‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ to Spin New Trilogy
James Wortman I’ll admit, The Amazing Spider-Man is a lot better than I expected it to be. Considering the fact that it’s a completely unnecessary reboot of a franchise launched just one…
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‘Jurassic Park IV’ Gets Writers
There have been a lot of rumors and speculation about a fourth installment in Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park franchise, and according to Deadline.com, the project is finally moving forward in…
On Blogging, Movies and Other Things
It’s officially summer, which for most people means vacations, barbecues and lazy weekends by the pool. And while it’s entirely likely that I’ll be able to enjoy at least one…
Is George Lucas Really Retiring?
In a press release this week, Lucasfilm Ltd. Announced that George Lucas is moving forward with retirement plans, with Kathleen Kennedy becoming co-chair of Lucasfilm. The Star Wars mastermind will…
My Thoughts on the Delay of ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’
Late last week, it was reported that Paramount Pictures had decided to delay big summer tentpole film G.I. Joe: Retaliation until March 29, 2013. This shocking revelation came just five…
Audiences Continue to Assemble for ‘The Avengers’
Peter Berg’s ill-conceived board game adaptation Battleship might be threatening the world’s collective intelligence this weekend, but it’s doing little to threaten Marvel’s The Avengers as the reigning box office…
Five Reasons Why ‘The Avengers’ Blew Me Away
It’s redundant to point out that director Joss Whedon knocked it out of the park with Marvel’s The Avengers, with bloggers, critics, comic book geeks and general audience members gushing…
‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Continues to Surprise Us All
As cool as Marvel’s The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises will probably be this summer, it’s getting harder and harder to ignore just how awesome G.I. Joe: Retaliation is…
This Honey Badger Keeps Me Stable
With a hectic schedule and a career that requires me to travel every week, sanity often comes in small doses. Sometimes it’s a conversation with a friend, sometimes it’s an…
‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel to Film in January, Avoiding ‘Hunger Games’ Conflict
She was relatively unknown to mainstream audiences when she donned the blue body paint as Mystique in last summer’s X-Men: First Class, but after The Hunger Games took the moviegoing…