Review: Your Highness

It’s vulgar, its hilarious, it’s…the new film from the director of Pineapple Express, “Your Highness.” Reuniting with some of his cast from “Pineapple,” the film features James Franco, and Danny McBride, the latter being my favorite part of that film. Created in the spirit of fantasy films like ‘Willow,’ or ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Your …

Sam’s 2011 Oscar Picks

Looking over the names and movies nominated, it appears that 2010 was a pretty good year at the movies, critics be damned. Sure, audiences had to sit through “Sex and the City 2,” “The Last Airbender,” and “She’s Out of My League,” but people always remember 1994 as the year of “Pulp Fiction,” and “Heavenly Creatures,” and …

Hopkins Joins “Thor” Cast

Sir Anthony Hopkins has signed on to the big screen adaptation of the Thor comic book.  Hopkins will play the Norse God Odin. In a nut shell, the plot involves God Thor, whose reckless actions re-start a war, causing him to be cast down to earth.  He is forced to face his brother, Loki, who …

Skarsgard Joins ‘Thor’

Apparently Stellan Skarsgard has joined the cast of ‘Thor,’ based on the Marvel Comic character of the same name. It hasn’t revealed what role he’ll be playing. Skarsgard’s son, Alexander Skarsgard was long rumored for the role of Thor, which was given to Chris Hemsworth The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, …

Portman Rumored to Be Fighting the Undead

Natalie Portman is rumored to be joining the cast of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.” The horror movie combines the sensibility and properness of Jane Austen with blood-thirsty zombies.  I think I might start camping out to see this one right now.  Portman had said in previous interviews that she would never appear in a …