The Bourne Legacy hits theaters this summer, but without Matt Damon or Jason Bourne. In a bid to keep this particular golden calf alive, Universal has decided to continue the popular Bourne franchise by not recasting the role of Jason Bourne, but getting rid of the character all together. Jeremy Renner, who also plays Hawkeye in this summer’s...
“When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead shall walk the Earth.” A chilling thought for sure, but if you look at the state of pop culture right now, zombies are everywhere and they don’t plan to return to their graves. Flipping through channels, I counted no less than about 4 different commercials that have zombies in them, and those...
For those of you who decided to give Nat-Geo two hours of your life like I did Tuesday night, we can all agree on one this: the prospects of a continent destroying earthquake are almost as troubling as the prospects of watching these survivalists become the leaders of our society. I say almost because there’s no way humanity could cause as much...
With all the hype and furor this week over The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man, some may have missed this new theatrical poster for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, an alternative look at history that transforms one of America’s greatest Presidents into a vampire slaying superhero. There’s good reason to be excited about this film. The...
“I hate Kevin Smith.” I remember saying that to anyone who would give me at least five minutes to explain why. I’d go on about how any messages and subtext contained in his small number of films from the View Askewniverse was a pretentious attempt at intellectual conversation and humor and an ultimate waste of time. Especially in regards to Jay...
This is how Marvel movie previews work. You create “knowledge castes.” You build the members of those castes into a structure, a pyramid of people. On the very outside are the outsiders, those who will never see your movie, no matter what. Maybe they don’t like superheroes. Maybe they don’t like action films. Maybe they are the members of...
The face of television has changed drastically over the past two years. With hit shows like Lost, Smallville, and 24 coming to an end after several years on the air, there is a void that’s in desperate need of filling. Over the past month, we’ve seen several shows looking to fill-in as the new runaway hit of the year. First Alcatraz took an alternate look at...
Following hot on the heels of Marvel’s highly anticipated Superbowl Avengers trailer, Sony created its own buzz with a day long build-up to the release of its new trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man, due out on July 3rd. The trailer, which debuted Tuesday on Facebook at 12 a.m PST, is an enticing and thrilling follow-up to the film’s first trailer,...
This Friday February 10, 2012 Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace will be re-released to the big screen in 3D. Ever since Avatar was released and was a major success at the box office, Hollywood has been trying to seize a hold of the moment and release as many films in 3D as possible. Since then, many films have tried to match the success of Avatar but...
As I was taking my mid-day nap, my editor barged into the writer’s room and demanded to know what I was working on at the moment. I composed myself and made a light-hearted comment about how I was only resting my eyes for a few minutes (I’m not sure he bought it) when he told me that it was my turn for the “Rewind Review”. “Which film do you want me...
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes SMASHED the Super Bowl Audience with the power of the Hulk! Joss Whedon’s The Avengers trailer shows off just how incredibly action packed the movie will be. The clips showcase an invasion lead by Loki, we get at least a small clip of each of The Avengers in what looks like a high action scene, driving home the idea that we will...
Who says super heroes can’t enjoy sports? When Bruce Balbowski’s Super Bowl party is in danger of being ruined, only one hero can save the day. However, despite his good intentions, the forces of evil and a string of bad luck try to prevent the Crimson Blur from fulfilling his promise to a friend. Will our hero persevere and right the wrongs of dull...
There really is no way to properly start this without going into how excited I was to see this movie. The marketing team behind Chronicle was nothing short of remarkable as the buzz captured my full and undivided attention instantly. Such a simple concept, three teens get super powers but eventually they get drunk with power. That is originally what I...
Super Bowl XLVI is upon us with a rematch of the Giants vs. Patriots of just four years ago. Super Bowl predictions seem to always favor the team that has the biggest band wagon in the weeks leading up to the big game, and no one is toting a bigger wagon than the Giants; couple that with the Patriots being one of America’s most hated teams and you have what...
