DVD Releases 8/31/2010

Check out this week's DVD releases:

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? (PG-13)

Marmaduke (PG)

Harry Brown (R)

9th Company (R)

Enjoy!

Takers...Well worth the wait!!

Wow!! After waiting for some time, wondering when this film would debut and it finally hits the big screen in a major way!!

Now don't get me wrong I loved The Italian Job, but I think Takers did a better job with the same type of plot and just expanded it even more. The focus was not just on the bank heist, but everything else around it that led to its beginning and fatal end. 

I can appreciate a well-though out plot (although not original), that is elevated and expounded upon so that you can venture into new territory. And actually with this movie it kinda reminded me of a Set It Off with a twist of The Italian Job. This film is a unique take on a classic premise.

The film truly takes a brisk start, which I like versus waiting and building and potentially losing your audience. And once it gets going that is when the true fun begins. Right off the bat you get this cinematography vibe similar to the Bourne series as well as the recent Casino Royale, which might appear shaky yet they are still able to pull it off.

The extreme car chases and shootouts contain a level of energy and suspense that really makes them standout!

One thing the stood out automatically besides the action was the color combination throughout the film. It varied from bright to dark, from cool to calm. By changing up the color direction I think it gave the movie more depth versus the typical monotony of day and night.

All in all, the cast is amazing, each character brings their A-game and the audience is truly greatful for that! Marianna Jean-Baptiste, Idris Elba, Chris Brown, Paul Walker, Matt Dillion & etc all truly fit their roles and gave a show worth watching. Essentially, no one dropped the ball, which could have easily been done, thus each character was believable while showing off their talents.

Now I cannot forget to mention that now only do you get to see growth in Chris Brown and T.I. as actors but both have amazing unforgettable scenes within the movie. In particular, Chris Brown (Jesse) has probably one of, if not , the best sequence in the whole movie, without spoiling it you just gotta go to see it!

This was a type of cast that was definitely appealing for the ladies, and action-packed for the guys. So in the end, everybody gets to enjoy!

"Everyone's after something!"

Grade: 3 out of 4 stars

Friday Releases 8/27/2010

Check out this week's movies that hit theaters Friday:

Avatar: Special Edition 3D (PG-13): 

AVATAR is re-releasing and hitting theaters for a limited time in 3D and 3D IMAX with new scenes and additional footage. (Here is your chance to catch it again if you missed it the first time.)

The Last Exorcism (PG-13): 

When he arrives on the rural Louisiana farm of Louis Sweetzer, the Reverend Cotton Marcus expects to perform just another routine “exorcism” on a disturbed religious fanatic. An earnest fundamentalist, Sweetzer has contacted the charismatic preacher as a last resort, certain his teenage daughter Nell is possessed by a demon who must be exorcized before their terrifying ordeal ends in unimaginable tragedy. 

Takers (PG-13):   

TAKERS takes you into the world of a notorious group of criminals (Idris Elba, Paul Walker, T.I., Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen and Michael Ealy) who continue to baffle police by pulling off perfectly executed bank robberies. They are in and out like clockwork, leaving no evidence behind and laying low between heists. But when they attempt to pull off one last job with more money at stake than ever before, the crew may find their plans interrupted by a hardened detective (Matt Dillon) who is hell-bent on solving the case.

Centurion (R):  

A Roman soldier (Michael Fassbender) leads a small band of troops on a mission to rescue a key Roman general after becoming trapped in the territory of their sworn enemies in this period action-adventure film from director Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday). 

Mesrine:Killer Instinct (R):  

MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT - the first of two parts - charts the outlaw odyssey of Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1 and The Man of a Thousand Faces.

Aashayein (NR):  

A compulsive gambler diagnosed with terminal cancer vows to pack a lifetime worth of experiences into his final days after winning big at the races.

Chak Jawana (NR):  

A compulsive gambler diagnosed with terminal cancer vows to pack a lifetime worth of experiences into his final days after winning big at the races.

Change of Plans (NR):  

During a dinner party, people appear to be what they're not. They laugh, tell stories, and share memories. Worries are hidden beneath humor and sorrow is stifled by bouts of laughter. And for several hours, all goes well. But eventually, the masks fall away. 

Daniel & Ana (NR):  

Daniel and Ana, brother and sister, are both at defining moments in their lives. Ana is about to be married, and Daniel is a teenager discovering his personal and sexual identity. Yet the harmony in their lives is instantly shattered when they are kidnapped and something happens which forces them to confront their desires and fears. Nothing they have known will ever be the same again.

Flipped (PG):  

The coming-of-age romantic comedy “Flipped,” from director Rob Reiner, takes Bryce and Juli from Grade School to Junior High, through triumph and disaster, family drama and first love, as they make the discoveries that will define who they are – and who they are to each other.

Weekly Trailers Update 8/25/2010

Check out this week's new trailers...

Monsters

In theaters October 29th, 2010

Case 39

In theaters October 1st, 2010

Inside Job

In theaters October 8th, 2010

Nice Guy Johhny

In theaters October 26th, 2010

Black Swan

In theaters December 1st, 2010 

Freakonomics

In theaters October 1st, 2010

Love & Other Drugs

In theaters November 24th, 2010

Fair Game

In theaters November 5th, 2010 

Enter the Void

In theaters September 24th, 2010 

Like Dandelion Dust

In theaters September 24th, 2010

DVD Releases 8/24/2010

Check out this week's dvd releases:

The Back-up Plan (PG-13)

City Island (PG-13)

The Square (R)

Enjoy!!

Friday Releases 8/20/2010

Here is your Friday Line-up at the movies...

Lottery Ticket (PG-13): 

A kid from the projects scores the jackpot in the lottery and fights to protect his ticket over the course of a treacherous holiday weekend in this all-star comedy featuring Ice Cube, Charlie Murphy, Terry Crews, and Loretta Devine.

Nanny McPhee Returns (PG): 

A struggling mother receives some much-needed assistance tending to the family farm and raising a group of spirited children while her military husband is fighting overseas in this sequel to the whimsical 2005 fantasy comedy Nanny McPhee.

The Switch (PG-13): 

A 40-year-old unmarried woman decides to become pregnant by inseminating herself with a turkey baster. What she doesn't know is that the sperm is from her best friend, who must live with the secret that the child is his.

Piranha 3D (R): 

Every year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for Spring Break; a riot of sun and drunken fun. But this year, there's something more to worry about than hangovers and complaints from local old timers; A new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area’s new razor-toothed residents.

Vampires Suck (PG-13): 

Becca (Jenn Proske), an angst-ridden, human teenager, is torn between two supernatural suitors: vampire Edward (Matt Lanter) and werewolf Jacob (Chris Riggi) . Before she can choose, Becca must find a way to evade her controlling father, who treats her like a helpless child. Meanwhile, Becca's friends contend with their own romantic issues, leading to a collision at the prom.

Down Terrace (R):  

Mike Leigh meets The Sopranos in this drama which stars real life father and son Bob and Robin Hill as Bill and Karl, the heads of a crime family struggling to keep their business together as infighting and a police informant in their midst threaten to unravel it completely. Featuring stars of such beloved British TV shows as "Spaced," "The Office" and "Extras," the film is a pitch black comedy that alternates unexpectedly between shocking violence and realistic, even moving family drama.

Mao's Last Dancer (PG):  

Chronicles the life of ballet star Li Cunxin , from his boyhood as a peasant in communist China to his defection to the United States in 1981.

Soul Kitchen (NR): 

Young German-Greek restaurant owner Zinos is down on his luck. His girlfriend Nadine has moved to Shanghai, his Soul Kitchen customers are boycotting the new gourmet chef, and he‘s having back trouble! Things start looking up when the hip crowd embraces his revamped culinary concept, but that doesn‘t mend Zinos’ broken heart.

The Tillman Story (R):  

Pat Tillman gave up his professional football career to join the Army Rangers in 2002—and became an instant symbol of patriotic fervor and unflinching duty. But the truth about Pat Tillman is far more complex, and ultimately more heroic, than the caricature created by the media. And when the government tried to turn his death into war propaganda, they took on the wrong family. 

What If...(PG):  

An angel shows a high-powered executive (Kevin Sorbo) what his life would have been if he had followed his true calling to be a preacher and family man.   

Enjoy folks!!

 

New Folks Added to 'X-Men:First Class'

Well I guess the apple does not fall far from the tree as it pertains to Zoe Kravitz. Daughter of rocker and 'Precious' star Lenny Kravitz and 'Cosby Show' actress Lisa Bonet, has been chosen to play Angel in the upcoming comic book film, X-Men: First Class.

In a surprising casting move, she will play Angel who if you remembered and saw the last of the original X-Men trilogy, X-Men: The Last Stand is a white male and was played by Ben Foster in the third film.

According to Screenrant.com, "Angel is a character we thought for sure had no chance of being in the film ('First Class') since he was introduced in' X-Men 3' as someone with no prior knowledge or ties with the X-Men. If you're keeping track, the 'X-Men: First Class' movie currently only sits with two of the five actual original characters from Marvel Comics canon and one arguably shouldn't be there. That being said, this clearly isn't the same Angel we know but instead, the character known as Angel Salvadore."

And check this out, the 21 year-old Kravitz was dating Foster back in 2008.

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto. It starts when they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.

Here's the cast so far:

James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier
Michael Fassbender as Magneto
Bill Milner as Young Magneto
Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy/Beast
Caleb Landry Jones as Banshee
Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique
Morgan Lily as Young Mystique
Kevin Bacon as the villain
Edi Gathegi as Darwin
Jason Flemyng as Azazel, the father of Nightcrawler
Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert
Oliver Platt as The Man in Black
January Jones as Emma Frost
Zoe Kravitz as Angel


20th Century Fox will release 'X-Men: First Class' in theaters on June 3, 2011.

Weekly Trailers 8/18/2010

Check out this week's new trailer updates! September seems to be a prime month!

My Soul to Take

In theaters October 8th, 2010

I'm Still Here

In theaters September 10th, 2010

Skyline

In theaters November 12th, 2010

The Next Three Days

In theaters November 19th, 2010

How Do You Know

In theaters December 17th, 2010

Lovely, Still

In theaters September 10th, 2010

Bran Nue Dae

In theaters September 10th, 2010

Barry Munday

In theaters October 1st, 2010

Howl

In theaters September 24th, 2010

White Wedding

In theaters September 3rd, 2010

DVD Releases 8/17/2010

Check out this week's dvd releases:

The Last Song (PG)

Furry Vengeance (PG)

Me and Orson Welles (PG-13)

Slim and trim for ya...lol

The Expendables...Old Timers doing their thing!!

This was the perfect movie to see for my birthday weekend!! ACTION...ACTION...and MORE ACTION!!

If there was a movie that Sylvester Stallone needed to make a comeback with, this was the perfect fit! To thinks that he has a about a decade full of failed flicks The Expendables really blew it out the water for me. I was beginning to think all he was good for was 'Rambo' and 'Rocky'...he proved me wrong! The film showcases a group of elite mercenaries, tasked with a mission to overthrow a Latin American dictator. It does a great job of  paying homage to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and early 1990s, and stars an array of action veterans from those decades!

For me going into this film, I just really was hoping for a good, solid action film and in the end it turned out to be one of the best action hero line ups in cinematic history.  It is easily much more graphic and gory than most modern day action films, but this gives the film much more depth in addition to creating a degree of realism. There is this constant pumping of adrenaline coated with a huge rush of  laughter. You can help but hold on to your seat and just enjoy this thrill ride! Now grant it the plot is no where near original but what movie is these days. At least it wasn't like they were beating a dead horse, in essence they were more like reviving one.

Along with a wonderful supporting cast (Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, as well as others) it gave you that flavor that you have been wanting to just crave and attack. Of course there is the obvious highlight between the friendship of Stallon and Statham's charcter, but it still does not outweigh what the other have to offer. With the twisting subplots (Lundgren), and the constant humor and jokes (Crews & Li) you are sure to get a treat! The cast was perfect picked, I wouldn't have changed it at all!

In addition to your good guys, the nemesis of the film is given an excellent portrayal of the mean, dirty, and grimy villain who is played by Eric Roberts. And I can't forget his trusty henchman  Stone Cold Steve Austin a role that definitely gives him more credibility in the film world that is. And even though we only see them for a brief moment Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger give the audience a moment to say yay they still got it!

The note-worthy thing about this film is that even if it there was not an all-star cast it still would have had the potential to be a great action movie, the fact it has such a jaw dropping cast is icing on the cake!! The Expendables is what you would call a fan-base movie!! Everyone that you love is put into one movie, for your entertainment pleasure!! In the end, this movie proved that an old dog can still learn new tricks...lol!!

Grade: 3 out of 4 stars

Friday Releases 8/13/2010

Here are this weekend's Friday releases...

Animal Kingdon (R): 

After his mother dies, an Australian teen goes to live with his criminal grandmother.

Eat Pray Love (PG-13): 

A married woman who seemingly has it all and is trying to get pregnant, realizes that she's not living the life she wants.

The Expendables (R): 

Mercenaries embark on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator

Peepli Live (NR): 

A media circus results when a farmer announces his intention to commit suicide.

The People I've Slept With (NR): 

A promiscuous woman, who doesn't think twice about her lifestyle, finds herself in an unplanned pregnancy and must figure out who the baby's daddy is.

Salt of This Sea (NR): 

A woman confronts the realities of life in the occupied Palestinian territories in this drama.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PG-13): 

A charming slacker (Michael Cera) must contend with his new girlfriend's many ex-boyfriends.

Tales From Earthsea (PG-13): 

A prince and a wizard join forces to find out why their world is out of balance.

La Soga (NR): 

An enforcer (Manny Perez) with a Dominican general's secret police has a long-range plan to avenge his father's murder.

Enjoy!!

Sneek Peek Pic of 'For Colored Girls' Cast

Well here ya go...the starring cast of Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf adaptation. From left to right: Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad, Loretta Divine, Tessa Thompson and Thandie Newton.*

Love It!!! In theaters Januray 14th, 2011...So can't wait!!

*Featured in the latest issue of  Essence magazine (September 2010)

Idris Elba to play the new 'Alex Cross'

Well check this out, Takers, (which opens on Aug. 27), star Idris Elba  gave us a little inside scoop while doing some promoting. He stated that he's been offered to play 'Alex Cross', the popular forensic psychologist in author James Patterson's best-selling thrillers.

"I have been offered to play Alex Cross and if that happens, I'm really excited about it," said Elba while speaking at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston on Aug. 9.

'Cross' will be the third Patterson novel to be turned into a movie. It's also the 12th of 16 books that Patterson has written on the character.

As you know Oscar winner Morgan Freeman previously played Cross in the two prior films, Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider.

Cross is described as an African-American detective and psychologist living and working in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. He works in the homicide division of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPD), but eventually becomes a Senior Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). After his stint with the FBI, Alex returns to private psychology practice, but continues to consult for the MPD and the FBI as needed, ultimately rejoining the MPD as a special consultant to the Major Case Squad.

He should be pretty familiar with this type of role considering recently he played Detective Chief Inspector John Luther for six episodes in the British psychological crime drama television series 'Luther.'

Elba is truly making his rounds in the movie circuit as we will get to see him in the comic book adaptation of Thor in 2011.

Do your thing Mr. Elba!

Elvis Presley granddaughter to consider "Mad Max" role

As reported in the Hollywood Reporter, Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is in talks to nab a role in the fourth installment of the "Mad Max" movies, Fury Road.

The movie's plot is being kept secret, but things take place a short while after the story detailed in 1985's Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the third in the series.

Keough -- the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and musician-actor Danny Keough -- will play one of the "Five Wives," a group of women that Hardy must protect from the bad guys. Zoe Kravitz, Teresa Palmer and Adelaide Clemens are three of other wives.

Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult round out the cast. The movie is eyeing a start date for early next year.

Weekly Trailers 8/11/2010

Check out this week's new trailers...

The American

In theaters September 1st, 2010

Unstoppable

November 12th, 2010

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

In theaters January 21st, 2011

Jackass 3D

In theaters October 15th, 2010

Catfish

In theaters September 17th, 2010

The Winning Season

In theaters September 3rd, 2010

Burlesque

In theaters November 24th, 2010

Daniel & Ana

In theaters August 27th, 2010

DVD Releases 8/10/2010

Check out this week's DVD releases...

Date Night (PG-13)

Death at a Funeral (R)

My Name is Khan (PG-13)

Letters to God (PG)

The Joneses (PG)

La Mission (R)

You got a whole lot of laughter with some drama mixed in...sounds good to me!

"I WON" ...Lottery Ticket Screening

Well on yesterday I had the pleasure of going to see an advanced screening of the Lottery Ticket, and I will say I was somewhat impressed. It had that funny-yet corny vibe, but it worked. And to add icing on the cake co-stars Bow Wow, Naturi Naughton, and Brandon T. Jackson were also in attendance to give a few tidbits. I must say it was good to see young actors truly investing into there films, and plus they look they had fun while doing it.

Now I could go all day talking about the characters in the movie, everyone played there role to a tee!! And regardless of how big or small the part you were bound to do one of two things cry tears of laughter and or ponder on thought. Case in point, without spoiling it for you Mike Epps, T-Pain, and Charlie Murphy, those three right there will have you rolling over with laughter. And when you think about it, they probably didn't have to put in too much effort considering the type of folks that they are in the entertainment world.

Now a character who really stuck for a not so obvious reason is that of rising star Gbenga Akinnagbe who played the protagonist Lorenzo. One thing that stood out was that although he was a criminal he was a very intellectual one, which at least gave the audience an appreciation of his role. I must admit this was a good mix of actors, all the way from your seasoned ones to the newbies. Thank goodness for that, the wealth is being shared.

(ATL Screening of Lottery Ticket)

With all the message spread out through out the movie, there are definitely many lessons to be learned. We get an opportunity to see how far friendships will go, and how money does not have to change people lives for the worse, but rather enhance them. Amazing what can happen as a result of a small piece of paper.

The one good thing I liked about this movie was that everyone could definitely relate to the subject matter of the film.I love the fact that you leave away from the theater with several positive messages. The young and old could learn a thing or two about the the 'rags to riches' lifestyle.

Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars

I Like 'The Other Guys'

Let me first start out by saying that I was dying of laughter after watching this movie. Will Ferrell never ceases to amaze me!! This was definitely a great time for this flick to come out, and to think it knocked the box office hit Inception out of the #1 spot in its opening weekend!!

Well there is one thing for sure, you will not get a complaint out of me about this film, from the moment that screen lit up I was hooked!!

The mix between the dry humor and the downright hilarious humor is tremendous it pretty much is the icing on the cake of chemistry between Mark Walhberg and Will Ferrell. I was curious how the two of them were going to pull off the character partnership, well no more doubts in my mind. I'm actually pretty interested in how these two got linked together, definitely worked out for the better (unlike its counterpart film Cop Out).

In this movie we get a chance to appreciate each and every character no matter how long they are in the film. One character in particular is that of Mark Whalberg's in this film. Keeping in mind we have seen him play a serious cop like the one in The Departed, but in The Other Guys we get to see the serious cop, but one that takes on a comedic form. And I love it!! It definitely shows his range as a all-around great actor. Now another one that folks may have missed is that of comedian Damon Wayans' son Damon Wayans Jr. put it like this, "like father, like son". And he definitely does not fall far from the tree.All in all, there is no one person that steals the show, they all pretty much work off the other, so that everyone gets their "shine on".

Now with this flick under his belt director Adam McKay is definitely on the verge of being a household name. For all you movie buffs you will recognize his previous work with Will Ferrell in which magic happens. The former "Saturday Night Live" writer directed Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), and the soon-to-be classic Talladega Nights (2006). As director and co-writer of The Other Guys, McKay clearly pulls out all the best qualities out of Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, and the rest of the cast. In a nutshell, he combines action and comedy better than a lot of comedies that I have seen in a long time.

Oh and I can't forget the wooden gun....trust me I will not spoil, you gotta see it to get the full effect!! That and the cocaine covered Prius...(priceless moments!)

This movie has enough action to satisfy the plot and very few (if any) twists. It was simple and to the point, which is all that is needed for a comedy like this one. Let me just say this movie is pure enjoyment you will appreciate the wonderful, uplifting, funny time!


Rating: 3 out of 4 stars

Can you Dance...Can you Groove?

Well there was no doubt that the folks in Step 3D can dance...as a matter of fact they had it really going on! Simply put this was your typical feel good dance movie. I will say that it did set itself apart from some of its previous counterparts (You Got Served, Save the Last Dance, Take the Lead, How She Move, etc.) Now grant it after seeing one dance movie they all begin to resemble, however with Step Up 3 we are able to get an updated freshness.

I loved the fact that it starts out by asking one simple question..."why do you dance?". Although it might have an obvious answer, the audience is able to delve into the true realities of the dance world. You can't help but get your groove on with each minute that passes, that's how much the dancing blew me away.There's also a lot more dancing than acting I would say, and in actuality that's really not a bad thing. To be honest, I came really for the dancing and the music.

Now I did have just a few minor gripes, the fact that it takes place in New York versus Baltimore takes away from the originality. With it being in the NY you already know the scenario. Also the fact that the storyline predictable doesn't give a boost, but if you don't mind that then you are pretty much straight.

On the flip side it was good to see some new blood in that of T-witch (from last season's SYTYCD), we get the opportunity to see the rise of some up and coming dancers/choreographers. In essence you get to appreciate this great art form. To many people, dancing is like a "mysterious force", and a "way of life". Trust me people truly do believe in this. Just like one would believe in the power of music or art and or any other aesthetic field.

This movie does its job in two simple ways...through the dance and its music! I can't even front I had to go get the soundtrack so that I could be jamming right along with the movie. (Sidenote: No need to really see in 3D you will get the same effect and spend less money.)

So the question remains...When was the last time you came out of a movie genuinely smiling and feeling good?

Rating: 2.5 stars out of 4

Taraji P. Henson gets 'Rough' role

In From the Rough, the Oscar-nominated Taraji P. Henson will be taking on the role inspired by Dr. Catana Starks, the first female head coach of an NCAA Division One Men's team. Independent motion picture company, Gyre Entertainment is set to produce the sports drama, which will begin filming in New Orleans with an early October 4th start date.

Henson will play a fictionalized version of Starks named Cassandra Turner, who manages to have a successful stint as coach of the women's swim team at a historically black college into getting a shot at building a men's golf team. With a sparse amount of black players, Turner seeks for hidden talent in  Europe, Australia and Asia thus constructing a uniquely multi-racial team. (Note: Starks was the golf coach at Tennessee State University.)
 
"This extraordinary film explores one's ability to transform life's rough circumstances into distinct advantages," said director-producer Pierre Bagley. "It confronts issues of race, gender, class and cultural barriers in ways that are provocative, and sometimes hilarious.

Michael A. Critelli wrote the screenplay and will be an executive producer along with Kevin E. Hooks.

Good move Ms. Henson! Looking forward to it!

GA Suburb set to film 'Footloose' remake

Looks like the small city/town of Covington, Georgia may be getting a little taste of Hollywood. Filming of the remake of the popular 1984 film about a city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and gets a bad case of culture shock is taking place in Georgia. It has been said that location scouts have been keeping their eyes open to the Newton County Historic Courthouse for a courtroom scene.

The film which is being directed by Craig Brewer, stars Dennis Quaid, two-time “Dancing With the Stars” champion Julianne Hough and Kenny Wormald as Ren McCormack, the role originally made famous by Kevin Bacon.

Chairman Kathy Morgan believes the film industry tends to bring money to the county long after crews have packed up and gone home. This way it attracts tourists curious to see where their favorite movies have been shot.

“We want to be a film-friendly community and have a reputation for being easy to work with,” Morgan told the board.

On Thursday (8/5), Morgan said that the agreement to film at the courthouse has not yet been finalized.“We do not have a contract signed, but we have tentatively agreed to save those dates,” she said via e-mail.

Breaking News: Denzel's New Flick

Denzel Washington's next film, Unstoppable, has been released to the masses...Check it here:


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Directed by Tony Scott and co-starring Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson, Unstoppable is about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals.

The film pits an engineer (played by Washington) and his conductor (played by Pine) in a race against time. They're chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town.

The script loosely inspired by a true event that took place in Ohio in 2001.

This will also mark the fifth collaboration between Washington and Scott after working on Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Deja Vu, and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.


20th Century Fox will release the film on November 10.

Friday Releases 8/6/2010

Check out what hits theaters on today...

The Other Guys (PG-13): 

NYPD Detectives Christopher Danson and P.K. Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops in New York City. They don’t get tattoos – other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit Detectives Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg). You’ve seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They’re not heroes – they’re "the Other Guys." 

Step Up 3D (PG-13): 

New York’s intense street dancing underground comes alive in eye-popping Digital 3D in the third installment of the STEP UP franchise as the raw, passion-fueled culture goes global.

Middle Men (R): 

Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) is a legitimate Texas businessman who wanders off the straight-and-narrow path when he meets Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), a slimy pair of Internet porn profiteers.

Flipped (PG): 

The coming-of-age romantic comedy “Flipped,” from director Rob Reiner, takes Bryce and Juli from Grade School to Junior High, through triumph and disaster, family drama and first love, as they make the discoveries that will define who they are – and who they are to each other. 

Cairo Time (NR): 

Juliette, a fashion magazine editor in her 50s, travels to Cairo to meet her husband, Mark, a UN official working in Gaza, for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his friend Tareq, who had been his security officer for many years, to escort her throughout the beautiful and exotic city. The last thing anyone expects is that they will fall in love. 

The Disappearance of Alice Creed (R): 

The kidnappers are Danny (Martin Compston) and Vic (Eddie Marsan), two ex-cons planning to make a mint on the ransom for the young woman. Their hostage is Alice Creed (Gemma Arterton), daughter of a rich businessman, chosen by Vic and Danny as their passport to a better life. 

Lebanon (R): 

A new gunner (Yoav Donat) joins a lone Israeli tank on the day that Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon heralds the start of war.

Brotherhood (NR): 

Former Danish servicemen Tykke and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through grudging admiration to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when their illicit relationship in uncovered.

The Oxford Murders (R): 

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.

Twelve (R): 

Based on the controversial Nick McDonell novel, TWELVE follows high school dropout turned successful drug dealer White Mike (Chace Crawford) in New York's Upper East Side. Business is booming when all of the kids are home from boarding school and everyone has money to blow. 

The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest (PG): 

Thematic elements involving hardships of climbing, and some historical smoking images. Conrad Anker tries to unravel the mystery of the death of George Mallory on Mount Everest.

BREAKING NEWS!! Tyler Perry's 'Madea's Big Happy Family' cast members announced!!

It has been exclusively reported that Bow Wow and Loretta Devine, who are set to appear together in the Warner Bros. comedy, Lottery Ticket, will team up again in Tyler Perry's next film, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big and Happy Family. 

And of course, Perry will reprise his signature role as Madea Simmons in the film, adapted from his new stage play 'Madea's Happy Family,' which is currently on tour in the U.S. Also added to the film is current 'It' guy and Old Spice commercial pitchman Isaiah Mustafa. Devine and Bow Wow will play mother and son, while Mustafa is cast as the brother-in-law.

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family will be the eleventh title in the studio's hit Perry franchise. Lionsgate plans to release the film on April 22, 2011.

In other Tyler Perry news, 'Colored Girls,' which stars Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Loretta Devine, Anika Noni Rose, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington, Phylicia Rashad, Macy Gray, Tessa Thompson, Michael Ealy, Hill Harper, Khalil Kain, Omari Hardwick, and Richard Lawson wrapped filming two weeks ago.

'X-Men: First Class' Director Changes Movie Because Of 'Inception'

Now who would have saw this coming possibly Professor X...just maybe. With Inception blazing the Hollywood charts as the number one film for the past three weeks, who would have thought it would effect a future film in such a huge way.

According to X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn, a recent viewing of the blockbuster Christopher Nolan film forced him to change his own movie because of similarities to Inception's surreal, zero-gravity, rotating-room fight scenes. Vaughn explained his changes to the L.A. Times: "I saw Inception, which I loved, but my heart sank when I saw that a few of the ideas we had were up [on the screen]. So it's either leave it in and look as if you're copying or change things. We completely ripped out about 12 pages of the script and the storyboards."

I gotta hand it to him, that was very big of him to revamp his material, at least he is trying to be original and be authentic as possible, versus taking the easy route and giving the impression of borrowing material.

Forbes Top 10 Highest-Paid Hollywood Actresses

Hollywood can be a tough town for women, but these 10 actresses have managed to bring in the big bucks. To figure out earnings Forbes magazine talked to agents, managers, producers and lawyers to determine what stars earned as upfront and back-end pay from June 2009 to June 2010. In addition, other earnings from things like clothing lines, perfume and makeup endorsements were taken into account as well.

1) Sandra Bullock $56 million

With two hit movies (The Proposal and The Blind Side) and an Oscar win, Bullock is pretty much sitting on top of the world, financially!!

2) Reese Witherspoon $32 million

Witherspoon's face hasn't been seen on the big screen since Christmas 2008, when she starred with Vince Vaughn in Four Christmases. She'll return this holiday season with a new James Brooks comedy titled How Do You Know? co-starring Jack Nicholson, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson. Maybe she just needs to work during the holiday to get her big bucks.

3) Cameron Diaz $32 million

Thanks to her work in the Shrek films Diaz has a nice, steady income, but she also gets big bucks to appear in romantic films like the action comedy Knight & Day, co-starring Tom Cruise. Diaz also stars with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake as a foul-mouthed educator in the film Bad Teacher.

4) Jennifer Aniston $27 million

Box-office stinkers like Love Happens and The Bounty Hunter can't stop America's sweetheart. Aniston still gets tons of press attention and decent-sized upfront paydays for romantic comedies like Just Go With It, co-starring Adam Sandler. Aniston also earns from Friends re-runs and a lucrative deal with Glaceau Smartwater.

5) Sarah Jessica Parker $25 million

Between the TV series and movie franchise, Sex and the City will keep Parker in Manolos for years to come. The actress also has a successful line of perfumes that brought in $24 million the U.S. in 2009. Parker is now helping to design clothes for fashion label Halston. Her perfume line, which includes scents like NYC, Lovely, and Dawn, is also a big seller.

6) Julia Roberts $20 million

Roberts is no longer the draw she was in the days of movies like Erin Brockovich and Runaway Bride.Eat Pray Love Instead she is focusing on more personal movies like , based on the bestseller by Elizabeth Gilbert. Roberts will star opposite Tom Hanks for the second time in Larry Crowne, about a man reinventing himself.

7) Angelina Jolie $20 million

The mom of six is a constant tabloid presence with 38 magazine covers in the last 12 months. She also makes movies. Jolie lost some ground this year because she didn't have a new movie in our time frame. But she continues to cement her bankability with big thrillers like Salt and The Tourist, co-starring Johnny Depp.

 

8) Drew Barrymore $15 million

Barrymore made her directorial debut in 2009 with the film Whip It. Unfortunately it didn't whip up much business at the box office, earning only $17 million globally. Still, Barrymore is working hard to build a career behind the camera. She was the executive producer on the successful film He's Just Not That Into You.

 

9) Meryl Streep $13 million

At 60 Streep is still big at the box office. She had two hits in 2009 with Julie & Julia and It's Complicated, which earned a collective $350 million at the global box office. She also earned a record 16th Oscar nomination for her work as chef Julia Child. No plans have been made yet for the actress next film.

 

10) Kristen Stewart $12 million

The 20-year-old Stewart is recognizable to teens around the world as Bella, the human caught between a vampire and a werewolf in the Twilight series. The movies have so far earned $1.6 billion at the box office and made Stewart a star. She stretched her wings this year with the rock biopic The Runaways, playing Joan Jett.

*Courtesy of Forbes.com (http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/02/sandra-bullock-reese-witherspoon-business-entertainment-highest-paid-actresses_slide.html)

'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Teaser

During San Diego's Comic Con, Disney announced and showed a teaser trailer for the fourth adventure involving Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which stars Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Óscar Jaenada, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey and Sam Claflin.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise-this time in Disney Digital 3D.



Set to hit theaters May 20th, 2011

Weekly Trailers 8/4/2010

Check out this week's new trailer updates...

The Switch

In theaters August 20th, 2010

Flipped

In theaters August 6th, 2010


Yogi Bear

In theaters December 17th, 2010

Vampires Suck

In theaters August 18th, 2010

Stone

In theaters October 8th, 2010

Faster

In theaters November 24th, 2010

Eat Pray Love

In theaters August 13th, 2010

Breaking News for Twilight Fans!!

This just in...

The two part The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn films will hit theaters November 2011 and 2012. "Twilight" fans will get their final taste of the vampire series by the end of 2012.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 is scheduled for release November 18th, 2011 & Part 2 is scheduled for November 16th, 2012 according to Summit Entertainment.

Bill Condon is set to direct both movies, based on the fourth and final book in Stephanie Meyer's series about vampires, werewolves and the teenage girl caught in between them. Stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner are all set to return.

Production is scheduled to begin this fall.

Tyler Perry to produce new film 'We The Peeples'

Tyler Perry Studios and its production arm 34th Street Films have just announced pre-production of their latest film, We the Peeples. The film is written and will be directed by Tina Gordon Chism (She has previously written the screenplays for Drumline and ATL.)

We the Peeples will begin filming in September and tells the tale of a couple whose relationship goes awry when the guy makes an unexpected entrance at the girl’s annual family party.

Perry launched 34th Street Films a couple of years ago to help open doors for new filmmakers. We the Peeples will present Gordon Chism, best known for her screenplays, with her first opportunity to direct.


We the Peeples is scheduled for release in 2011under Perry's distributor, Lionsgate.
 

Halle Berry Staying Busy!!

Just think in less than a month, Ms. Halle Berry has truly made her mark in the entertainment world with her name being attached to three films and a Broadway play. As of right now she is making a big splash with her most recent endeavor Dark Tide, where she plays Sara, a modern-day adventurer, deeply drawn to close encounters with the magnificent White Sharks who rule the primal predator shore of isolated Guadalupe Island.

Now once filming is over with Dark Tide, she will start working on two more films. One which is, Shoe Addicts Anonymous is an ensemble film that will follow the lives of four Chicago women from different ethnic backgrounds with two common bonds: They are shoe addicts and they wear the same sizes. They form a support group, swap heels and become sole sisters as their bond goes beyond footwear. Also, The Playlist.com is reporting that Berry has also been offered a role in Tom Tykwer's latest film, Cloud Atlas, alongside Tom Hanks, James McAvoy, Natalie Portman, and Ian McKellen.

'Based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell, the story centers around six characters: a reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan's California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a genetically modified "dinery server" on death-row; and Zachry, a young Pacific Islander witnessing the nightfall of science and civilization - the narrators of Cloud Atlas hear each other's echoes down the corridor of history, and their destinies are changed in ways great and small.'

And to top that all off, in between films, Berry is slated to star on Broadway in Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop," where she will portray a hotel maid who delivers a meal to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, on the evening before his assassination.

I'm not even mad at ya Ms. Berry!! Gotta keep yourself relevant in the film world!

Free Tickets 'Takers' Screening Ten City Takeover !!!

FREE tickets to upcoming TAKERS screenings in 10 cities across the U.S.

Check the site here: http://www.takers10citytakeover.com/

You don't want to miss this!!

DVD Releases 8/3/2010

Check out this week's DVD releases for 8/3/2010...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG)

Kick-Ass (R)

The Ghost Writer (PG-13)

Enjoy!!