Director: Patrick Read Johnson Cast: John Francis Daley, Austin Pendleton Synopsis: Alienated, hopeful-filmmaker Pat Johnson's epic story growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love, and becoming the first fan of the movie that changed everything. Genre: Comedy Release Date: September 1, 2009
Director: Shane AckerCast (Voices): Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Elijah Wood, Crispin Glover, Christopher PlummerSynopsis: When rag doll '9' first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction.Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Despite the shortcomings of Halloween 2 at the box office this past weekend, Bob Weinstein has announced that Michael Myers will be back to hacking and slashing next summer will another sequel... in jaw-dropping 3-D. Weinstein noted that Rob Zombie won't be back this time around as they are going in a new direction with a director 'who has experience with horror'. Negotiations are in the works so the director could not be named. Let's start speculating. Alexander Aja or Neil Marshall would be interesting choices. Or perhaps John Carpenter would return to the franchise. Oh wait. This is a schlocky sequel that is unlikely to have anything going for it beyond it's gimmicky 3-D presentation. Better get those guys from the Saw movies. (Dread Central) Stab your brain with the knowledge contained within these links... Rambo 5!!! (/Film)Burnett and Lowry to ride again in Bad Boys 3. (First Showing)Nicolas Cage is going to get points on his license. (Empire)Seth Rogen's The Green Hornet pushes back release. (The Playlist)10 TV Shows That Should Never, Ever Be Made Into Movies. (io9)
Director: Marc WebbCast: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Zooey DeschanelSynopsis: Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) grows up thinking that he won’t be truly happy until he finds his true love. Summer (Zooey Deschanel) thinks the opposite. She doesn’t believe in love. However,they both meet each other ,and they do get along quite nicely. But this isn’t a story about love as they do break up eventually. He then tells the story of their 500 day relationship starting from day 1.
Detective Danny Fisher (Cena) discovers his girlfriend (Scott) has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Baxter's past, and he'll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release.Rating: PG-13Release Date: March 27th, 2009Studio: 20th Century FOXHot Chicks to Watch For: Ashley Scott
Director: Roland EmmerichCast: John Cusack, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson Synopsis: An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors
Director: Kari Skogland Cast: Ben Kingsley, Rose McGowan, Kevin Zegers, Jim Sturgess Synopsis: Based on Martin McGartland’s shocking real life story, Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the IRA whilst feeding information to his British handler and saving lives in the process; until one day he is exposed, captured and tortured to within an inch of his life. He escaped dramatically by throwing himself from a tower block window and is still in hiding today.
Director: Marc WebbCast: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Zooey DeschanelSynopsis: Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) grows up thinking that he won’t be truly happy until he finds his true love. Summer (Zooey Deschanel) thinks the opposite. She doesn’t believe in love. However,they both meet each other ,and they do get along quite nicely. But this isn’t a story about love as they do break up eventually. He then tells the story of their 500 day relationship starting from day 1.
Director: Kevin SmithCast: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott, Adam Brody, Ana De La RegueraSynopsis: A comedy about two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with gangsters and their laundered money.
Director: Kevin SmithCast: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott, Adam Brody, Ana De La RegueraSynopsis: A comedy about two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with gangsters and their laundered money.
Director: Samuel BayerCast: Jackie Earle Haley (rumored)Production Company: New LineDistributor: Warner Bros. Synopsis: A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.
Director: David Twohy Cast: Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich, Timothy Olyphant Synopsis: A couple on a Hawaiian vacation discover that there are maniacs stalking and murdering the tourists who visit the island. Genre: Thriller Release Date: August 14, 2009
Director: Greg Mottola Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Martin Starr Synopsis: A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college grad (Eisenberg) who takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world. Genre: Comedy
Director: Alejandro Amenábar Cast: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Rupert Evans Synopsis: A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hopes of pursuing freedom while also falling in love with his master, the famous female philosophy professor and atheist Hypatia of Alexandria.
Director: Tim BurtonCast: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Sheen, Stephen Fry, Crispin Glover, Ann HathawaySynopsis: Live action, 3D update of the classic story by Lewis Caroll, about the adventures of a young girl, Alice, who falls into a magical world full of strange characters and darkness behind every corner.
Director: R.W. Goodwin Cast: Eric McCormack, Jenni Baird, Robert Patrick, Jody Thompson, Dan Lauria Synopsis: Set in 1957, Alien Trespass chronicles a fiery object from outer space that crashes into a mountaintop in the California desert, bringing the threat of disaster to Earth. Out of the flying saucer escapes a murderous creature – the Ghota, which is bent on destroying all life forms on the planet. A benevolent alien from the spaceship, Urp, inhabits the body of Ted Lewis (Eric McCormack) – a local astronomer – and with the help of Tammy (Jenni Baird), a waitress from the local diner, sets out to save mankind. Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Release Date: April 3, 2009
Director: John Schultz Cast: Ashley Tisdale, Andy Richter, Kevin Nealon Synopsis: A group of kids must defend their vacation home from an alien invasion Genre: Comedy Release Date: July 31, 2009
Kids these days. With their beepers and their drivers licenses, and their Nintendo video games. This doc takes an insider's view of four or five (its hard to tell) seniors as they navigate the ups and downs of social pressuresm including learning how to give blowjobs. It's basically Hoop Dreams, but with people who have a lot more going for them. And remember: always drink responsibly.
The DaVinci Code was a boring book, and thus a boring movie. Angels and Demons was a fun, action packed book, so if they use the same formula with the last one, then this movie is going to rock.
Director: Nimród Antal Cast: Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, Columbus Short, Skeet Ulrich Synopsis: A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution. Genre: Thriller Release Date: September 18, 2009
Director: David Bowers Cast: Nicholas Cage, Kristen Bell, Freddie Highmore, Donald Sutherland, Eugene Levy Synopsis: Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man's expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him.
Director: James Cameron Cast: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi Synopsis: A group of humans are confronted by a distant planet's native population, forcing them into battle Genre: Action/Science Fiction Release Date: December 18, 2009
Director: Werner Herzog Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer Synopsis: “Port of Call” stars Cage as the not-good Lieutenant and Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Coolidge, Xhibit and Fairuza Balk as the people who helps him be not so good. Genre: Drama Release Date: December 2, 2009
Director: Todd Graff Cast: Vanessa Hudgens, Alyson Michalka, Gaelan Connell, Lisa Kudrow Synopsis: A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands. Genre: Alyson Michalka Release Date: August 14, 2009
Director: Robert D. Siegel Cast: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan Synopsis: A die-hard New York Giants fan finds himself at difficult crossroads when he is severely beaten by his favorite player. Genre: Drama Release Date: August 28, 2009
Director: Rick JacobsonCast: Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, America OlivioSynopsis: Follows three bad girls (a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer and a corporate powerbroker) as they arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort and steal $200 Million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin.
Title: Black Dynamite Trailer Director: Scott Sanders Cast: Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson, Nicole Sullivan, Mykelti Williamson, Mike Starr Synopsis: This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. Genre: Action & Adventure Release Date: January 15, 2009
Director: Darren Aronofsky Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis Synopsis: A thriller that homes in on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer and a rival. Genre: Drama / Thriller Release Date: 2010
Another adaptation of Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men), this brutal and bloody southwestern story takes place during the middle of the 19th century and involves a runaway kid who joins the 'Glantons,' a gang that scalps Mexicans and Indians.Rating: N/ARelease Date: 2009Studio: Scott Rudin Productions
Director: Chris NahonCast: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam CunninghamSynopsis: Live-action adaptation of the original Japanise anime, in which a vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon is disguise.Genre: Fantasy/Horror
Here’s the synopsis from IMDB: A CIA operative is sent to Jordan to track a high-ranking terrorist. The spy is aided by the head of Jordan's covert operations in an uneasy alliance that leads to cultural and moral clashed between the men.
Director: Albert and Allen Hughes Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila KunisSynopsis: A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Director: Marc Clebanoff Cast: Frank Krueguer, Sarah Thompson, Michael Madsen, David Carradine, Jamie Lynn Synopsis: A detached hitman is hired to kill a terminally ill crime boss and his lover. Things become complicated when he finds that the crime boss' lover is an old flame of his. Genre: Noir Release Date: July 14, 2009
Director: Nicolas Winding RefnCast: Tom HardySynopsis: A young man who was sentenced to 7 years on prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.
The Coen brothers are still probably coming down from the cinematic victory they scored with No Country for Old Men, and a film with both Brad Pitt and George Clooney seems like a pretty good way to do so. The plot revolves around some misplaced government files and process of retrieving them. It sounds serious, but the trailers suggest that it's more of a comedy than anything else.
Directors: Àlex & David PastorCast: Chris Pine, Lou Taylor Pucci, Piper PeraboSynopsis: Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.
Directors: Ricky Gervais & Stephen MerchantWritten By: Ricky Gervais & Stephen MerchantCast: Felicity Jones, Ricky GervaisSynopsis: A coming of age tale about young guys working for an insurance company in the '70s.
Anyone who is a fan of Chuck Palahniuk’s books knows that his dark view of sex, death, and the modern male is often totally absurd yet painfully accurate. If you saw fight club and didn’t add it to your list of top ten favorite movies of all time, then you should reconsider your maleness.
Director: Sophie Barthes Cast: Paul Giammatti, Emily Watson, Lauren Ambrose, Katheryn Winnick Synopsis: Paul, A depressed actor, finds a company that will remove his soul from his body long enough to help him survive an anxious performance of a play. He soon discovers, however, that his soul has been stolen and is being trafficked to Russia.
Usually, news about a guy who’s made a career out of directing remakes is not very exciting; rather, it’s kind of annoying. The knock on them is obvious: They’re unoriginal and not as good as the people they’re trying to emulate, turning in flashy flicks that lack substance. That is what makes this piece of news so darned interesting. It was announced that Marcus Nispel, the guy who remade both The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the Thirteenth, is on board to direct a remake of Conan. What’s amazing about this rather lackluster bit of information is that this can be seen as good-ish news. The reason? Because now we all finally know that Brett Ratner is not making the movie.
A young girl (Fanning) walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better.Release Date: Feb 6thStudio: Focus
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working. Studio: LionsgateRating: n/aRelease Date: April 17th, 2009Babes to Watch For: Amy Smart
Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician.
Director: Shaun LevyCast: Tiny Fey, Steve Carell, James Franco, Mila KunisSynopsis: In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.
Director: Michael and Peter SpierigCast: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Isabel LucasSynopsis: In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
Director: Tommy Wirkola Cast: Charlotte Frogner, Ørjan Gamst, Stig Frode Henrikse, Evy Kasseth Røsten Synopsis: A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies. Genre: Horror Release Date: June 19th, 2009 (Limited)
Death Race is basically Mad Max meets Battle Royale meets The Island meets Death Race 2000 meets The Shawshank Redemption. But with the dude from the Transporter. Who is also in Cranked. Add that together and its definitely worth watching.
Three Jewish brothers escape from Nazi-occupied Poland into the Belarussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and others in danger.
Dr. Lorca from Hideous! (Michael Citrini) is back and is continuing to collect strange odditites, along with the help of Caitlin (Alli Kinzel) and her boyfriend David (Lane Compton).
Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, Sergio PablosCast: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Will Arnet, Ken Jeong, Kristen WiigSynopsis: A trio of orphan girls cause the normally deplorable Gru to rethink his plan to steal the moon.
Director: Neill BlomkampCast: William Allen Young, Robert Hobbs, Sharlto Copley, Jason CopeSynopsis: An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.
Director: James Wong Cast: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Emmy Rossum, Randall Duk Kim, Yun-Fat Chow Synopsis: The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power. Release Date: April 8, 2009
When an omnipresent secret agency starts playing a deadly game with Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf), he is put in all kinds of horrible situations. They track his movements and use technology not even scientists have thought of yet to make sure he is doing as he is told. It's sure to be exciting and make you as paranoid as 10 bong hits outside of the police station.
Director: Wes AndersonCast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Owen Wilson, Bill MurraySynopsis: Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family.
No, it's not The Fast and the Furious or 2 Fast 2 Furious. It's just Fast and Furious. You know, kind of like what they did when they named the last Rambo movie Rambo. But I can see how you would get confused.
Director: Dito Montiel Cast: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Cung Le, Luis Guzmán, Zulay Henao Synopsis: In New York City, a young counterfeiter (Tatum) is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist (Howard), who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit. Genre: Drama Release Date: April 24, 2009
Director: David R. EllisCast: Krista Allen, Nick Zano, Shantel VanSanten, Bobby Campo, Plot: After a teen's premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end.Rating: n/aRelease Date: August 28, 2009
Director: Blaxwell SmartCast: DeRay Davis, Jasper Redd, Charles Q. Murphy, J.B. SmooveSynopsis: Two guys who work at a morgue enlist the services of a reanimated corpse to better their chances at a streetball tournament.
Hollywood has officially driven remakes into the ground. Now it’s all about re-boots! That means they take movies that were really popular and make them again, slightly different. Totally not a re-make, see?
Director: Judd ApatowCast: Seth Rogen, Adam Sandler, Jonah Hill, Eric Bana, Leslie MannSynopsis: When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.Genre: ComedyRelease Date: July 31, 2009
Director: Hoyt YeatmanCast: Nicholas Cage (voice), Zach Galifianakis, Sam Rockwell (voice), Penelope Crux (voice), Tracy Morgan (voice), Jon Favreau (voice), Will Arnett, Steve Buscemi, Bill NighyStudio: DisneySynopsis: A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire, who plans to taking over the world with household appliances.
Dirty Harry is back! And while he's look pretty darn old, he's still ripe with vengeance and even seems to be channeling a little bit of Batman... Clint Eastwood plays an aging Vietman vet who has an awesome '72 Gran Torino. Then some punk kid who's mixed up with the wrong people tries to steal it, and Cli
Director: Paul GreengrassCast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Jason IsaacsSynopsis: A thriller about a pair of CIA agents on the trail of certain Weapons of Mass Destruction and a foreign correspondent following their mission.
Director: Russell Mulcahy Cast: Bruce Willis Synopsis: The new chief of police of a small Massachusetts town investigates a series of mysterious deaths that resemble the stories made famous in Grimm's Fairy Tales. Genre: Horror/Adventure Release Date: 2009
"A traveling underground fight club called 'The Brawlers' arrive at a derelict ghost town tucked away in the Colorado Rockies. They meet the town's only residents, the Maxilla family who want to buy on to the fight card. But the Maxilla family's true intentions for the Brawler crew is soon revealed in teeth and claws. Some will be hunted, some will be feed, and some will become part of the family...whether they like it or not."
Director: Dennis DuganCast: Adam Sandler, Selma Hayek, David Spade, Chris Rock, Kevin James, Rob SchneiderSynopsis: Thirty years after their high school graduation, five good friends reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Director: Rob ZombieCast: Maloclm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Brad Dourif, Danielle HarrisSynopsis: Rob Zombie returns to direct this follow-up sequel to his remake of John Carpenter’s horror franchise about a psychopathic mass murderer name Michael Myers.Rating:n/aRelease Date: August 28, 2009
I don’t envy my friends that have been pursuing acting as a career. It’s a tough gigs. You have to make really hard decisions. Like when you finally decide to kill yourself because it didn’t work out, should you use a gun or pills? I say 20 gauge in the mouth. Its not an easy job.From IMDB:
Will Smith takes on the roll of a down-on-his-luck superhero that splits his time between getting hammered and fighting crime. He relies on a relentlessly positive PR guy, played by Jason Bateman, and his hot wife, played by Charlize Theron, to give his image an overhaul.
It's that time of year again for adults to get all fired up about a movie based on a book written for little kids. Harry is back at his school where he learns magic instead of practical stuff that would make him a useful member of society. I'm assuming all the other characters are back, too. Except for maybe Dumbledor.
After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it's up to the planet's toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red.
It's kind of like The Devil Wears Prada, except it's not for complete idiots. Simon Pegg plays a fictionalized version of real-life writer Toby Young who worked his way up through the magazine ranks, getting into hilarious situations along the way.
Director: Bob GosseWriters: Tucker Max & Nils ParkerCast: Matt Czuchry, Jesse Bradford, Traci Lords, Keri Lynn PrattSynopsis: A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party. Based on Tucker Max's best-seller "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell".
Director: Chris Columbus Cast: Paul Rust, Hayden Panettiere Synopsis: A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school – Beth Cooper (Panettiere) – during his graduation speech. Much to his surprise, Beth shows up at his door that very night and decides to show him the best night of his life. Genre: Comedy Release Date: July 10, 2009
Director: John HamburgCast: Jason Segel, Paul Rudd, Andy Samberg, Rashida Jones, Thomas LennonSynopsis: Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward 'man-dates,' before meeting Sydney Fife, a charming, opinionated man with whom he instantly bonds.Genre: ComedyRating: RRelease Date: March 20, 2009
Director: Christopher NolanCast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy, Ken WatanabeSynopsis: A contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.
Quentin Tarantino has been working on the script for his World War II movie since way back in 2001. It's finally, apparently, ready for mass consumption, which could really mean anything when it comes to that crazy man.
Quentin Tarantino has been working on the script for his World War II movie since way back in 2001. It's finally, apparently, ready for mass consumption, which could really mean anything when it comes to that crazy man. There are differing accounts as to what the story is actually about, but there's a good chance it's going to be show like a western and focus around some very burly men (QT not-included in the "burly" part) making their way through WWII. If nothing else, there will no doubt be a lot of swearing and violence. Score. Studio: The Weinstein Company Rating: TBA Release Date: 2009 TBA
Quentin Tarantino has been working on the script for his World War II movie since way back in 2001. It's finally, apparently, ready for mass consumption, which could really mean anything when it comes to that crazy man. There are differing accounts as to what the story is actually about, but there's a good chance it's going to be show like a western and focus around some very burly men (QT not-included in the "burly" part) making their way through WWII. If nothing else, there will no doubt be a lot of swearing and violence. Score. Studio: The Weinstein Company Rating: TBA Release Date: 2009 TBA
Director: Clint EastwoodCast: Morgan Freeman, Matt DamonSynopsis: A look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.
An eccentric billionaire builds a robotic suit that lets him kick all kinds of terrorist ass. Iron Man was the biggest surprise of the summer, making enough money for Robert Downey Jr. to build himself a real robot suit and fly arond in it instead of the normal limo. It helped restore people's faith in the Marvel movie machine after the tragedy that was Spiderman 3.
Director: Jon FavreauCast: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gary Shandling. Sam Rockwell, Mickey RourkeSynopsis: Plot unknown so far... but it won't be dealing with the "Demon in a Bottle" storyline with Stark's alcoholism. Rating: TBD (but probably PG-13)
Director: Davis GuggenheimCast: Jack White, Jimmy Page, The EdgeSynopsis: Tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos – The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both found and invented.Release Date: In Select Theaters, August 14th, 2009
We've all heard this tired story before. From IMDB:A baby born to a human couple turns out to be a mutant monster with an appetite to kill when scared.This is a remake of the 1974 classic. Hot Chicks To Watch For: Bijou PhillipsRating: R
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! In JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States. -imdb
Director: Kathryn Bigelow Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, JK Simmons Synopsis: A cheerleader (Fox) possessed by a demon begins to kill her male classmates. It is up to her best friend (Seyfried) to stop the carnage.Release Date: September 18, 2009
Director: Jimmy HaywardCast: Megan Fox, Josh Brolin, Will Arnett, John MalkovichSynopsis: In the Wild West, a scarred bounty hunter tracks a voodoo practitioner bent on liberating the South by raising an army of the undead.
What if…what if in the center of the earth it wasn’t just a big core of molten rock (magma) but really just a magical world filled with dinosaurs and bioluminescent creatures of all shapes and sizes? And what if Encino Man (Brendan Frasier) went on a fantastic voyage through all of it? And what if they made a movie about it and put it all in 3-D?
Title: Julie And Julia Director: Nora Ephron Cast: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep Synopsis: The movie also follows Julia and Paul Child through Julia Child's memoir, MY LIFE IN FRANCE, which she wrote with her grand nephew Alex Prud'homme. Genre: Comedy Release Date: August 7, 2009
Director: Matthew VaughnCast: Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Chloe MoretzSynopsis: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Director: Alex Proyas Cast: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Adrienne Pickering, Chandler Canterbury, Tamara Donnellan Synopsis: A teacher (Cage) opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold. Rating: PG-13
Written by Tom Sullivan & Bear Aderhold and Adam Rifkin, “Knucklehead” follows the on-the-road adventures of a trio of misfits – a naïve giant and church orphan-turned-amateur fighter Walter Krunk (BIG SHOW); former mixed martial arts champion-turned-manager Eddie Sullivan (MARK FEUERSTEIN); and church aide-turned-chaperone, Mary O’Connor (MELORA HARDIN) – fighting their way across the south to the annual Pro-Am mixed martial arts tournament in New Orleans.
Director: Brad Silberling Cast: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny R. McBride, Pollyanna McIntosh, Michael Papajohn Synopsis: Three adults inadvertently stumble into a mysterious land populated by dinosaurs and other creatures, including the mysterious and dangerous race of Sleestak. Release Date: June 5, 2009
Director: Dennis Iliadis Cast: Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Martha MacIsaac, Tony Goldwyn Synopsis: After kidnapping and butchering two teenagers, a gang unknowingly finds refuge with the parents of one of the victims -- hosts who devise gruesome revenge. Genre: Horror
Director: F. Gary Gray Cast: Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Bibb Synopsis: An everyman takes justice into his own hands when one of the murderers of his wife and daughter goes free after a plea bargain. He sets his sights on tormenting the prosecuting lawyer that enabled this. Release Date: Octboer 16, 2009
Director: Scott Stewart Cast: Paul Bettany, Denis Quaid, Kate Walsh, Adrianne Palicki, Willa Holland Synopsis: The archangel Michael defends humanity from the apocalypse once God loses faith in his creations. Michael leads strangers who are defending a woman pregnant with the second coming of Jesus.Release Date: January 22, 2010
The phrases, "video game movie" and "Mark Wahlberg" don't generate much excitement when it comes to new releases, but Max Payne looks like it might have some things going for it. It's the story of a man whose family and partner are brutally murdered.
A massive fireball from space hits New York's Central Park and an ordinary man emerges unscathed. The man turns out to be a spaceship operated by 100 human-looking aliens who are one-quarter inch tall and seeking a way to save their planet; complications ensue when their captain falls in love with an Earth woman who's always picked losers for previous romances.
Director: Grant HeslovCast: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges Synopsis: A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Horay for remakes of Asian horror films! This American version of a South Korean flick is based on the premise that pissed off ghosts use mirrors as a doorway into the living world. They use that doorway to come in and mess everything up. Honestly, that plot sounds about as tired as Brett Favre, but you never know. At least it has Amy Smart.
A young man awakens from a four-year coma to discover that his sweetheart has since become a Playboy centerfold.Title: Miss March Director: Trevor Moore Cast: Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben Release Date: March 13, 2009
Director: Rob Letterman Cast: Seth Rogen, Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie Synopsis: When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California girl named Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction! Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Will Arnett. Release Date: March 27, 2009
DIRECTOR: Duncan Jones CAST: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey (voice)SYNOPSIS: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems.
Director: Kristopher BelmanCast: LeBron James, Dru Joyce, Romeo Travis, Wille McGeeSynopsis: Five talented young basketball players from Akron, Ohio star in this remarkable true-life coming of age story about friendship and loyalty in the face of great adversity. Coached by a charismatic but inexperienced player’s father, and led by future NBA superstar LeBron James, the “Fab Five’s” improbable seven-year journey leads them from a decrepit inner-city gym to the doorstep of a national high school championship. Along the way, the close-knit team is repeatedly tested—both on and off the court—as James’ exploding worldwide celebrity threatens to destroy everything they’ve set out to achieve together. More Than A Game combines a series of unforgettable one-on-one interviews with rare news footage, never-before-seen home videos, and personal family photographs to bring this heart-wrenching and wholly American story to life.
Director: Jaco van Dormael Cast: Jared Leto, Diane Kruger, Sarah Polley Synopsis: A tale that spans different time zones of the 20th and 21st centuries. Genre: Drama Release Date: October 7, 2009
There's nothing more excruciating than knowing your best friend is getting it on with the girl you should be hitting the sheets with, especially if your best friend happens to be Dane Cook. In this anti-rom com, Cook plays a guy who losers pay to treat the girls they love so badly, that they come running back into the pathetic arms.
Title: My Bloody Valentine 3-D Director: Patrick Lussier Cast: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Kevin Tighe, Tom Atkins Synopsis: Ten years ago, a tragedy changed the town of Harmony forever. Tom Hanniger, an inexperienced coal miner, caused an accident in the tunnels that trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, Harry Warden, into a permanent coma. But Harry Warden wanted revenge. Exactly one year later, on Valentine’s Day, he woke up…and brutally murdered twenty-two people with a pickaxe before being killed. Ten years later, Tom Hanniger returns to Harmony on Valentine’s Day, still haunted by the deaths he caused. Genre: Horror Release Date: January 16, 2009
Director: Dan EckmanCast: Donald Glover, D.C. Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Aubrey Plaza, Matt WalshSynopsis: At age seven, Oakdale's Mystery Team was a band of kid detectives dedicated to solving child-sized mysteries (like who put their finger in the pie, and who stole the tricycle), and the town loved them for it. Now they're eighteen years old, about to graduate from high school, yet they're still storming the playground to bust little kids, and the town of Oakdale is sick to death of it.When a little girl sees their sign advertising "Mysteries Solved, Ten Cents," she asks the gang to find out who killed her parents. The Team embarks on a mystery that takes them deep into a violent conspiracy that sees their lives threatened, their friendship strained and tests their claim that they're "real detectives."
Director: Allen Hughes, Natalie Portman, Brett RatnerCast: Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, Orlando Bloom, Rachel BilsonSynopsis: An anthology film joining several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York.
Director: Benny Boom Cast: Donald Faison, Mos Def, Mike Epps, Lauren London, Debbie Allen Synopsis: When an overnight delivery driver delivers a package containing bricks of cocaine to the wrong address, it sets into motion a battle of wills and wits between the dealer, the intended recipients, and the people who have the drugs and plan to sell them off. Genre: Action & Adventure Release Date: May 8, 2009
Director: Rob Marshall Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench Synopsis: Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo (Rain), one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.Director: James McTeigueRelease Date: July 29th, 2009Rating: N/A
Director: Jody Hill Cast: Anna Faris, Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Patton Oswalt, Michael Peña Synopsis: Bi-polar mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. Release Date: April 10, 2009
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Cast: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard Synopsis: A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be. Release Date: July 24, 2009
In the future, Vikings will have to fight Aliens to secure the peace of all mankind on another planet that is from the past. Ok, I made that up. Here's the actual premise from IMDB:
Director: Christian Alvart Cast: Cam Gigandet, Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid, Norman Reedus, Cung Le Synopsis: A pair of crew members aboard a spaceship wake up with no knowledge of their mission or their identities. Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Release Date: September 4, 2009
Kevin James stars in a gritty crime drama full of action, romance and important social commentary. Nah, just kidding. It's a slapstick comedy! Paul Blart is shy, chubby mall security guard who has to take on the element of organized crime that has taken over his precious shopping center.
Director: Richard CurtisCast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick FrostSynopsis: A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960's.
Director: Vicky JensonCast: Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton, Zach Gilford, Jane Lynch, JK SimmonsSynopsis: Ryden Malby graduates from college and is forced to move back into her childhood home with her eccentric family, while she attempts to find a job, the right guy, and just a hint of where her life is headed.
Director: Mike NewellCast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben KingsleySynopsis: Based on the video game, which follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world.
Director: Michael Mann Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Channing Tatum, Leelee Sobieski, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard Synopsis: The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Release Date: July 1, 2009
Hollywood's third attempt at recreating the hyper-violent vigilante magic of Frank Castle has Rome's Ray Stevenson donning the skull shirt. In other words, it has absolutely nothing to do with the other two Punisher you've already seen, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Put the weird name out of your head for a minute and concentrate on the fact that James Bond is back and, juding by the poster and the trailers, well armed. The story picks up where Casino Royale left off, with 007 kicking the British asses of everyone he can point a gun at.
Director: John Woo Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang Synopsis: Based on the events during the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China in which specifically told in the title, The Battle of Red Cliffs. Genre: Action Release Date: November 20, 2009
I re-watched Heat two months ago and was reminded what a rad movie it is. A big part of its radness is because Pacino and De Niro are awesome. So add 50-Cent and Mark Wahlberg's brother and you've got movie gold. Maybe. IMDB says:
Director: Ridley Scott Cast: Russell Crowe, William Hurt, Cate Blanchett Synopsis: The origin story of the legendary hero Robin Hood, charting his life as an army level archer to the man that takes from the rich and gives to the poor. Genre: Adventure Release Date: May 14, 2010
The premise is a lot like the Jerry's pilot from Seinfeld. Instead of being forced into butler duties, two friends (Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd) are ordered by the court to participate in a Big Brother program. Each one is assigned his own little brother, one being a little trouble maker and the other being a painfully nerdy McLovin.
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Director: Philip NoyceCast: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel EjioforSynopsis: In Columbia Pictures' "Salt," Angelina Jolie stars as Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. When she is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, Salt goes on the run to clear her name and ultimately prove she is a patriot. Using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture and protect her husband or the world's most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence. Release Date: July 23, 2010
Director: Kevin GreutertCast: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Tanedra Howard, Karen ClicheSynopsis: Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.
Director: Edgar Wright Cast: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans, Brandon Routh, Brie Larson, Synopsis: Scott Pilgrim has to defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil ex-boyfriends in battle. Based on the Bryan Lee O'Malley graphic novels. Genre: Action/Comedy Release Date: 2010
Director: Domonic SenaCast: Nicolas Cage, Ron PerlmanSynopsis: 14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce her powers could be the source of the Black Plague.
What does it say about our world that Sex Drive is the modern day Goonies? Same idea—a group of high-schoolers on a quest, led by a boy seeking to become a man. A town where they all feel like outsiders.
Director: Steve CarrCast: TBDSynopsis: Built by the military to be a highly sophisticated weapon, Johnny 5 develops a conscience and personality after being hit by lightning. He befriends a lonely boy and his fractured family.
Director: Martin ScorseseCast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Mark RuffaloSynopsis: Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.
Director: Alex Rivera Cast: Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Luis Fernando Peña, Giovanna Zacarías, Marius Biegai Synopsis: A young Mexican man from the provinces, whose family and home are destroyed by terrorist-seeking drones, goes to Tijuana. There he joins a workforce of illegal workers whose labor is transported electronically across the border, and finds the means to avenge the violence. Release Date: April 17, 2009
Director Danny Boyle takes a break from zombies that run and deadly drug farmers to tell an endearing story about a poor Indian teenager who makes it on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire! Except he's not in it for the money, rather for a girl, who is a humongous fan of the show. Love and gameshows!
Director: Michael J. BassettCast: James Purefoy, Pete Postlethwaite, Mackenzie Crook, Max von SydowSynopsis: The movie tells the origins of Solomon Kane and is hoped to be the first of a trilogy of movies. When the story opens Kane is a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting in Africa, but after an encounter with a demon, The Reaper, he realizes he must seek redemption or have his soul damned to Hell. He returns to England and lives a life of peace, converting to puritanism, but soon the doings of an evil sorcerer upset his plans and he must take up arms again.
Director: Stewert Hendler Cast: Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Margo HarshmanSynopsis: A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.
Samuel Jackson and Bernie Mac team up for soulful comedy in this Mac's swan song. The plot involves two former bandmates who decide to tour cross country in order to honor their recently deceased lead singer. A woman believed to be Mac's daughter joins the fun and steps up to the role of lead singer in the band.Rating: R
The creators of Lost, Heroes, and MI:3 have been given the task of reinvigorating the Star Trek series. They get back to the roots with the the origin story of the USS Enterprise team of Capt. Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu and McCoy.
Director: Kevin MacDonald Cast: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe, Robin Wright Penn Synopsis: Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman's mistress. Release Date: April 17, 2009
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly got back together with fellow Talladega Nights alumn, Adam McKay to make another movie about very stupid adults acting wacky. Brennan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly) become step brothers when their parents fall in love and get married. Since they're both 40 and live at home, they have to come to terms with their new living situation.
Title: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Cast: Michael Clarke Duncan, Kristin Kreuk, Moon Bloodgood, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein Synopsis: A live-action Street Fighter film that focuses on the origins of Chun Li and her quest for justice. How goofy is her helicopter kick going to look? This movie hits in February but we've yet to see an English-language trailer. Genre: Action & Adventure Release Date: February 27, 2009
"Set during "The Genpei Wars" at the end of the 1100s, the Minamoto and Taira gangs face off in a town named Yuda, while a deadly gunman (Ito Hideaki) comes to the aid of the townsfolk."
Director: Jonathan MostowCast: Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris KodjoeSynopsis: Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates.Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Director: George RomeroCast: Kenneth Welsh, Kathleen MunroeSynopsis: On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.
The film follows an ex-CIA "Preventer" (Neeson), who is faced with recovering his daughter after she is kidnapped by human trafficking|sex-traffickers in Paris, France.Release Date: January 30th, 2009Rating: PG-13Studio: Europ Corp.Babes to Watch For: Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace
Director: Ang Lee Cast: Demetri Martin, Kelli Garner, Emile Hirsch, Paul DanoSynopsis: A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969. Genre: Comedy Release Date: August 14, 2009
Title: Terminator:SalvationDirector: McGCast: Christian Bale, Anton Yelchin, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, CommonSynopsis: John Connor is facing a future that's not entirely what his mother laid out as he faces the robotic hordes of Skynet.Genre: Sci-Fi & FantasyRelease Date: May 22, 2009
Director: Joe Carnahan Cast: Bradley Cooper (Rumored), Common (Rumored) Synopsis: Four disgraced war veterans escape from military prison, deciding to become a mercenary group that does good deeds. Based on the popular 80s television show. Genre: Action Release Date: 2010
Cast: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Beals, Michael Gambon, Gary Oldman, Ray StevensonDirectors: Allen and Albert HughesSynopsis: A loner treks across a post-apocalyptic America with a mysterious book that could be the key to man's salvation.
Director: Richard KellyCast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank LangellaSynopsis: Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
Director: Rian Johnson Cast: Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane Synopsis: The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world. Genre: Comedy Release Date: May 29, 2009
Director: Marcus DunstanCast: Madeline Zima, Andrea Roth, Josh StewartSynopsis: Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Radha MitchellDirector: Breck EisnerSynopsis: A husband and wife in a small Midwestern town find themselves battling for survival as their friends and family descend into madness in The Crazies. A mysterious toxin in the water supply turns everyone exposed to it into mindless killers and the authorities leave the uninfected to their certain doom in this terrifying reinvention of the George Romero horror classic.
I was born under unusual circumstances. And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time.
Batman Begins brought a lot of people back on board the Batman train thanks to director, Christopher Nolan and his reluctance to make one of our favorite childhood heroes and turn him into a fake muscle-having priss.
The original version of this flick came out way back in 1951, which, in Hollywood's eyes, makes it way overdue for a remake. The plot has Keanu Reeves playing an alien messenger that has come to tell us earthlings that we're about to have our intestines handed to us by some unfriendly space-types.
Director: Jon HarrisCast: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Krysten CummingsSynopsis: Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened - or why she's covered in her friends' blood - Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions. As the rescue party drives deeper into uncharted caverns, nightmarish visions of the recent past begin to haunt Sarah and she starts to realize the full horror and futility of the mission. Subjected to the suspicion and mistrust of the group and confronted once more by the inbred, feral and savagely ruthless Crawlers, Sarah must draw on all her inner reserves of strength and courage in a desperate final struggle for deliverance and redemption.
A team of mercenaries head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator.Director: Sylvester StalloneCast: Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whitaker, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Randy Couture (!)Release: 2010
Director: Steven Soderbergh Cast: Sasha Grey, Chris Santos Synopsis: A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work. Genre: Documentary Release Date: July 15, 2009
Director: Neal BrennanCast: Jeremy Piven, Ed Helms, Ving Rhames, James Brolin, Kathryn HahnSynopsis: Used-car liquidator Don Ready is hired by a flailing auto dealership to turn their Fourth of July sale into a majorly profitable event.
Director: Todd Phillips Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Mike Tyson, Heather Graham, Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong Synopsis: A Las Vegas-set comedy centered around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must retrace their steps in order to find him. Release Date: June 5, 2009
Director: Peter Cornwell Cast: Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Amanda Crew, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan Synopsis: After a family is forced to relocate for their son's health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, which turns out not be quite what they thought... Genre: Thrillers Release Date: March 27, 2009
Director: Terry GilliamCast: Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole Synopsis: A fantastical morality tale, set in the present day, telling the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom.
Fugitive Dr. Bruce Banner must utilize the genetic accident that transforms him into a giant, rampaging hulk to stop a former soldier that purposely becomes an even more dangerous version. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Director: Steven SoderberghCast: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Patton Oswalt, Joel McHale, Tony HaleSynopsis: The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre. And it's a comedy.
This was Brad Renfro’s last movie, and it’s about people with drug problems that live in Los Angeles and can barely hold their shit together. Sound familiar? With all the hype surrounding Heath checking out before the Dark Knight dropped, will Renfro’s death help the box office?
Director: Tom Tykwer Cast: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Jack McGee, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ulrich Thomsen Synopsis: In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Genre: Thrillers Release Date: February 13, 2009
Director: Ricky Gervais, Matthew RobinsonCast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K., Jeffrey Tambor, Jonah HillSynopsis: A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.
Director: M. Night ShyamalanCast: Dev Patel, Cliff CurtisSynopsis: The story 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.
Director: Oren MovermanCast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton Synopsis: An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Much like its namesake, the Mummy franchise refuses to stay dead, reemerging every couple of years to wow audiences with its crappy story and lame special effects. The latest installment is basically the exact same thing as the first two, only this time they're in China.
Director: Adam McKayCast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson Synopsis: Set in New York City, The Other Guys follows Detective Allen Gamble (Ferrell), a forensic accountant who’s more interested in paperwork than hitting the streets, and Detective Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg), who has been stuck with Allen as his partner ever since an embarrassing public incident with his quick trigger finger. Allen and Terry idolize the city’s top cops, Danson and Manzetti (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson), but when an opportunity arises for the Other Guys to step up, things don’t quite go as planned.
20 years after he gets kicked out of his hair metal band, a drummer named Fish tries to take his nephew's band of high school kids to the top of the music world. It's a role custom made for Jack Black, but he was too busy making Tropic Thunder, so they gave it to Dwight from The Office. Director: Peter Cattaneo
Title: The Slammin' Salmon Director: Kevin Heffernan Cast: Michael Clarke Duncan, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske Synopsis: Former heavyweight boxing champ, Cleon Salmon, is the celebrity owner of an upscale Miami restaurant. In debt to the Yakuza, the Champ “inspires” his waitstaff with a one-night-only contest: Top selling waiter gets $10,000; lowest selling waiter gets his face punched in by the Champ himself. Genre: Comedy Release Date: January 17, 2009
Director: David FincherCast: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Tiberlake, Andrew GarfieldSynopsis: Aaron Sorkin-penned drama about the true story of the creation of Facebook.
Director: Jon Turteltaub Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Monica Belluci Synopsis: A sorcerer leaves his shop in his apprentice's hands. The apprentice finds trouble when the broomstick he's given to clean with develops a mind of its own. Genre: Fantasy Release Date: July 16, 2010
Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. When a Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face who has other plans. He's going to wipe out the entire city.
Director: Nelson McCormickCast: Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Amber HeardSynopsis: A seemingly normal guy wants the perfect family, but when his new wife and stepchildren don't measure up, he makes plans to eliminate them and move on to the next.
Director: Tony Scott Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj, Gbenga Akinnagbe Synopsis: Armed men hijack a New York subway train in demand of a hefty ransom. As the authorities try to negotiate with the hostage takers they wonder how the hijackers plan to get away. Release Date: June 12, 2009
Director: Scott Frank Cast: Ving Rhames, Ian Somerhalder, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu Synopsis: Every seven years in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins. The last man standing receiving the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of Worlds No 1, which itself carries the legendary million dollar a bullet price tag.
The Unborn follows the story of a young woman Casey (Odette Yustman) that's haunted by a menacing ghost-devil-child that threatens everyone in she loves. In order to stop the Nazi cursed ghost that gains strength by inhabiting people, Casey must travel to the terrifying unknown to end the curse forever. Michael Bay Produces!Studio: UniversalRating: PG-13Release Date: January 9th, 2009
Remember in NYC in 1994 when hip hop was real and weed was sticky fresh? And you would just spend all summer blazing trees and listening to Tribe with the guy from Sexy beast, talking about your problems and thinking about nailing his step daughter but at the end of the day you were really just depressed?
There are plenty of old movie monsters out there just waiting to get the reboot treatment, and it looks like ol' Wolfy is ready for his close-up. Benicio Del Toro is sporting the claws and fur, in what promises to be a much gorier than the 1941 version.
A drama centered on retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson as he makes his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival. Release Date: January 16th, 2009Rating: RStudio: Fox Searchlight
The 90's were hot. Bill Clinton was president, getting his nob polished in the oval office and bombing Kosovo. Sixteen year olds were making millions off the internet. No one gave a shit about global warming. And Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully were hot on the case, proving to the world that there was life beyond our then-intact atmosphere.
Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth (Rumored) Synopsis: The story of ancient god Thor being thrown from Asgard to become mortal, and the fighting between the gods and epic forces Genre: Fantasy Release Date: May 20, 2011
Director: Lee UnkrichCast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Michael Keaton, Joan Cusack, John RatzenbergerSynopsis: Woody, Buzz and the rest of their toy friends are dumped in a day care center when Andy departs for college.
Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle. -imdbRelease Date: June 26th, 2009Rating: N/AStudio: Dreamworks SKG
The world's leading bald action hero is back for a third outing of the Transporter series. This time he has to deliver a package for an evil mastermind who has rigged lead character Frank Martin (Jason Statham) with a diabolical device.
Directors: David & Scott HillenbrandCast: Patrick Cavanaugh, James DeBello, Jennifer Lyons Synopsis: Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realise that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just might!
Director: Jason EisenerSynopsis: Treevenge is a short film detailing the experiences and horrifying reality of the lives of Christmas trees. Clearly, for trees, Christmas isn’t the exciting “peace on earth” that is experienced by most. After being hacked down, and shipped away from their homes, they quickly become strung up, screwed into an upright position for all to see, exposed in a humiliation of garish decorations. But this Christmas will be different, this Christmas the trees have had enough, this Christmas the trees will fight back. Treevenge could be a short film about the end of days for Christmas trees, or perhaps, the end of humanity?
Lycans, aka werewolves with "enhanced strength, speed and regeneration abilities", are revolting against their discriminatory vampire masters in this the third installment of the Underworld series. It explores the origins of the age old monster rivalry between vamps and Lycans, with a vampire babe and all out rumbles to the death.
Director: Pete Docter Cast: John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer, Edward Asner, Paul Eiding, Jordan Nagai Synopsis: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip. Genre: Children & Family Release Date: May 29, 2009
Director: Jason ReitmanCast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Jason BatemanSynopsis: Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
I like movies where the good guys win, but in the end of this movie, Hitler wins. That's a bummer. Tom Cruise plays Claus von Stauffenberg, a German officer who plotted to off the fuehrer. Think of it as Mission: Impossible 4: Kill Hitler. Or don't. We would rather leave that job to Wolfenstein. Studio: United Artists
Well, this one may be a chick flick. But it does have Cruz and Johannson playing tonsil hockey. So I'm willing to give it a chance. Release Date: 15 August 2008
Oliver Stone is the Hollywood equivalent to the messageboard troll. All he ever wants to talk about is the super-controversial stuff that will either make people really interested or incredibly mad. So, how does one follow up Wold Trade Center? With a movie about the president people love to hate.
Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan Cast: Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro Synopsis: A Chinese army general (Li) joins with two bandits (Lau, Kaneshiro) to defend a hapless village from the horrors of war. They become blood brothers, but their loyalty is tested when politics and a love triangle come into play. Genre: Historical Action Release Date: Summer 2009 (North America)
Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, Watchmen is one of the most revered graphic novels ever written. At one point it was thought to be "unfilmable," but Zach Snyder must have been feeling ambitious after the smash success of 300 because he has taken the project head on.
Director: Russell MulcahyCast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Vinnie JonesSynopsis: Jack Conway (Jones) and Derek Chase (Van Damme) are the two best assassins in the world — but unknown to each other. While Conway is a master sharpshooter, Chase is equally skilled with a knife. These two rival assassins form an uneasy alliance to take down the head of a drug cartel, which is backed by the DEA.
Director: Dominic SenaCast: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Alex O'Loughlin, Columbus ShortSynopsis: U.S. Marshall Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months.
Director: Sebastian GutierrezCast: Carlo Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Connie Britton Synopsis: A serpentine day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women: a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of call girls, etc. All of them with one crucial thing in common. Trouble.
Director: Bob GoldthwaitCast: Robin Williams, Tom Kenny, Bruce Hornsby (?!?!?)Synopsis: A comedy about a writer/high school teacher who learns that the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy, and that being lonely is not necessarily the same as being alone.
You don't have to be a cellar-dwelling comic nerd to have an unhealthy obsession with the X-Men, which is why the movies have been so successful, even though Brett Ratner made a mess of X3. The next taste we're going to get of the team of super mutants comes in the form of Wolverine's backstory.
Director: Harold Ramis Cast: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, June Diane Raphael, David Cross Synopsis: When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Black and Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world. Genre: Comedy Release Date: June 19, 2009
If you were to blank Eternal Sunshine from our minds (get it?), it would be pretty safe to say that Jim Carrey hasn’t made a decent movie since the turn of the millennium. Yes Man might be his return to form, providing him a premise that's plenty wacky: He has to say yes to everything and everyone for an entire year.
Director: Eric BrevigCast: Anna Faris; Dan Akroyd; Justin Timberlake; T.J. MillerSynopsis: In Jellystone Park, Yogi Bear and his sidekick Boo Boo get into some good-natured fun, much to the chagrin of Ranger Smith.
Director: David Gordon GreenCast: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie PortmanSynopsis: A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.
Between reading and writing comic books, Kevin Smith found time to make another movie. This one stars Seth Rogan and Elizabeth Banks as a couple out to make a skin flick. If the title, plot and early controversy are any indication, it should be awesome, as long as you don't have to go see it with your parents. That could get....awkward.Studio: The Weinstein Company
Director: Ruben Fleischer Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin Synopsis: An odd-couple pairing depend on each other to survive in a world that is now overrun by zombies.
You all know what the Olympics are, so there's little use in us explaining it to you here. There are hundreds of events and thousands of athletes competing to see which country is the best as running, swimming and shooting air rifles. No, seriously. Air rifle shooting is a real event.
24 is an action drama set in real time over the spand of a day. The show stars Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, a Counter Terrorist Unit agent who knows how to kick ass.Network:NBCAirs: Mondays 9/8c
Sitcoms and the word “smart” don’t come into contact very often, and usually when they do you end up with some snooty piece of crap like Frasier or Sports Night. But Tina Fey’s show about the inner-workings of a fictionalized NBC is one of the funniest shows on TV thanks to its wit. Sure, it gets a lot of hype, but most of it is deserved.
Sitcoms and the word “smart” don’t come into contact very often, and usually when they do you end up with some snooty piece of crap like Frasier or Sports Night. But Tina Fey’s show about the inner-workings of a fictionalized NBC is one of the funniest shows on TV thanks to its wit. Sure, it gets a lot of hype, but most of it is deserved.
NBC’s updated and somewhat watered-down version of The Gong Show puts a variety of acts at the mercy of judges David Hasselhoff, Sharon Osbourne and some bitchy British guy no one has ever heard of. It’s a hit during the summer off-season, primarily because it competes with absolutely nothing and requires absolutely 0% of your brain capacity to watch.
Battlestar Galactica, or BSG, is a franchise of science fiction films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978. A series of book adaptations, original novels, comic books and video games have also been based on the concept. A reimagined miniseries aired in 2003, with a regular television series starting in 2004.
Finally, two warriors can rise from their respective ranks and apply their battle-hardened skills toward a problem that is poised to destroy all life as we know it. One is armed with an ability to utter rhyming words in meter, often to a beat. The other is known to bang wooden sticks on a thin membrane, often getting a BJ on a boat from Pamela Anderson. Yes that’s right.
Battlestar Galactica, or BSG, is a franchise of science fiction films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978. A series of book adaptations, original novels, comic books and video games have also been based on the concept. A reimagined miniseries aired in 2003, with a regular television series starting in 2004. All of the Battlestar Galactica productions share the same premise: In a distant part of the universe, a civilization of humans live on planets known as the Twelve Colonies. In the past, the Colonies have been at war with a cybernetic race known as the Cylons. With the help (knowing or unknowing) of a human named Baltar, the Cylons launch a sudden sneak attack on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. A few thousand of the human survivors flee into space aboard any spacecraft they can reach. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the Battlestar Galactica appears to be the only military ship that survived the attack.
Breaking Bad follows protagonist Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a chemistry teacher who lives in New Mexico with his wife (Anna Gunn) and teenage son (RJ Mitte) who has cerebral palsy. White is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of two years left to live. With a new sense of fearlessness based on his medical prognosis, and a desire to secure his family's financial security, White chooses to enter a dangerous world of drugs and crime and ascends to power in this world. The series explores how a fatal diagnosis such as White's releases a typical man from the daily concerns and constraints of normal society and follows his transformation from mild family man to a kingpin of the drug trade.Network: AMCAirs: Sundays 10/9c
A former spy gets a pink slip (also known as a "burn notice") from his employer leaving him at the mercy of a mysterious women who gives him assigments over the phone. He gets help from his hot, but crazy ex, Fiona (played by the super-hot, Gabrielle Anwar), his wacky buddy (Bruce Campbell) and his annoying mom.
Episode 5, “Working on Wango” stats off with the boys back on the radio. Dave immediately loses a bet and has to jump in a pond in front of a hotel. They tour a bunch, and eventually accidently run the car off a small ledge at a gas station.
One of the funniest and most informative men on TV, Stephen Colbert has created a show that is consistently hilarious and brilliantly compliments the stylings of his compadre Jon Stewart. Smart and blaringly American, Colbert keeps you laughing while disecting the news and intimidating guests on the show.Airs: Mon-Thurs 11:30/10:30 C on Comedy Central
Network: NBCCast: Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, Gillian Jacobs, Danny PudiProducers: Dan HarmonSynopsis: Focuses on a band of misfits, at the center of which is a fast-talkin' lawyer whose degree has been revoked, who form a study group and end up learning a lot more about themselves than they do about their course work.
A drama series based off of the widely popular CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series, CSI: Miami follows a team of forensic investigators as they use high- tech equipment and old fashion detective work to solve cases. Horatio Cane is a former homicide detective that now leads a team of investigators to find out the truth from the evidence.Network: CBS
Network: ABCHost: Tom BergeronSynopsis: Celebrities partner up with professional dancers and compete against each other in weekly elimination rounds to determine a winner.
Network: ShowtimeCast: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter Synopsis: A like-able Miami police forensics expert moonlights as a serial killer of criminals who he believes have escaped justice.
The show follows an organization that employs mind-wiped DNA-altered humans known as "Dolls" who are implanted with false memories and skills for various missions and tasks. When they are not 'at work' they are living in a real life Dollhouse which gives the show the name. One of those mind-wiped ladies, a young woman named Echo (Eliza Dushku) is slowly starting to become aware of herself and what's going on - all the while somebody on the outside is trying to bring the Dollhouse down while getting closer to Echo - possibly not aware that she is one of the Dolls he is after.Fridays @ 9PM ET/PT on FOX
"Relief Pitcher Kenny Powers was poised to rule the Big Leagues, but two things got in the way: his fading fastball and his insufferable personality. After a spectacular career flame-out, Kenny came home to Shelby County, NC and picked up a job as a substitute gym teacher (mostly so his brother Dustin would stop threatening to kick him out). He's spent every moment since then cashing in the last of his dying fame while plotting his inevitable comeback... one beer at a time." - HBO Produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Starring Danny McBride ('Pineapple Express'), Katy Mixon ('Four Christmases'), John Hawkes ('Deadwood') and a host of other talented comedians (including, on occasion, Mr. Ferrell), 'Eastbound & Down' was created by McBride along with two friends from film school: Jody Hill and Ben Best (the co-writer/director and co-writer of The Foot Fist Way, respectively).Network: HBOAirs: Sundays @ 10:30PM EST
Network: ABCCast: Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Price, Jamie Ray Newman, Paul GrossSynopsis: Three very different women find themselves drawn together by a mysterious man who unleashes unique powers in each of them, and this small New England town will never be the same.
Vince Chase is a sexy young actor whose career is on the rise. To share the fun of his ride to the top of Hollywood and keep him grounded, Vince looks to Eric, Drama and Turtle, his childhood buddies from Queens. Together, they'll navigate the highs and lows of Hollywood's fast lane, where the stakes are higher, and the money and temptations greater, than ever before.
The little town of Eureka is populated almost exclusively by gadget-obsessed geniuses, which makes it the exact polar opposite of According to Jim. The residents are constantly inventing new contraptions that have a tendency to go nuts and completely screw up the lives of the town’s inhabitants, often to hilarious, if extremely nerdy, results.
Network: ABCCast: Joseph Fiennes, John Cho, Courtney B. VanceProducers: David S. Goyer, Brannon Braga, Marc Guggenheim Synopsis: When a mysterious event causes the entire world to black out, humanity is given a glimpse into its near future, and every man, woman and child is forced to come to grips with whether their destinies can be avoided of fulfilled.
Two New Zealander friends experience life, love, friendship, all the usual stuff, while trying to make their lives as a rock band. A rock band that can only schedule a performance at the local aquarium, is run by an eager and overambitious New Zealand buddy, and has only one fan.Network: HBOAirs: Sundays t 10p
A series detailing events surrounding the Dillon Panthers, a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to the team's coach, Eric Taylor and his family. The show uses this small-town backdrop to address many issues facing contemporary Middle America.Airs: Friday, 9/8cStation: NBCBabes: Connie Britton, Minka Kelly, Adrianne Palicki, Aimee Teegarden
The What: WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that is currently airing on MyNetworkTV in the United States. The show's name is also used to refer to the SmackDown brand, in which WWE employees are assigned to work and perform on that program; the other programs and brands are Raw and ECW. And that, junkies, is about the most corporate description we could borrow from wikipedia ever. The When: Fridays 8-10PM Eastern on My Network TV & WWE HDOfficial Site: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/
The X-Files have been off the air for years, but if your life just hasn't had enough TV drama laced with weird crap, then you're in luck. J.J. Abrams is taking a break from cashing his Lost checks to put together a science fiction series that deals with the dark and evil side of scientific research.
Two of the guys behind HBO's awesome series, The Wire, adapted a journalist's account of his time in Iraq into a seven part miniseries. Since the information was recorded first-hand, it should provide a pretty accurate account of what it's like to sit around for hours, waiting for someone to come and shoot at you.
Network: FOXCast: Matthew Morrison, Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith, Jane Lynch, Jayma MaysProducers: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian BrennanSynopsis: The show follows an optimistic high school teacher as he tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential.
Network: ABC FamilyCast: Jacob Zachar, Jake McDorman, Spencer GrammerSynopsis: A Freshman arrives at his sisters college (much to her dismay). He decides to pledge a fraternity on campus. After catching his sister's boyfriend with another girl, he ends up at his rival fraternity trying to go from geek to Greek and grow up in the process.
I think that if I had super powers, I probably would not use them for the greater good. I’d have the ability to cure hang over’s and make it less humid outside. I would be able to do my taxes and fix my delinquent car registration just by thinking about it. My gas bill would pay itself. They would not make a TV show about me.
I hate hospitals. You either go there when you're terribly sick or you come home with a baby. It's a no-win situation. But watching Hugh Laurie perfectly portray the grumpy genius doctor is worth feeling a little uncomfortable every week. He and his staff of less-brilliant doctors take on cases that would make normal docs hang up their stethescopes. It'll make you laugh. It will make you cry.
Network: FoxCast: Mark Valley, Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBrideProducers: Jonathan E. Steinberg, Simon West, McGSynopsis: An hour-long drama based on Vertigo's espionage comic series written by Peter Milligan. The series was based on the Human Target character created in 1972 by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino.
Once a star high school athlete, Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane) finds himself at the end of the line as an underpaid PE coach whose wife and kids have left him. After taking a local self-help class, he teams with an old flame to help market his biggest asset with hopes of fortune and luck as a male escort.Cast: Thomas Jane, Anne Heche, Jane Adams Network: HBO Airs: Sunday, June 28, 10 PM
Documentaries can be about as interesting as an eighth grade biology film strip, but when the cameras are following around people with serious drug addictions, you never know what's going to happen. After watching the subjects further screw their lives up for a few days, they spring an intervention on them and try to get them treatment.
There are a lot of reality shows out there, but this one actually makes a little sense. Contestants from all across the globe bring their stand-up chops in front of judges from other NBC properties and then, in the grand tradition, America votes. The comics tend to be pretty funny, but they sprinkle in a bunch of wacky gimmick acts, I feel like they could do without.
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" made its broadcast debut on March 2, 2009, as "Saturday Night Live" alum Jimmy Fallon became the third host of the NBC comedy-talk franchise. The show serves as a platform for comedy, music and A-list talent out of NBC's Rockefeller Center Studio 6B.Host: Jimmy Fallon House Band: The Roots Announcer: Steve Higgins Executive Producer: Lorne Michaels Produced by: Universal Media Studios and Broadway VideoAirs: Weeknights @ 12:35AM/11:35PM Central on NBC
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After Oceanic Air Flight 815 tears apart in mid-air and crashes on a Pacific island on September 22nd 2004, its survivors are forced to find inner strength they never knew they had in order to survive.
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Ah, 1960. A time when you could get totally obliterated at work, as long as you were drinking some type of whisky from a tumbler. The worst punishment for sexual harassment was a smirk. Doctors would smoke cigarettes on airplanes filled with asthmatic toddlers and no one would bat a bloodshot eye.
Bear Grylls is the kind of guy that makes the rest of us slobs look bad. He's climbed Mt. Everest and knows enough survival techniques to make MacGuyver look like a cut-rate Eagle Scout. Every week he drops himself into an intense situation and does all kinds of gross crap to get through it. Don't watch it with your girlfriend unless you want her to know how much of a wimp you are.
Network: CWCast: Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Katie Cassidy, Stephanie Jacobsen, Shaun Sipos Synopsis: A new generation of young professionals living at the infamous Melrose complex deal with obtaining their own personal goals, drives, and desires, both amongst themselves and others.
Cast: Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Other SAG and SAG-eligible Actors (But who cares, really?)Synopsis: "Probably going to be the best show on Comedy Central since that episode of 'Crank Yankers' where the puppets started humping the clock radio." - Michael Ian BlackNetwork: Read above, Sir Skims-a-Lot
Network: ABCCast: Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Sofia VergaraProducers: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd Synopsis: A satirical look at three different families and the trials they face in each of their own uniquely comedic ways.
Christian Slater and his clone star in a series where one Slater is a superskilled secret agent and the other is a suburban dad. While one clone drives his kids to work, the other dishes the lead out. Unfortunately, the clones never appear in the same scene together, you know in one of those long lost brother sortof...What? They're the same person? Really?
If you're the kind of kid that used to watch Bill Nye, then you've probably already been following these two mad scientists blow crap up since the beginning. Mythbusters is the show that's almost single-handedly responsible for Discovery's line-up full of shows where people explode things and justify it by showing some scientific formula.
Network: FXProducer: Ryan MurphyCast: Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon Synopsis: Seann McNamara and Christian Troy are seriously gifted plastic surgeons living in Los Angeles who have some serious issues they need to work out.
The abstract antics of an Indiana town's public officials as they pursue random projects to make their city a better place.Network: NBCAirs: Thursday at 8:30/7:30c
With Reno 911! done for the season, Comedy Central put 10 up-and-coming comedians in a house and made them compete in twisted versions of popular, but terrible, reality shows. Shows getting the comedy treatment include American Gladiators, The Amazing Race and even The Biggest Loser.
Scrubs focuses on the lives of several people working at Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced dialogue, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian. The name is a play on surgical scrubs and “scrubs” as slang for the new and inexperienced.Airs: Tuesday, 9/8cStation: ABC
FX is losing The Shield, but in an effort to keep their sky high level of grit intact, they came up with this brutal drama about an outlaw biker club. They run guns, get laid and beat the crap out of people, all in the name of a sacred pact of brotherhood...and booze.
From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at a police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East Los Angeles, "Southland" is a fast-moving drama that will take viewers inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.Airs: Thursdays 10/9cNetwork: NBC
A dead gangster in a discarded chest is the result of several failed attempts on a witness’s life. Dewey flips his lid… and a squad car. Adams holds down the fort while witness- seeking bullets rain through her windows. "Derailed"The cops find a large chest on a hill overlooking LA. Inside the chest is a body with tattoos all over it. The discovery is sure to derail any holiday plans the cops had...
Network: Comedy CentralCast: David Wain, Michael Ian Black, Michael ShowalterSynopsis: The official synopsis reads: A sketch comedy show that follows the absurd adventures of Michael, Michael and David. But that doesn't do this show justice. It only lasted a season, but is available on DVD and we strongly recommend you pick it up, especially Disc 1, which includes, "Office Party," possibly my favorite 22 minutes of Prime Time TV EVER.Status: Cancelled
The Sarah Connor Chronicles finds Sarah, her teenage son John, the savior of the free world, and his female protector Cameron, the most sophisticated machine from the future in a fight to change the fate of the world.
Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists, the kind of "beautiful minds" that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people, especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny moves in next door. Sheldon, Leonard's roommate, is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends, fellow CalTech scientists Wolowitz and Koothrappali. However, Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities... including love.Network: CBSAirs: 8/7c
Family Guy supporting character Cleveland Brown leaves Quahog with his son Cleveland Jr. for his hometown, where he reconnects with his high school flame and starts a new life with a new family. Cast: Mike Henry, Jamie Kennedy, Seth Macfarlane Network: FOX Airs: September 27th, 2009; Sundays @ 8:30 PM
One of the funniest and most informative men on TV, Stephen Colbert has created a show that is consistently hilarious and that brilliantly compliments the stylings of his pundit compadre Jon Stewart. Smart and blaringly American, Colbert keeps you laughing while disecting the news and intimidating guests on the show with his cocksure, unrelenting attitude.
Along with the her sister program Colbert Report, the Daily Show has indeed become the source of news for youngsters and fogies alike. Always full of solid comedy and an excellent team of reporters backing Jon up, the show makes the news totally digiestible and informative. What with the news always doing stuff, we should all be real happy that Jon and the show will be around for a
The kick-off of Comedy Central’s post-primetime Thursday line-up has Dave Attell at the helm of their remake of a classic wacky variety show. It’s kind of like America’s Got Talent, only it doesn’t completely suck. Every week a new panel of judges, including hilarious people like Andy Dick, Brian Posehn and even Dave Navarro.
Synopsis: Semi-scripted comedy about a Fantasy Football leagueCast: Nick Kroll, Mark Duplass, Paul Scheer, Jonathan LaJoieAirdate/time: Thursdays @ 10:30pm ET/PT Network: FX
Unless you’re the kind of insufferable jackass who can’t watch the American version without talking incessantly about how much better the UK version is, you’re already plenty familiar with Steve Carrell and company’s brand of douche chill-inducing humor.
Cast: William Sadler, Nathan Corddry, Joseph Mazzello, Isabel LucasSynopsis: A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.Producers: Steven Spielberg, Tom HanksNetwork: HBO
Network: AMCCast: Jim Caviezel, Ian McKellen Synopsis: An update to the cult favorite series from the 1960s about a government agent who is kidnapped and sent to a remote island known as "the Village".
The Simpsons has been churning out funny episodes since before some of you were born. Sure, it has had its ups and downs, but, ultimately, no show has turned out more laughs. Some of us have spent more time with this four-fingered, yellow family than we have with our own families and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
The season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mirbegan not with a bang, but with a whimper: As the 32 UFC hopefuls lined up to get pep-talked by Dana White, Phillipe Nover got a case of the vapors and passed out. (Is this show hardcore or what?!) To add further embarrassment to his situation, nobody seems to know how to pronounce Nover’s first name.
Network: CWCast: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder Producers: Kevin WilliamsonSynopsis: Two vampire brothers - one good, one evil - are at war for Elena's soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.
Network: Fine Living (FLN)Time: Weeknights @ 10pm ET/PTSynopsis: Host Zane Lamprey travels the world, drinking and... drinking. And occasionally eating some really awful stuff... then cleansing his palate with more booze.
Network: BravoHosts: Padma Lakshmi, Tom ColicchioSynopsis: "Top Chef" offers a fascinating window into the competitive, pressure-filled environment of world-class cookery and the restaurant business at the highest level. The series features aspiring chefs who compete for their shot at culinary stardom and the chance to earn the prestigious title of "Top Chef."
The Lowdown: A spinoff off BBC sci-fi staple "Dr. Who," in which a special agency, named Torchwood, protects Earth from the supernatural and alien forces. Network: BBC America
Synopsis: Comedian Daniel Tosh hosts this variety show focusing on internet viral videos. Air Date/Time: Thursdays @ 10pm/9 Central Network: Comedy Central
Network: NBCCast: Cliff Curtis, Anastasia Griffith, Derek LukeSynopsis: An intense, action-packed look at one of the most dangerous medical professions in the world: first responder paramedics.
It’s Louisiana, so everybody has to have a problem. If you’re black you’re also gay. If you work in a Walmart you have a rapier wit and are too smart for your surroundings. If you’re captain of the football team, you’re also a sex addict with a penchant for rough rolls in the swamp. If you’re a trailer park blonde, you’re also telepathic.
Network: ABCCast: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Becki Newton, Vanessa WilliamsSynopsis: Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her coworkers at Mode, the high-fashion magazine where she works. The only reason the publisher hired her to be his son's secretary, is that he thought Betty was someone who Daniel would never sleep with. Betty's hard work and determination earns Daniel's respect, as she helps him find his way through the shark infested waters of the fashion industry.
Synopsis: The warped misadventures of a former boy genius turned washed-up, middle-aged mad scientist Dr. Rusty Venture; his moronic teenage sons; their maniac bodyguard; and the Doctor's arch-nemeses, incompetent super villain The Monarch and his masculine paramour, Dr. Girlfriend. And OH SO MUCH MORE!!!Network: Cartoon Network (Adult Swim)
Yo, yo, yo Junkies! Welcome to Tuesday's edition of What To Watch Tonight. We've combed the listings once more to give you our best offerings. In addition to the All-Star Game (to which we paid solemn tribute) there's a lot of options tonight. You've got some tough calls to make. Are you really going to foresake Patrick Swayze??FIND OUT WHAT TO WATCH AFTER THE JUMP...
Yo, yo, yo Junkies! Welcome to Tuesday's edition of What To Watch Tonight. We've combed the listings once more to give you our best offerings. In addition to the All-Star Game (to which we paid solemn tribute) there's a lot of options tonight. Essentially Roadhouse or a furry orgy. You've got some tough calls to make. Are you really going to foresake Patrick Swayze?? FIND OUT WHAT TO WATCH AFTER THE JUMP...
Network: USACast: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Tiffani ThiessenSynopsis: About the unlikely partnership of a con artist and an FBI agent who have been playing cat and mouse for years.
The Worst Week of My Life was a hit sitcom in Britain, but CBS is hoping that it will play here in the US, too. The main character, Sam, has to tell his future in-laws that he has impregnated their daughter. If that wasn't going to be hard enough, he keeps getting himself into incredibly wacky situations that are outrageous, even by sitcom standards.
The What: WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that is currently airing on MyNetworkTV in the United States. The show's name is also used to refer to the SmackDown brand, in which WWE employees are assigned to work and perform on that program; the other programs and brands are Raw and ECW. And that, junkies, is about the most corporate description we could borrow from wikipedia ever. The When: Fridays 8-10PM Eastern on My Network TV & WWE HDOfficial Site: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/
