“The Smurfs” was originally scheduled to be released on December 17th, 2010, then it was moved to July 29th, 2011. It was then switched to Wednesday August 3rd, 2011, and is now back to Friday July 29th, 2011. What the Smurf is going on? Apparently, after Fox moved it’s release of “Rise of the Apes” […]

A British screenwriter – Jake Mandeville-Anthony – is suing Disney/Pixar for stealing his idea for the movie “Cars”. He claims he came up with the idea for the talking cars movie way back in the early 90’s and sent it, along with descriptions and sketches of animated cars and marketing and merchandising plans to several […]

The upcoming animated comedy “Rio” was originally rated PG for “some off color humor”. Now we’re just a month away from the film’s release, and the rating has been changed to G. There has been no official statement on why the change was made but I’ve found a few clues. On Film Ratings.com, it lists […]

DreamWorks Animation is planning out releases for their films all the way to Summer 2014. Some of you might think that’s crazy, but animated films take a long time to make. Here’s their lineup: 2011 “Kung Fu Panda 2” – May 26 Po and the gang return and try to save Kung Fu. “Puss in […]

The two largest movie theater companies (Regal and AMC) are forming their own movie distribution company called Open Road Films, that will release 8-10 wide-release films a year, with the first hopefully to come out later this year. These films won’t just be shown in their own movie theaters. Tom Ortenberg is the new CEO. […]

Finally getting used to being back home. Hollywood Week (I sound like I was on American Idol) was fantastic. Too many highlights to write about but, obviously, the biggie was being on “The Tonight Show”. So many of you have e-mailed, Tweeted and written me on Facebook congratulating me. I wish I could think you […]

“The King’s Speech” was the big winner at the Academy Awards, but there were some surprises. And they didn’t just come from the movies. I wasn’t certain that the idea of James Franco and Anne Hathaway as co-hosts was going to be a success, and it really wasn’t. James was a bit weak, and Anne […]

Here are my Official Picks for tonight’s Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress Should Win: Hailee Steinfeld “True Grit“ Will Win: Melissa Leo “The Fighter” Steinfeld was fantastic, and she’s only 14. Could be the night’s big upset. Best Supporting Actor Should Win: Geoffrey Rush “The King’s Speech” Will Win: Christian Bale “The Fighter” Both great. […]

I had a great time being on “The Tonight Show” on Friday! Here’s a rundown of the exciting day: A limo picks me up at my hotel. This wasn’t just any limo, either. This was a big 6+ seater with a TV and drinks. Once inside the NBC Studios I meet Rickey Minor (the band […]

I’ve been lucky enough to be asked to be a guest on several national TV shows over the past year, doing reviews and talking about my career. And I’ve enjoy them all. But Friday night things are going to kick-up a notch. I’ll be appearing on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”. This’ll be my […]