The Fighter: Upcoming 12.10.2010

"The Fighter" is an upcoming movie which just finally received its release date of December 10, 2010. The film is a biopic about light welterweight boxer "Irish" Micky Ward. Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg has trained for a whole year to portray the Lowell, Massachusetts native, Ward. The film will focus on the relationship between Ward and his brother turned trainer, Dickie Eklund. Dickie was boxer himself and nearly beat Sugar Ray Leonard in a 1978 bout, but had to retire in 1985 due to drug abruse. After retiring, Dickie became his brother's full-time trainer for 26 fights from 1985-1991, Micky retired in 1991. After a three year absence from boxing, Dickie pushed Ward back into the ring and from 1994-97, he won nine straight fights. These wins propelled him to face bigger known fighters like Emanuel Augustus and Arturo Gatti. Micky was made famous for beating Augustus in 2001 and Gatti in 2002. Ward faced Gatti two more times over a course of a year, losing both times. Micky retired for the last time following his second loss to Gatti. The film will co-star Christian Bale as Dickie Eklund, Academy Award nominee Amy Adams as Ward's love interest, and Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo as a character not yet determined. To resemble the aging Eklund, Bale lost some weight and wore prosthetics on his face. The movie was written by "Donnie Brasco" writer Paul Attanasio and "Ghosts of Mississippi" writer Lewis Colick and directed by "Three Kings" and "I Heat Huckabees" director David O. Russell.

The Adjustment Bureau: Upcoming 3.4.2011

"The Adjustment Bureau", a film that stars Matt Damon, has recently pushed back its released date from September 17, 2010 to March 4, 2011. You always fear for a movie when it changes its released date. But after the postponement of "Shutter Island", which turned out to be a good film, I'm not too worried about it. "The Adjustment Bureau" follows David Norris, a charismatic United States Congressman who seems destined for national political stardom. He then meets a beautiful ballet dancer named Elise Sellas, played by Emily Blunt, only to find that strange circumstances keep them from becoming romantically involved. Norris then discovers forces are at work to keep them apart, and he peels the layers to find out why. Other cast members include Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Anthony Ruivivar, and Terence Stamp. The film was written and directed by "The Bourne Ultimatum" writer George Nolfi and again "The Adjustment Bureau" is due out in theaters. View Trailer Here.

Inception: In Theaters 7.16.2010

"Inception" is a suspenseful science fiction film that stars Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and is written and directed by Academy Award nominee Christopher Nolan ("Batman Begins", and "The Dark Knight"). The film follows an agent named Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) who can enter people's minds to find out their secrets. Cobb then sells the secrets to the highest competing bidder. However, the mind is a volatile place, where places can be rearranged and people can have power much stronger than in reality. After a heist goes wrong, Dom and his team (Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ellen Page) become under attack by a CEO (Ken Watanabe) looking to use the technology for his own singular greed. The film also stars Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard as Cobb's wife, Cillian Murphy as Fischer, Tom Berenger as Browning, and Academy Award winner Michael Caine as a professor. "Inception" is absolutely spectacular and everything about the movie is great. There's not one bad scene, there's not one bad line. The acting is incredible, every actor was just astonishing. With great performances by the entire ensemble cast. Even though a small role, Academy Award nominee Pete Postlethwaite brings the goods as Fischer's father. Two actors who exceeded my expectations were Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy. I have always liked Gordon-Levitt and thought he was a great actor, but he was even better in this than I anticipated. There are many scenes in which he is just unbelievable. As for little known actor Tom Hardy, a guy I've really never seen before is absolutely awesome in the film. I'm getting a feeling we will see him a lot in the future. But what Christopher Nolan has done here with "Inception" is just simply amazing to me. Because this guy spent ten years writing the film, he directed it, he produced it, the entire vision is his. For one guy to come up with this film is just simply mind boggling. He's been my favorite director for awhile now but to be honest it was more for Batman than anything else. And this doesn't mean I don't love his other films like "Memento" and "The Prestige" because I do. But with "Inception", Nolan has put himself in another league from being my favorite director right now to my favorite director of all time. Another thing that I liked in the movie was the music score, which was just perfectly done by frequent Nolan collaborator Academy award winner Hans Zimmer. Zimmer who is one of the best in business, delivers with another terrific score. If you have to see one film this year this is that one film. "Inception" receives an amazingly perfect 5 wheelchairs out of 5. I advise you to see this movie right now and when you do see it never leave your seat. Of all the reviews I've written, this has been the easiest one to date. View Trailer Here

Predators: In Theaters 7.9.2010

"Predators" is an action film and is the third in the "Predator" franchise. The film follows eight humans who are abducted by alien creatures known as Predators and they are released on the alien planet that acts as a game reserve. All eight humans are cold-blooded killers consisting of mercenaries, soldiers, and convicts. The movie stars Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Oleg Taktarov, Walton Goggins, and Laurence Fishburne. I thought the film was very well done and absolutely lives up to the original. It does a great job of incorporating many elements of the original, but also being original itself. One element from the first one was the use of the song "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard in one of the opening sequences, in "Predators" it is played during the final credits. Another thing they needed to have in my opinion, was the theme music from the 1987 film, which is joined by a new score by composer John Debney. Being a huge fan of the 1987 movie, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. "Predators" receives 4 wheelchairs out of 5. View Trailer Here

Due Date: Upcoming 11.5.2010

"Due Date" is an upcoming comedy film starring Academy Award nominee Robert Downey, Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. The plot follows two men, high-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a cross country road trip in order to make it to his child's birth on time. Other cast members include Michelle Monaghan, Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, Juliette Lewis, and Academy Award winner Alan Arkin. The movie was directed by Todd Phillips, who has previously directed successful comedies such as "Old School", "Starsky & Hutch", and "The Hangover". "Due Date" is due out in theaters on November 11, 2010. View Trailer Here

NEW!!: The Social Network: Upcoming 10.1.2010

"The Social Network" is an upcoming film about the founding of the social-networking site known as Facebook. The movie stars Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield and Joe Mazzello. The movie is based on Ben Mezrich’s book "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal", "The Social Network" tells the story of Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg, the founders of Facebook. As someone who is part of Facebook and thinks most of it is stupid, you wouldn't think I would bring this to your attention. But with the directing from m Academy Award nominee David Fincher ("Se7en", "Zodiac", and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") and the writing from Aaron Sorkin ("A Few Good Men", "The American President", and "Charlie Wilson's War"), this movie could be very good. "The Social Network" is due out in theaters on October 1, 2010. View Trailer Here

Middle Men: Upcoming 8.6.2010

"Middle Men" is an upcoming film that stars Luke Wilson and was written and directed by George Gallo ("Midnight Run"). The movie takes place in 1995, when everyone had a VCR, music was sold in record stores, and the world-wide-web was a new found discovery. Businessman Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) had the perfect life, a beautiful family, and a successful career fixing problem companies. Then he met Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), two genius but troubled men, who had invented the way adult entertainment is sold over the internet. Jack then finds himself in the middle of a whirlwind filled with starlets, conmen, Russian mobsters, federal agents and international terrorists, all while trying to hold on to his marriage and family. Other cast members include Academy Award nominee James Caan, Kelsey Grammer, Terry Crews, Kevin Pollak, and Academy Award nominee Robert Forster. "Middle Men" is out in theaters on August 6, 2010. View Trailer Here

NEW!!: Red Trailer: Upcoming 10.15.2010

"Red" is an upcoming action film based on the DC Comics limited series created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner and the film stars Bruce Willis. The film follows Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who is now living a quiet life. That is, until the day a hi-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his identity compromised and the life of the woman he cares for, Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker), endangered, Frank reassembles his old team Joe, Marvin, and Victoria (Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, Academy Award nominee John Malkovich and Academy Award winner Helen Mirren) in a last ditch effort to survive. The film was directed by Robert Schwentke ("Flightplan") and written by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber ("Whiteout"). "Red" is due out in theaters on October 15, 2010. View Trailer Here

NEW!!: J. Edgar Hoover Biopic: Upcoming 2011 or 2012

Academy Award nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio has officially been cast as J. Edgar Hoover in Academy Award winning director Clint Eastwood's Hoover biopic. This has been speculated for months and now it is a fact. The film will be written by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black, he won the oscar for his "Milk" screenplay. I am very excited about this movie and this could finally make DiCaprio, an Academy Award winning actor. Production of the movie will begin later this year and will be released in theaters in either 2011 or 2012.

Gulliver's Travels: Upcoming 12.22.2010

"Gulliver's Travels" is an upcoming live-action adventure film based on the 18th century novel by Jonathan Swift and stars Jack Black as the title character Lemuel Gulliver. The movie's plot centers on Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black), a free-spirited travel writer who, on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle, suddenly finds himself a giant among men when he washes ashore on the hidden island of Lilliput, home to a population of industrious, yet tiny, people. The film also stars Amanda Peet, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, and Billy Connolly. "Gulliver's Travels" was written by Joe Stillman ("Beavis And Butt-head Do America") and Nicholas Stoller ("Fun With Dick And Jane") and directed by Rob Letterman ("Monsters vs. Aliens"). The film is due out in theaters on December 22, 2010. View Trailer Here

The Extra Man: Upcoming 7.30.2010

"The Extra Man" is an upcoming comedy film based on the novel by Jonathan Ames ("Bored to Death") and stars Academy Award winner Kevin Kline and Paul Dano ("Little Miss Sunshine"). The movie follows a failed playwright Henry Harrison (Kline), who develops an odd mentor relationship with a troubled and aspiring playwright Louis Ives (Dano), who sublets a room in Henry's New York apartment. Henry teaches Louis the art of being an 'Extra Man'; accompanying and entertaining wealthy older women in their fanciful social lives. The movie also stars Academy Award nominee John C. Reilly and Katie Holmes, who plays a love interest to Louis. The film was written and directed by Academy Award nominees Shari Springer Berma and Robert Pulcini ("American Splendor"). "The Extra Man" is coming out in theaters on July 30, 2010. View Trailer Here

Robin Hood: In Theaters 5.14.2010

"Robin Hood" is a film directed by Ridley Scott ("Alien", "Blade Runner", and "American Gangster") and stars Academy Award winner Russell Crowe as Robin Hood. This is Crowe's fifth collaboration with director Ridley Scott, the other films are 2000's "Gladiator", 2006's "A Good Year", 2007's "American Gangster", and 2008's "Body of Lies". The movie also stars Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, William Hurt, Danny Huston, and Matthew Macfadyen. The film takes place in the late 12th Century in England and Robin Hood has returned to his village after fighting in the Third Crusade. Robin uses his intelligence and military skills to free his village of tyranny and take back what is rightfully is his. Robin must also win the affection of the recently widowed Lady Marian (Cate Blanchett) while leading his Merry Men of Sherwood Forest to victory. This movie was below average at best, it was slow, long, and forgettable. The film was written by Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, and Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland, writer of "L.A. Confidential", "Mystic River", and "Man on Fire". The only two things I liked in the movie was that fact that it was funny and its music score by Marc Streitenfeld. "Robin Hood" receives a bad 2 1/2 wheelchairs out of 5. View Trailer Here

The Adjustment Bureau: Upcoming 9.17.2010

"The Adjustment Bureau" is an upcoming science fiction film that stars Matt Damon. Damon plays David Norris, a former Fordham University basketball player and charismatic United States Congressman who seems destined for national political stardom. He meets a beautiful ballet dancer named Elise Sellas, played by Emily Blunt, only to find that strange circumstances keep them from becoming romantically involved. Norris then discovers forces are at work to keep them apart, and he peels the layers to find out why. Other cast members include Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Anthony Ruivivar, and Terence Stamp. The film was written and directed by "The Bourne Ultimatum" writer George Nolfi and is loosely based on the 1954 Philip K. Dick short story, "Adjustment Team". Dick is best known for writing many science fiction stories that were later adapted into popular films like "Blade Runner", "Total Recall", "A Scanner Darkly" and "Minority Report". "The Adjustment Bureau" is coming out in theaters on September 17, 2010. View Trailer Here

NEW!!: Thor Picture: Upcoming 5.6.2011

The first picture of Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" has just recently been released. The picture features star Chris Hemsworth as the title character, Thor. The film follows the Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is then cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. The film also stars Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Jaimie Alexander as Sif, and Rene Russo as Frigga. "Thor" is do out in theaters on May 6, 2011.

Iron Man 2: In Theaters 5.7.2010

"Iron Man 2" is second installment in the "Iron Man" series and is once again directed by Jon Favreau. Academy Award nominee Robert Downey, Jr. reprises his role as billionaire inventor Tony Stark. In the film the world is aware that Stark is the superhero known as Iron Man and with that comes pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. But Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. The film's villain Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), is a physicist who builds his own arc reactor-based weapon to exact vengeance on the Stark family. Other cast members include Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle as Lt. Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine, Scarlett Johnassen as Natasha Romanoff, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, Garry Shandling as a senator, John Slaterry as Howard Stark, Clark Gregg as S.H.I.E.L.D agent Phil Coulson, and Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. The acting in the film is well above average, with amazing performances from Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, and of course Robert Downey, Jr. All in all, the movie was unbelievable and is just as good as the first one. Nothing but good things to say, it was well directed, well written, well acted, it was very funny, and full of action. You know what else is great, the soundtrack lead by songs from AC/DC and an amazing score from John Debney and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello. So if you heard that critics hate the movie, ignore them because they are fools, I loved the film from start to finish. "Iron Man 2" receives 4 1/2 wheelchairs out of 5. If you are going to see this movie, you should sit through the credits because there is a post-credits scene, just like the first film had. View Trailer Here

The Other Guys: Upcoming 8.6.2010

"The Other Guys" is an upcoming action-comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. They play Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), who are partnered NYPD detectives who rarely see any action. Gamble is more than happy to sit at his desk while Hoitz has been assigned against his will after a public incident with his quick trigger finger. They idolize the city's top cops Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson), but when an opportunity arises for Gamble and Hoitz to step up, things do not quite go as expected. The film was written and directed by Adam McKay ("Anchorman", "Talladega Nights", and "Step Brothers"). "The Other Guys" is due out in the theaters on August 6, 2010. View Trailer Here

Inception: Upcoming 7.16.2010

"Inception" is an upcoming science fiction film that stars Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and is written and directed by Academy Award nominee Christopher Nolan ("Memento", "Batman Begins", and "The Dark Knight"). The film follows an agent named Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) who can drug up tycoons and enter their minds to find out their secrets and strategies. Cobb then sells the secrets to the highest competing bidder. However, the mind is a volatile place, where places can be rearrange and people can have power much stronger than in reality, and the complications of the mind can create dreamscapes that can end in mere seconds, trapping the agents with them. After a heist goes wrong, Dom and his team (Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ellen Page) become under attack by a CEO (Ken Watanabe) looking to use the technology for his own singular greed. The film also stars Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard as Cobb's wife, Cillian Murphy as Fischer, Tom Berenger as Browning, and Academy Award winner Michael Caine as a professor. "Inception" is due out in theaters on July 16, 2010. View Trailer Here

Dinner for Schmucks: Upcoming 7.23.2010

"Dinner for Schmucks" is an upcoming comedy that stars Paul Rudd and Steve Carell. The film follows Tim (Paul Rudd), a rising executive who needs to find the perfect guest (Steve Carell) for his boss's monthly event, a so-called "dinner for idiots". The executive who brings the biggest buffoon wins the competition and certain career advantages. "Dinner for Schmucks" was directed by Jay Roach ("Austin Powers" trilogy and "Meet the Parents") and is due out in theaters on July 23, 2010. View Trailer Here

NEW!!: Predators Trailer: Upcoming 7.9.2010

"Predators" is an upcoming film and just recently released it's first trailer. The movie is the fifth in the "Predator" franchise. The film follows eight humans who are abducted by alien creatures known as Predators and they are released on the alien planet that acts as a game reserve. All eight humans are cold-blooded killers consisting of mercenaries, soldiers, and convicts. The movie stars Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Oleg Taktarov, Walton Goggins, and Laurence Fishburne. "Predators" is due out in theaters on July 9, 2010. View Trailer Here

Green Zone: In Theaters 3.12.2010

"Green Zone" is a film directed by Academy Award nominated director Paul Greengrass ("The Bourne Supremacy", "United 93", and "The Bourne Ultimatum") and stars Matt Damon. The film is a thriller that takes place in the Green Zone of Iraq during the surge from the United States. Damon plays Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. agent who must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence before war escalates in an unstable region. Other cast members include Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan as Lawrie Dayne, a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, who investigates the U.S. government's claims of the existence of weapons of mass destruction, Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear portrays Clark Poundstone, a CIA officer, and Brendan Gleeson as Mr. Sheen, CIA Baghdad bureau chief. The film was very good and gave a very interesting take on the Iraq war. The film really dwells into the whole WMDs mess and makes you think about the bad people in the world. I know I've said it a lot but Matt Damon is the man and if you love the Bourne series, you'll love this movie. "Green Zone" was written by Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland, writer of "L.A. Confidential", "Mystic River", and "Man on Fire". The film is inspired by Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone written by Rajiv Chandrasekaran. "Green Zone" receives a good 3 1/2 wheelchairs out of 5. View Trailer Here