A Sort-Of Sequel to ‘Knocked Up?’ (05/27/2012)
If there was ever an actor to have benefited the most from Judd Apatow, most may think of Seth Rogen or possibly Jason Segal. Given his history with both actors in the cult classic Freaks and Geeks, both actors have indeed benefited greatly from Apatow. But neither of them have benefited the most. He simply turned two newcomers to the industry into mainstream stars. The one actor who has – is Paul Rudd. An actor who has been in the industry prior to Apatow going big time, now is his almost go-to guy.
How Will ‘Battleship’ Fare This Weekend (05/15/2012)
Twenty twelve is the year of Taylor Kitsch. The former star of Friday Night Lights is starring in three films this year, one of which already debuted (John Carter). While the big budget Disney flick didn’t live to expectations financially (and critically), this week’s launch of Universal’s Battleshipshould bring in a nice payday for the studio as well as for Kitsch. Given the massive marketing the studio has pushed behind it this entire month, this might give Hasbro’s flagship franchise Transformers a run for its money.
Poster or Box Art: John Carter (05/04/2012)
John Carter didn’t exactly take the box office by storm as it was suppose to. Which was surprising. The reviews were flatlined, but given the major marketing push and the Disney name, one would expect to see some domestic success in the release. Fortunately it did far better internationally which almost helped make up for its massive $300 million budget. Disney still took a loss.
Will Tim Riggins Push Me To See 3D Movies? (03/05/2012)
The answer is still no, but I am near certain on board to go see John Carter in theaters when it opens later this week (March 9 to be exact). The last movie I saw was Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in IMAX on opening night, which was quite a pleasant experience. Yes, it was because of The Dark Knight Rises preview. Unfortunately Disney is ruining my fun by releasing John Carter only in 3D IMAX, so I’ll have to settle with going to see the film in a standard theater. No vibrating seats or mega large screen for me.
Conan Drives a Monster Truck (03/01/2012)
I’m not big on watching late night television every night, but when I do, I typically tune it to Conan then to Jimmy Fallon. This was the duo that NBC promised us, and that’s the duo I am sticking with. As I was glancing my Twitter feed this morning I came across the headline “Conan drove a monster truck last night.” I just had to see this. Now you can too. Take a five minute coffee break and watch Conan O’Brien destroy a motor home for the first, and hopefully last, time.
Should We Be Having an ‘American Reunion?’ (02/29/2012)
The American Pie franchise began as a major movie franchise. All three “original” films went on to make piles of money, popularize the MILF categories on porn websites, and showed us all how to have intercourse with a pie. Then the franchise turned into a trait commonly shared by Steven Seagal – all the movies beyond American Wedding were going straight to DVD. Having only featured one, maybe two characters from the original three, the post-Wedding films were basically just attempts by Universal to make a quick buck.
