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Watch: ‘Inception’/‘Toy Story 3’ Trailer Mash-Up

The ultimate heist film: an “Inception” / “Toy Story 3″ trailer mash-up.

Topics : Funny Clips
Posted by : Nick Ondras on July 29, 2010

Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster’s ‘The Beaver’ Cleared PG-13

Jodie Foster’s Mel Gibson-starring “The Beaver” deemed PG-13 by the MPAA.

Topics : Movie News
Posted by : Nick Ondras on July 29, 2010

Caved Crow – Nick Cave to Write The Crow Remake

I am a huge fan of music; every kind of music. Rock, Jazz, Hip-Hop, you name it. But the one thing I love is a good storyteller. Springsteen and Dylan have a way of making every song they write a full-fledged movie inside the head of the listener. But they aren’t the only ones. While [...]

Topics : Rants, Remakes
Posted by : Nick Poyner on July 28, 2010

Teaser Trailer – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

The first teaser trailer for the next Pirates movie was released at Comic Con.  The title of the film is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and is set for release May 20, 2011 in 3D. Enjoy the trailer  

Topics : Trailers
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on July 27, 2010

Check Out Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews on itunes

Rotten Tomatoes has allowed users to act as critics reviewing their favorite and least favorite movies for the world to see since 1998.  Earlier Rotten Tomatoes was bought out by Flixster.  Critics and wannabe critics alike rate their movies both positively and negatively and it gets turned into a percentage for all to see.  This [...]

Topics : Movie Marketing, Movie News
Posted by : Craig Kessler on July 27, 2010

Snap Review of ‘The Kids Are All Right’

Premiering at Sundance and purchased by Focus for about $5 million, The Kids Are All Right is a heart warming story about a lesbian couple who has to deal with their kids wanting to make contact with their sperm donor.  The film stars Annette Benning, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Center of the Earth), and [...]

Topics : Movie Reviews
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on July 25, 2010

The Avengers – Summer 2012 Looks Great

I know I was upset before, but they took one of my favorite actors (Ed Norton) out of what could be the most legendary movie OF ALL TIME.  I had a right to be angry. Am I exaggerating? Eh, maybe, but The Avengers is shaping up to be either the biggest movie of the decade [...]

Topics : Movie News
Posted by : Nick Poyner on July 25, 2010

July 23rd – 25th Weekend Box Office: ‘Inception’ Main Ingredient Among Moviegoers

Even with the release of SALT, Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION stayed hot at the box office.

Topics : Box Office
Posted by : Nick Ondras on July 25, 2010

Snap Review of ‘Salt’

SALT reviewed.

Topics : Movie Reviews
Posted by : Nick Ondras on July 24, 2010

Xbox Live and Movietickets.com Partner up in New Deal

Movietickets.com and xbox360 made a deal so the online movie ticketing service can be provided to xbox360 live users in the US.  This is another partnership deal between a gaming system and a movie related service.  The gaming systems are becoming more and more entertainment super systems where you can handle many multimedia functions and [...]

Topics : Movie Marketing
Posted by : Craig Kessler on July 23, 2010

In With the New

I imagine casting for a film has to be a rather rigorous, repetitious job. There are plenty of times I’ve walkedout of a movie and thinking that ’he/she didn’t fit that part at all’. Sometimes directors or writers base an entire production around the participation of a single actor, and not getting him leaves the project in [...]

Topics : Movie News, Rants
Posted by : Nick Poyner on July 22, 2010

NPH to Return in Harold and Kumar 3

Friend of themoviebanter.com and Hollywood insider Wes Birchwood, confirms that Neil Patrick Harris (“NPH”) will return in the next installment of the Harold & Kumar franchise, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas. The movie is currently filming and will be set for release in 2011. For those who saw the second Harold and Kumar, NPH [...]

Topics : Movie News
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on July 22, 2010

Superhero Debauchery and Reconstructing Hollywood

Excited to see THE GREEN LANTERN or THOR? Me neither.

Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on July 21, 2010

Financial Success of Pixar Throughout the Years

Toy Story 3 is a few weeks old now, but still one of the best movies of the year, maybe the best (although Inception may have taken that over).  Pixar in its existence is still a baby, and with the release of Toy Story back in the early 90′s helped revolutionize the new way of [...]

Topics : Movie Marketing
Posted by : Craig Kessler on July 21, 2010

Inception – What Really Happened at the End?

SPOILER ALERT – this is only to be read by those who have seen Inception So if you saw Inception, you naturally have an opinion of what happened.  Well, I’ll admit it’s a confusing ending, as it should be. Those last few seconds of the film are what causing all this discussion. Blogs are on [...]

Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Poyner on July 19, 2010

July 16th – 18th Weekend Box Office: ‘Inception’ is Lit; ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ Burns

Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION is a juggernaut in this weekend’s box office.

Topics : Box Office
Posted by : Nick Ondras on July 18, 2010

Snap Review of Inception

The mind of Christopher Nolan is an amazing thing. He originally dazzled us with Memento, which is now 10 years old, and he completely blew us away with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.  This time he gets to team up with Leonardo DiCaprio, our generation’s finest actor, in bringing us his newest film Inception.  Nolan’s [...]

Topics : Movie Reviews
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on July 16, 2010

Building a Movie out of ‘Inception’

Critical analysis and audience expectations have thrown INCEPTION’s true scope for a loop.

Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on July 15, 2010

First Official Image from Thor

We all saw the hammer of Thor pop up in the final clip of Iron Man 2. At least those who saw Iron Man 2 and stayed until after the credits saw it. Anyways, we all can now see the first official image from the Thor film.  See Thor, with hammer in hand, on the left of the picture. [...]

Topics : Movie News
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on July 14, 2010

I Wouldn’t Want To Make Him Angry…

Big news: Edward Norton will no longer play Bruce Banner a.k.a. the Hulk in 2012’s The Avengers. Dun dun dun. According to Mavel Studios, the reason is not financial. Instead Kevin Fergie, Marvel’s president of production, says Norton doesn’t play well with others. That didn’t make anyone at Team Edward particularly happy. A rep for [...]

Topics : Movie News
Posted by : Nick Poyner on July 14, 2010