trailer break: ‘Land of the Lost’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Ah, I see that no nods will be given to the earnestness of the original show. This makes me sad: This show warped my tiny brain as a child with its talk of time warps and intelligent dinosaurs and such, and it would have been nice to … more…

“embedding disabled by request”

I cannot tell you how completely insane it makes me to go to YouTube looking for trailers to feature here and to see how many of them have had their “embedding disabled by request.” Or how crazy it makes me to discover that a trailer I embedded in a post a couple of months ago … more…

trailer break: ‘Angels & Demons’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Woo-hoo! Illuminati! Conspiracy theories! Evil religions! Tom Hanks snarking at priests! Ewan McGregor in a clerical collar! Well, actually, that last doesn’t do much for me, but I know someone who’s going to be very intrigued by that. Man, if church had been this exciting, I might … more…

trailer break: “The Hunt for Gollum”

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… A bunch of readers have emailed me about this — thank you all –and yes, I’ve been aware of it, and I’ve been meaning to get to it for quite a while. Remember when Strider went hunting for Gollum? You do if you read the appendices Tolkien … more…

trailer break: ‘Outrage’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Kirby Dick, who made the excellent indictment of the MPAA in This Film Is Not Yet Rated, now takes on closeted politicians who fight against equal rights for gays. Oh, how I love to see hypocrisy held up to the light. How can we get this movie … more…

opening in North America May 1: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ ‘Battle for Terra,’ more

opening wide X-Men Origins: Wolverine: If you thought Wolverine was completely immune to all human frailties — I mean, we can assume he’s been smoking stogies for a century with no ill effects, right? — then you may be surprised to see what intriguing weakness he is vulnerable to… Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: You’d have … more…

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…

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…