Much like the Kennedy curse, there seems to be a belief that there is indeed a “Superman Curse” as well. Apparently working on a Superman film carries some severe consequences. The history goes something like this (courtesy of the good folks over at M&C): TV Superman George Reeves was found … [Read More]

Here we go again. King Kong was a good fun film, although not as good as some might have you believe. Still the last 2 hours had a lot of thrills and some solid action that firmly puts it on my “DVDs to have” list. The only problem is that … [Read More]

I just loved the first Pirates of the Caribbean. It took me totally by surprise. The stupid thing stayed in the top 10 at the box office for longer than just about any other film I can remember in the last 5 years. And everyone knew a sequel was coming. … [Read More]

You know, for the life of me I still can’t understand why everyone seems to be so pumped about the new Keanu Reeves flick A Scanner Darkly. Yes, the “animation” style looks pretty cool… but it lost it’s novelty to me by the time the trailer ended. After that, it … [Read More]

Jennifer Aniston is getting all naked for her new comedy with Vince Vaughn called “The Break Up“. To the best of my knowledge (which is admittedly limited) this will be her first nude scene. As if I wasn’t already looking forward to seeing this thing. The good folks over at … [Read More]

I don’t get to the movies as often as my colleagues here at the Movie Blog, but if there is one thing I do managed to accomplish on a weekly basis, it would be DVD shopping. I have great pride in my collection and as mentioned in a past audio … [Read More]

Here are some of the other news bits floating around the web today: – Godfather actor Richard Bright dies The man was hit by a bus in New York City. How does that happen? – Steven Seagal to Reign at Orpheus Parade Funny, I’ve never pictured Seagal as the grand … [Read More]

I’ve said for a long time now that I think Paul Rudd is one of the most gifted comedic actors working today. He was one of the huge reasons 40 Year Old Virgin did so well, and was just hilarious in Anchorman to boot. I seriously believe that within the … [Read More]

I have said it right from the first day that the PSP went public. The general movie fan does not want to watch movies on a small hand held device. Yet all the industry people were talking about was how Sony PSP was going to revolutionize how people watched films. … [Read More]

Yes, this is actually OFFICIAL and announced. The new Bond Girl for the upcoming Casino Royale is French actress Eva Green. I can’t comment too much on her as an actress, because the only film I’ve seen her in was the horrifically terrible “Kingdom of Heaven”, but what I can … [Read More]

Now this is an interesting idea: MovieBeam customers have purchased a $199 (U.S.) box on which 100 movies are stored at any time. Most titles are offered day and date with the home video version, which Izzard said was a first for high-definition digital distribution, and cost the same as … [Read More]

The Saturn Awards nominations have been anounced. What are the Saturn Awards? Well, Joshua Tyler over at CinemaBlend describes it as “The Saturns award the best in genre entertainment every year. Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, and all the other things except comedy that the Academy Awards and their ilk tend … [Read More]