This weekend Pixar delivers its annual instant classic animated feature and this year Pixar goes back to the franchise that started it all. After enduring a very public battle between Disney and Pixar over the rights to produce the sequel, Toy Story 3 [TOYS3] arrives more than a decade behind the previous installment Toy Story 2. Thankfully, the two companies came together to the relief of everyone. Toy Story 3 finds Woody, Buzz and the rest of Andy’s toys dropped off at a day care center...
Walden Media has unfurled the first trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Dawn Treader [NARN3]. Fox picked up the third chapter in the fantasy franchise based on the books by C.S. Lewis after the second film TheChronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian underperformed for Disney. That film tried too hard to imitate The Lord of the Rings with its action-packed battle scenes, so the new teaser harkens back to the discovery of adventure from the first The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The...
This weekend the writing and directing team of Jay and Mark Duplass [MDUPL] hope for mainstream acceptance. The brothers have developed a cult following in Hollywood with the indie horror-comedy Baghead, and their new film Cyrus [CYRUS] should help them break out of their niche. The comedy stars John C. Reilly [JCREI], Marisa Tomei [MTOME] and Jonah Hill [JHILL]. Those looking for a witty comedy need look no further. What Cyrus offer audiences is authentic laughs and good chemistry from...
Prepare yourself. Sony has unleashed a teaser for the feature adaptation of the original blue-skinned creatures, The Smurfs [SMURF]. La la la la la la! If you thought nothing could get worst than Alvin and the Chipmunks, you were wrong. La la la la la la!
Paramount Vantage has uploaded the first look at the R-rated comedy Middle Men [MIDMN] on Apple.Inspired by a true story, Middle Men details how a businessman hooks up with two tech geniuses in 1995 and became instant millionaires when they revolutionized the way people pay for adult entertainment on the burgeoning nternet. Unfortunately, their newfound success soon attracted the attention of unsavory characters in the porn buisness as well as the government.
Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for the drama Never Let Me Go [NLMGO] on Apple. Adapted from the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, the film stars Carey Mulligan [CMULL], Keira Knightley [KKNIG] and Andrew Garfield [AGARF] as three teenagers who have spent all their life at a boarding school. The trailer pretty much gives away the premise thatNever Let Me Gois a high-brow version of The Island. Fox Searchlight probably figures the setup was going to be spoiled anyways and...
Focus Features has revealed the first trailer for writer-director Sofia Coppla's [SCOPP] new drama Somewhere [SMWHR] on Apple. Set to the song 'I'll Try Anything Once' by Julian Casablancas, the evocative trailer focuses on a movie star, played by Stephen Dorff [SDORF], holed up at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Hollywood with his 11 year-old daughter, played by Elle Fanning [EFANN]. Somewhere appears to be a spiritual sequel to Lost In Translation, who was nominated for four Academy...
In the weekend box office battle for 1980s nostalgia, The Karate Kid [KFKID] thoroughly trounced The A-Team [ATEAM] to prevail in first place. Jaden Smith [JSMIT] and Jackie Chan [JCHAN] kicked their way to a strong $56.0 million debut, nearly double pre-release expectations. Family moviegoers made up 45% of the audience with 56% under the age of 25. With excellent word of mouth, The Karate Kid is due for an extended stay at the box office.
Hollywood reaches out to Generation X this weekend with not one, but two remakes of popular series they grew up with during the 1980s. While Hot Tub Time Machine poked fun at the Reagan era earlier this year, audiences generally have fond memories of both The A-Team [ATEAM] and The Karate Kid [KFKID]. Although the remakes target slightly different demographics, the nostalgic moviegoers will be faced with a split decision. Which film will win the battle of the ‘80s remakes?
Disney has finally released a teaser trailer for Tangled [RAPUN], the CG animated film previously known as Rapunzel. Even though their previous animated film The Princess and the Froggrossed over $100 million, Disney believed it still underperformed due to its lack of appeal to boys. Therefore, the new Disney regime decided to turn their next fairy tale princess romance into an action adventure that focuses on a male character who wasn't even in the original story. It's no coincidence...
