Spider-Man 4 has a release date. »

Via Twitter, Sony Pictures has set May 6, 2011 as a release date for Spider-Man 4. So now that the Watchmen complaining is officially over, we can start fresh on Spidey-Bemoaning: Lizard vs. Kraven, kill off or don’t kill off Mary Jane, heart or hate Sam Raimi, and so on…

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Terminator Salvation is a needy wussy who is desperate for your attention. »

Imagine, just imagine what it would be like if you didn’t know that Linda Hamilton might make a cameo voiceover appearance in Terminator Salvation. Just think about that magical moment of discovery, what dynamic energy it would bring to the movie if it simply opened with the haunting words of Sarah Connor to her son [...]

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All of the wows and the uh-ohs of the Terminator Salvation trailer. »

I am, and forever will be, a shameless fanboy dork when it comes to the first two Terminator movies. They signify much of what’s great about movie-making, representing a confident and dynamic blend of story, character, action, special effects, drama – truly all of the stuff that makes movies so transporting. And it’s easy to [...]

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The new Wolverine photo you haven’t seen yet. »

I didn’t realize this, but apparently the makers of X-Men Origins: Wolverine are really capitalizing on star Hugh Jackman’s talents. (click to see the rest of the picture) Here in this exclusive still we see the scene in which Wolverine, trying desperately to fit in with the local youths, joins a summer stock theatre [...]

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Really, how important would a “story” have been to Indiana Jones V, anyway? »

Dedicated screenwriting 101 here: From an interview with Harrison Ford on the MTV Movies Blog in which the inevitability of another Indiana Jones movie is mentioned:

MTV: Is the ball in George’s court at this point?

Ford: It is. That’s the process. With some general input he goes off and searches for the MacGuffin and then stumbles [...]

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More X-Men to get younger, film fans to get dumber, Hollywood to rub its collective hands in greed and avarice. »

In its never-ending effort to run its valuable properties not just right into the ground but also beat them and shred them and burn, stomp and otherwise destroy them beyond all possible recognition until suddenly they’re new and then begin the whole thing all over again, Hollywood seeks to further “leverage” its X-Men properties into [...]

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Seeking the kind and vaguely dishonest assistance of the resourceful Burbanked readership. »

Okay, I need your help here. Sonny, Michael Corleone and Tom Hagen keep bringing up the fact that they want to go see Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

How do I get out of this? I love going to the movies with my boys, opening up their minds to the great pleasures of cinema and all [...]

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