Next February, the 82nd annual Academy Awards will feature twice as many nominees for the category of Best Picture. Sid Ganis, the President of the Motion Pictures Academy of Arts and Science made the announcement today at a press conference in Beverly Hills. For over sixty years, the Academy Awards has nominated only five films [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Box Office: Transformers 2 Preparing to Break Records
Summer blockbuster season is now in full swing with the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The sequel to the 2007 hit film opened last night to $16 million in ticket sales for midnight showings across the country. Midnight shows were selling out at a record pace in both regular and IMAX screens. Some [...]
Holla Back: What Did You Think of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?
Today is opening day for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and as many of you head to the theaters to check it out, we want to know what you think. Did you catch a midnight show last night? Are you watching it in IMAX? Was the theater you were at packed? How was the experience? [...]
Fun Stuff: Green Lantern Bio
With DC Comics summer event Blackest Night about to kick off in July, we at Fanboyz wanted to fill you in on the Green Lantern Corp plus the others in the war of light. Some may be familiar with the name Green Lantern, but many do not know that there are actually seven other corps. [...]
Movie Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
When you watch a movie like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen you have to almost forget about being critical and do your best to submerge yourself in the fanboy lust that Michael Bay has thrown on that screen. This is not a movie about complex characters, intricate plot details, or even a coherent story. Instead, [...]
First Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender
The Last Airbender is a live action remake of the popular Nickelodeon animated show which follows the adventures of Aang, a ten year old successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations. Shyamalan has always been [...]
Another New Trailer for Halloween 2
We have brought you numerous posts from this movie over the last few months, so here is yet another for you to check out. Although I don’t think this movie looks very good, I know there are many fans of Zombie as well as the Halloween franchise out there, so we will continue to cover [...]
Movie Review: The Proposal
Romantic Comedies depend on one factor and one factor only: chemistry between the two leads. Think about it. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in You’ve Got Mail, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. So your romantic comedy either needs chemistry between it’s [...]
New Trailer for Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
The new Quentin Tarantino movie, Inglourious Basterds, hits theaters in just two months and today we have a new trailer for the Brad Pitt led film. In case you have been living under a rock for the last several months, Inglourious Basterds is the newest film by director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction.) Basterds takes place [...]
First Look at Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland
USA Today has published a series of photos from Tim Burton’s upcoming adventure Alice in Wonderland. Starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Burton’s remake of the classic story will hit theaters March of 2010. Mia Wasikowska stars as Alice along with co-stars Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Sheen, Crispin Glover, and Alan Rickmen. [...]
Two New Sherlock Holmes Posters to Enjoy
Yahoo Movies has debuted two new character posters for Sherlock Holmes. The Robert Downey, Jr and Jude Law crime caper doesn’t hit theaters until this Christmas but the buzz for this film has been very strong. These two new posters are stylish and the taglines are what really sells these as great one sheets. I [...]
Box Office Report: The Proposal is a Hit for Bullock and Reynolds
I just finished watching The Proposal and was pleasantly surprised. The film is your standard romantic comedy, but the casting of Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds is what brought in such a big audience. $34.1 million worth of an audience to be exact. The romantic comedy was the number one film this weekend marking the [...]
Are You Ready For The Blackest Night?
Check with us all this week as we discuss Green Lantern, the mystery of the emotional spectrum, and shed some light on the Blackest Night. Post a comment after the jump.
Cover of the Week: Captain America #600
With all the buzz around the ressurection of Steve Rogers in Captain America Reborn, I couldn’t help but put a Cap comic in this weeks COW coulmn. Now you may be saying to yourself “that is a bit bias”, but it helps when the cover is painted by one of the greatest in the biz, [...]
The Top 5 Worst Movie Fathers
Today is Father’s Day, so if you’re reading this and forgot to get him a card, go do that now. Okay, we all know fathers can be difficult to deal with sometimes, but trust me, there’s worse paternal role models out there. Here are the top 5 worst movie fathers.
Mission: Impossible 4 Shooting for 2011 Release
The Mission: Impossible franchise is set to return in 2011 reports Variety. Tom Cruise will be returning as super spy Ethan Hunt in a fourth film based on the popular television series. Paramount is pushing for a 2011 release date which will fit nicely in their year of high profile sequels which will include Star [...]
New Trailer for Disaster Film 2012 Hits the Net
Roland Emmerich, the director behind Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, is back with yet another disaster movie. This special effects extravaganza is called 2012 and you may remember hearing about it last year, because it was supposed to drop this summer. Instead, the film has been pushed back to a November release date. [...]
International Poster for Inglourious Basterds
We haven’t had too many posters to show you the last couple weeks, and while today’s poster is international, it is definitely worth checking out. During last month’s Cannes Film Festival we were given several character posters for the film. We have yet to get a full cast poster, but this Italian poster from Badtase.it [...]
First Trailer for Horror Remake The Stepfather
The Stepfather is a horror film that was originally made in 1987 and for some reason is now being made for 2009. The trailer has the typical aspects of a horror film. Creepy music, unsuspecting victims, and a hot chick in a bikini. The film is about a teenager who suspects his new stepfather is [...]
New Full Length Trailer for Remake of Fame
When I first heard about a remake for Fame I figured it was just another movie on a long list of reboots and remakes. However this trailer makes me think otherwise. Check out this new full length trailer because you will like it. Even if your not a song and dance kinda person you will [...]
