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The Latest Spider-Man Trailer Released

2012-02-07T15:26:00.002-05:00

Now this is more like it! Like many, I was unsure about how this new version of the Spider-Man franchise would play out after the Toby Maguire/Sam Raimi films but I can say I like this new look to Peter Parker/Spider-Man which will be released June 3, 2012.

That is a very nicely down trailer and it looks like Maguire's replacement, Andrew Garfield does pretty good but of course we'll have to wait to see if the final results live up to the promises of a great action flick given in a trailer. Garfield seems fitted to the Peter Parker role as the teenaged web slinger as well as the bright, nerdy kid. He was most recently seen in 2009's The Social Network, where he played Eduardo Saverin and he will have another movie this year besides The Amazing Spider-Man called Back Roads, which should give Garfield a chance to flex some acting muscles as the eldest son whose mother is placed in jail for having killed his abusive, drunken father.

But back to the matter at hand. Rather than have Kirsten Dunst return once more as Mary Jane Watson, those behind the film have cast the lovely Emma Stone as Parker's love interest, Gwen Stacy with Denis Leary as her cop father. I always love seeing Leary in these roles where he plays the tough guy. Stone was just in the Oscar-nominated The Help last year and played Wichita in Zombieland the year before that.

In The Amazing Spider-Man, which is going to be in 3D, seems a little closer to what his origins are in this movie. He doesn't get to shoot webs out of his wrists as a result of his "evolution" but has to make a little device that spins webs which is what he had to do back in the original comic books. Dr. Curt Connors, played by Rhys Ifans, aka The Lizard, looks pretty good too and should provide a great villan for this movie. Ifans was also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 where he played Xenophilius Lovegood. It looks like Dr. Connors worked with Parker's father at Oscorp and Parker's character solves whatever problem prevents Connors from morphing into the Lizard. The movie looks like it packs a ton of story into about a 2 hour film while still offering up a fair share of kickass action scenes. Now we just have to wait for June to roll around so we can see the finished movie. I'm guessing that this will be (obviously) one of the biggest movies this summer and will probably easily hit at least $200 million in box office sales.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Trailer

2012-02-07T00:15:00.000-05:00

Here we go with another not very interesting take on the Jules Verne book called The Mysterious Island which was published way back in 1874 and usually one of the novels you read during elementary school or high school. This story has been told over and over and this latest version is just the most recent incarnation to hit the big screen (fleetingly is my prediction), but hey, it's got The Rock! So it's gotta be good right?! Journey 2: The Mysterious Island stars Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock from wrestling fame), Michael Caine (younger readers will know him as Alfred from the Batman movies), Josh Hutcherson, who was previously in Bridge To Terabithia as well as Polar Express, Vanessa Hudgens, recently in Super Punch (avoid at all costs except for the fight scenes) and the High School Musical movies (eek!). Hudgens plays "Kailani" and her helicopter flyin' father is played by a familiar face, Luis Guzman. Let's take a look at the trailer shall we?

Oh, this looks like it might not be all that good. Tons of big scaries calling around and popping up that want to eat the group and some probably won't make it back. First a little back story: Hutcherson plays "Alexander", a young bright kid whose grandfather, played by Michael Caine, goes missing while searching for some "lost island" so Alexander decides to go looking for him. Johnson plays the boyfriend of Alexander's mother, so he provides a little muscle for the adventure. They need a copter to scout out the territory where they think Alexander's grandfather disappeared and the lovely Kailani catches Alexander's eye and as luck would have it, Kailani's dad has a helicopter... and away we go.

The problem is that the island is going to sink back into the ocean and since the copter is busted, the survivors will have to, what? Swim for it? No doubt after many creatures trying to make a quick lunch out of them, they'll all get to the beach with giant spiders, humongous reptiles in hot pursuit and there will be dear old granddad or someone else to scoop them up in an ending happy for all.

Don't worry though, all will have (hopefully) better movies later this year although this one will be good for some mindless fun and giggles (have to admit I laughed at The Rock's pec hustle dance). A lot younger girls will be there to drool over Hutcherson and a like number of guys will be oogling the charms of Ms Hudgens. I'm guessing Journey 2: The Mysterious Island will make about $10-15,000,000 it's first week and might rake in around $40 million or so before being swept aside by the more interesting films on the schedule.

The Avengers Newest Video Airs During Super Bowl 46

2012-02-05T21:31:00.001-05:00

For all you Avengers fans, Marvel Studios has released another Avengers video which should whet the appetite of those anxiously awaiting the May 4, 2012 release date for the movie which is directed by Joss Whedon. So, enough of my blathering, here's the latest look at the forthcoming superhero movie.

Not too much as far as "character development" but that's not why we flock to these flicks right? We want to see the superheroes kick some butt and take down names. Of course there are some of the expected movie stars shown, such as Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Hol... er, I mean, Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth reprising his recent role of Thor, the scrumptious Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Chris Evans fresh from his Captain America film. Also, a little of Mark Ruffalo (how tall is this guy? He makes Downey Jr look tall) but thankfully we see a little more of the Hulk in this one. Plus Mr Samuel L. Jackson shows up for the fight too as Nick Fury

The evil dude is of course Loki played by Tom Hiddleston. Gotta love the dialog between Tony Stark (Downey Jr) & Loki (Hiddleston), "I've got an army", and "Well, we've got a Hulk." Does Loki and others from the norse legends periodically stop by for drinks with billionaires? At least we see some of Hulk bouncing around and taking out a couple of the bad guys on their space scooters. Expect more and more trailer releases and movie stills the closer we get to May 4th - that's what? Only three months away?

Anderson Cooper Describes Being Attacked In Egypt On Letterman

2011-02-10T09:10:00.000-05:00

CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper describes being attacked and pummeled when he was in Egypt covering the anti-government demonstrations last week while on The David Letterman Show.

Dangerous times to be in Egypt, that's for sure. As Cooper mentions, Egyptian President Mobaruk pretty much gave the green light to attacking foreigners by implying that they were behind the protests.

Lindsay Lohan: No Jail Time "Yet" But Bail Set At $40,000

2011-02-09T19:36:00.000-05:00

In the latest Lindsay Lohan legal drama, she has narrowly missed being sent back to jail again and had her bail set at $40,000 - 20K for the felony count and the same for violating her probation.

In case you haven't heard, Lohan faces more jail time for allegedly stealing a gold necklace valued at $2,500 from a Los Angeles jewelry store. She was photographed later wearing the necklace which after being found in possession of she claimed to have "borrowed" from the store. I don't know what Lohan's definition of borrowing is, but apparently it differs from the owner of the purloined necklace as she was charged with felony grand theft.

The parole violation stems from a 2007 DUI. If found guilty on the felony count, Lohan could face 3 years imprisonment. Her defence attorney claimed Lohan was not being given any breaks. That of course flies in the face of the facts. Lohan has had three trips to jail and seems to be released early just about every time.

Also Lohan's name has been connected with missing or stolen jewelry before. $400,000 worth of Dior jewelry "disappeared" after a British Elle magazine photo shoot she was involved with and in April of last year she was questioned about a missing $35,000 Rolex but the victim decided not to move forward with her complaint. An assistant of Lohan's brought the necklace to the police station after word got round that the police were putting together a search warrant.

Dana Carvey On Saturday Night Live

2011-02-06T09:08:00.000-05:00

Here's Mike Myers and Dana Carvey preprising their most excellent roles as Wayne Campbell and Garth at the start of Saturday Night Live. Carvey was hosting and the pair had to do a some of their old Wayne's World routine.

And of course, Carvey had to do a little bit of his famous Church Lady bit. Justin Bieber, the Kardashians and Snooki also put in appearances.

In case you didn't notice, the voice that announced the Church Lady segment was former SNL member Phil Hartman.

Preview Some Super Bowl Ads

2011-02-04T09:11:00.000-05:00

Every year during the Super Bowl major advertisers unveil their latest and greatest commercials and here's your chance to get a peek at what is upcoming from the folks at Pepsi and Go Daddy.com.

Ozzie & Justin Bieber? That's an odd pairing. And on the Go Daddy ad, I'd like to see the face of the girl, but until they do, I'm happy with the pictures so far.

Mark Zuckerberg Meets Jesse Eisenberg On “Saturday Night Live”

2011-01-30T01:07:00.000-05:00

This is interesting... Facebook founder (and multi-billionaire) Mark Zuckerberg meets Jesse Eisenberg who played him in the movie The Social Network when Eisenberg hosted "Saturday Night Live". First we see Eisenberg doing dueling Zuckerbergs with SNL regular Andy Sandberg and then we see the real Zuckerberg backstage arguing with Lorne Michaels that he should be allowed onstage.

I invented poking!

I read about Zuckerberg's initial reaction to the movie not being entirely favorable as well as the less than stellar reviews from others depicted in the Oscar nominated movie, so it is pretty funny seeing him confront his doppleganger, Eisenberg.

Jon Cryer Describes Working With Charlie Sheen With Conan O'Brien

2011-01-26T22:55:00.000-05:00

Watching this clip I feel a little sorry for Jon Cryer for having to work with the bewilderingly still functioning Charlie Sheen on their show "Two and a Half Men". I've always thought Cryer was funny, but this is the first time I've seen him discussing Sheen and what it is like to come in to work with the guy on a daily basis.

"From Charlie Sheen, you believe that! Because that happened to him - TWICE!" LOL.

Keith Olbermann Leaves MSNBC; Rachel Maddow's Reaction

2011-01-23T00:36:00.000-05:00

Whether you loved or hated him, Keith Olbermann was a definite presence who will be missed. It was announced that Olbermann and MSNBC were parting ways semi-amicably following the acquistion of NBC by Comcast, the largest cable company in the U.S., although some speculate his departure may stem partly from his suspension last November or Jeff Zucker stepping down as CEO of NBC Universal.

Both Comcast and NBC have released statements that the purchase of NBC had nothing to do with Olbermann's leaving. The video below is of Olbermann thanking his audience for their support.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Rachel Maddow also works at MSNBC and was on the show "Real Time With Bill Maher" when she had an opportunity to address Olbermann leaving the network.

There are of course already rumors swirling about Olbermann's plans like he will take his money (2 remaining years of salary at $7 million per) and start his own media company where he will be able to have greater control of the content plus make more money as an owner. Whether you agree with his positions or not, there's nothing wrong with setting up your own shop.

Just In Case You Haven't Seen The New Thor Trailer...

2011-01-21T05:16:00.001-05:00

It's not going to be released until around May 2011, but we are finally starting to see a little of the promotion for the new Thor movie from Marvel kicking into gear.

The God of Thunder is of course going to be played by Aussie Chris Hemsworth who is a pretty big boy at around six foot three and he will likely tower over Chris Evans who will play Captain America (Evans is the comparatively smaller 5'11") when they do the upcoming Avengers movie. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Take a look at the first trailer for Thor and tell me what you think:

As a longtime Thor and Marvel dude, I am not sure about the facial hair as I always picture Thor as being clean-shaven, but of course as he also based on Norse legend and can you really picture a viking without the beard? Still, a minor complaint at best. It looks like Hemsworth fits the bill.

He is still a relative newcomer to North American audiences although he does have a number of films under his belt, with the role of James T. Kirk's old man in the Star Trek movie being the most memorable to date. He is supposed to be in Red Dawn taking over Patrick Swayze's role as Jed and He is also going to be in Joss Whedon's The Cabin In The Woods, with both films are scheduled for 2011 release, so with Thor it looks like it will be a busy year for Hemsworth.

He and all the other Superheroes will of course gather for The Avengers which is still in "pre-production" which is code for scouting locations, re-writing, and waiting for the other actors and actresses to finish the projects they are currently filming before getting on with the movie.

There's a lot of hype building for The Avengers with all the stars already announced and groundwork being laid with Thor and Captain America movies being released to build a little back story for the big movie when they link up for the highly anticipated blockbuster in 2012.

MTV's Skins Debuts To High Ratings Due To Manufactured Controversy

2011-01-21T02:55:00.001-05:00

The ratings have come in for the latest MTV show to air called "Skins" and it looks like as many as 3.3 million viewers watched the premier episode of the series which revolves around some high school kids. All the websites are parroting the line given to them by the network "SKINS is an emotional mosh-pit that slams through the insanity of teenage years." Oh yeah baby, it's so cutting edge.

The network promo guys were working double-time trying to pump up this series with releases about how the FCC were upset about child pornography allegations and how the network had to do some editting to make it palatable for main-stream television. You can almost imagine the boys at the network trying to play THAT angle up before the program aired to make people wanna watch. And apparently, watch they did.

Yeah, all 16-year-olds act like they're in their 20s. Just what we need another teen soap. It seems almost like Jersey Shore for the teen set. Nothing like offering a how-to series about becoming a drunken addle-minded teen idiot. Here's the promo for the series:

Here's some of the reaction to the first episode:

Oh TRUE BLOOD You Are Such A Tease

2011-01-18T18:53:00.001-05:00

Here's the latest teaser video for the upcoming 4th season of HBO's True Blood which will begin airing during the summer of 2011.

The creator of the series confirms that this season the story of Sookie Stackhouse will include witches (get it? "This is the season of the witch") and will loosely follow Dead To The World the 4th book of Charlaine Harris' immensively popular Southern Vampire Mysteries on which the series is based.

Season Two Of V: Only Ten New Episodes Then What?

2011-01-18T02:05:00.000-05:00

It started out interestingly. A new take on the series "V" for a modern time with a new look and feel, but unfortunately for ABC, mediocre ratings. The series has several ongoing storylines which makes it difficult for potential new viewers to catch on to what is going on. Now it appears that ABC has decided that instead of 13 new episodes, they will only greenlight 10.

It looks like the network is more concerned about shaking their moneymaker with shows like Dancing With The Stars and letting an interesting sci-fi show die on the vine. I'm not knocking DWTS (I don't watch it though) and I get that the program is paying the rent for ABC, but it looks like ABC's support for "V" is a little half-hearted at best.

Cougar Town: Andy's Dream Of Night Of The Living Dead Poets Society

2011-01-18T01:41:00.000-05:00

This is a little bonus feature for those fans of the Courtney Cox series Cougar Town. It is Andy (Ian Gomez) dreaming about what it would be like to combine Night Of The Living Dead with the Robin Williams movie Dead Poets Society.

C'Mon!"

Some Highlights From The Red Carpet At The 2011 Golden Globes

2011-01-17T23:09:00.000-05:00

The 2011 Golden Globes took place yesterday and below you will find video of Ryan Seacrest interviewing several of the nominees as they made their way into the show including Lea Michell from Glee as well as Natalie Portman who won for her role in the movie Black Swan.

Also of course, Seacrest interviews Alec Baldwin and the smokin' hot Sofia Vergara among many others.

So Who Do You Want To See Cast In The New Charlie's Angels TV Series?

2011-01-17T02:56:00.000-05:00

I just heard that ABC has given the green light for a brand new series based on the 1970s series Charlie's Angels that launched several careers including of course Farrah Fawcett. In case you don't remember (or are too young to have seen the original), here's the opening from the pilot:

The series was put together by Aaron Spelling and ran from 1976-81 although Fawcett left after the first year. Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson stayed for the full run, but were joined by Cheryl Ladd from the 2nd season on as the younger sister of Fawcett's character. Fawcett is listed in the credits as "Fawcett-Majors" as she was still married to Lee Majors of "The Fall Guy" fame at the time.

The series was brought to the big screen in 2000 with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as the three private investigators as well as a sequel (Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle) in 2003. Barrymore actually appear to be involved in this latest incarnation of the potential series, but will not be on screen. She is involved in this project more along the lines as a producer. The folks who did the series Smallville will be looking after the on-set/on-camera activity. Also, the series will reportedly be based in Miami rather than California.

So, who do think should be cast as one of the lovely Angels? And who will get to play Bosley? And who will be the voice of Charlie himself now that John Forsythe who originally voice Charlie in the series (and the 2 movies) has passed on? And will he be seen in this new version.

Lots of questions, but obviously the casting of the 3 main characters is what will be of the most interest. Some young unknown or one or more of the various starlets around Hollywood.

2011 Golden Globes: List Of Winners And Losers

2011-01-16T23:45:00.000-05:00

The 68th Golden Globes were handed out January 16th and there seemed to be a fair distribution of different shows that received awards this time around. There was something of a cloud over the Golden Globes (as usual) about who was nominated (and who wasn't: think Leonardo DiCaprio) and what picture inexplicably was deemed good enough for nomination when panned by critics and movie-goers (think: Burlesque), but that is all in the past.

There were some expected wins, Colin Firth for his performance in "The King's Speech", "Toy Story 3", Melissa Leo for "The Fighter" (used to love her on Homicide: Life On The Street back in the day). Glee snapped up the top award for Best TV Show, Comedy and "Boardwalk Empire" for Best TV Show, Drama. And Jim Parsons won for "The Big Bang Theory" (one of my personal favorites).

"The Social Network" took the Best Motion Picture, Drama" award and "Black Swan" or just about any of the other nominees in that category would have been perfectly fine choices. The movie won 4 Golden Globes in total.

Here is the complete list of the 2011 winners and losers.

Best motion picture, drama
"The Social Network"
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"

Best performance by an actress in a motion picture, drama
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Halle Berry, "Frankie and Alice"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"

Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, drama
Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"
Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
James Franco, "127 Hours"
Ryan Gosling, "Blue Valentine"
Mark Wahlberg, "The Fighter"

Best motion picture, comedy or musical
"The Kids Are All Right"
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Burlesque"
"Red"
"The Tourist"

Best actress in a motion picture, comedy or musical
Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"
Anne Hathaway, "Love and Other Drugs"
Angelina Jolie, "The Tourist"
Julianne Moore, "The Kids Are All Right"
Emma Stone, "Easy A"

Best actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical
Paul Giamatti, "Barney's Version"
Johnny Depp, "Alice in Wonderland"
Johnny Depp, "The Tourist"
Jake Gyllenhall, "Love and other Drugs"
Kevin Spacey, "Casino Jack"

Best animated feature film
"Toy Story 3"
"Despicable Me"
"How to Train Your Dragon"
"The Illusionist"
"Tangled"

Best foreign language film
In a Better World (Denmark)
Biutiful (Mexico/Spain)
The Concert (France)
The Edge (Russia)
I Am Love (Italy)

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
Amy Adams, "The Fighter"
Helena Bonaham Carter, "The King's Speech"
Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"

Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture
Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
Michael Douglas, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
Andrew Garfield, "The Social Network"
Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"

Best director, motion picture
David Fincher, "The Social Network"
Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
David O. Russell, "The Fighter"

Best TV series, comedy
"Glee"
"30 Rock"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"The Big C"
"Modern Family"
"Nurse Jackie"

Best actress in a TV series, comedy or musical
Laura Linney, "The Big C"
Toni Collette, "United States of Tara"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Lea Michele, "Glee"

Best actor in a TV series, comedy or musical
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
Thomas Jane, "Hung"
Matthew Morrison, "Glee"

Best screenplay, motion picture
Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, "127 Hours"
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, "The Kids Are All Right"
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
David Seidler, "The King's Speech"

Best original score, motion picture
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, "The Social Network"
Alexandre Desplat, "The King's Speech"
Danny Elfman, "Alice in Wonderland"
A.R. Rahman, "127 Hours"
Hans Zimmer, "Inception"

Best original song -- motion picture
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" from the film "Burlesque"
"Bound To U" from the film "Burlesque"
"Coming Home," from the film "Country Strong"
"I See the Light" from the film "Tangled"
"There's a Place for Us" from the film "Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader"

Best TV movie or mini-series
"Carlos"
"The Pacific"
"Pillars of the Earth"
"Temple Grandin"
"You Don't Know Jack"

Best actress in a mini-series or TV movie
Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin"
Hayley Atwell, "Pillars of the Earth"
Judi Dench, "Return to Cranford"
Romola Garai, "Emma"
Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Client List

Best actor in a mini-series or TV movie
Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"
Idris Elba, "Luther"
Ian McShane, "Pillars of the Earth"
Dennis Quaid, "The Special Relationship"
Edgar Ramirez, "Carlos"

Best TV series, drama
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Dexter"
"The Good Wife"
"Mad Men"
"The Walking Dead"

Best actress in a TV series, drama
Katey Sagal, "Sons of Anarchy"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Elizabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Piper Pereabo, "Covert Affairs"
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

Best actor in a TV series, drama
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie, "House"

Best supporting actress in a series, mini series or TV movie
Jane Lynch, "Glee"
Hope Davis, "The Special Relationship"
Kelly MacDonald, "Boardwalk Empire"
Julia Stiles, "Dexter"
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

Best supporting actor in a series, mini-series or TV movie
Chris Colfer, "Glee"
Scott Caan, "Hawaii Five-O"
Chris Noth, "The Good Wife"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
David Strathairn, "Temple Grandin"

And of course, the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award was present to Robert De Niro.

All this is just a preamble for when the game gets serious with the Academy Awards which will held in about 6 weeks from now with many of the nominees up for Oscars. But don't expect to see Burlesque among those listed on the ballot.

Toy Story Short Attached To Upcoming Cars 2 Project

2010-12-19T14:45:00.000-05:00

Even though the Toy Story movies seem to have concluded with the 3rd movie that was just in the theaters, there is still some news for Buzz Lightyear and Woody fans as it has been confirmed that there will be a short Toy Story film just before the new Cars 2 movie starts. Cars 2 will be out June 24, 2011 and is a followup on the highly successful Cars that came out in 2006.

Owen Wilson makes a return trip as Lightning McQueen and Larry The Cable Guy is also back as Lightning's pal Mater with his "downhome" ways. Unfortunately there will be no Paul Newman to repeat his turn as Doc Hudson as Newman passed away September 28, 2008.

In this one, Lightning McQueen faces off with cars from around the world in the "1st Ever World Grand Prix to determine the "World's Fastest Car" and Lightning and Mater meet up with Michael Cane as a british spy car.

But happily, besides the news about the Cars 2 trailer and movie, it is good to see that the characters from Toy Story are not about to be put away forever. Let's see some more of Woody and Buzz and the gang.

New Trailer For Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2010-12-15T11:14:00.002-05:00

The Return Of Cap'n Jack Sparrow? Yes, Johnny Depp is back as everyone's favorite Disney Pirate (with apologies to Captain Hook). "On Stranger Tides" is the 4th chapter in the saga about the crew and wayward captain of the Black Pearl and won't be released until May 20, 2011, so all you Sparrow fans will have to watch the latest trailer.

The plot seems to be that our good Captain (Depp) joins forces with Barbarossa (Geoffrey Rush) once again and this time they are off to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. Along for the ride will be the yummy Penelope Cruz as Angelica (a woman from Sparrow's past) and Ian McShane as the infamous Blackbeard.

And sorry folks, no Orlando Bloom or Keira Knightley in this latest adventure. It's been 3 years (4 when the film's released) since Depp donned his pirate garb but expect it to rake in a lot of moola when it is released.

Noomi Rapace Opposite Downey Jr In Next Sherlock Holmes Movie

2010-09-11T17:17:00.001-04:00

It looks like Swedish actress Noomi Rapace will be the female lead opposite Robert Downey Jr in the next Sherlock Holmes movie scheduled for a December 2011 release. Rapace was in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy with all three films released in 2009.

I don't know if this means there will be no Rachel McAdams returning as Irene Adler. I sure hope McAdams is back because I really enjoy seeing her on the screen in just about anything she's done. As far as Rapace goes, I don't believe she's done any acting in English, but of course that doesn't mean she doesn't have the acting chops to play against Downey Jr, who's no slouch himself in the acting dept. She just finished a film called Beyond and has another due this year: Clean Out as well as another scheduled for 2011 called The Nazi Officer's Wife.

I am unfamiliar with her work, but she is pretty, if you get past the severe punkish-goth look. She does appear that with a different look like she has in the left picture she will do well for the time period the film will be set.

And Guy Ritchie will be helming the sequel as well. The original did pretty good at the box office, bringing around $523 million in worldwide gross.

New Series Hellcats Premieres On CW

2010-09-10T23:25:00.001-04:00

The new series HELLCATS aired Wednesday September 8 at 9:00 PM et/pt on The CW. Starring Aly Michalka as Marti Perkins, Ashley Tisdale as Savannah Monroe, Heather Hemmens as Alice Verdura, Robbie Jones as Lewis Flynn, Matt Barr as Dan Patch, with Sharon Leal as Vanessa Lodge and Gail O’Grady as Wanda Perkins.

At first glance, Michalka looks a lot like 90210's AnnaLynne Mccord (only blonder). She's been in a fair number of Disney flicks and done some work with her equally pretty sister Amanda (Cow Belles in 2006).

Episode: Hellcats “A World Full of Strangers” Marti Perkins (Michalka), is a law student at Lancer University, but finds out that scholarship is being withdrawn and her mom, Wanda (Gail O’Grady, “NYPD Blue,” “American Dreams”) has somehow forgotten to let her know. Without much choice because of finances, Marti discovers that she can stay in school by winning a place on the Hellcats cheer squad and nabbing one of the scholarships that comes with the spot.

Even though Marti has a run-in with Savannah (Tisdale), the Hellcats team captain, Marti wins over coach Vanessa Lodge (Sharon Leal, Dreamgirls). She gets on the squad (and shows her moves above) and gets thrust into the competitive world of cheerleading - it's better than it sounds.

Marti tries to figure out this new world of cheerleading with the help of her best friend Dan (Matt Barr, Harper’s Island) while becoming roommates with Savannah. She's also caught the eye of Lewis Flynn (Robbie Jones, One Tree Hill) who is the ex-boyfriend of Alice Verdura (Heather Hemmens, CSI: Miami), so some jealousy there.

This first episode was directed by Allan Arkush (formerly an executive producer on Heroes) and director for a number episodes of Crossing Jordan.

Latest Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Trailer

2010-09-10T22:36:00.003-04:00

Here's the latest trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) due out in November 2010.

The plot of the 2nd last Potter film is that Harry, Ron and Hermione leave Hogwarts behind to destroy Voldemort's power and immortality by finding and smashing the Horcruxes - objects where the Dark Wizard has hidden pieces of his soul so he can achieve immortality. The first Horcrux that Harry Potter came into contact with was Tom Riddle's diary in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The director of this film is David Yates again, who also helmed the highly successful Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movies and will be in the director's chair for the final installment of the series due out June 15th, 2011.

And the cast is of course made up of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and other old favorites from the movie series. The date for release is November 19th, so a little over 2 months to go.

Video: Q & A With Cast Of True Blood!

2010-09-10T05:24:00.003-04:00

Here's just about all of the cast of True Blood to answer some pressing questions that fans have just prior to the airing of the Season 3 finale on September 12th. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley along with series creator Alan Ball sit down with Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly for about a 45 minute discussion of the show.

Lots of video from the show as well as castmember interviews. Great clip! You might also want to take a look at this post True Blood: You Ready For The Season 3 Finale?.

True Blood: You Ready For The Season 3 Finale?

2010-09-09T01:14:00.000-04:00

Ep. 36: Evil Is Going On - Preview

Sunday Night At 9pm you have a date with Sookie Stackhouse. That's when the season three finale airs and we find out some truths and new plotlines will open up. If you haven't been following True Blood, you've been missing out on one of the hottest shows on television right now.

Here's a link to the True Blood Episode Guide, which should hopefully get you up to speed on what has been happening with Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and the rest of the Bon Temps regulars.

After Episode 36: Evil Is Going On airs, HBO will start showing repeats of season three starting Monday, September 27th with the first 3 episodes of the season: Bad Blood, Beautifully Broken and It Hurts Me Too airing back to back to back for a 3 hour True Blood marathon and then on Tuesday we get to see the next three episodes: 9 Crimes, Trouble and I Got The Right To Sing The Blues.

And so on til we get to see the finale again on Friday October 1st.