God bless Dwayne Johnson for the way he's broken free from his albatross-like WWE persona, but the admittedly talented actor might be making a big mistake with his latest screen credit. To wit: How can anyone but "The Rock" actually star in Faster?
An international trailer for Julian Schnabel's Jerusalem orphanage drama-meets-political intrigue Miral has arrived online, and it looks... intense. There are jets, guns, riots, beatings, personal showdowns, romance and more, all under the timeline-jumping eye of Schnabel's shaky-cam. But none of the imagery really gets to the essence of the Israeli/Palestine conflict quite the way Tom Waits does. On second thought...
Perhaps it's just the relentless, baking heat, but a little double-dip of cool, sweet Mad Men seems like just what the doctor ordered. In advance of their season four premiere in eight days, enjoy the best pick-up lines that the boys at Sterling Cooper have to offer. My fave: "I'm Ken. . .Cosgrove. . .Accounts."
What would you say to one more video review for the week? After all, there is another movie opening this weekend opposite Inception, and chief critic Stephanie Zacharek has that one as well. We're talking of course about the Disney fantasy adventure The Sorcerer's Apprentice, about which there's plenty to know after the jump.
There's a lot to say about a Syfy original film called Sharktopus. That's why I'm writing this! But we have to move quickly, before the Sharktopus finds my apartment, asks the desk worker for my name (using a pseudonym), and eats me.
So you might have heard Movieline's chief film critic Stephanie Zacharek had some problems with Inception. Along with a few other pans heard round the world (literally), the review has provoked more than a little discussion among fans of Christopher Nolan -- and that discussion will only advance this weekend as the film opens in theaters. With that in mind, let's talk!
Many were outraged when Whoopi Goldberg defended the indefensible Mel Gibson on The View earlier this week. But considering he never crossed her like the iPhone 4, it's really no surprise. Whoopi explains after the jump.
Another day, another trailer that heavily features Jon Hamm. Though while Howl played up his Don Draper persona to almost comical levels, the Ben Affleck-directed The Town gets him out of the suit and into an FBI windbreaker. And it looks awesome. But does it give away too much of the plot?
Wowzer. No matter how high your expectation-level was for the full-length trailer to David Fincher's The Social Network, you probably didn't anticipate something like this. Prepare to have the choral version of Radiohead's "Creep" stuck in your head for the foreseeable future.
If you missed the 2010 ESPY Awards last night, then you also missed Will Ferrell's impression of a Vuvuzela (actually more annoying than the torture instrument used at the World Cup), Tracy Morgan's send-up of Nelson Mandela, and a parody of LeBron James: The Decision, courtesy of Steve Carell and Paul Rudd.
Roman Polanski may be a free man, but that doesn't mean he's escaped judgment altogether. The filmmaker, whom Swiss authorities released from house arrest after declining to extradite him to the U.S., is now the subject of an interactive cartoon series that lets you sentence him from the comfort of home. And when execution by killer whale is an option, why wouldn't you?
And you thought following Diablo Cody on Twitter wasn't worth it! The Academy Award winner took a break from her usual variety of mundane observations to link to the first two episodes of her new web series, Red Band Trailer, last night -- a talk show that takes place inside an Airstream Trailer.
Whether it's because of his wannabe artist status, the fact that he goes to graduate school or the outsized crazy of his General Hospital appearances, it's sometimes hard to remember that James Franco is a legitimate actor. So the trailer for Howl is here to remind you.
As Todd Phillips's follow-up to The Hangover, the expectations for Due Date were probably pitched a bit too high to begin with -- and with Zach Galifianakis and Robert Downey Jr. on board (plus a high concept conceit), it's no wonder. Yet that hype factor aside, shouldn't this first trailer be a little funnier?
Some New Yorkers have all the luck. If they're not witness to Ghostbusters raiding the New York Public Library, then they're hanging around on the subway while a squad of Stormtroopers and Darth Vader accost Princess Leia. Seriously. Click through for the video evidence.
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