DVD Review: Everybody's Fine

RObert De Niro is power in a body. It's a shame then to see him in a fiulm like this where he has to be in a film tailor made for those 70 year olds wanting to smile. These films aren't always bad, but they are the death-toll for an old actor's career.

Robert plays Frank Goode, a man who hasen't seen his kids in a while. One by one, he surprises each one with a visit and learns that, despite thier assurance, each of the children's lives are falling apart.

All of the cast seem to be very stiff but Robert once again gives a fine performance. The film is much deeper than the commercials make it out to be and it at least has the guts to be a little sadder than these films usually go. With Robert doing a fine job, the film just barely rises from the mediocore pile.

Rating: 6 out of 10 or C+

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TS3 Part 3: 'Bout a Game of Unicorn?

Another great Toy Story 3 character has been revealed. This one is called Buttercup. And yes, he's a boy. This guys voiced by Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin. He was also in WALL-E. This cute little guy should be a blast to see.

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Tuner Up The Radio

Another great looking car is coming. This one is Tuner Mater from the Tokyo Mater short. This one has flames. Very nice! (Photo courtesy of Takefiveaday)

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Film Review: The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief is a film that's at odd with itself. The book series it's based on is one of the funniest ever. I am one of the biggest fans of the series, owning all the books and anticipating the movie. The cast seemed to be in place..so what went wrong?

The story is that Percy Jackson has never fit in..until he learns he's the son of Poseidon. He soon goes to a camp for Half-Bloods (sons of god and humans). Along with his friends Grover and Annabeth, he has to get a precious God artifact and Percy's mom.

The trouble with the film is that the books mainly took place in Percy's mind, so humorous comparisions and descriptions would come. Percy and his pals were also younger and funnier. The film just never wnats to be what the book was: a comedic/action book. The film just wants to be an action pic.

The gigantic amount of things cut from the book is daunting. Among the most disturbing things cut are Krono's (the books main villain) and The Prophecy which would become the main thread of the books. The fact that this and important characters like Ares were cut makes me think sequels would only get worse.

Although casting was terrific, the film has bad visuals and too much cutting. I suppose it's fine for the casual film fan, for a fan of the books though it's an abomination.

Rating: 6.0 out of 10 or C
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Case E..Let Me Find Case B and C and D First!!

Well, I may not have even found Case B, C or D yet, but Cars has unveiled the Case E of their prestigous collection. This 3 are Cone Lightning (above) and Johnny and Jamie (below). Thanks to takefiveaday for the images.




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I Have A Lunch...

The other day, all the Academy Award nommines had a lunch together. This wonderful little photo has surfaced, giving all the grand nominee's! Enjoy!

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Film Review: Valentine's Day

Garry Marshall is quite a powerhouse in Hollywood. His voice is as distinctive as Darth Vader and his movies ain't too shabby either. Now he's come forward with the charming rom-com Valentine's Day.

The star-studded film conerns of many lovers, ranging from Topher Grace to Taylor Swift to George Lopez, finding the troubles of being a couple such as being married too long (look no further than the coupe played by Hector Elizondo and Shirley MacLaine) to friends having secret jobs.

The film is much wittier than the rpeutation seems to precede it. It's the first film in a while to really get to the core of a relationship. Due to this, the film seems to be a tad bit funnier than it's uglier crowd like Bride Wars (which Anne Hathaway also starred in) and The Ugly Truth.



Though some characters could (and perhaps in hindsight should) be cut, it's still a monstrously funny film that will have you in the aisles long after it's done.

Rating: 7.9 out of 10 or B+

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Avatar Meet Spidey

The Avatar team today met up with the Marc Webb to see if he'll film Spider-Man Reboot in 3D. I doubt we'll get the same story and visual quality as Avatar did in this flick, but htere may be some ogod 3D, who knows?

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One Wild Blu-Ray

Sort of a slow news day and I'm not QUITE ready to post my 2 reviews. So I'm going to give you big news to me! The Blu-Ray cover for Where The Wild Things Are. Enjoy!

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Editorial: No More Newt?

First off, sorry for lack of updates recently. Had some personal and computer problems.

Now, here's something interesting. Newt may be dead acoording to the animation god Floyd Norman Newt is dead. I'm not so sure about this, as I've heard a-many sources say the film is alive and well. Then again, this could be a top-secret thing for Lassetter/Catmull/Rhydstorm eyes only. However, what I've mainly heard is that, like Cars 2, the seocnd act is having a bit of trouble. Plus, Brooke is turning out to be TOO rough. I'm keeping my eye on this however as this could turn out to be a first: PIXAR's first deleted project.

Keep you updated.

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The Toys Are As Fair As Can Be

Today was the Toy Fair and Toy Story was the main show! The anticipated soon-to-be-classic had much to be seen. Among the many toys:

From Thinkway comes an expansion to the Toy Story Collection. This "definitive" set of movie accurate toys will now include a strawberry scented Lots-O’-Huggin’-Bear with 45 different sayings, an updated Buzz Lightyear with Spanish/Toy Story 3 phrases and Bullseye.

Mattel will bring role playing items to the table such as a the Buzz Lightyear Ultra Blast arm cuff and Wing Pack. Also from Mattel are the Action Links sets coming soon. They’re basically connectable scenes from the films that are perfect for Toy Story mini figures. Mattel will also offer Toy Story versions of Barbie, Ken, Magic 8 Ball, Hot Wheels, Tyco, and Matchbox cross-branded products.

Toy Story has been a first for LEGO recently and they’re doing it big for the series’ third installment. Upcoming sets include Toy Story 3 Western Train and Lotso’s Dump Truck building block packages. It’s also of note that LEGO created a bust of Lasseter which was shown at the event.

Let’s not forget Hasbro’s finest — Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, which can be dressed up as Woody, Buzz or Jessie. Hasbro will also be releasing an electronic Potato Head with TS3 phrases. As for tie in games, Yahtzee, Memory, Operation, Trouble, Connect Four, Chutes and Ladders, Buckaroo and more will be available in Toy Story editions!

Last but not least is another major player: JAKKS Pacific bringing you Toy Story Mania Plug and Play games and Halloween costumes. Speaking of clothes, Disney Consumer Products will also be releasing apparel, accessories, adult collectibles, books and more, some exclusive to Disney Store.

Time for miscellanea — Fischer-Price will bring forth a TS3 themed Chatter Phone and Poof-Slinky will re-release its iconic Slinky Dog product. Now that we’re talking tie-ins, check out Toy Story 3: The Video Game which is now up for pre-order on all platforms; featuring story and free roaming game modes!

Hat tip to Upcoming PIXAR for the news.

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TS3 Part 2: I (Lotso) Love you a Bushel And a Peak

Antoher cool Toy Story 3 character has been introduced. This one's voiced by the immortal Ned Beatty and may be the villain. Can't wait for the third character later today. By the way, don't forget to watch the Toy Story 3 trailer on Apple!

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Disney Has a Heart That's In Tangled Up Knots

It seems Disney has done the stupidest decision I've heard in just about years. They've changed the name of Rapunzel to Tangled. I know The Princess and The Frog was a flop, but that was due to competition. Not the word Princess (though I'd be lying if I said that didn't turn off a few people). I can't wait to hear Disney die-hard fans reactions.

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Clashing Banners

A few banners for Clash of The Titans have been released to make sure audiences are aware of it's 3D and new date. This one above is likely the most awesome poster I've ever seen. And I don't say that often.

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A 3D Web To Spin

In the most unsurprising news all-day, Spider-Man Reboot (as I am calling it for the moment) will be in 3D and released on July 3, 2012. In other date news, Mission Impossible IV will be released May 27 2011.

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Cruz' The Seven Seas

Oscar Winning Actress Penolpe Cruz (above) will be playing Jack Sparrows foil in Pirates of The Carrbian: On Stranger Tides. Sounds like good casting.

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TS3 Part 1: Peas For Two?

PIXAR is debtuing new characters from Toy Story 3 for the next 2 weeks, along withto a new trailer tomorrow. The first one is Peas-In-A Pod above. Can't wait to see the other 13!

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Chris Columbus Spills on Future Projects

Admit it, folks. Chris Columbus ain't chopped liver in Hollywood. He's directed Mrs. Doubtfire, the first two Harry Potter films, the upcoming Lightning Thief movies and wrote Goonies and the Gremlins. The following is an interview that was just taken with him:

Over the years, there's been lots of talk about doing remakes and/or sequels to some of Columbus' earlier work, the most recent one being a rumor that there were plans of doing a 3D remake of Gremlins. When ComingSoon.net spoke to Columbus at the junket for his new movie Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, he admitted that so far, neither he nor the original film's producer Steven Spielberg had been contacted about it.

"I spoke to Steven Spielberg a couple days ago and said, 'You know, I've been reading on the internet about this 'Gremlins 3D' and no one's approached him either, so I don't know if that's really true," Columbus told us.

That doesn't mean he's completely ruling out doing some sort of sequel or update. "It would be fun to go back and revisit (them). Something like 'Gremlins,' which is a movie I really like, I think it's impossible to recreate in a CGI environment. I think it will inevitably lose some of its charm. Those are edgy Muppets in a sense and you don't want to lose that sense of anarchy that those gremlins had, because behind the scenes are 25 puppeteers making them to come to life."

"'Goonies' would have to be the Goonies on their own as parents and their children doing something," he continued. "But as Steven said, 'How can you really be going underground finding another gigantic pirate ship filled with treasure? What can be the next adventure?'"

What about a sequel to Mrs. Doubtfire, his hit cross-dressing comedy starring Robin Williams? "'Mrs. Doubtfire' is an interesting idea for a sequel because it's the one time in film history where you can revisit the character and they'll be the same age 15 years later. Because of the make-up, people can see Mrs. Doubtfire again and nothing has changed about her, which I think is kind of interesting."

Columbus also mentioned he's still in touch with Spielberg regularly and the two of them have been talking about producing a movie together, although it's not likely to be a sequel to one of the movies above.

Interesting. I don't know about a Mrs. Doubtfire 2, but I like a 3D puppets Gremlin movie.

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Bid To Terminate

Warner Bros. has made a big for The Terminator franchise. They seem to be in a bidding mood along with their bid to buy MGM. I'll take a close look on this 'un.

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Fast Five

A tentavily titled Fast and The Furious sequel called Fast Five has been put into production. It should start filming later in 2010 for a Fall 2011 release.

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Time To Get Sidewall Shiny

A new launcher has been released..and this one is a classic. Sidewall Shine has finally been released. What used to be as rare as Bigfoot is now avilable to the public. Now if Gask-Its and the Apple Car were out...

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Blu-Ray Reivew: Amelia

This is one of those films that should've worked. Hillary Swank. Biopic. Richard Gere. Need I say more? Oh but there's so much more that has to be said about this dissapointment. More than I would like to say, because I wanted to like the film. Really I did. But this movie...gah.

We all know the life of Amelia Earheart (if you don't..get out of my sight), so I'm gonna get down to the basics. This film may have a good Amelia look-alike, but for god's sakes..this thing makes AMelia boring. There dosen't seem to be a devil she's fighting..nothing to go on for. By the end, her dissapearence is less of a tragedy then just a way to get the mess over with.

Amelia could've been something special. Hillary looks great, but she dosen't od well here. Neither does Richard GEre or anyone else. PRobably the biggest wasted potential I've seen in years.

Rating:4.7 out of 10 or D+

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Casting of The Man

Spider-Man that is. The Spider-Man reboot fiasco continues, as two people have been discussed to play Peter Parker. First up is Logan Lerman. This kid will play Percy Jackson in The Lightning Thief film and has had some early talks. He said he's "a fan of the series...I'd love to focus on the human elements of it". He might do well. At least better than the 2nd option.

That second option is Zac Efron. This is one that seems to have momentum as several outlets have reported it. It seems Tobey Maguire has given Zac his blessing and Zac really wnats to do it.

I guess this casting could be put in a book called "How To Kill Your Franchise"

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Captain America To Be Cast Soon

Captain America is about to move forward and the person to play our American hero should be unvieled soon. Can't wait.

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A Lost Symbol To Be A Film

Dan Brown's books are huge in the US. So it's no surprise that The Lost Symbol, the final Dan Brown book is becoming a movie. I have mixed feelings about the Dan Brown franchise, but I don't know. I'll have to see how casting goes for this.

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Avatar Box Office Part XII: 602 Million Reasons To Love Avatar

Avatar...has now...brought down Titanic...to become the biggest...movie....of all-time. Wow.

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Time For Shifty Drug

Some new Haulers have come forward via takefiveaday. Two Haukers..this is exciting. These and the Mood Springs Hauler I reported not too long ago and a Shiny Wax hauler are next. Above is Shifty Drug and below are Vinnyl Toupee. Can't wait!!



Niceness. Now I just need to get Vinnyl Toupee the racer.



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BREAKING NEWS: Nominations For The 82nd Oscars Announced!!

HO BOY!! Here are the noms for this years Oscar race. Congrats Up! I'll have an Editorial up tomorrow on the Oscar snubs.

BEST PICTURE:
Avatar (20th Century Fox), A Lightstorm Entertainment Production, James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
The Blind Side (Warner Bros.), An Alcon Entertainment Production, Nominees to be determined
District 9 (TriStar), A Block/Hanson Production, Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
An Education (Sony Pictures Classics), A Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production, Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), A Voltage Pictures Production, Nominees to be determined
Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), A Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production, Lawrence Bender, Producer
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lionsgate), A Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production, Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
A Serious Man (Focus Features), A Working Title Films Production, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers
Up (Disney•Pixar), A Pixar Production, Jonas Rivera, Producer
Up in the Air (Paramount), A Montecito Picture Company Production, Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers

DIRECTING:
James Cameron - Avatar (20th Century Fox)
Jason Reitman - Up in the Air (Paramount)
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)
Lee Daniels - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lionsgate)
Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company)

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight)
George Clooney - Up in the Air (Paramount)
Colin Firth - A Single Man (The Weinstein Company)
Morgan Freeman - Invictus (Warner Bros.)
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side (Warner Bros.)
Helen Mirren - The Last Station (Sony Pictures Classics)
Carey Mulligan - An Education (Sony Pictures Classics)
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lionsgate)
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia (Columbia Pictures)

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Matt Damon - Invictus (Warner Bros.)
Woody Harrelson - The Messenger (Oscilloscope)
Christopher Plummer - The Last Station (Sony Pictures Classics)
Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones (Paramount)
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company)

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Penelope Cruz - Nine (The Weinstein Company)
Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air (Paramount)
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight)
Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air (Paramount)
Mo'Nique - Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lionsgate)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
District 9 (TriStar), Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
An Education (Sony Pictures Classics), Screenplay by Nick Hornby
In the Loop (IFC Films), Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lionsgate), Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Up in the Air (Paramount), Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Written by Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Written by Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger (Oscilloscope), Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
A Serious Man (Focus Features), Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Up (Disney•Pixar), Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Ajami (Kino International), An Inosan Production, Israel
El Secreto de sus Ojos (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haddock Films Production, Argentina
The Milk of Sorrow, A Wanda Visión/Oberon Cinematogràfica/Vela Production, Peru
Une Prophéte (Sony Pictures Classics), A Why Not/Page 114/Chic Films Production, France
The White Ribbon (Sony Pictures Classics), An X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film/Les Films du Losange/Lucky Red Production, Germany

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Coraline (Focus Features), Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight), Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney), John Musker and Ron Clements
The Secret of the Kells (GDKIDS), Tomm Moore
Up (Disney•Pixar), Pete Docter

ART DIRECTION:
Avatar (20th Century Fox), Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Sony Pictures Classics), Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro, Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
Nine (The Weinstein Company), Art Direction: John Myhre, Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.), Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
The Young Victoria (Apparition), Art Direction: Patrice Vermette, Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Avatar (20th Century Fox), Mauro Fiore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Warner Bros.), Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Robert Richardson
The White Ribbon (Sony Pictures Classics), Christian Berger

COSTUME DESIGN:
Bright Star (Apparition), Janet Patterson
Coco Before Chanel (Sony Pictures Classics), Catherine Leterrier
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Sony Pictures Classics), Monique Prudhomme
Nine (The Weinstein Company), Colleen Atwood
The Young Victoria (Apparition), Sandy Powell

FILM EDITING:
Avatar (20th Century Fox), Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
District 9 (TriStar), Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Sally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lionsgate), Joe Klotz

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Burma VJ (Oscilloscope Laboratories), A Magic Hour Films Production, Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
The Cove (Roadside Attractions), An Oceanic Preservation Society Production, Nominees to be determined
Food, Inc. (Magnolia Pictures), A Robert Kenner Films Production, Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (First Run Features ), A Kovno Communications Production, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
Which Way Home, A Mr. Mudd Production, Rebecca Cammisa

MAKEUP:
Il Divo (MPI Media Group through Music Box), Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
The Young Victoria (Apparition), Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

ORIGINAL SCORE:
Avatar (20th Century Fox), James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Fox Searchlight), Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.), Hans Zimmer
Up (Disney•Pixar), Michael Giacchino

ORIGINAL SONG:
"Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
"Loin de Paname" from Paris 36 (Sony Pictures Classics), Music by Reinhardt Wagner, Lyric by Frank Thomas
"Take It All" from Nine (The Weinstein Company), Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
"The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from Crazy Heart (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

SOUND MIXING:
Avatar (20th Century Fox), Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro, Distributed by Paramount), Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

SOUND EDITING:
Avatar (20th Century Fox), Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson
Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company), Wylie Stateman
Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
Up (Disney•Pixar), Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

VISUAL EFFECTS:
Avatar (20th Century Fox), Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
District 9 (TriStar), Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
Star Trek (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province, A Downtown Community Television Center Production, Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner, A Just Media Production, Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant, A Community Media Production, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Music by Prudence, An iThemba Production, Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Rabbit à la Berlin (Deckert Distribution), An MS Films Production, Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
French Roast, A Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films Production, Fabrice O. Joubert
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty (Brown Bag Films), A Brown Bag Films Production, Nicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte), A Kandor Graphics and Green Moon Production, Javier Recio Gracia
Logorama" (Autour de Minuit), An Autour de Minuit Production, Nicolas Schmerkin
A Matter of Loaf and Death (Aardman Animations), An Aardman Animations Production, Nick Park

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:
The Door (Network Ireland Television), An Octagon Films Production, Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
Instead of Abracadabra (The Swedish Film Institute), A Directörn & Fabrikörn Production, Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
Kavi, A Gregg Helvey Production, Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish (Premium Films), A Druid Films Production, Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
The New Tenants, A Park Pictures and M & M Production, Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

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Wilde-d And Ready

Olivia Wilde is joining Daniel Craig in Jon Favreu's adaptation of Cowboys and Aliens. I like Daniel, but I can't stand Olivia. I guess we'll see if the duo work on screen soon enough.

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Grater Box Sets

Mater The Greater toys continue with this new image from Takefiveaday. I haven't seen this 'un yet..but I'll keep looking.

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Film Review: When In Rome

Kristen Bell....tsk tsk. I guess you just can't escape crud like this fair. Then again, neither can the talented cast ranging from your future-hubby Dex Shepard to Josh Duhamel to Danny DeVitto.

Kristen Bell plays Beth Harper, a single artist who goes to Rome to find love. When she takes coins from a love fountain, she finds many suitors waiting for her. Could one of them be her future love?

I love ensemble casts and this one has a lot of good names (missed you Jon Heder!) but none of them work in a film that seems to miss obvious gags to use and instead uses idiotic slapstick's jokes throughout. The direcotr has shown his sloppiness before in the horrid Daredevil and Ghost Rider...but why should he of all people stoop this low?

Rating: 4.9 out of 10 or D+

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Avatar Box Office Part XI: 2 Beee-lion Dollars

Well, Avatar, you just couldn't stop breaking records if you tried could you? Well it just did something no film in history has done. It made 2 billion dollars worldwide. Jesus. The film is likely to beat Titanic Wednesday. I'll let you know when it beats Titanic though regardless.

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Ready To Get Razzied?

The Razzie nom's are here! Below are the Best of The Worst of 2009 films! Can't wait to see who wins!!

Worst Picture

All About Steve
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
Old Dogs
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen



Worst Director

Michael Bay - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Walt Becker - Old Dogs
Brad Silberling - Land of the Lost
Stephen Sommers - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Phil Traill - All About Steve



Worst Actor

Will Ferrell - Land of the Lost
The Jonas Brothers (as themselves) - Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Steve Martin - The Pink Panther 2
Eddie Murphy - Imagine That
John Travolta - Old Dogs

Worst Actress

Beyonce - Obsessed
Sandra Bullock - All About Steve
Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Megan Fox - Jennifer's Body / Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Sarah Jessica Parker - Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Worst Supporting Actor

Billy Ray Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hugh Hefner (as himself) - Miss March
Robert Pattinson - The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Jorma Taccone - Land of the Lost
Marlon Wayans - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Worst Supporting Actress

Candice Bergen - Bride Wars
Ali Larter - Obsessed
Sienna Miller - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Kelly Preston - Old Dogs
Julie White - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Worst Screenplay
All About Steve - written by Kim Barker
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - screenplay by Stuart Beattie, David Elliot and Paul Lovett; story by Beattie, Michael B. Gordon and Stephen Sommers, based on the comic book by Larry Hama
Land of the Lost - screenplay by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas; based on the television series created by Sid and Marty Krofft
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg; based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer

Worst Screen Couple
Any member of the Jonas Brothers - Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper - All About Steve
Will Ferrell and any co-star, creature or "comic riff" - Land of the Lost
Shia LeBeouf and either Megan Fox or any Transformer - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Kristen Stewart and either Taylor Lautner or Robert Pattinson - The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
The Pink Panther 2
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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Bourne To Be a Prequel?

The Fourth Bourne movie could be a prequel if Matt Dammon is telling the truth. With Green Zone coming out on March 12th, Matt Dammon and the Bourne directors Paul Greengrass, expect more news soon.

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