This Just In!! 'Takers' at 2010 Essence Music Fest!!

Rainforest Films presents...

If you are or will be at Essence Music Festival enter for a chance to get 2 Tickets to a Private Advanced Screening of the anticipated summer hit Takers!!!

Visit the official website: http://www.whoarethetakers.com/

Judd Apatow + Pee-wee Herman = What Do You Think?

This just in Pee-Wee Herman is coming back to the big screen. Judd Apatow's publicist, Matt Labov, says the writer-director-producer is developing a movie with Pee-Wee's creator, Paul Reubens. Reubens, who is co-writing the film, described it as an on-the-road movie built around a big adventure.

"Let's face it, the world needs more Pee-Wee Herman," Apatow told Daily Variety. "I am so excited to be working with Paul Reubens -- who is an extraordinary and ground-breaking actor and writer. It's so great to watch him return with such relevance."

Pee-Wee's first film, 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure, spawned a cult TV show featuring the kooky, overgrown boy.

Reubens revived his character on stage this year, and that show is set for a 48-performance run on Broadway starting Oct. 26.

Breaking News!! New Spiderman has been casted...

Well it looks like we got a new "web" guy...

According to Access Hollywood, Andrew Garfield, 26, has been cast as the new Peter Parker for the next installment in the "Spider-Man" movie franchise, Columbia Pictures announced on Thursday (7/1/2010).

Andrew will make his official screen debut as the legendary superhero on July 3, 2012, when the film hits theaters in 3-D. Production on the film will begin in early December.

Garfield has appeared in a few films, including The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the project Heath Ledger  was working on at the time of his death in 2008 and 2007's Lions for Lambs with Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, and Robert Redford. The young actor is also a part of the cast of the upcoming Facebook movie, "The Social Network," due for release later this year.

Marc Webb, who helmed (500) Days of Summer, the indie hit which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, will direct the picture.

Tobey Maguire previously played Spider-Man in three installments of the franchise.

Wonder if this revamp will hurt or help the Spider-Man franchise.

Another Disappointment in film...The Last Airbender :-(

After patiently waiting and extremely eagerly for this movie to hit the big screen, I sat in the theater angry and feeling like my dreams had just been dashed!! I was like a kid in the candy store, but instead of enjoying my candy, somebody stole it right from my hands!!

Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements.

Let me first start out by saying I am no expert in the 'Last Airbender' series, however I did get a chance to do some background research before going to see the film. And thank goodness I did because otherwise I would have been totally lost. But then again even if you didn't have any prior knowledge of it, the movie would still suck!

Now that we have picked apart the acting I would be remissed to discuss the casting of the movie. This was probably the biggest flaw of them all considering its basically the opposite of the original series. The fact that the casting consisted of Caucasian actors playing all the good guys in the Asian-influenced Avatar universe triggered numerous negative reactions especially from fans. It actually does a disservice to the film because it changes the authenticity of what it really represents. That was one thing I could not let go while watching the film.

As it pertains to the acting, I was literally cringing in my seat, the acting was horrible. With each line voiced you can't help but wonder where some of these folks got their acting skills. Now I understand that M.Night.Shyamalan was probably trying to introduce some new blood, but this proved not to be a successful change-up. The only actor who seemed to have the best flow was that of Dev Patel (Prince Zuko) he played one great confused "bad guy". To a small degree you actually empathize with his character. He actually emotes true believable feelings. Now he wasn't the most accurate portrayal of "Iroh" visually but at least captured the character's wisdom much better than many of the other actors on board for the movie. However, the worst of them all was the main character Aang (played by newcomer Noah Ringer), lord knows this had to be his first gig.

To be honest, when you boil it down this is really not the type of film that would be Shyamalan's forte' so to speak. He needs to stick to the thought-provoking mystery films that are more up his alley. And leave the mysticism and fantasy alone. And another thing, leave the 3D alone too!! Its not for you!!

My question is "how do you take something that seemed like such a great idea and make it so terrible?" It makes you wonder what could result of the films to follow (FYI...this is not the end). Such a shame that  Shyamalan got completely caught up in the mythology of the world and missed the fact that the CHARACTERS are what make up the cartoon, thus the movie should follow suit. It's so disappointing because this could have really been a great film...SMH!

Rating: 1 star out of 4

Angela Bassett to join wedding comedy "Jumping the Broom"

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Angela Bassett will star alongside Paula Patton in Jumping the Broom, a wedding-themed ensemble comedy.

Also joining the cast of the Columbia Pictures project are rapper/actor Romeo Miller and Laz Alonso.
"Broom" revolves around the clash of two black families from opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum meeting for the first time during a weekend wedding in Martha's Vineyard. Bassett will play Patton's mother, an heiress and a pillar of the Washington elite.

Miller plays Patton's cousin, a senior at Yale. Alonso will play Patton's love interest. Shooting begins soon in Nova Scotia. TV veteran Salim Akil ("Girlfriends") will direct.

It has been a minute since we have seen Ms. Angela on the big screen, and I am excited for her return. Also just recently, Bassett has wrapped-up shooting Green Lantern, playing Dr. Amanda Waller in the comic-book adaptation. In addition to these two upcoming films, she is casting her directorial debut, United States, which is slated to go before cameras in the fall.

Weekly Trailer Updates 6/30/2010

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

In theaters December 10th, 2010

The Green Hornet

In theaters January 14th, 2011

The Tillman Story

In theaters August 20th, 2010

Middle Men

In theaters August 6th, 2010

Red

In theaters October 15th, 2010

The Extra Man

In theaters July 30th, 2010

Conviction

In theaters October 15th, 2010

Flick Releases 6/30/2010-7/4/2010

Here are this week's releases...We have a few that are coming out a little earlier in the week so stay tuned!

June 30th, 2010
Love Ranch (NR): Starring Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci as Grace Bontempo and Charlie Bontempo, the husband and wife team who own and run Nevada’s first legalized brothel.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13): Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf.

July 1st, 2010

The Last Airbender (NR): Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others.

July 2nd, 2010

Great Directors (NR): A celebration of films and filmmaking starring ten of the worlds most acclaimed, provocative, and individualistic living directors. The documentary is a deeply personal and intimate look at the art of cinema and the artists who create it, and features original, in-depth conversations with world-class filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Liliana Cavani, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles.

Leaves of Grass (R): When Ivy League classics professor Bill Kincaid receives news of the murder of his estranged identical twin brother, Brady (Edward Norton), in a pot deal gone bad, he leaves the world of Northeastern academia to travel back to his home state of Oklahoma. 

The Girl Who Played With Fire (NR): Two journalists on the verge of exposing their story in Millennium about an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden are brutally murdered.

July 4th, 2010

Phenom (NR): After a high school basketball prodigy (Chris Brown) goes pro and snooping journalists discover that he's the illegitimate son of a prominent NBA star, the playoffs get particularly interesting as father and son's respective teams appear poised to square off in the biggest game of the year.