I am completely captivated by the works of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, and I am happy to share that his latest hit Ponyo on the Cliff will be coming to North American theaters this summer. FirstShowing Ponyo on the Cliff actually opened in Japan in July of last year … [Read More]
International Friend Yamil sent me the heads up on the Trailer for Where the Wild Things Are, and I have to say I am conflicted. Check it out: I watched it a second time without the music, and it felt more whimsical and heartfelt. I think the music threw me … [Read More]
Hey there guys. Remember me? I’m the one who supposedly runs things around The Movie Blog, but you’d never know that from how absent I’ve been the last couple of months (thank goodness Rodney has been here to keep the ship afloat). I promise… I will be getting back to … [Read More]
Looks like the very tasty Megan Fox will be gracing the cover of Empire Magazine this month in a very special edition they call the Hot Issue. We have a look at the cover right here: Some people are on that hate wagon but I find Megan Fox to be … [Read More]
One of the best parts about being a movie fan is discussion. Inevitably much discussion degenerates into comparing things from different genres or styles until finally you regress to the sandbox and you start arguing “Who’d win” scenarios. Well this stop motion master gives us a video exposing how a … [Read More]
Remember when I teased you with the title that Serenity Will See Space Once More? And the article simply talked about Nasa offering a contest to name Node 3’s module on the space station? Well the overwhelming 86% vote got trumped by a “write in” and the contest winner is … [Read More]
Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon and Tyson Houseman will form the wolf pack in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. ComingSoon says: In the story, the wolf pack defends humans against vampires although they have a tribal history intricately entwined with Edward Cullen and his family. The wolf … [Read More]
A new TV Spot for J.J. Abrams reboot/sequel of Star Trek hit the net today that focuses more on the action in the movie. Check it out: I like that they focus on the action, as there always was some action to Trek movies, but the only part about this … [Read More]
The team of Orci and Kurtzman have taken a bow out on Transformers 3, choosing to leave to pursue other projects. This leaves a job opening to pen Bay’s next scene of giant robots making splodey messes and selling GM cars. /Film offers: “Time for fresh blood!” writes Orci. “The … [Read More]
Anne Hathaway is a charming presence on screen, but she wouldn’t have been my first choice to play Judy Garland in a biopic about her life. But that is precisely what is happening. The Weinstiens have optioned the Judy Garland story for a feature film and stage production and Hathaway … [Read More]
Swimming in a sea of Astroboy nostalgia we get a new teaser poster! Via I really like how this Teaser Poster is a true teaser deliberately not showing much despite us already seeing Astroboy in the teaser released earlier. But that in itself shows enough for me. This looks so … [Read More]
With a collective sigh of relief and a mass wiping of brows, Stallone announces that 50Cent is now off Expendables and will be replaced by Terry Crews. I was originally puzzled as to why Stallone would include Curtis Jackson in his film, but it seems that he might have lost … [Read More]