Uninspiring "Land of the Lost" Trailer #2

"Land of the Lost" stars: Will Ferrell, Danny R. McBride and Anna Friel. Directed by: Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events).

A disgraced paleontologist, his assistant and a macho tour guide find themselves in a strange world inhabited by dinosaurs, monkey people and reptilian Sleestaks.

I'm sorry, but I saw this movie last summer, and it was called "Journey to the Center of the Earth". There was nothing funny or exciting about this trailer. I'll probably still check it out - but I'm not expecting much.

Expected Release Date: June 5th

Headlines of the Day - 2/5/09

"Sex and the City 2" confirmed - "Break out the bubbly—the Sex and the City sequel is finally official! I can exclusively reveal that all four stars—Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis—and writer-director Michael Patrick King have now signed their deals for another round of Carrie Bradshaw & Co. As it is, King has yet to write a script, but shooting will reportedly begin this summer with a release date sometime in summer 2010". I'd rather get a colonoscopy by Shaq than see the original or sequel. Eonline.com.

"Green Lantern" film gets a director? - "Warner Bros. is negotiating with Martin Campbell to direct "Green Lantern," the live-action film based on the DC Comics hero. Campbell last directed "Casino Royale" and recently wrapped the Mel Gibson starrer "Edge of Darkness," based on the 1985 BBC miniseries that Campbell helmed. The emergence of Campbell, who also helmed two "Zorro" films and the 007 film "GoldenEye," puts "Green Lantern" at the top of DC properties being set for movie treatment by WB". Variety.com.

Board game Candy Land is headed to the big-screen - "Universal Pictures is sweet on "Candy Land." Studio has set Etan Cohen to write and Kevin Lima to direct a live-action feature based on the enduring Hasbro board game. The tyke-friendly board game isn't as obvious an inspiration for a movie project as those other Hasbro brands, but the studio has tapped talent adept at comedy and family fare. Lima most recently directed the Amy Adams starrer "Enchanted" after helming the animated features "Tarzan" and "102 Dalmatians." Cohen's recent script work includes "Tropic Thunder" and "Madagascar 2," and he most recently rewrote "The Fiance," the Burr Steers-directed romantic comedy that will star Anne Hathaway". I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a Connect 4 movie. Variety.com.

New but still Crappy "Dragonball Evolution" Trailer

"Dragonball Evolution" stars: Justin Chatwin as Goku, James Marsters as Piccolo,Emmy Rossum as Bulma, Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi, Jamie Chung as Chi Chi and Ernie Hudson as Mutaito. Directed by: James Wong (Final Destination 1 & 3, The One).

Based on the phenomenally popular Japanese manga, "Dragonball Evolution" centers on the heroic Goku, a powerful warrior who protects the earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the Universe and controlling the mystical objects from which the film takes its name.

I'd rather have a pair of giant sweaty Dragon balls slap me on the forehead than see this flick.

Expected Release Date: April 8th

Old School Trailer of the Week - "I Come in Peace"

"I Come in Peace" (1990) - Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley, Matthias Hues and David Ackroyd. Directed by: Craig R. Baxley (Action Jackson).

Two human cops track down a ruthless alien fugitive who forcibly overdoses his victims with heroin in order to siphon off the endorphins it produces in the human brain, an illegal narcotic on his own planet.

Headlines of the Day - 2/3/09

Mickey Rourke is NOT Crimson Tide in "Iron Man 2"? - "Of all the recent casting rumors surrounding “Iron Man 2,” it’s clear that the one story that has fanboys praying to the Marvel Gods to come true has to be the addition of Oscar-nominee Mickey Rourke to the already powerhouse cast, possibly playing the Soviet-era villain The Crimson Dynamo. However, according to a recent exclusive sit-down with “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. on the set of his upcoming film “Sherlock Holmes,” that casting speculation may have been a bit premature. “That’s actually incorrect,” Downey told MTV News when asked if Rourke was being considered for the aforementioned Iron Man rogue. When pressed if, instead of Crimson Dynamo, Rourke was up for the role of Whiplash, another potential role bandied about on blogs these days, Downey had a more cryptic response. “I can neither confirm nor deny that,” said Downey. “Or maybe it’s some semblance of both. Here, I can tell you everything about the story except I won’t give away the ending. The nerd stuff is top-drawer security.” Splashpage.mtv.com.

George Clooney in court room drama "The Challenge" - "Warner Bros. has set Aaron Sorkin to write "The Challenge," a courtroom drama for George Clooney's Smokehouse shingle. Clooney is producing with Smoke House partner Grant Heslov. Clooney may direct and hopes to play Navy lawyer Charles Swift in the drama about the effort by Swift and Georgetown U. law professor Neal Katyal to ensure a fair trial for Osama bin Laden's driver, Salim Hamdan, who'd been held at Guantanamo Bay for five years. The courtroom drama wouldn't debate Hamdan's guilt or innocence but chart the dogged efforts of the two lawyers who sue the president because they feel the U.S. government has broken the law and violated the Constitution. Captured in 2001 in Afghanistan while transporting two missiles in a car, Hamdan was ultimately convicted and sentenced to 5½ years by a military commission for providing material support to Al-Qaeda. He was cleared of the terrorism conspiracy charges that would have drawn a much longer sentence". Variety.com.

New DVD Tuesday - 2/3/09

"Zack and Miri Make a Porno" - Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jason Mewes, Katie Morgan, Craig Robinson, Traci Lords, Justin Long, Brandon Routh and Jeff Anderson. Directed by: Kevin Smith (Chasing Amy, Dogma).

Plot: Two lifelong platonic friends, strapped for cash and in debt, decide to make a porno.

Thoughts: This was a funny movie but far from hysterical. Also, it's predictable and extremely cheesy. Overall, the film is watchable just don't expect to be blown away by it. However, the best reason to see this movie is the awesome cameos of Long and Routh. It is definitely memorable. Check out my full review here.

"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" - Starring: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo, Ari Graynor, Rafi Gavron and Alexis Dziena. Directed by: Pete Sollett (Raising Victor Vargas).

Plot: Nick frequents New York's indie rock scene nursing a broken heart and playing the bass with his queercore band, The Jerk Offs. Norah is questioning pretty much all of her assumptions about the world. Though they have nothing in common except for their taste in music, their chance encounter leads to an all-night quest to find a legendary band's secret show and ends up becoming a first date that could change both their lives.

Thoughts: I've been anxiously waiting for this movie to be released on DVD and now that day is finally here. The trailer for this flick was highly entertaining and funny, so I'm expecting this comedy to be really good.

"The Secret Life of Bees" - Starring: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo and Paul Bettany. Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball).

Plot: Set in South Carolina in 1964, the tale of Lily Owens, a 14-year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.

Thoughts: I'm a fan of all the women in this drama and it looks pretty good. Sure, I wasn't going to pay to see this at the theater - but now that it's available on DVD, I'll give it a looksy.

"Bottle Shock" - Starring: Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Freddy Rodriguez, Dennis Farina, Eliza Dushku, and Bradley Whitford. Directed by: Randall Miller (The 6th Man, Houseguest).

Plot: The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris".

Thoughts: There's only one reason to watch this comedy and that reason is Eliza Dushku. I'll watch it on cable.

Headlines of the Day - 2/2/09

"Taken" captures the #1 spot at the Weekend Box-Office - "Liam Neeson's CIA thriller "Taken" bumped off "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" at the weekend box office, raking in $24.6 million and helping fuel the first $1 billion January in Hollywood history. "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," the Kevin James comedy about a clumsy security guard, had been No. 1 the previous two weeks. Although it dropped to second place, it earned $14 million to boost its three-week total to more than $83 million. Also opening this weekend was "The Uninvited," a remake of the 2003 South Korean thriller that pits two sisters against their potentially evil stepmother. It earned $10.5 million for third place. In fourth was "Hotel for Dogs" with $8.7 million, followed by "Gran Torino" with $8.6 million. "Gran Torino," directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as a bigot who becomes a reluctant neighborhood hero, has now earned more than $110 million, making it Eastwood's highest grossing film". AP.org.

"Slumdog Millionaire" star, Dev Patel, joins M. Night Shymalan's "The Last Airbender" - "Slumdog Millionaire" star Dev Patel has joined the cast of M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender," the Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films live-actioner based on a Nick TV series. Patel will be featured alongside newcomer Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone and Jessica Jade Andres. Production begins in mid-March in Greenland. In casting Patel and Ringer, a director accustomed to delivering plot twists to audiences got some surprises of his own. Ringer is a complete unknown who was tapped for the title role off an Internet audition. Patel, meanwhile, steps into a role that Jesse McCartney had all but locked up until the actor's second career as a musician got in the way. Tyro thesp Ringer will play Aang, the film's lead, who is the last of a race of people who can manipulate the elements of air. Ringer, a 12-year-old from Texas, landed the part after demonstrating his martial arts skills in an Internet vid that he posted to a website Shyamalan set up for open virtual auditions. Patel will play Zuko, a member of the Fire Nation. Peltz plays the Water Tribe rep Katara, while Andres is the Earth Kingdom's representative, Suki". Variety.com.

Daniel Day-Lewis, Benicio Del Toro and Gael Garcia Bernal to join Martin Scorsese's "Silence" - "Martin Scorsese is determined to make "Silence" his next movie. The helmer and Graham King's GK Films are negotiating with Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis and Benicio Del Toro to star. Gael Garcia Bernal is also circling the film, expected to begin production later this year in New Zealand. The drama is set in the 17th century as two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and to spread the gospel of Christianity. "Silence" is based on the Shusaku Endo novel, which was adapted by Jay Cocks". Variety.com.