opening in the U.K. May 1: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie,’ ‘Blood: The Last Vampire,’ more

X-Men Origins: Wolverine: I’m not enough of a comics fan to know whether or not Gambit and Deadpool got the treatment they deserved here, but die-hards probably won’t think so, just like there’s always a guy who thinks Wedge got the short end of the stick. But, you know, this ain’t called X-Men Origins: Deadpool. … more…

screencap Friday: what the flick? #69

Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights. But hey: one guess per comment — no fair hogging all the guesses.

trailer break: ‘Next Day Air’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Well, here’s Hollywood’s idea of counterprogramming for Star Trek: A bunch of idiots who appear to sincerely believe they could get away with the dumbest ever accidental robbery of bad stuff from bad guys. (Or maybe it’s not accidental?) What a shame for Mos Def. He deserves … more…

question of the day: What is the core of Wolverine’s appeal?

MTV.com today has a cheatsheet for newcomers and fans alike to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. It’s mostly production-nerd stuff: behind-the-scenes tidbits, trivia about the cast, why some characters ended up in the film the way they did… stuff like that. But it got me thinking: If you wanted to introduce a friend who was complete X-Men … more…