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Archive for May, 2009
Karate Kid Remake Sounds Worse Than I Thought
John CampeaNews ChatI still remember the first time I heard the rumor that there was going to be a Karate Kid remake. The rumor said that Will Smith's seed, Jaden Smith, was going to be the new lead in the story. I INST...
New Transformers 2 Character Posters
John CampeaNews ChatI am giddy with anticipation for Transformers 2. You all know how much I loved the first film (while acknowledging its many flaws). I thought it was just a perfect summer thrill ride. And so, I wai...
Deadpool Movie Gets Green Light
John CampeaNews ChatI wasn't a huge fan of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but I didn't dislike it either. I can tell you one of my favorite aspects of the film was Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool (at least in the beginning of the ...
DC Moving forward with Lobo??
RodneyNews ChatLooks like the latest DC Comics back bencher might actually get some movement on the proposed film. Lobo, the space mercenary that thrives on violence may actually be getting a film adaptation. Sc...
Christina Aguilera to star in Burlesque!
RodneyNews ChatChristina Aguilera will be wiggling her size -1 jeans off the concert stage and onto the sound stage to star in Burlesque. Coming Soon says: Christina Aguilera will make her big screen debut for Sc...
Angels and Demons opens in Rome
RodneyNews ChatAll smiles and button downed shirts, the starts of Angels and Demons brought all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to Rome to premier Dan Brown's prequel to the hit film/book The Da Vinci Code. Ya...
Wolverine 2 Already in the Works
RodneyNews ChatWolverine might be getting raped in the reviews, and its a shame that all the bad parts overshadow what was good about the movie. I could totally see a Deadpool movie (not WeaponXI) and I could see G...
“Used Guys” Back On
John CampeaNews ChatA couple of years ago there was a movie in the works called "Used Guys" that was to star Ben Stiller and Jim Carey. In my opinion the movie sounded hilarious and I thought Stiller and Carey would hav...
Trekkies Attack New Star Trek As Too Entertaining
John CampeaNews ChatWhen you need real hard jouralism, everyone knows you turn to The Onion. I've loved this paper for years and the videos they make are far better than anything you'll ever see on Saturday Night Live (...
RIP Dom Deluise
John CampeaNews ChatDom Deluise has passed away. Growing up, he was one of, if not THE most instantly recognizable faces, figures and voices you could see or hear on a big screen. He was flat out hilarious and appeared...
Javier Bardem as Khan In Star Trek 2?
John CampeaNews ChatThe hype and anticipation for Star Trek is building and so discussion of a possible sequel are already building as well. That's natural. I'm still not sure what to expect. Reactions from a couple o...
So Who Should Direct Ghostbusters 3?
John CampeaNews ChatLet me first of all say that I don't really think this movie (Ghostbusters 3) will ever actually happen, but I'd love it if it did (under the right circumstances that is). With all that being said, t...
Ladies And Gentlemen - The Red Neck Tank Top
John CampeaNews ChatA friend of mine sent this to me. I know it has absolutely NOTHING to do with movies, but I just had to share this. I want to make a movie about the person... nay... VISIONARY wearing this. Check o...
Terminator 5 To Get Back To Time Travel
John CampeaNews ChatOne of the more appealing things to me about the upcoming Terminator: Salvation flick, is that it happens in the future. We finally get to see that dark gritty world that we've only really heard abou...
Kobe Doin’ Work Trailer
John CampeaNews ChatLet me say right up front I detest Kobe Bryant. I think he's overrated as an athlete and he's a sub-human as a man. That's just my opinion, and I'm entitled to it. For some reason Spike Lee decided...
MTV Movie Awards (AKA Pointless, Useless, Meaningless Movie Awards) Nominees Announced
John CampeaNews ChatI swore to myself that this year I wasn't going to write anything about the MTV Movie Awards, the most useless and meaningless "awards" show of the year. It's empty populist drivel. But when I read ...
Bunch Of New Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince Posters
John CampeaNews ChatYes I admit it... I am a grown man and I'm really looking forward to the new Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie. Never cared much for he franchise for the first three films, but they've gro...
The Rock In 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas: Captain Nemo
John CampeaNews ChatI remember hearing a while ago that McG, who is directing 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas: Captain Nemo (I'll wait until I see Terminator Salvation to decide if I think that's good news or bad news) was...
Hugh Jackman Joins Ghostopolis
John CampeaNews ChatI really dig Hugh Jackman and I'll generally give anything he's in a shot. Even thought I wasn't all that impressed with Wolverine this weekend, Jackman, as usual, did his job and delivered the goods...
Megan Fox Turns Down Wonder Woman Before Being Offered
John CampeaNews ChatI've met Megan Fox. I can tell you without any shadow of a doubt that she's one of those rare Hollywood beauties that is actually MORE attractive in person that she is in pictures or on the scree...
David Slade Would Rather be Shot than watch Twilight
RodneyNews ChatSo imagine that friend of yours who was bashing on the Twilight series, and then weeks later the movie comes out and you bump into that friend standing in line to see the film? Whoops. Now imagi...
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Dominates $87m Boxoffice
RodneyNews ChatX-Men Origins Wolverine has driven the first tentpole of the summer into the ground kicking off the Summer Blockbuster Season and dominated the boxoffice with an $87million opening weekend. Yahoo ...
Happy Star Wars Day
RodneyNews ChatToday is unofficially officially Star Wars Day. May the Fourth be with you! Celebrate Star Wars Day with The Movie Blog by integrating Star Wars quotes into your dayTell your boss you would rat...
Canadian G.I. Joe Con Event Coverage
RodneyNews ChatThis weekend I had the pleasure of attending Canada's only G.I. Joe convention and despite what looked like a very small venue, I discovered a rare gathering of die hard toy collectors and devoted G.I...
Viggo Mortensen’s “The Road” Gets Release Date
John CampeaNews ChatLast year a lot of us were buzzing about the newest Viggo Mortensen flick "The Road". There was even a bunch of early Oscar talk about the project. But then something funny happened... the film got ...
Ponyo Poster
John CampeaNews ChatThere has been a growing willingness in recent years for Hollywood to embrace a few Asian works and bring them to, or adapt them for, a North American audience. The most recent example of this is the...
Fan Expo Canada 2009Announces Sci-Fi Expo Guests
RodneyNews ChatOne of my Con Highlights of the year is always FanExpo in Toronto Canada. Its not nearly as big as the San Diego Comic Con, but it is the biggest event of its kind in Canada. Each year I make th...
District 9 Trailer Online
RodneyNews ChatNeill Blomkamp's District 9 Trailer has hit the net. His documentary style sci-fi film shows Aliens who have come to Earth and are now refugees in South Africa. The aliens are forced to live in sl...
First Iron Man 2 Image looks like First Iron Man Movie
RodneyNews ChatThe first image from Iron Man 2 is online and this staggering image breakthrough gives us our first peek at what is to come from Iron Man. A scene that could have been from the first Iron Man. ...
New Transformers 2 Trailer In HD
John CampeaNews ChatWe put this up the other day in lower quality, but now the new Transformers 2 trailer has "officially" hit the web and looks just as awesome as it did before. When I saw Wolverine last night and they...
Rodney’s X-Men Origins:Wolverine Review
RodneyReviewsThanks for checking out Rodney's X-Men Origins:Wolverine review. As suggested in some comments, movies that John and I see together I want to try and offer my review even though his may follow. De...
