Box-office roundup – Dec. 23, 2012 – Dethroning “The Hobbit” proves...
1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – $32 million [$130 million; 2nd week] Peter Jackson’s new Middle Earth trilogy earned an expected consecutive week atop the box office. In its second weekend, “The...
View ArticleFilm Flashback: “Over Her Dead Body” starring Eva Longoria, Paul Rudd and...
Time for a skeleton in my movie critic closet. Ok. Here it goes… “Over Her Dead Body” is one of my guilty pleasures. On rottentomatoes.com, the film has a 15% freshness rating, meaning 85% of the...
View ArticleNew pics and trailer for Tina Fey and Paul Rudd’s “Admission”
I’m ridiculously excited about “Admission,” the comedy/drama starring Tina Fey (“30 Rock”) and Paul Rudd (“This is 40“). I’ve been a longtime fan of Rudd and I’m loving that Fey gets to be the star of...
View ArticleHarrison Ford to appear in “Anchorman 2,” but will he bring the funny with him?
Harrison Ford will be joining Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd and company for “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” He’s apparently signed on to play a legendary old-school journalist who...
View ArticleFilm Flashback: “I Love You Man” (2009)
2013 FF: Longtime readers here know one of my favorite comedies is “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” so I was ecstatic to learn that two of the stars were reuniting for an uncommon look at a movie staple –...
View ArticleNew on Blu-Ray/DVD for March 22, 2013 – hear the people sing and complain...
I’m really starting to loathe this new trend of Friday new release days as opposed to everything coming out on Tuesday. I can understand the logic since more people get paid on Friday than Tuesday...
View ArticleBox office roundup – March 24 – Audiences dig prehistoric “Croods,” fall for...
1. The Croods – $44 million [debut week] The year’s first heavily promoted animated film did gangbusters as families flocked to DreamWorks Animation’s latest effort, but it was hardly the only newcomer...
View ArticleStay classy with the new “Anchorman 2″ teaser trailer
Here’s the second teaser trailer for “Anchorman 2.” It got a great reaction at the screening I attended for “Star Trek Into Darkness.” What do you think? Filed under: Comedy, Trailers Tagged: Anchorman...
View ArticleRon Burgundy is coming … to D.C. – you’d better get ready America
Here’s yet another reason to visit D.C. On Nov. 14, 2013, the Newseum, in partnership with Paramount Pictures, will open “Anchorman: The Exhibit,” featuring props, costumes and footage from the 2004...
View ArticleRon Burgundy gets funky in first “Anchorman: The Legend Continues” trailer
The first full trailer for “Anchorman 2″ A.K.A. “Anchorman: The Legend Continues” dropped late last night with some funny lines from Will Ferrell, Steve Carell and newcomer Kristen Wiig. As far as...
View ArticleNew on Blu-Ray/DVD –“Spring Breakers,”“Dead Man Down,”“Admission”
This is an unusually busy week for new releases with five potential new additions to your collection. Spring Breakers – If you’ve been dying to see Disney pop princesses Selena Gomez and Vanessa...
View ArticleDoes Paul Rudd, Joseph Gordon-Levitt “Ant Man” casting rumors reinforce...
With “Ant-Man” scheduled to kick off Marvel’s Phase 3 in summer 2015, it’s time we started getting some important details beyond a quick preview video. Like say … the star of the film. According to...
View Article“Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”– the Sydney premiere photo gallery
The cast of “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” went down under for the Sydney premiere of the film on Nov. 24. Will Ferrell was joined by co-stars Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig...
View ArticlePaul Rudd is set to blow up as your new Ant-Man
And now there is only one. After news that Marvel Studios narrowed its choices to play Hank Pym in the Ant-Man movie to Paul Rudd and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, it was one of those rare casting...
View ArticleThe mystery of Marvel’s Ant-Man revealed – Michael Douglas to star as Hank Pym
So the cat or ant’s out of the bag now behind the very elusive reveal of Paul Rudd being cast as Ant Man without specifying what role he’d be playing in the July 31, 2015 Marvel film. Marvel.com just...
View ArticleBirthday Wishes – April 6, 2014 –“Star Wars” Billy Dee Williams, Diora Baird,...
Billy Dee Williams (77) The guy who helped bring in a certain aura of coolness to “Star Wars” in one of my all-time favorite movies, “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back.” I’m hoping the...
View ArticlePeyton Reed is new king of the anthill, named director of “Ant-Man” #AntMan
Peyton Reed, the director of “Yes Man,” “Bring It On” and “The Break-Up,” has been selected by Marvel Studios to replace Edgar Wright as the new director of “Ant Man.” Marvel Studios made the...
View ArticleMarvel Studios reveals #SDCC2014 Ant-Man poster
It’s not Black Panther or Doctor Strange updates, but it’ll do: Filed under: Cinema Convo, Comic Book, Conventions Tagged: Ant-Man, Michaell Douglas, Paul Rudd
View ArticleHere’s our first big look at the Ant-Man action figure
“Ant-Man” comes to theaters in July, but here’s our first full look at our first Ant-Man collectible courtesy of Marvel Select. I’m already anticipating the Hot Toys figure, but this is a very solid...
View ArticleAnt Man figure from Hot Toys is ready for his close-up
My ‘Ant-Man’ review is still embargoed, but all I can say for now is Hot Toys has released more images of its Ant-Man figure and I am excited about adding him to my growing Avengers collection. Hot...
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