
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

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

Excited to see THE GREEN LANTERN or THOR? Me neither.
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on July 21, 2010

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

Critical analysis and audience expectations have thrown INCEPTION’s true scope for a loop.
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on July 15, 2010

Over the past few days I’ve seen some very upsetting, disturbing stories, stories I nevewanted to imagine. Why oh why is everything 3D these days. Which leads me to the conclusion this 3D thing needs to slow down. Phew, got that off my chest. Here is 3 reasons why. 3. Titanic in 3D to honor [...]
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Poyner on July 8, 2010

Between last week’s Twilight & The Last Airbender and next week’s Inception & The Sorceror’s Apprentice, this week proves to be a lull in the Summer blockbuster lineup. I don’t want to take anything away from Predators, Despicable Me, or The Kids Are All Right (Focus’s independent smash hit from Sundance), but let’s be honest, [...]
Topics : Rants, Top Stars List
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on July 7, 2010

I love Tim Burton. I love animated movies. I really love stop motion animated features. But still I can’t fall in love with the idea of Burton doing a remake of the Addams family. Burton is a creative genius as proven by not only by his sheer number of films, but also the unique art [...]
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Poyner on July 2, 2010

I am one who happens to enjoy reading books despite being so active. I enjoy the shopping experience of going to the book store, checking out what around, making my selection, and coming home and laying on the couch for 30 minutes to read. Especially during the summer, I enjoy a good fun summer read. [...]
Topics : Movie News, Rants
Posted by : Craig Kessler on July 1, 2010

Let’s talk about X-Men for a minute. The first two films are partially responsible for popularity of the superhero movie. They were huge blockbusters with recognizable characters, famous actors, and decent storylines to boot. Then there was the disastrous X-Men: The Last Stand that left the franchise with a bitter taste in the mouths of [...]
Topics : Movie News, Rants
Posted by : Nick Poyner on June 28, 2010

There is a string of classic baseball movies that are a staple of American culture just like apple pie, and none top the list in my opinion other than Major League. The classic cast of characters from Rick Vaughn to Willie Mays Hayes and the other hooligans combine for one amazing baseball comedy. It’s the [...]
Topics : Movie News, Rants
Posted by : Craig Kessler on June 24, 2010

Of course you’re excited. You should be.
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on June 16, 2010

The remake of the classic Karate Kid comes out this weekend with Jaden Smith, basically a “thank you” present from his dad Will Smith. There has been a lot of conversation going on both sides regarding this remake and whether or not die hard fans of the original are upset, or new fans who are [...]
Topics : Rants, Remakes
Posted by : Craig Kessler on June 11, 2010

For those who missed it, baseballs’ most hyped prospect in history, Stephen Strasburg, made his major league debut on Tuesday for the Washington Nationals. Never before had so much expectation been placed on the shoulders of a baseball rookie. Over the passed 12 months ESPN wouldn’t shut up about him and fantasy guru’s followed [...]
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on June 10, 2010

Cruise to dance himself clean.
Topics : Movie News, Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on June 9, 2010

According to Box Office Mojo, “with an estimated 110 million tickets sold, last month was the least-attended May since 2001, and ticket sales were off 19 percent from May 2009 and nearly as much from May 2008 and 2007.” If we look at the big May 2010 film releases we see Iron Man 2, Sex [...]
Topics : Movie Business, Rants
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on June 3, 2010

Nicolas Cage, love him or hate him has been a movie star on the big screen for years now. Ever since an early cameo on one of my beloved movies Fast Times at Ridgemont High, he has slowly been a force racking up role after role, and making a name for himself. He has shown [...]
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Craig Kessler on June 3, 2010

By now most of you all have heard the news that Guillermo Del Toro bowed out of The Hobbit. He mentioned that the main reason for doing so was that the project was basically in a state of limbo and that other committments had made it impossible for him to direct the two-part Hobbit project. [...]
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on June 2, 2010

Apparently Desmond is not the constant, but I am. To take a side step from the usual movie bantering that goes on here, I have been obsessed with Lost for the past 5 years. 5 Years because I started a year behind and had to catch up. I still remember lying in my bed when [...]
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Craig Kessler on May 28, 2010

Eli Roth-produced THE LAST EXORCISM, out this August, yet again brings up the idea of reality-based horror (plus trailer reaction!)
Topics : Movie News, Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on May 27, 2010