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Despicable Me (Film Review)
On July 9, 2010 at 7:37 am
After the unforgivable release of The Last Airbender, I felt confident I could leave this screening with far less of a headache this week. It was hard to have expectations for this film because of the year-long marketing campaign that still gave us no clue what this film was about. All I knew is that [...]
VIDEO: New Facebook Movie Trailer
On July 8, 2010 at 11:39 am
Enjoy the newly released second trailer (and also the first) for the new movie based on the creation of Facebook, The Social Network. Second (New) Trailer First Trailer
LiLo Is On Her Way To Jail-O
On July 6, 2010 at 10:14 pm
Lindsay Lohan is going to jail for violating probation on that 2007 drunk driving conviction. In Axel Foley’s adopted town of Beverly Hills, and in front of the usual battalion of cameras, she was called in front of Judge Marsha Revel of the LA Superior Court’s 2nd Department to answer for her idiocy. Of course, [...]
Recasting Twilight
On at 7:16 am
The new Twilight film is smashing records at the box office, but it’s also getting some pretty tepid reviews. For this reason, the staff of Parcbench decided to help the franchise out a little bit by suggesting how to recast some of the main characters. Without any further ado, presenting our list of the week, [...]
The Fifth “Final Destination” Film is Titled What?
On July 2, 2010 at 7:15 am
The Final Destination film series is anything but final as the fifth installment of the death-obsessed horror show has been confirmed, and it’s set to release on August 26, 2011. Yes, this is the fifth Final Destination, emphasis on “final.” Does that make any sense? Wait, it’s Hollywood…it never makes sense. How can a film [...]
The Last Airbender (Film Review)
On at 7:03 am
M. Night Shyamalan has been due for a comeback film for many years. The Sixth Sense was so long ago I’m afraid to ask if anyone remembers it. Signs was a good film, though after several misses he made The Happening, which at least was a step up from The Village. Shyamalan’s latest adventure is [...]
Hogwarts Fans Too Porky?
On June 29, 2010 at 7:20 am
Heavy Harry Potter fans may need to whip out their wands and cast wingardium leviosa (the levitation charm for all you muggles) on themselves if they want to ride “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey” at the recently opened Universal Studios’ “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” theme park in Orlando. It seems as if some [...]
Third Time’s The Charm
On June 25, 2010 at 7:10 am
House is one of my favorite shows, so I was surprised to learn that Kal Penn’s character ate a bullet. But, I became even more shocked at what was going to fill the 33-year old’s life in lieu of prime time’s acerbic dramedy. His walking papers from Princeton-Plainsboro having effectively been signed, that thing he [...]
The Facebook Movie: Will It Suck or Rock?
On June 22, 2010 at 1:44 pm
What if this wasn’t about Mark Zuckerberg’s rise to power and the unstoppable revolution that is social networking? What if this tag line was instead used to describe a summer slasher flick in which a “popular” Facebooker and a few of his RL friends are threatened with the Craigslist treatment? Would you see it? I [...]
“Winter’s Bone” (Film Review)
On June 21, 2010 at 7:01 am
**** (out of 4 stars) Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt, Dale Dickey Directed by: Debra Granik Rated: R (some drug material, language and violent content) Trailer: Click here. When a film is this good, it is difficult to decide how to open the review. How about: “When’s the last time you saw a [...]
Jedi Cancer Sweeps The Nation
On June 18, 2010 at 1:26 pm
That’s right, with your authentic first edition lightsaber, you can give people freaking cancer. Thanks to the class 4 laser beam contained within, you can amaze your friends by giving them instant permanent retinal damage, and a hefty chemo bill, after a few lightsaber fight sessions.
Paramount Announces “UNTITLED Les Grossman Project”
On June 10, 2010 at 6:33 am
Paramount Announces “UNTITLED Les Grossman Project” After Landmark 2010 MTV Movie Awards HOLLYWOOD, CA (June 9, 2010) – Paramount Pictures and MTV Films announced today that they are set to develop a movie around mega-producer Les Grossman. The announcement comes on the heels of Grossman’s groundbreaking and visionary production of the soon-to-be Emmy® award-winning 2010 [...]
“Get Him to the Greek”: Stealth Conservatism for Those Who Can Stomach Vulgarity
On June 8, 2010 at 6:27 am
NewsReal Blog managing editor David Swindle and I have been talking for about a year regarding something we call “stealth conservatism” in many major films (most notably comedies). If we look at something like Superbad or the work of Judd Apatow (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People) we can see conservative messages [...]
“Bleep” the MTV Movie Awards
On at 6:17 am
By Scott Matthews Remember when MTV was influential? Now the girls on Jersey Shore are the most talked-about people on that ghost town of a channel. The one thing MTV still does pretty well is awards shows. The VMAs are still a cultural flashpoint while the MTV Movie Awards have become the capital of tongue [...]
Beth Nielsen Chapman – “Back To Love” (Music Review)
On June 7, 2010 at 7:43 am
*** (out of 4 stars) Label: BNC Records Who is Beth Nielsen Chapman? Well, if there were still record stores, you might find her CDs in the Christian/Gospel section… Or maybe you’d find her in the Pop section. She’s written or co-written songs for most of the country singers out there, including; Faith Hill (“This [...]
“Get Him To The Greek” (Film Review)
On June 5, 2010 at 11:45 am
*** Starring: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Rated: R (strong sexual content, drug use throughout, pervasive language) Warning: Get Him To The Greek goes there. It is one of the most raunchy and potentially offensive movies to come out in a long time. It’s also very funny a lot of [...]
