Review: Prince of Persia All Swash, No Buckle

Andrew Cooper; SMPSP/Disney Enterprises and Jerry Bruckheimer

B-

Review in a Hurry: A video game-turned-summer-movie (and soon a theme-park ride, no doubt), this adequately entertaining popcorn pic pits the titular prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) against a villain in pursuit of a mystical, time-reversing dagger. PoPpacks in eye-popping action but could've used a little more swash in its buckle.

The Bigger Picture: Prince of Hollywood Jerry Bruckheimer tries to boot-y up another Pirates-like franchise with this sword-and-sandals fantasy. The high-octane adventure and high body count should please enough fans to nudge the flick toward blockbuster status, even if it doesn't (sand)storm the box office—or imagination.

Gyllenhaal has pumped up to play princely Dastan, rescued as a boy by benevolent King Sharaman. Now a strapping warrior, Dastan and his two brothers are prompted by their Uncle Nizam (Ben Kingsley) to invade the city of Alamut, believed to be hiding weapons of mass destruction—i.e., some swords.

But something is rotten in the state of Persia, because the king is then murdered and Dastan framed for the crime. While running (and leaping and climbing and swinging) from his bros and other baddies, Dastan teams up with Alamut's snooty Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), who needs his help to safeguard an ancient dagger. A gift from the gods, the magical weapon lets the possessor turn back time or—in the wrong hands—rule the world, mwah-ha-ha-ha!

PoP never quite snaps and crackles, like the Indy or Mummy pics that have influenced it. While Gyllenhaal definitely meets the physical demands of the role, he plays boyish when he should lay on the swagger, and his bickering banter with somewhat-stiff Arterton lacks wit and palpable sexual chemistry. Other talky scenes are weighted down by plot exposition as unwieldy as sandbags.

Fortunately, some exciting and occasionally campy action sequences (Whirling Dervish assassins! Slithery CGI snakes!) sweep you away again. And when the pic threatens to get too high-minded with musings about destiny, nobility, gods and temples, Alfred Molina provides welcome levity as a tax-hating, ostrich-racing entrepreneur.

PoP is a pleasant-enough diversion that lingers about as long as, well, sand in the wind.

The 180—a Second Opinion: Certain set pieces are so clearly based on the video game you half expect level-ups and bonus points to appear onscreen.

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Review: Sex and the City 2 Not Sexy, Not in the City, Not Good

Craig Blankenhorn/MMIX New Line Productions, Inc.

C+

Review in a Hurry: The girls are back in an overseas romp in Abu Dhabi, where sexy behavior is verboten. So Sex and the City 2 has very little sex, and not a lot of city. Bad move.

The Bigger Picture: Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) are back in action, two years after the first movie took place. Carrie is still married to Big (Chris Noth); settled into wedded bliss, he wants to hang out on the couch more than paint the town red, leaving her longing for the "sparkle" of the good-old days.

The movie's missing a lot of sparkle, too.

The value of SATC is that despite Carrie's cloying voiceover and the groan-worthy puns, the story lines and girl-talk conversations are real and relatable. When the ladies venture to "The New Middle East" (courtesy of a potential client of Samantha's), SATC 2 becomes all about bling, scenery, the truly absurd outfits and shocking the locals. The twists and turns of love and life play second fiddle to the gleaming luxury.

And while Carrie goes through her "mid-wife crisis" (cue groan), the other girls get short shrift. Since Carrie, though played well by Parker, is arguably somewhat annoying, this is not good. An already too-long movie feels that much longer—writer-director Michael Patrick King steers a flick full of peppy dialogue with a counter-intuitively ponderous pace.

The best scene is when an overwhelmed Charlotte finally vents to Miranda about the stresses of being a mom. It's funny and true. It's a glimmer of the SATC we know and love, and it's all too brief.

The 180—a Second Opinion: The setting may shift, but there's still some of that old magic and chemistry within this gang of four. No matter how mediocre the script, spending time with this unique sisterhood is like putting on a cozy old bathrobe.

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MacGruber: Kind of a Bomb, Kind of the Bomb

Universal Pictures

C+

Review in a Hurry: Saturday Night Live's micro skit about the world's worst bomb specialist arrives on the big screen. But you'll have to wait until the final reel for the real explosive gags.

The Bigger Picture: Whether or not Will Forte's man-of-action MacGruber was ever gonna work as a full-length feature, one has to credit the not-ready-for-prime-time player for even attempting it.

As a quick 90-second tease, the mullet-sporting hero was never really much of a character to begin with, but merely a one-note joke about '80s TV icon MacGyver. He was overconfident to the extreme and failed spectacularly. And Forte, with his crazily elastic face could convey just the right amount of manic energy...for 90 seconds.

Charmingly goofy and out-of-date, MacGruber always stood out on SNL. Here, the plot has him assembling a team that consists of a solider (Ryan Phillippe) and a solider-turned-singer (Kirsten Wiig) to defeat the diabolical Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer) who plans to blow up Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, the film becomes as much of a scattershot joke on the Reagan era as it is on MacGruber himself.

The result is a Scary Movie approach to comedy: Toss out 10 gags a minute and hope that one sticks. And while some of the gags work, most aren't laugh-out-loud funny. More chuckle inducing, like watching MacGruber drive around in his sporty red Miata–complete with a pull out Blaupunkt stereo—with Mr. Mister cranked up to 11. For the most part though, the '80s feel wears thin fast.

In an effort to keep things extreme, director Jorma Taccone (Land of the Lost) makes use of his R rating with many poop jokes and lots of other icky "props." Case in point, a celery stick gets used in a completely nonnutritional way. And the liberal use of F-bombs makes clear that the SNL writers (Forte,John Solomon and Taccone) had themselves a ball being unhinged.

As the final act nears, Kilmer gets more screen time, and he's hilarious as a villain who is just as overconfident as MacGruber but not as stupid. Plus, watch for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cutaway of Kilmer sporting full-on Real Genius attire.

OK, that is laugh-out-loud funny.

The 180—a Second Opinion: While it's not much more than a mediocre send-up of many mediocre '80s movies, the casting is strong. Maya Rudolph plays MacGruber's long-dead bride and she's a hoot. Fans of Wiig and Rud

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Review: Shrek Forever After a (Sorta) Happy Ending

Paramount Pictures

B-

Review in a Hurry: A surprisingly good story and mediocre jokes land this franchise finale somewhere between Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third.

The Bigger Picture: Now a father and husband, grumpy green ogre Shrek (Mike Myers) is finding domestic bliss with Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and their triplets to be a little...dull. What happened to the good old days when people were afraid of him and his swamp was his own?

Sensing Shrek's restlessness, con man Rumplestiltskin (Walt Dohrn) tricks him into signing up for a dream day in which Shrek can relive his old glory. But the results are a world turned on its head, in which Rumple is the tyrannical king served by ogre-hunting witches, Fiona has become the leader of an underground ogre resistance, and none of Shrek's old friends—including Fiona—recognize him. Worst of all, if Shrek doesn't once again bestow true love's kiss on Fiona and break the spell by morning, this alternate world will become reality—and Shrek won't be in it.

After three Shrek movies (particularly the poorly received Shrek the Third), it was hard to believe Dreamworks was going to be able to find an interesting enough story for a fourth installment, but Shrek Forever After is actually pretty compelling. In the new world order that threatens to take over Far Far Away, we actually get to see those characters we know and love rediscover each other. Plus, Fiona is now such a badass, you kind of wish she got to be that way all along.

The 180—a Second Opinion: The funny stuff is in no way as fresh as in Shrek or Shrek 2, but there are still laughs here—especially with the now terribly out-of-shape Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas). Plus, the 3-D is kind of fun—I may have even flinched once or twice.

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Review: Letters to Juliet a Sweet, Scenic Snoozefest

Summit Entertainment

C+

Review in a Hurry: Scenic, sweet and a bit of a snore, Juliet is ostensibly about the thrill of true love, but lacks the racing pulse of fiery passion.

The Bigger Picture: While sightseeing at the supposed home of Shakespeare's Juliet, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) finds herself in the middle of an old love story. Claire (Vanessa Redgrave) left her lover Lorenzo in the dust 50 years ago, and her tortured letter to Juliet—one of many left at the Casa Di Giulietta in Verona, Italy—almost literally falls into Sophie's lap, as tends to happen in these movies. Soon, Sophie, Claire, and grumpy grandson Charlie (Christopher Egan) hit the road in search of Claire's Lorenzo.

Refreshingly, at first, Sophie is the opposite of the type-A, too-overworked-for-love female prototype so common in romances. Alas, she's too much the opposite—meek, soft-spoken, her huge doe eyes welling with vulnerability.

Usually, such heroines find their voice throughout a movie. And while Sophie does triumph, her persona remains all too mousy; she's a lackluster protagonist, which is a shame because a strong personality is necessary to compete with the amazing scenery of Tuscany.

And it seems the scenery is the only thing in the movie endowed with magic and mystery, and it is stunning, shot with respectful adoration by cinematographer Marco Pontecorvo.

In contrast, the serviceable but stodgy direction lends no energy or passion to this homage to the world's greatest romance. It's almost like the movie is afraid of what it should be—a young, frisky love story that should be exuberant and carefree, even if it means risking making a fool of itself. What's love, after all, if it doesn't do exactly that?

The 180—a Second Opinion: Rounding out the cast is an impressive group, including Gael García Bernal as Sophie's mismatched fiancé, Victor, the dashing Franco Nero and of course Redgrave, who effortlessly imbues her performance with class and humor.

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Review: Robin Hood Misses a Whole Lot of Targets

David Appleby/Universal Studios

C+

Review in a Hurry: A rather pointless update of the (theoretically) timeless tale.Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe's latest pairing is not without its pleasures, but fails to deliver the action you might expect.

The Bigger Picture: A country in massive debt because the last ruler invested heavily in foreign wars. Aggrieved peasants who dislike the fact that the new guy wants to tax them. Gee, Ridley Scott, could you have been a little more obvious in your attempts to make Robin Hood more "contemporary"?

On the plus side, by tweaking the narrative, Scott does away with all the tropes you've seen before. King Richard (Danny Huston), who frequently returns to save the day in these stories, is eliminated early on. Robin and Little John (an excellently cast Kevin Durand) meet as uneasy fellow soldiers, rather than in a quarterstaff battle on a log. There's no silver arrow tournament or arrow splitting. Robin isn't even "Robin of Locksley" any more, but rather an impersonator of sorts.

There's more humor than one might expect: not so much of it from Crowe, but plenty from Durand,Mark Addy's Friar Tuck and Oscar Isaac's appropriately prissy Prince John.

But then you have Mark Strong as the treacherous double-agent Godfrey, who gets a Heath Ledger-Joker scar during an early skirmish, and even shamelessly licks it just like the late Oscar-winner. There's a band of mud-masked Lost Boys who hide out in Sherwood with no explanation, adding nothing to the plot. We have a silly family motto about lions and lambs that recalls Twilight and romantic chemistry between Robin and Maid Marion (Cate Blanchett) that might best be described as imaginary.

I tuned out right about the time Robin started lecturing Prince John and an assembled group of barons about a bill of rights and limited central government. Scott and Crowe should have just gone ahead and done a George Washington biopic instead.

To hear Russell Crowe say it in interviews, you'd think that the only other cinematic Robin Hoods had been Errol Flynn and Kevin Costner, and that it never occurred to anybody before to make the hero grim and gritty. Setting aside such movies as Robin and Marian or TV shows like the U.K.'s Robin of Sherwood (Ray Winstone = Best Will Scarlett Ever), even Costner himself claimed to be trying for a darker Robin.

To see the studios promote it, you'd think we were getting Gladiator in Sherwood Forest, which thankfully is not the case. No horrible CG-compositing, brown filters, dorky character names or chopsocky editing to be had here.

Unfortunately, what we do have here is without much reason to exist. One big battle at the beginning and one at the end do not an action movie make. Even when one cribs from Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan in hopes of making it so.

The 180—a Second Opinion: It probably goes without saying that, unlike the Costner version, this Robin Hood and his Merry Men have English accents. But better...they mostly have working-classEnglish accents, and Canadian-born Durand nails his more Scottish brogue with ease.

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Review: Just Wright Is Just OK

Fox Searchlight

C

Review in a Hurry: This basketball-themed rom-com shoots but never quite scores.Queen Latifah stars as a physical therapist who totally crushes on an NBA All-Star player while helping him recuperate from a crushed knee. Unlike the real NBA, Just Wright has no Magic or Heat.

The Bigger Picture: Romantic comedies offer few surprises—you're rarely left Up in the Air about which two beautiful people will end up together. And while Wright stays all-too-safely within the boundaries of the genre, what is surprising is how many times this love-game movie drops the ball before the final buzzer.

Latifah always exudes warmth and charm onscreen, but needs a more complexly written character than Leslie Wright, a sweet, b-ball-lovin' Jersey girl looking for Mr. Right. One evening after a Nets game, she conveniently bumps into handsome point-guard Scott McKnight (Common, lacking charisma), who not only rules the court but also volunteers for charities and plays the piano! Slam dunk!

Invited to McKnight's birthday party, Leslie mistakenly brings along her gorgeous god-sister Morgan (Paula Patton), a gold-digging "NBA wife"-wannabe. Seeing her shot, Morgan blocks Leslie's romantic passes, makes a fast break and soon moves into McKnight's McMansion.

But when he suffers a career-threatening knee injury, Morgan calls off their engagement. Leslie becomes his full-time rehab therapist (despite having no experience with pro athletes) and nurses the broken guy back to health, physically and mentally—just in time for the playoffs weeks later.

Will McKnight ever realize Leslie is the woman of his hoop dreams? The outcome is obvious, though difficult to buy, given the noticeable absence of chemistry between Common and Latifah. Plus, it's tough to root for a guy—and to root for Leslie to land a guy—who falls for Morgan's transparent scheming not once, but twice.

Though poorly paced and overly long, the flick might net some fans with visually exciting basketball sequences—and cameos by NBA stars. But it ultimately fouls out from all the clichés and contrivances. Too many wrongs does not make this Wright.

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Review: Iron Man 2 Just Like a Giant-Size Comic Book

Francois Duhamel/Paramount Pictures

A-

Review in a Hurry: It may not pack the same surprise as the first one, but with a half-dozen major characters and subplots, this sequel feels like an actual Marvel comic set in a superheroic universe.

The Bigger Picture: It worked pretty well for Spider-Man's second big-screen outing, so now Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) also gets to face a villain with extended mechanical appendages—Mickey Rourke's Whiplash, who comes across like Doctor Octopus as played by Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises.

And it's ironic: Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, might just have the most believable personality of any onscreen superhero—unlike, say, Bruce Wayne, he actually enjoys his money, power and sex life. But the movies he's in are gradually setting the stage for a plainly unreal world, one in which many heroes exist and have different agendas.

Frankly, it's a refreshing change from your standard superschtick in which the main hero goes through predictable paces in a world where nobody has apparently even conceived of costumed saviors.

So yes, there are big honking references in Iron Man 2 to forthcoming, familiar characters (be sure to sit through the end credits), but they are, so far, just a tasty side dish, as Stark has his plate full not just with Whiplash, but also the corrupt and occasionally inept arms dealer Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell).

Meanwhile, badass supersecret agent Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) has an agenda of his own, and it might just involve Stark's sexy new assistant Natalie (Scarlett Johansson).

But none of that matters if Stark can't solve the blood poisoning that his mechanical heart is causing...or beat back the self-destructive impulses that come alongside the threat of death. Not to mention the interference from the U.S. government, who want the Iron Man suit for themselves, and in attempting to get it, test the allegiance of Stark's best pal, Lt. Col. James Rhodes (Don Cheadle, effortlessly replacing Terrence Howard in the role with the tongue-in-cheek opening line, "It's me, I'm here, deal with it").

Also on the in-joke front: Rourke—known for being so attached to his recently deceased pet pooch that he used to insist it appear in all his movies—is here given a bizarre fixation on a pet cockatoo.

Part of the fun of Iron Man 2, directed again by Jon Favreau, is the fact that every single significant role is given to a different powerhouse actor who has fun with it.

For comic book fans, however, the real joy is the way it juggles the various players and developing über-story without excessively pandering to noobs...just like the books that inspired it.

Yes, sometimes there's a bit too much story at the expense of the action. But when was the last time you had that complaint about a big event movie?

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Review: Babies Is Surprising, Adorable and Not All Judgey—Just Like Real Babies!

Focus Features

B

Review in a Hurry: It isn't for everybody, but this documentary about four newborns from far corners of the Earth does a terrific job of illustrating just how diverse an infant's first year can be.

The Bigger Picture: Everybody loves babies, as the marketing for this flick trumpets. And it's generally true, of course, but often we can forget what's actually so interesting about infants: their development.

How does a baby decide whether she likes a certain food? How does a baby react when he first discovers his feet—and realizes he can't reach them? Does a baby know she can dance?

Throw in the wildly diverse—and often surprising—ways an infant can reach adulthood on this planet, and you actually have a documentary that's pretty interesting to watch.

The French filmmakers behind the project scouted out four babies, each in a different place: Bayarjargal—Bayar for short—lives in Mongolia on a small family farm. Hattie was born to crunchy hippie folks in San Francisco. Mari is settled smack in the middle of bustling Tokyo, and Ponijao lives with her folks in a village setting near Opuwo, in Namibia.

The differences in parenting styles are striking.

For one, the adults of the Himba tribe, into which Ponijao was born, never wash and do not diaper their babies. Ever. The way that that Ponijao's poo is handled by her mother brought gasps in an audience screening, though, under director Thomas Balmes' still lens, there is no judgment on any of the families. Every child is loved; every child is healthy, and by the end of the film, all four are standing, walking and triumphant.

To his credit, Balmes knows where to point his camera.

Full faces of the parents are a rare sight; the movie isn't about the parents. It's about the babies—what they're thinking, and how they're reacting to their first days on Earth.

Even during intimate scenes, such as nursing, you rarely see a grown-up face, keeping the audience safe from the off-putting cooing of besotted adults. Instead, Balmes captures some brilliant scenes, including a sequence in which Mari discovers that even playing has its hardships.

Overall, the movie isn't a total revelation, but it isn't a failure, either, if for no other reason than it strips away the fuss that so often surrounds a baby's arrival. It simply lets babies be, with often engaging results.

The 180—a Second Opinion: People who don't necessarily find babies all that interesting may be turned off by the film's leisurely pace. There is no arc here. Just, you know, babies.

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Review: Nightmare on Elm Street—Now With More Ick

Photo Courtesy of New Line Cinema

B+

Review in a Hurry: It's been seven years since the original fedora'd and finger-knived Freddy Krueger, played by Robert Englund, got decapitated by Jason Voorhees. But you can't keep a dapper dream-demon down. So here he is in a new incarnation, with Jackie Earle Haley making the character ickier and pervier than before; the story's a bit slavishly faithful, but overall, it's a worthy Freddy follow-up.

The Bigger Picture: It's unlikely that anyone old enough to be interested in this movie doesn't already know the story almost beat by beat. Teens are dying in their sleep after a series of bad dreams, and those not yet dead realize they share visions of Freddy, a burned, bladed ghost whose motives are rooted in a real-world incident they must uncover.

Director Samuel Bayer (Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video) is torn between doing something different and satiating purists—to that end, many familiar scenes (the glove in the bathtub, the body bag in the hall) are dutifully recreated; plot-wise, this is way closer to the source than Platinum Dunes' recent revamps of Jason and Leatherface. But it's the moments when Bayer goes off-book that are most effective, using modern special effects to augment the dreams in ways that weren't possibly back in the day, on a budget.

The Nightmare on Elm Street series always was the most interesting of the slasher franchises. Instead of offering a limited environment and a silent slayer, the dream settings allowed near-unlimited creativity, and Freddy was both dangerously smart and an irrepressible smartass.

Though the character was watered down by such tie-ins as a rap video with the Fat Boys, and a guest-hosting stint on MTV, it's a bit of a common misperception that he became overly watered-down onscreen. Yes, he made dark one-liners, but he was always a threat, and his victims were generally sympathetic.

So when the folks in charge of this remake tell you they're reclaiming Freddy as a more "serious" character, they're fibbing a bit: Not just because Freddy was never as emasculated in the movies as they seem to think, but also because this new Freddy still has the wisecracks, including a couple directly lifted from the original and its sequels.

The difference here is that Freddy is now possibly a molester as well as a murderer (if indeed he was guilty of anything at all in life, which is another new potential wrinkle). This makes the whole thing more unsettling and disturbing, yes; but also makes it less easy to enjoy in quite the same escapist way as before.

With that said, here is an update with some thought behind it, a horror movie actually about something. By tying Freddy's past more directly in with that of heroine Nancy (Rooney Mara), Bayer has turned him into a metaphor for the way repressed traumas can cause harm years later. And Haley, who has recently earned acclaim for playing both a child molester and a comic-book vigilante, draws on traits from both for an unnerving performance that shouldn't disappoint fans.

It will, however, make you feel doubly queasy about seeing Freddy gloves on a Toys "R" Us shelf.

The 180—a Second Opinion: An early dream sequence features both an excess of obvious red and green lights (to match the sweater) and conspicuous severed pig heads that bring up unnecessary associations with the Saw series.

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Jack Nicholson Will Wave Green Flag At The Indianapolis 500

According to sources the 73 year old Jack Nicholson will be the one behind the green flag at the Indianapolis 500 this year waving the start of the beginning of the race. This is a man that has grown to be a Hollywood icon and actor for a couple of decades at least.

Jack Nicholson has been acting for years and has won three academy awards and he has also starred in movies like “ A Few Good Men” and “Terms Of Endearment.” He is one actor that many of the actors that are just getting into the Hollywood experience look up to and are inspired by. He has done several movies and even appeared in a few television sitcoms. He won’t turn down giving an autograph to anyone. There were many movies he has been in. He is one of the best actors in Hollywood.

As celebrities go he is one of those that doesn’t mind being seen in public, he loves his fans, and he will show it too. He has been seen at different events and social events and helped out in other things too. Donated to different charities and help fund other disaster relief projects too. He loves being an actor and has wanted to be his actor for most of his life.

One of those legendary actors that is in the prime of his life as he puts it and there are plenty of movies left to be made. If you have opinions or comments about Jack Nicholson we would be glad to hear from you. You can post your comment here, or in our male celebrity forum on this web site. You might find something else in one of our other forums you might like to post as well.

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Gary Coleman In Critical Condition After Fall In Home

According to sources the child star Gary Coleman fell at his house and now has a head injury. There aren’t many details other than that he is in critical condition in a Utah Hospital.

The former Different Strokes star’s brother in law stated that he fell and when he did struck his head. He was admitted to the hospital yesterday after being transported from his Utah home at in the early afternoon. Coleman pleaded guilty to charges against him for domestic violence with his wife Shannon in April of 2009. He was ordered to take a domestic violence course and pay a fine. There was nothing else reported about this case after that. Coleman completed the class and paid the fine.

However, there is no evidence that any of this is related to his fall or his head injury. Coleman has had health issues for quite some time and has been fighting with his health for over a decade.

If we get more details of information about the child star and actor we will pass it on to you. As of right now this is all the information we have. He was on the TV Land red carpet with other of his peers including Barry Williams and Dawn Wells to name a couple; in 2008 and was still very much involved in the Hollywood business. A lot of people in the 80’s watched Coleman play as Arnold on the Different strokes show and he gained his popularity with this Television sitcom.

If you have comments or feedback about Gary Coleman we would be glad to hear from you. You can post your comments here or in the male celebrity forum on our web site. You might find something else you want to comment on.

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The Easy A Movie

This is a movie that will be released in September of 2010. It is being released by Screen Gems. The rating for this movie however, has not been released as of yet. And yet, the movie is starring Emma Stone. The director is hoping the Easy A movie will go well at theaters. The movie is a comedy drama so it will be one of those movies that will essentially keep you captivated throughout the entire movie.

The Easy A movie is about a girl who tells a little white fib about her virginity. Claiming she is not a virgin any longer. She is clean cut and a high school girl that wants to fit in however as time goes on she will learn that an easy A could equal trouble. This is a high school girl that sees herself as popular and also seems to somewhat turning much like Hester Pyrnne’s in the Scarlet Letter, something she is currently studying in school. That is, until she uses the rumor of the mill to advance her own popularity and social as well as financial standings at the school.

And everyone knows what happens when you tell one white lie, you have to continue lying, and this is exactly what the high school girl is doing and she doesn’t realize her reputation isn’t going to get better but instead she will make herself look like something she doesn’t want it to be. The Easy A movie isn’t really about her studies however it is about her all around well being and popularity at the school.

There will be a movie trailer for The Easy A movie coming out soon. This will ultimately assist you in deciding whether you want to go see the movie in theaters or not. It shows scenes from the movie and different portions of the movie Easy A. It does not show the ending of the movie.

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Mass Effect Is Coming To Big Screen

According to sources Legendary pictures has plans to develop the popular video game Mass Effect into a movie to be a feature film. They have been successful in many different movies and decided that it would be a good to turn Mass Effect video game into a movie too.

From Clash of the Titans to The Dark Knight they have been successful as a franchise and now its time for a new project. The production of the movie date hasn’t been set as of yet, however the producers have been getting the screenwriter and director all together for discussions of their new production project. Everyone on the team seems to be excited about this one due to the nature of the video game.

The science fiction series takes place in the year 2183 and the commander who leads a team on a mission to defeat an ancient alien race. It should turn out to be a good movie, and anyone who has played the video game is going to absolutely love the Mass Effect movie.

It will take some time to work out all the details because the creators of the video game are in on the project in some ways too. They are all working together. The video game itself was released just this year and now they are already wanting to turn it into a movie.

It is really going to be phenomenal with all the special effects and technology the franchise wants to use for this to be an awesome science fiction tale. If you have comments about this video being turned into a movie, we would love to hear your opinion. Especially if you are one of those individuals that already love to play the video game Mass Effect. It is going to be a wonderful project.

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The Saw VII Movie In 3D

The Saw VII Movie 3D is going to be released in October of 2010. It is a horror and thriller movie and is rated R. It is being released by Lionsgate. A movie about nothing but being scared and terrified. You will be on the edge of your seat in fear when you go to view this movie in theaters.

There are the other Saw movies before this one and each one though a bit alike have different things going on in them. However, this one is going to be in 3D. The director of the other Saw movies from the second, third and fourth films will also direct the seventh movie too. The movies show horrific scenes of terrifying experiences and some people are scared to death to even watch the movies, on the other hand they are that good if people like these horror thriller type movies.

The production designers are all working diligently together on this being the seventh of the Saw movie series and as stated above they are definitely horror movies. In the seventh Saw movie the people will end up in a death trap only to have a certain amount of time to get out by making tough decisions or they will die where they are at.

There will be a movie trailer for the Saw VII movie coming out soon where you can view a few scenes of the movie. It will help you decide whether you want to go to the theater and see it or not. Most of the Saw movies have been hits every time a new one comes out. There are people who love these kind of shows and for those people, here’s another one. You will either be in awe or closing your eyes at the theater in fear.

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Life During Wartime Movie

The Life During Wartime Movie is going to be released in July of 2010. It is being released by IFC Films. The rating for this movie has not been released yet. It is a comedy, and a drama. With an all star cast and members. The director is hoping it goes over well in theaters and box offices.

This is a comedy about family and the background of war. It features literally an ensembled cast. The movie use elements by the director’s movie Happiness in a project, he will use as part sequel and part variation.

Although there isn’t a lot about this movie out as of yet, everyone knows how difficult war time can be and those who are left at home while loved ones go off to war, this is the point the director is going to get across and it should be a phenomenal movie when it is released in theaters. You will be captivated and in awe at the same time, while laughing past the drama of the situation as well.

There is a movie trailer for Life During Wartime available now. It shows a few scenes from the movie and different portions of the movie. It does not show the end of the movie. This will also help you decide if you want to go see the movie or not when it is released in theaters near you. There are still images of the movie as well.

We would be glad to hear your feedback, comments, or opinions about this movie. If you would like to leave one you can do that here. Or you can visit one of our many forums and post your comment there. You might find something else you want to leave a post about. The Lifetime During Wartime movie is going to be something to see.

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Shrek Forever After Big Green Success

Shrek was released on the 21st of May and it is a huge success. With its all star cast, Shrek Forever After is on top at the box offices. It is rated PG and people who have seen it once have even gone to see it again. Its just that good.

In reviews it got seven out of ten so that let’s you know it’s a hit too. The director is thrilled that it has gone over so well at the theaters. And hope it continues. More people have gone to see Shrek Forever After than many of the other movies that are now playing as well.

Shrek is feeling as if he has lost his roar, and in the fourth installment of this movie it is in 3D. His roar used to send villagers running only now it does nothing. What a sad Shrek. For more information about the movie you will have to go to the theaters and see how the movie ends.

There is a movie trailer for Shrek Forever After that is available to view also. It has a few scenes from the movie and different portions of the film for you to see. It will also help you make the decision if you want to go to theaters and see it.

You won’t regret going to see it, it will make you laugh, keep you captivated and watching from the beginning of the movie to the end. Even adults like this movie. If you have feedback about this post we would be glad to hear from you. Remember, some people haven’t seen it yet. But tell us what you thought about it, you don’t have to mention the ending. You can comment here if you’d like, or in our movies forumon this web site.

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The Betty Anne Waters Movie

This is a movie that will be released October 15,2010. It is being released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The rating for this movie is R. It has an all star cast and members that make it a good drama.

It is about a mother trying to make it on her own. She made it through law school without any help at all. However the reason she did this was to help her brother. He was put into prison and he is innocent. He was convicted of murder. It is the true story of a girl who dropped out but would not give up on the idea of freeing her brother knowing he had been framed somehow. So in the midst of raising her own children and waiting tables, she got her way through college and law school and she represents her brother after he used all of his appeal attempts with a conviction through public defenders.

This movie will be good for those people who like drama movies. And remember as stated above the Betty Anne Waters Movie is based on a true story. Hilary Swank plays Betty Waters in the movie and she is a very good actress. She does well in the movie.

There will be a movie trailer for the Betty Anne Waters movie coming soon. This will allow you to view a few scenes from the movie. It could help you decide if you want to go see the movie at the theaters. There are also a few still images as well.

If you have comments about this movie which is based on a true story, we would be glad to hear from you. You can post your comments here or in one of our forums on this web site. You might find something else you want to leave feedback about.

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