This weekend three new movies open in theaters that are geared toward three different groups of people. There’s “Cowboys & Aliens” for the comic book sci-fi action fans; “Crazy Stupid Love” – a comedy for adults; and “The Smurfs” for the whole family. But which will bring in the most dough at the box office? […]

Seeing a preview screening of a movie before it’s release date is one of the advantages to being a movie critic. But there can also be some disadvantages, as I experienced with the screening of “Captain America”. At the end of the film practically everyone in the theater stayed for what they thought was going […]

The Reelz Channel is a 24-hour TV network devoted to movies, with original programming featuring top movie critics and tv personalities such as Leonard Maltin, Richard Roeper and Sam Rubin. I’ve been watching the network since it first appeared on DirecTV in November, 2006. Recently, while I was in NYC covering the “Harry Potter 7.2” […]

Even though “Harry Potter” is kicking “Winnie the Pooh”‘s hunny pot at the box office, Pooh and his friends aren’t too upset about it. There are two ads online that spoof the competition between these two new releases: The first one is called “The Final Battle”. And the second is “How do you Spell Adventure?” […]

Comedian, writer and voice actor extraordinaire Tom Kenny is best known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants. But recently Kenny achieved a career highlight, joining the cast of “Winnie the Pooh” for Disney’s latest version of the classic story. LCJ: You must be honored to be part of this new chapter in the “Winnie the […]

The 12th annual Golden Trailer Award winners have been announced, and unlike the Oscars, “The Social Network” (or should I say “TSN: Trailer #2”) was the big winner. That trailer alone picked up four awards: Most Original, Best Music, Best Drama, and the top prize, Best in Show. In the Best Animation/Family category, the teaser […]

The second half of 2011 is underway, so it’s time to look back at the high highs and the really low lows that Hollywood put on the big screen over the past six months: F: Superhero movies/Comic Book adaptations: “Green Lantern”, “The Green Hornet”, “Thor” – all messes; “X-Men: First Class” not that much better. […]

HAPPY FOURTH of JULY EVERYBODY! And like our friend from the Hundred Acre Wood, spend it with family and friends and keep it simple and full of fun! And if you have a chance, in honor of our country’s 235th birthday and the freedom we all enjoy —  GO SEE AN INDEPENDENT MOVIE! (I use […]

It’s official: “Thor 2” will open on July 26th, 2013. WHY???!!! Well, it all has to do with money, and apparently $437 million worldwide is good enough for a sequel to this summer’s 2nd worst superhero film. However, Kenneth Branagh (who directed “Thor”) will not direct the sequel, which will make it three years in […]

With the release of “Cars 2”, I thought it was time to look back at the 25 years of Pixar. Here is the list of my favorite Pixar films in order; I couldn’t do a Top 10 and exclude 2, so I’m including them all: 1. “Cars” (2006) 2. “Ratatouille” (2007) 3. “Toy Story 3” […]