How ‘The Avengers’ Heroes Are Just Like Those ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Misfits
I have seen The Avengers and as stated in the tweet immediately after the film, “I assembled all over myself.” Nonetheless, I am a geek for the comic books of the Marvel persuasion. I had a die hard loyalty to the characters of the X-universe, but my knowledge of The Avengers was present, but not...
Trailer of the Week: ‘Hotel Transylvania’
Wouldn’t it be so cool if this place was real like that place in Hotel for Dogs? Synopsis: Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s (Adam Sandler) lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula...
9 Reasons Why You Should Watch ‘The Five-Year Engagement’
The Five-Year Engagement is the latest to come through that feel-good/crass comedy camp that includes citizens Jason Segel (co-writer/producer/actor), Nicholas Stoller (co-writer/director), and Judd Apatow (producer, 21st century comedy Godfather). The movie is EXACTLY what it sounds like: a five year engagement. Segel plays Tom to Emily Blunt‘s Violet. They get engaged and all is...
Finer Feed: Beyonce is Beautiful, Kermit Breaks the Law in Germany, Mickey Mouse Club Reunion on ‘The Voice’
It’s official. Beyonce is more beautiful than any woman in the world. As for men, she up against stiff competition with with Ryan Gosling. [EW] The Muppets sequel is a go, but Kermit the Frog has broken some laws in Germany. The frog community is protesting the allegations as racist saying, “SEE! It really isn’t...
Watch How Awkward Actors Look in Their Movie Debuts
I love seeing early clips of big-time movie stars. They look really awkward — and in Jeff Goldblum’s case, a little creepy. Nonetheless, Flavorwire created a supercut of clips called “Encore” which has some of today’s biggest movie stars in their silver screen debuts set to some good ol’ fashioned Jay-Z music. Watch and prepared...
Workout Song of the Week: ‘U Got It Bad’ as performed by Phillip Phillips on ‘American Idol’
Phillip Phillips cover of Usher‘s “U Got It Bad” is probably the biggest jam of this season’s American Idol. It would be even more jammin’ with twice as many of those creepy O-faces he makes whilst performing it
My Rambling, Unstructured Thoughts About ‘The Lucky One’
Oh Lord. Where do I start? I went into The Lucky One with preconceived notions that this would be catastrophic diarrhea of Nicholas Sparks-y cliches and gag-worthy boinking scenes that never happen in real life. Turns out, it wasn’t really diarrhea. It was — how should I put this — on the scale of regular,...
Trailer of the Week: ‘Magic Mike’
Because there needs to be a movie about a man who strips in order to achieve his dream of becoming a furniture designer.
Hey San Francisco! Are You Ready for a ‘Raven’ Party?!
(Did you see what I did there in the title? I’m so clever, aren’t I?) If you are a Edgar Allan Poe-o-phile or have an affinity for John Cusack, then you are probably anticipating the forthcoming movie The Raven If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area you might want to don your best 19th...
‘The Muslims Are Coming!’ and I am Super Excited!
The Muslims Are Coming! is essentially a documentary that follows a group of comedians on tour as they try to combat the stigma and misconceptions that are attached to Muslims — sounds like a good time to me. The film is part documentary, part social commentary and features comedians Negin Farsad, Dean Obeidallah, Aron Krader,...
Watch Michael Fassbender Smell Flowers in ‘Prometheus’ Viral Ad
Prometheus has gone from being a mysterious Ridley Scott project to a full blown sci-fi monger’s wet dream. In addition to all those teaser trailers, international trailers, teaser photos, and other hullabaloo, there have been plenty of viral campaigns linked to the may-maybe-not prequel to Aliens. First there was Guy Pearce posing as the CEO...
Workout Song of the Week: ‘Someone That I Used to Know’ by Gotye
In one week, I managed to see “Someone That I Used to Know” by Gotye showcased on The Voice, Glee, and American Idol. To add to that, Gotye was the special guest on the most recent Saturday Night Live. With all the Gotye going on, I thought, “Why not just keep this party going?!” I’m...
