Romantic comedies usually go off the same blueprint over and over. A guy and girl are thrust into odd circumstances, most of the time they get off on the wrong foot, hate each other, but then see that oh-so-special quality that makes him/her a great catch. This genre is one of the most clichéd styles [...]

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Poor, poor Batman. Millions of comic book fans (affectionately known as “fan boys”) can be heard crying all over the world due to the exclusion of The Dark Knight from today’s Academy Award nominations. Known as one of the best films based on a comic book (until Watchmen is [...]

There is something that is purely American about an angry Clint Eastwood. It might be the tough talking, the snarl, or the thirst for cinematic vengeance, but Mean Clint is always a draw at the movies.
It’s no different in his latest film, Gran Torino, in which the venerable screen legend has created another gem. Though [...]

Stuffed full of every single gender stereotype imaginable, Bride Wars is condescending, childish and most of all, a terrible way to spend an evening. Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married, Get Smart) and Kate Hudson (My Best Friend’s Girl) are normally watchable (for one reason or another) in fare that is usually regulated for viewers without [...]

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During his interview with Barbara Walters this week, Patrick Swayze spoke candidly about his cancer, the failure of his chemotherapy and what he’s doing next in his long and spectacular career. Mr. Swayze, who has brought so much joy to so many people through his movies, is an icon. A [...]

It’s a testimony to the sluggish post-holiday news cycle. Presenting the new mask for Rob Zombie’s upcoming H2, the sequel to his reimagined Halloween that was embraced by purists and the entire Fanboy Nation in 2007.
While clearly in a developmental state, the final version of the mask has yet to look like William Shatner. Looks [...]

It’s the best Tom Cruise Nazi movie ever made. Not since the best Tom Cruise Samurai movie, have audiences swooned with delight to a hero so brave, so powerful, so stoic, so…Cruise. Valkyrie isn’t Mr. Cruise’s best. It’s far from it, but it is a simple, surprisingly mindless little film that has become Tom Cruise’s [...]

Lil Kim is pissed and when Lil Kim is pissed, ya’ll better back away.
The small but shockingly powerful rapper (I’ve seen her bench 250 lbs!) is a bit torqued at her portrayal in the upcoming George Tillman Jr. drama, Notorious, based on the life of Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G.
Kim recently told Hip Hop [...]