Movie Blog Archives - January 2012

As we close in on Super Sunday, we're starting to see a flood of Super Bowl commercials hit the web. Today, we have teasers for The Avengers and John Carter, John Stamos selling yogurt, Regis Philbin in a PepsiMax ad, David Beckham in his underwear for H&M and more. Check out the latest batch of commercials, inside!

What starts out as a warm, fuzzy family gathering in a picturesque seaside residence quickly turns into a heart-pounding, race-against-time thriller in The Cold Light of Day. Check out the debut trailer starring Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver and Superman Henry Cavill.

As if the mere thought of a Candyland movie wasn't bad enough, Adam Sandler seems determined to continue his streak of bad movies going. Sandler has teamed with Sony to co-write and produce a movie adaptation of the board game. The only question now is where will David Spade and Rob Schneider pop up?

Of all the things that can go wrong on an airplane, something tells us being attacked by a supernatural force is the last thing on your mind once that seatbelt is fastened. Check out the excellent teaser trailer from Takashi Shimizu, director of The Grudge.

In honor of Gene Hackman's 82nd birthday, here are ten Hackman movies worth checking out! Which ones are your favorites?

This weekend's box office proved Liam Neeson owns the month of January. His latest film, The Grey, opened in first place with $20 million, all but paving the way for Neeson to star in January movies from here on out. This year he fought wolves – what should Liam Neeson fight next January? Let us know in the comments as well as your thoughts on the other new releases!

How do you get folks excited about a 3D experience that probably won't add much value to the overall moviegoing experience? Well, by partnering with RealD3D to create custom 3D glasses that fans can pick up to make their experience seeing The Avengers in theaters a memorable one. Will you spend the extra dough to see the movie in 3D?

Drafthouse Films, the still fresh-on-the-scene film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater chain, is currently celebrating its first Oscar nomination with Bullhead, a subtle, elegant and emotionally devastating Belgian neo-noir. Naturally, there's only one way for them to follow up such acclaim: release a vulgar, kind-of-amazing, frequently hilarious and always bizarre little film, The FP.

** UPDATE ** Carnahan confirms that he is indeed re-making the movie. Details inside. ** Coming off a weekend where his movie The Grey topped the box office, director Joe Carnahan is being recruited by Ridley and Tony Scott's production company to write and direct a remake of Death Wish. Do you think Carnahan should do the remake?

Sometimes, Nicolas Cage says the darnedest things. During a web chat with Empire Online, Cage said that he was interested in doing a sequel to The Wicker Man, only this time, he'd be a ghost and the movie would be directed by "one of the great Japanese filmmakers." The question is, does anyone really want to see another Wicker Man movie?

This past weekend brought us new first looks at a pair of upcoming releases featuring James Franco as Hugh Hefner and Olivia Wilde in an odd superhero costume. Check them out, inside.

The upcoming Super Bowl ad featuring Matthew Broderick reprising his role as Ferris Bueller for a Honda CRV commercial directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover) is now online where you can check out the entire thing one week before it airs during the big game. Also, check out the 30-second Mini Cooper ad directed by Peter Berg (Battleship).

Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer (pictured) capped off a predictable night of celebration at the 2012 SAG Awards. Check out the full list, including TV winners inside and tell us what the most memorable moment of the night was for you.

The Hangover trio are closing in on some major pay raises for a third movie while Stephenie Meyers' The Host has cast its villain. Also Neil McDonaugh talks Captain America 2 and a Nick Fury movie, every Doctor Who episode and James Bond intros condensed into YouTube videos and check out Megan Fox Island.

Liam Neeson fights wolves, Sam Worthington threatens to jump off a building ledge and Katherine Heigl tackles the action comedy genre. Will one of them claim the top spot at the box office this weekend or will Underworld steal their thunder? Who do you think wins the box office this weekend?