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It’s been over a decade since Woody and Buzz first captivated the world, entertaining our imaginations and filling the wallets of whichever lucky toy company got the rights to produce Buzz Lightyear action figures. Now, after a wait so long there wasn’t even significant talk of a trilogy until the movie was actually announced, we can all treat ourselves to Toy Story 3. And when I say treat, I mean it. If Toy Story was an ice cream sundae, Toy Story 3 would be the cherry on top.
In what has been an absolutely tiring merry-go-round of would-be actors vying for the starring role in Columbia Pictures’ franchise reboot of Spider-Man, we FINALLY get word of who will be shooting the spidey web at baddies….with teen angst.
Forget James Cameron. My allegiance is to the real Avatar. The following is everything you’ll need to know about the Avatar world and characters, my concerns about what might go wrong, and my hopes as to what should happen.
Ok, what do you get when you put knock-off versions of Christian Bale and Bridget Moynahan in a deserted town with invisible electric fences? The new Lost? Maybe. But really it’s just NBC’s summer mini-series Persons Unknown.
I know we briefly showed you a fuzzy clip from the MTV Awards a few weeks back, but as of right now, forget you ever saw that! Warner Bros. has finally debuted the FIRST FULL trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Our fantasies are coming true Lord of the Rings fans: Peter Jackson is in FINAL negotiations to direct the next two Hobbit films! Following all of the press about Guillermo del Toro leaving and wondering whether or not the films were even going to be made, it’s such a relief to know that Jackson is going back to The Shire and delivering us what we always wanted in the first place.
Get used to rolling your eyes. That is not a statement about the cinematography. Nor is it necessarily a mark against the A-Team. I think writer-director Joe Carnahan’s adaption of the old television program (which I regrettably know too little about to make comparisons) hits the mark it aims for. The question is: does that mark appeal to you?
I have distant memories of Daniel-san, the first Karate Kid from way back in the day. And while I’m pretty sure Jayden Smith (his modern-day counter part Xiao Dre which means “little Dre”) could beat him up, I think Daniel was the superior martial artist. Something about Smith’s portrayal lacked the sincerity and poise of the original Karate Kid. I blame modernization. I mean, nobody compares modern abstract art to Monet, right?
When they first started making Narnia films, I was afraid that they wouldn’t have the momentum to make it all the way to Book 3 – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which is by far my favorite in the series. At the time, we were just coming off of the Lord of the Rings and right in the middle of Harry Potter. But, it looks as though they are going to continue with the series as long as their income surpasses their budget (which has to be huge).
Following the shocking news of Guillermo del Toro leaving The Hobbit, many fans, including myself, have been wondering whether or not the beloved franchise will ever see the light of day. No new director has been announced and so far, we don’t know anything about the production of the film, and if it’s even going to happen…but, lo and behold, Gandalf himself, by way of Sir Ian McKellan’s Twitter, has come out and assuaged all of our worries with one Tweet.
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