I’m sort of amazed by the fact that a lot of movie sites are featuring this new trailer for the Angelina Jolie/James McAvoy actioner Wanted without offering comment on its many, seemingly directly influenced, The Matrix-like story elements. And when they do mention it, they often come across like the comparison is a positive thing. [...]

Special warm and manly hugs to Matt at Culture Kills…wait, I mean cutlery who has bestowed a mega-coveted SUPER TRANSMUNDANE Award upon your humble servant Burbanked. Matt’s honoring my mashed-up movie blockbuster trailer Regurgitated, currently clocking in at YouTube with a staggering 473 views! Yow! Head over to CKWIMC to see this year’s other [...]

This is how you do it, movie marketers.I thought the first Hellboy was fine, not great, but this is one gorgeous, iconic-looking poster and the trailer delivers, too. Del Toro’s stock is quite a bit higher than it was in 2004, so I’m hoping that Golden Army has got the goods. It opens July 11. [...]

Hollywood simply doesn’t make movies like this anymore. Such truth…and triumph of the human spirit. Makes me proud to be an American.
2008 looks like it’s going to be filled with all the old stuff that Hollywood is famous for - and everything we’ve already seen. Is this the year that the reimaginings, reinventions, revampings and [...]

I’ve mentioned many, many times in these pages my great affection and affinity for the Indiana Jones character and all three movies created in the franchise. I truly believe that they represent among the best that cinema has to offer, and I hold them deeply in my heart because of what spectacular, precious gems they [...]

Attention, thoughtless husbands: your wife will NOT be impressed if you take her out to dinner and a movie on your wedding anniversary and the film you pick is this one:

I saw the 21 trailer in the theater before Cloverfield began, and I have to say I was pleasantly impressed.This clip crams a lot in, but it does so at a fairly brisk pace and provides an intriguing look at the movie’s plot. It looks like the story turns dark at some point - a [...]