Watchmen at the Box Office
James Wortman Who watches the Watchmen? Not enough of us, apparently. E! Online reports that after the film’s $55.7 million opening last weekend, sales are estimated to have plummeted 67 percent to…
2009
Watching the Watchmen’s Opening Credits
If you saw Watchmen this weekend, chances are you were floored by the film’s opening credits. Set to Bob Dylan’s “Times They Are a-Changin’,” the montage introduces viewers to an…
Fox Releases a New Trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine!
Sure, we’re all wrapped up in Watchmen mania leading up to that film’s release this weekend, but let’s not forget that X-Men Origins: Wolverine is but months away! Head over…
Friday the 13th: A Wort Report Review
I finally got a chance to check out Platinum Dunes’ Friday the 13th remake, and I have to say I was pretty impressed. This glossy franchise reboot ups the gore…
The Oscar Aftermath
Congratulations to Heath Ledger and his family for the late actor’s Academy Award honoring his nuanced take on iconic Batman villain the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film, The Dark…
A Literary Classic with a Dash of the Undead
While zombies have been invading bookshelves a lot these days with modern titles such as Max Brooks’ World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, classic literature has remained relatively…
Will Scarlett Johansson Join the Cast of Iron Man 2?
According to Entertainment Weekly’s Hollywood Insider blog, Scarlett Johansson is in talks to replace Emily Blunt as the sexy Russian spy Natasha Romanoff—also known as the Black Widow—in Marvel Studios’…
Check Out the New Trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Most fans got their first eyeful of Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen during its Super Bowl spot, but a full-length teaser trailer premiered on February 13 in front…
Spider-Man’s Menace Unmasked
It may surprise the general, non-geeky population, but The Amazing Spider-Man is a comic book worth buying even when it doesn’t have the 44th president of the United States on…
Bring the Funny, Chuckleheads!
Calling all Wortmaniacs! Reader’s Digest editor and friend of the Report, Jill Krasny, gave me the heads-up earlier today that her magazine is sponsoring the World’s Best Joke Contest, which…