Machine Gun Preacher Movie Review
When a film covers someone’s real life, often times what audiences see onscreen is far from something that can fit into neat little boxes. Life is messy. And, few lives were quite as chaotic as Sam...
View ArticleThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: New Trailer Debuts Online
David Fincher has been teasing us with images and that eight minute preview for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and now, he has released a new trailer to feed the fires of anticipation. The latest...
View ArticleThe Grey Trailer: Liam Neeson Survives
Looking at The Grey’s premise, it looks like Liam Neeson has chosen another mid-career gem. Neeson is featured front and center in the first trailer for his latest film, The Grey, about a man fighting...
View ArticleDark Shadows: First Family Photo of Johnny Depp's Clan Premieres
Just last week, Movie Fanatic ran a photo of Johnny Depp on the set of Dark Shadows and now there is an official shot from the Tim Burton film! The shot is a family photo of the Dark Shadows clan and...
View ArticleMoneyball Movie Review: Get in the Game
Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt, is flat out brilliant. Based on the book by Michael Lewis, director Bennett Miller has managed to take what was on his pages -- statistics, strategy and a study in...
View ArticleThor 2 Looking at Monster Director Patty Jenkins
Where the first Thor employed an unusual choice to direct in Kenneth Branagh that payed off, it appears they are using the same methodology for helming the sequel. Patty Jenkins directed Charlize...
View ArticleMoneyball: Brad Pitt Dishes Film in Toronto
Movie Fanatic first meets Brad Pitt as we secure our coffee outside the press room at the Toronto Film Festival. As I turn around, there he is: The most famous actor in the world. “How you doing?” he...
View ArticleThe Iron Lady Poster Premiere: Meryl Streep is Maggie Thatcher
The thought of Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher is about as exciting as film news gets. Now the Weinstein Company has released the poster for Iron Lady, the film based on the life of Thatcher and...
View ArticleThe Rum Diary Poster: Johnny Depp Plastered All Over It
The first poster for The Rum Diary did not feature its star, Johnny Depp. It was a clever use of mini liquor bottles spelling out the words The Rum Diary. Finally, they are putting the biggest movie...
View ArticleAbduction Movie Review: Does it Abduct the Audience?
Taylor Lautner is looking to break out of his Jacob screen persona and his role as Nathan in Abduction should achieve just that. Just as Breaking Dawn is set to wrap up the Twilight series, Lautner has...
View ArticleDolphin Tale 3D Movie Review: Fine Family Film
Dolphin Tale 3D has family film written all over it. It is a true story. Dolphin Tale stars an animal with a will to survive that inspires while children and adults band together to save what...
View ArticleMan on a Ledge: Poster and Trailer Premiere
Sam Worthington is back on screen after riveting in The Debt with Man on a Ledge. Summit Entertainment has released the film’s poster and trailer for the thriller that also stars Elizabeth Banks, Jamie...
View ArticleStar Wars Blu-Ray Already Sold a Million Copies
The Star Wars Blu-Ray release has banked an astounding $84 million thus far, moving over a million copies of the George Lucas classic in one week. Many cheered when it was announced that the Star Wars...
View ArticleBig Miracle Starring Drew Barrymore: Trailer Premieres
Drew Barrymore’s latest film finds her starring in a movie based on a true story that is truly inspiring. Big Miracle is the story of what happens when three gray whales become trapped under the ice in...
View ArticleDolphin Tale Interview: Harry Connick Jr. Gets Jazzy
Harry Connick Jr. sang his way into pop culture consciousness and has remained there ever since. Movies were one of the first mediums to expose Connick Jr. to the masses with his work on the soundtrack...
View ArticleMichelle Rodriguez is Back in Resident Evil World
When I spoke to Michelle Rodriguez for Battle: Los Angeles, the starlet let it be known that she would do anything director Paul W.S. Anderson asked of her to return to the Resident Evil franchise. Her...
View ArticlePuss in Boots: Our Favorite Film Cat Parodies Commercials
Puss in Boots is readying for his close-up as the fencing feline gets his own movie, due out November 4. Paramount has released a series of parody commercials that puts Puss in the most unlikely of...
View ArticleReal Steel: Meeting Hugh Jackman at LAX
Normally Movie Fanatic heads to Los Angeles International Airport to head to some sort of movie junket. Whether it’s the Toronto Film Festival or another destination, the LAX journey usually involves...
View ArticleThe Lion King Marks Territory Atop the Box Office Again
It's official: movie goers prefer lions to dolphins. And also to really good looking actors. For the second weekend in a row, the 3D version of The Lion King captured the box office prize, earning just...
View ArticleOfficial Winnie Movie Poster: Released
Winnie is coming to the States. The biopic of Nelson Mandela's wife, which chronicles her journey from childhood through her husband's incarceration, debuted earlier this year in South Africa and then...
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