Shock ‘Til You Drop has the red …

Review: Up

It seems strange that one of the immediate reactions following the ending of “Up,” is, “Pixar’s done it again.”  Their track record is pretty much impeccable.  And each film seems to be a step forward in storytelling and in the quality of animation.  “Up,” is no different.  In fact, it seems almost like it’s a …

10 “Best Picture” Nominees?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced that starting next year, there will be 10 nominees for best picture.  Academy president Sid Ganis said the move was made to allow for more movies that might have slipped past unnoticed in past years.  (One only need to look to last year when both …

Cameron Shows 20 Minutes of “Avatar”

Director James Cameron screened 20 minutes of his upcoming “Avatar” at CineExpo in Amsterdam.  And the reaction?  Um, pretty freaking good.  Unique Cinema Systems tweeted the following after the movie: “ CGI was photorealistic, characters look really real. Believe the hype, this movie will be massive!” “Footage from “Avatar” at #cinexpo was stunning, literally jawdropping. …

Review: Waltz with Bashir

Beautiful.  That’s how I would describe Ari Folman’s animated dream-like documentary, “Waltz with Bashir.”  Beautiful.  I know it’s a strange word to use, especially when you consider that the movie is about the remembrance of the Sabra and Shatila massacre that left up to 3,500 dead.

New Hanks/Spielberg HBO Trailer Released

“The Pacific,” the follow up to their popular 2001 HBO mini-series, “Band of Brothers,” is coming next year from producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.  This time, the focus is not on Europe as it was in “Band,” but instead, as the title would imply, it’s on the Pacific. The trailer makes it look like …

Is This the “Spiderman 4” Villain?

It looks like “Spiderman 4” is happening.  After radio silence about the project, news, rumors and the like have been slowly trickling out over the past few weeks.  The latest rumor?  That the carjacker who killed Uncle Ben in the first Spiderman movie will be the villian in the fourth movie. The website Superhero Hype …

“Alice in Wonderland” Photos Released

USA Today has published the first official pictures from Tim Burton’s 3-D motion capture, animated take on “Alice in Wonderland.”  And the concensus?  It’s going to scare the bejezus out of kids.  Below are pictures of Johnny Depp, playing the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen and Anne Hathaway as the White …

The Unseen: Frat House

Editor’s note: The Unseen is a somewhat regular column, looking at movies that are out of print, never released on DVD and otherwise hard to find. Todd Phillips is best known as the guy who introduced a the world to Frank the Tank, Starsky, Hutch and future brother-in-law Allan.  However, Phillips started off as a …