Airbending Banners

M. Night Shamylan is releasing an adptation of The Last Airbender this summer. Coupled with the Super Bowl TV spots, these 2 banners have been made. The film looks Ok, though I ain't gettin' hopes up.

SYS

More To Launch Soon

First off, Cars World is dead. Sorry sbout that.

Now, as you know there are 36 racers in Cars. Some of them are released, but most haven't. The rest will be released through the Lightyear Launchers (above) and the Racer Launchers (below). I'll be on the lookout for View Zeen and Sidewall Shine.


SYS

Weird Al to Go On Cartoon Network

The fledging network that is Cartoon Network has hried Weird Al to make several TV shows and a live-action film. The movie is the 1st thing to air. The film will air in late 201 and the shows will premiere throughout 2011 and 2012.

SYS

Film Review: the Lovely Bones

Adapting a book is a thankless job. No one really gives you credit and most just rip it to shreds. However, for once there seemed to be some valid excuse as to why The Lovely Bones might be bad. Mainly, cutting out a violent death scene to keep a PG-13 rating. It's cut may have gotten it to be viewed by teen girls (and this reviewer, who can't stand R-rated fair) but it also has gotten complaints from teen girls and critics alike. So how does the final film stand up?

Well first of all, you should know this film is about Susie Salmon, who dreams of being a photographer. She is one her way to her first date when a neighbor named George Harvey (Stanley Tucci) murders her. Soon, she watches her family from the afterlife, finding out her father wants revenge...

The fact that this is a Peter Jackson film surprises me a little. It isn't a big VFX film like King Kong. It's a small frightening drama that wokrs better than you think. Of course, the film is slightly predictable, but it all boils down to Stanley Tucci's outstanding performance. He should get an Oscar for his peformance that's unlike anything else I saw this year.

Otherwise, the film is alright, cliche' but better than anything I was expecting.

Rating: 7.4 out of 10 or B

SYS

A Cars 2 Image

The very first Cars 2 image has come out from Disney's Annual Financial Report. I can't wait to start seeing some toys off this film.

SYS

Anticipating 2010 Part I

You might think this is way too late. After all, 2010 is 24 days old. However, some new trailers for a majority of 2010 films have come in, giving a good opinion on what they'll be like (though they can be misleading, see Extraordinary Measures). So, without further ado, let me introduce some of the can't wait flicks of the year.

Shutter Island: Martin Scorsese. Need I say more? A little? Alright then. This film may have been post-poned from October, but that seems to have been because of some budget problems: the film looks amazing. This could be a great thriller like The Shining if Martin can really do it right. I have the utmost confidence though we'll be seeing a master at work when this baby hits theatres. (February 5, 2010)

The Lightning Thief: I actually am a fan of the books and of Percy Jackson and his demigod buddies. Camp Half-Blood seems like a great place to be and surprisingly this film looks like it good be great too. I like the casting of Pierce Brosnan and Brandon T. Jackson, casting choices that may say they wanted the film to have good actors that could really portray the characters well, a rarity these days. (February 12, 2010)

Alice In Wonderland: This one is near the top of my list. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton have been a dynamite combo before, but this film looks to be a mind-blower, perhaps even close to an Avatar scale. This is one film that looks to be hailed by all ages and maybe get Johnny Depp that Best Actor Oscar he so richly deserves. (March 5, 2010)

Season of The Witch: Say what you will, but I love Johnny Depp and this looks right up his alley. He definitely looks great here, but it's also the brilliant Ron Perlman that looks great. It may be dark, but the film still looks like a grand piece of kick-butt action. (March 19, 2010)

How To Train Your Dragon: This film looks like it's gonna break the DreamWorks tradition like Kung Fu Panda did and be much better than people thought it would. The trailer looks touching and perhaps a little adventurous. The Lilo and Stitch director Chris Sanders directs this film and it shows. It looks much different than most animated movies and I hope it's differ net as well in one single department: good quality. (March 26 ,2010)

Date Night: Tina Fey and Steve Carrel are funny alone. Together? That can only add up to hilarity, especially when you put them in a James bond like situation. The trailer is uproarious and I can't wait to see the final product (April 9, 2010)

Iron Man 2: Robert Downy Jr. has hit his peak right now..or will when this baby comes out. I loved the 1st Iron Man, probably one of the best of 2008. I have been waiting for a sequel and BOOM! here it is! Although Don Cheadle's casting could be awkward, but I still think this could be one of 2010's best pictues right here.

Robin Hood: Russel Crowe where have you been (except for the classic Body of Lies)? Filming this I guess. The fact that Ridley Scott directs this only adds to the intrigue. True, it may not be a classic like Iron Man 2 or laice in Wodnerland oculd be, but Robin Hood sure looks fun and I'll be there on oepning weekend to see it.

Prince of Persia: It was bound to happen that Disney would want to get a new Pirates like frnachise started. But who knew it would be based off this game? Though it's property is odd, it could be a fun movie, espicially since it takes place in a rare Egyptian time that you don't see of tne in films.

Look for Part II soon (there MAY be a PArt III. I'll see soon enough.)

SYS

PIXAR Helps Haiti

As you've heard, the horrible Haiti earthquake has left the poor country in shambles. Thanks to the Hope For Haiti program, 57 million dollars can go to those poor souls. Now PIXAR has stepped up to the plate to help Haiti. They're selling crew jackets and memorabilia from their past productions on eBay. All proceds go to Haiti victims. This sounds phenomenal. For eBay links, click here.

Bilbo Will Arrive in 2012

Well it's official The hobbit has been postponed to 2012 thanks to MGM's bankruptcy. It also seems some script problems bumped the film off the Winter 2011 calander. A little sad, but at least it's refreshing that someone NOT from PIXAR is postponing a movie thanks to quality.

SYS

Avatar Box Office Part IX: France Loves Avatar

Does that title sound a wee bit vauge? Well, let me blunt. Avatar is now the 1 one film of all-time overseas. It has a total right now of 1.836 million worldwide. It's only 6 million away from beating Titanic worldwide which it should do tomorrow. This film...that was thought to be "Dances With Smurfs"...is now a phenomenon. Oh, and Avatar is No. 1 film in America for 6 weeks in a row the 1st time that's happened in the 21st Century.

SYS

Tokyo Has Come To The USA

It seems some Tokyo Mater cars have arrived. The first two that have come are Yokoza and Dragon Lightning (images from Takefiveaday)



I'll be sure to pick these up.

SYS

Film Review: The Spy Next Door

Jackie Chan sure has taken a nose-dive in quality. Not only had he aged a lot, but he hasn't been in a action movie since The Forbidden Kingdom. What has he filled his time with? This atrocity.

Bob Ho is dating a mother who has to leave town. So Bob volunteers to baby-sit. The kids, predictably, don't like Bob but soon, that all changes when he reveals he's a world-wide spy...

Jackie Chan really doesn't fit the role of exasperated father well. Neither do the kids or anyone else in this film. In fact, you almost guess everyone just knew this film would bomb and needed to buy a condo so they were in this dreck. But I will admit that I am being a LITTLE too hard. At least the film isn't as anooying as Alvin and The Chipmunks 2. It's better than a root canal (the Chipmunks made a root canal look like a chocolate sundae) and I guess an adult could take a nap during it. If you can ignore the adult video reference and a few bad one-liners, The Spy Next Door is a forgettable excursion.

Rating: 5.4 out of 10 or C-

SYS

Scorsese Visiting The Hugo Cabret

Martin Scorsese seems to have his next film planned out. This one will be based on Hugo Cbaret, the famous children books. Hot after the Cecil B. DeMille award, I guess Martin's feeling lucky, though I bet if anyone can make this film work it would have to be Martin Scorsese.

SYS

A Third Night Is Coming

The Night at the Museum films have gross over 1 billion dollars combined. So it's no wonder that FOX seems to be developing a third Night at the Museum film. It's in the writing stage and could be out on December 16, 2011. I LOVE both of these films and hope they have the same laughs and creativity, though hopefully keep them in the New York museum this time!

SYS

Another Type of Conan

In all the hype of Conan O' Briens unfair firing, another famous Conan has been cast...Conan The Barbarien! He'll be played by Jason Momao from Stargate Atalntis. I think he'll fit Ah-nolds famous barbarian. I will be excited for once to see how a remake devlops.

SYS

Closing of Conan

It seems Conan will finally leaving. NBC will pay Conan OVER 45 million dollars. I am sad that Conan will eave, but hey, at least he gets money out of it. Plus, he resume work in September.

SYS

Yellow Cycle

Look at this image MTV just passed over. Looksl ike a Yellow Cycle is gonna be part of Tron 2. I am officialy pumped for this film and I can't wait to see what else comes!

SYS

Blu-Ray Review: The Simpsons The Complete 20th Season

The Simpsons have been on so long... well it's kind of amazing. The fact that a show of any kind, even a reality show, hits 20 years is amazing. But an animated one? It seems impossble. As an extra gift to us, The Simpsons have churned out one of he finest seasons in a long time.

At the beggining of the season, it seemed like buisness as usual, with duds like Lost Verizon and Dangerous Curves. After that, it was a bunch of classics like Eeny Teeny Maya Moe and Take My Life Please. Episode wise, this was a classic season.

Bonus Feature wise, this set is an abomination. There's a 3-Minute clip to the Simpsons Documentary, but we all already saw it. The previous Season Sets had Audio Commentaries and Deleted Scenes.

Still, it's a good season and it IS nice to see the Simpsons Blu-Ray, the format of the future. If only the bonus's were as good as the episodes.

SYS

Reviews to Come 5.0

Time for another review update.

*Up (Blu-Ray)
*Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
*New Moon
*This Is It
*A Christmas Carol
*Star Trek (Blu-Ray)
*Gone With The Wind (Blu-Ray)
*Harry Potter 6
*Merry Madagascar
*Cars
*The Blind Side
*Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
*2012

*Planet 51
*Forest Gump: Saphire Collection Edition
*G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
*The Wizard of Oz
*Fantastic Mr. Fox
*X-Men Origins: Wolverine
*Land of the Lost
*Old Dogs
*A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
*Night at the Museum 2
*Coraline Collector's Set

*Galaxy Quest
*G-Force
*The Princess and The Frog
*Avatar
*9
*Sherlock Holmes
*Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squequel
*Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
*Leap Year
*Fame
*The Simpsons: The Complete 20th Season
*The Lovely Bones
*The Spy Next Door
*Toothy Fairy*Extraordinary Measures
*Surrogates
*When In Rome
*Amelia
*Dear John
*Love Happens
*Air Bud: Golden Retriever


Christmas Reviews:
*A Charlie Brown Christmas
*Classic Holiday Collection
*Miracle on 34th Street
*Jack Frost
*I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown
*Snow Buddies
*Elf
*How The Grinch Stole Christmas: Deluxe Edition
**The Year Without A Santa Clause
*Shrek The Halls
*Prep and Landing
*Mickey's Christmas Carol
*Muppets: Letters To Santa
*A Muppets Christmas Carol
*The Polar Express 3D
*The Santa Clause 3-Pack
*Deck The Halls
*It's A Wonderful Life

More Web News

God, it seems like every day I get more and more news about the Spider-Man reboot. However, the plot is going to be based upon The Ultimate Spider-Man comics, where Peter Pakrer's teen angst were the main part and the web-slinging was a bonus.

The budget is supposed to be around 80 million and cast unknowns, thoug hthe yaRE going fo ra big name for the villain (John Malkovich as The Vulture is still psossible). This still sounds iffy to me, but I guess unknown casting rules out Tyler Lautner.

SYS

Megasize Cars...They-ra Comin'!

The Carsl ine is one of elegance and perfection. I am very excited to present some images that the wonderful website Takefiveaday for passing this along. I can't wait to FINALLY own Brian, the souvinier selling car!

SYS

The Rumors Are True

IT seems Marc Webb will direct Spider-Man "The Awful Reboot" after all. I must admit THIS intrigues me. Just...please no Tyler Lautner as Peter Parker, alright?

SYS

Blu-Ray Review: Fame (2009)

If you want a bad remake, this is the perfect definition of it. A lame remake of a good 1980 film.

In a special school, students are taught to sing the sing and dance the dance. They have to be the best they can be and more. See several students have their lives changed..forever.

The problem with the film is that several characters appear and disappear. For instance, an African-American child is shown in the beginning, has an intriguing plot and isn't shown again. It's things like this, coupled with the children's bad acting, that put the film as just a large piece of crud.

The adult do well, though, Kelsey Grammer is exceptional actually. But the children shoud get acting lessons, not dancing lessons. It's a bad film that really should've been more.

SYS

To Celebrate Yesterday....

In an odd piece of news that should've been anounced yesterday, Ronald Harwood (Australia, The Pianist) will write a biopic of the great Martin Luther King Jr. I like this idea, but the writer is horrible. I don't think this will gel well.

SYS

Pirates Shot in Hawaii

The fourth Pirates movie is set to film in Hawaii in April, giving the film the greenlight as well. The Fourth Pirates movie seems to be moving out of the rmour mill and actually becoming a serious real flick. Can't wait.

SYS

Tim Burton on Maleficient??

Acoording to AICN, Tim Burton is eyeing a project based on Malefient, the villain from 1959's Sleeping Beauty. Dark Shadows is in "limbo", so this project could be Tim Burtons next

SYS

TV Reivew: 67th Golden Globes

Last nights Golden Globes gave an awards show that was teetering on becoming a joke a well-needed boost.

Although the Supporting Actors were obvious wins, the Best Actor- Musical or Comedy was a surprise to say the least. Robert Downy Jr. got one for Sherlock Holmes. He not only had the best speech of the night (I DON'T want to thank Joel Sivler for saving my career 16 times...). However, the biggest surprise was the Best Picture winners. The fact that Th eHangover won was a jaw-dropper in the Best Musical or Comedy, but the Best Drama going to Avatar was totally unexpected. That film (Which I saw for the 3rd time yesterday in IMAX) deserved it, though.

Ricky Gervais also managed to be hillarious the entire night, turning the night into one hillarious escapade. His joke at Steve Carrel was by far the best one of the night. Like Ricky, the Globes were a little different but still showed they had great stuff still there.

SYS

Editorial: Late Night Fight

The Internet hasn't been this buzzing since...well Spider-Man got rebooted. Jay Leno will move to 10:30, Conan is leaving, Jimmy Fallon's bumped and Carson Daly is leaving. It looks like a tornado has struck NBC and made it a disaster area.

The thing is, Conan is so immensely talented he shouldn't have to be fodder for NBC's "We need Jay Leno forever" crud. I love Jay Leno (adored his quote last night about 'you can either watch skaters on Vancouver Ice or two talk-show hosts on thin ice!') His Jay Leno Show was misguided and not that good overall.

Conan is also getting support, with celebrities like Roger Ebert, Rosie O'Donnel, Jim Gaffigan, Paul F. Tompkins, Doug Benson, Ahmir Thompson, Alyssa Milano, Chris Parnell, Jimmy Kimmel, Marlee Matlin, Ice-T, Matthew Perry, Ricky Gervais, Patton Oswalt, David Letterman and me, Doug (had to say it!). Patton Oswalt even said this:

Comedians who don't like Jay Leno now, and I'm one of them, we're not like, 'Jay Leno sucks;' it's that we're so hurt and disappointed that one of the best comedians of our generation... willfully has shut the switch off."

So true, Patton, So true.

Of course, he's right. Jay Leno is funny, but Conan doesn't need to take this crud. He should be able to stay in his time slot and have Jay go home. It's sad that despite 88% of people on Twitter are in favor of Conan and want him to stay.

I am one of those people on 'Team Conan". And this is a Conan Blog.

SYS

Editorial: A Web of Rumors

Ever since Sony announced 4 days ago that Spider-Man was getting the reboot, I have been getting reports after report of rumblings going on about the new franchise. What do I know? Here is what I have now:

* Sam Raimi dropped out because he felt he couldn't match that 2011 date and still be creativley good.

* Sony had been devolping the reboot and Spider-Man 4 side-by-side. The 4th film would be the final part of the Sma Raimi quadology and the reboot would be out the following year in 2012.

* A slew of directors are trying to get into the film. The one that's likely to be chosen is Marc Webb, direcotr of (500) Days of Summer. David Fincher, James Cameron, Wes Anderson and even Neil Blompkamp are also in the running to direct.

* Who is likely to play Peter Parker? None other than Robert Pattison or Tyler Lautner. My spidey-sense is tingling now...for all the wrong reasons.

This disaster could be good if Wes ANderson driected...but I don't know. We'll see come 2012.

SYS

A Strong Sinistro

It seems Jack Earl Haley may have fallen out of the running to play Sinistro, the villain for The Green Lantern. Who will replace him? Mark Strong from Sherlock holmes and the upcoming films Kick-A** and Robin Hood.

SYS

Transforming in May

Michael Bay has actually psoken a bit about Transformers 3, which will definitly start shooting in May. Michael had this to say:

"There will be a nice crescendo ending, it gets much more into the robot character. The last time you kind of met a few of the robots; this time you're gonna get a much cooler landscape."

Hmm. This could be interesting. I love both of the Transformers films very much but I am ecstatic ot hear that mroe character devlopment is coming for the great robots in disguise.

SYS

Mars Project Has Begun

The John Carter of Mars project that is!! The genuis that is Andrew Stanton is about to churn out John Carter of Mars, based on the classic novels. The film will be released by Disney and will be Live-Action/CGI like Avatar. PIXAR is actually an uncredited producer on the film. I can't wait to see hwat Andrew churns up next. \

I am pumped for May 2012.

SYS

Octain is Gainng On You!

A new Cars Crew Team has come out. This time, it's Octana Gain's turn. I L-O-V-E the crew chief. It's a new model as well, just showing their creativity. I can't wait to find one soon!

SYS

Shrek 4 & MegaMind Screened

Two of Dreamworks 2010 releases had never-before seen footage screened yesterday. The following is the description for Shrek 4:

Screened for an eager audience was, straight through, the first thirty minutes of the new film in 3D, which opens with storybook narration, recounting Shrek's previous adventures. We're then taken to a "carriage park" (imagine a redneck trailer park, but with fairytale witches and vampires living out of their carriages) as the King and Queen of Far, Far Away reluctantly drive through to a meeting with Rumpelstiltskin (and his surprisingly sinister-looking pet, a sharp-toothed duck named Fifi). There, the diminutive creature (voiced by Dreamworks Animation production artist Wal Dohrn) tries to get them to sign a contract, trading their kingdom to have Fiona's curse lifted. Just as they are about to sign, someone barges in and tells them that the curse has been lifted, as per the events of the first "Shrek" film.

We cut back to the storybook with the narrator, now revealed to be Rumpelstiltskin himself, sitting in a bookstore, furiously talking about how Shrek ruined his chances at ruling Far, Far Away.

Shrek, meanwhile, is living an idyllic life with Fiona and his kids. Donkey drops by with his own dragon/donkey offspring and every day a tour bus passes and tourists happily photograph the formerly terrifying ogre. Quickly, this builds to a montage, revealing that, as happy as Shrek is, the monotony is getting to him. He finally reveals to Fiona that he wishes he could have just a single day of being a monster again.

Setting himself up in a false carriage accident, Rumpelstiltskin tricks Shrek into stopping to help him in the middle of the woods. Pretending to be grateful, he tells Shrek that, if he's willing to give up a single past day of his, he can magically arrange a day for him to be a real ogre again. Suggesting that it could be a day when he was a baby that he won't even remember, Rumpelstiltskin convinces Shrek and he signs a lengthy contract.

Suddenly coming to in the woods, Shrek spots "WANTED" posters with his face and, to his delight, realizes that his wish has come true: he can terrorize the village again. In a musical montage, he does just that, happily causing havoc and chasing townspeople (all set to The Carpenters' "Top of the World").

Later, though, Shrek spots another poster, this one with Fiona's face. Realizing something is wrong, he returns to the town and realizes things aren't as he planned; Ogres are being rounded up and imprisoned in the castle by the new ruler, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek himself is captured and brought in by two witches, in a carriage pulled by Donkey (who, in this reality, never met Shrek).

On the way into town, there's a great appearance by Gingerbread man who, in the alternate timeline, is a Roman-style gladiator, fighting animal crackers in a miniature stadium.

At the palace, Shrek comes before Rumpelstiltskin in a sort of witch-filled nightclub. The villain reveals that the day that was taken from Shrek was the day he was born and, as such, he never really existed. When the 24 hours are up, Shrek will vanish forever.

Furious, Shrek breaks free of his chains and grabs an unwitting Donkey, battling witches and escaping from the palace, the clock quickly running out to find a loophole in Rumpelstiltskin's contract

Here is The MegaMind description:

Megamind himself (voiced by Will Ferrell) has a similar origin to Superman; when he was a baby, his planet was destroyed and he was rocketed to Earth. His landing, however, was inside a penitentiary and he grew up a criminal genius.

By Megamind's side is Minion (voice by David Cross), a combination robot/monkey with fish tank for a head and the mind of a talking piranha (presumably constructed by Megamind himself).

Metro City (mispronounced by Megamind as "metrocity", rhyming with "velocity") is championed by Metroman (voiced by Brad Pitt), a muscular superhero with a white Elvis-like costume and Reed Richards-style graying temples.

Metroman's love interest is Roxanne Ritchie (voiced by Tina Fey), a TV news reporter who is Megamind's go-to girl when he needs a damsel in distress. As such, Megamind and Roxanne are extremely familiar with one another and she has become bored by his failed plots to rule the world.

The footage opens with Metroman attending a museum ribbon cutting in his honor. He showboats for the crowd, flying, doing tricks and even juggling a woman's babies, all the rounds of roaring applause.

Megamind, meanwhile, has kidnapped Roxanne and taken him to his secret lair. Tied to a chair, Roxanne is unimpressed with anything Megamind has, including a pit of alligators and an enormous machine gun.

Going on the air, Megamind broadcasts a message to Metroman, telling him off the kidnapping. Roxanne shouts to the hero that she's being held at an abandoned observatory and Metroman rushes to her aid. The tables are turned on Metroman, however, as the observatory is revealed to be a fake. Metroman finds himself inside a large, domed building while Megamind watches from an adjacent base.

Telling Minion to fire his laser, Megamind is horrified to find that it's going to take longer to load the programing than he had thought. Metroman and Megamind exchange some really funny superhero metaphors back and forth ("Justice is a non-corrodible metal!" shouts Metroman at one point). With the laser unable to fire, Megamind thinks he's lost again, until he spots something unusual on his monitor: Metroman is trapped inside the dome. Copper, he reveals, is his secret weakness and Megamind has unwittingly lured him to a building that has sapped his energy. Unable to fly away, Metroman is struck by the laser blast and, apparently, completely destroyed.

The footage ends here, but a few slides were shown of what happens next; Megamind conquers the city, but finds that, without a rival, his life has no meaning. He goes to work creating a new superhero out of Hal Stewart, a cameraman for Roxanne (as voiced by Jonah Hill), creating the alternate superhero identity Titan.

These films sound OK, though I like MegaMind more than Shrek 4.

SYS

BREAKING NEWS: Sean Bailey Has Moved Up

After firing Oren the other day, Rich Ross has replaced him with Sean Bailey. Sean is now the head of Disney's Live-Action Film Department. In case you don't know, Sean has produced many films, including the upcoming Tron: Legacy and The Black Hole remake.

I'm actually in favor of this 'un, mainly because I actually LIKE this guy. He might know what projects that are good to put in the pipeline (let's be frank, Race To Witch Mountain was a dud that didn't need to happen). I'll be excited to see what projects can come from the mouse now.

SYS

I AM IMAX MAN

It seems Iron Man 2 will follow the hip IMAX trail. IRon Man 2 will bin a two week engagement in IMAX Digital. No word yet on Digital 3D, though I suspect it will.

SYS

Captain of A Forthcoming Park

Odd title? Actually, it perfectly describes Joe Johntson (above), who right now is wrapping up The Wolfman and is starting work on Captain America. He notes that Captain America will be like Saving Private Ryan, in that it starts and ends in the present day, but it mostly takes place in the 1940's.

Also, Jurassic Park IV seems to be moving forward a long last. Joe says it's somewhat of a reboot. It'll "take the franchise into a new direction". My interest is piqued. Let's see if they will do it right.

SYS

Lionsgate To Terminate

It seems htat on February 10th, Lionsgate will be the new home for Ah-Nolds great franchise The Terminator. Lionsgate has put up a 15 million dollar bid to buy the franchise. Looks like on February 10th, Lionsgate "will be back".

SYS

Avatar Box Office Part VIII: This One's For No. 4

Avatar has now surpassed Shrek 2's 441.2 million dollars gross. This puts it as the 4th biggest film of all-time in the USA. Not only that, but it's gross now stands at a trmendous 1.3 billion worldwide. Titanic better look out. Avatar is about to beat it.

SYS

Thor Double Wham

Two pieces of Thor news to pass on.

First off, the third of shooting for Thor is almost done. I have heard nothing but good things about the film at this time, so I think we're in for another goodie.

Secondly, Stellan Skarsgard will play the villain in Thor. I like Stellan and hope he has a big role in the film.

SYS

No Jr. Cowboys

Robert Downey Jr. has fallen out of Cowboys and Aliens. However, his Iron Man director Jon Faverau will direct. The film is expected in July 2011.

SYS

What's All The Hub-Bub, Sub?

Robert Zmeckis's 3D remake of Yellow Submarine has gotten it's 4 cast members They are:

* Cary Elwes (above) as George Harrison
* Dean Lennox Kelly as John Lennon
* Peter Serafinowicz as Paul McCartney
* Adam Campbell as Ringo Starr

Nice casting. Mayhaps this could be good after all.

SYS

Breaking News: Spider-Man Got Rebooted!!!!!!!!!

Holy crackers and cheese, Sony has pulled the reboot button on Spider-Man. Due to script problems, they have decided to put the 2 billion dollar franchise into overdirve. The following is what Sony announced:

"A decade ago we set out on this journey with Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire and together we made three 'Spider-Man' films that set a new bar for the genre. When we began, no one ever imagined that we would make history at the box-office and now we have a rare opportunity to make history once again with this franchise. Peter Parker as an ordinary young adult grappling with extraordinary powers has always been the foundation that has made this character so timeless and compelling for generations of fans. We're very excited about the creative possibilities that come from returning to Peter's roots and we look forward to working once again with Marvel Studios, Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin on this new beginning," said Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Me, I don't like the idea. It just sounds like they have no faith in Sam Raimi. I'm dissapointed. Expect a LOT of insults at Sony this coming weeks.

SYS

First Paula...Now Simon!!

American Idol it seems is going deeper into the gutter. Not only has Paula Abdul, but Simon Cowell is leaving next season. The series is preety much over now. Im ean, Simon MAKES this show so I think we'll be seeing drastic rating drops next season.

SYS

Going Tokyo..Mater Style!

Speaking of Fast and Furious, here's some REAL cars! Thanks to Takefiveaday, we have images of the Tokyo Mater cars coming! These look great and I can't wait to see them on shelves. Click on the image for larger look.

SYS

Faster And Furiouser

Vin Diesel has revealed there will be 2 more Fast and Furious films coming out. This franchise is dead, but I guess as long as people keep going, they'll keep making them. Oh well.

SYS

Editorial: Time To Jay Up

If you have even been near the internet recently, you know about the big battle going on with NBC and Jay Leno. The atrocity that is The Jay Leno show isn't even getting 2 million viewers these days, so NBC decided that, effictive this Spring, Jay Leno runs a 30 minute show at 10:30 PM. So the big question is this: whydid it all go wrong?

Simply put, it's hard to watch a show 5 times a week at 10. The kids are likely to still be up and there's much better shows on like Fringe and 30 Rock you'll want to watch on your Tivo.

If Jay Leno had kept himself once a week, he'd probably still be a hit. Right now though, he's derided by his critics and a ratings disaster. NBC, it's time to quite on Jay Leno. Time to move on.

Come February, we'll see if it was time slot problems that hurt the show or Jay himself.

SYS

FIlm Review: Leap Year

You know a film is bad when Amy Adams is cliche. This film smacks of "They hate each other...but they don't!"-isms that have been trotted out over and over again to the point where even women are ignoring these types of films. And for a guy like me it's just plain garbage.

Anna (Amy Adams) travels to Dublin, Ireland on Leap Day to propose to her boyfriend because legend says he can't refuse on that day. In Ireland, she befriends a man named Declan (Mathew Goode) who annoys here, but is also charming to her. They soon develops feelings for each other..but what about Anna's proposal?

The single thing that keeps this dreck a-float is Amy Adams. Like Anna Farris, she should be doing much juicier roles than this rom-com stuff. She is spectacular here and can be found funny and likeable. The rest of the cast, though, sleepwalk through the film and her boyfriend dosen't seem to show much emotion ever.

The film like the cast can be described as this: A little charming, but really mediocore overall.

Rating: 5.2 out of 10 or C-

SYS

Being The Vulture

Continuing the complicated Spider-Man 4 storyu, John Malkovich has come forward and confirmed that he was set to play The Vulture!! Not only that, but he wants filming to start soon and saw the previous version of the script. I think John would work well here, though I hope The Lizard is a seocnd villain.

SYS