Will Ferrell is replacing Robert Downey, Jr. in DreamWorks Animation’s “Oobermind”, opening next Fall. Downey most likely had to drop out because of “Iron Man 2”. Ferrell’s last animated film appearance was my second official review, 2006’s “Curious George”, as the Man with the Yellow Hat. Also in the cast is Tina Fey from “Ponyo”, […]

What’s the story with the voice-over guy in the “Planet 51” trailer calling Dwayne Johnson – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? Either he’s decided to starting using the nickname again or the studio made a big mistake. Johnson stopped using “The Rock” a few years ago, trying to get away from his former wrestling character. We […]

The final results are in from my LCJ (Whaddya Think) Poll of the best film of the year, so far. And you’ve chosen “Up”. And I totally agree! “Up” received 45% of the votes. Surprisingly, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” came in second with 26%. I can’t belive that more people liked “Transformers 2” than […]

After a year of the “Ben and Ben Show”, “At the Movies”, the best movie reviews show on TV, is changing hosts. Out are Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz and in are Michael Phillips and A.O. Scott. You may remember that both Phillips and Scott were fill-in critics on the show a few years ago, […]

Big News! “Monsters” will be returning to a theater near you! And I’m not talking about this year’s “Monsters vs. Aliens”. Pete Docter, fresh off his $290M (and counting) hit “Up” will be heading back to Monstropolis for his next film. “Monsters Inc. 2” will open in either 2012 or 2013. No word yet on […]

The LCJ “First Half of ’09” poll results are in. You guys did a great job voting for your favorites in all four categories. Here are the winners: Best Animated film: “Up” Best Comedy: “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” Best Action/Adventure film: “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” Best Live-Action Family film: “Night at the Museum: Battle […]

Moviefone is out with their list of the 25 Best Animated Movie Characters of all-time. As you might guess, I disagree with many of their choices. First of all, their biggest mistake is having Mickey Mouse #3. Can’t be. Mickey should be #1 on every list of all-time animated characters. Secondly. their choices for 1 […]

Before I get to the amazing “Ice Age” news, check-out the cool artwork from DreamWorks’ upcoming “How to Train Your Dragon”. The movie opens March 26, 2010. Now, I think we are pretty much guaranteed an “Ice Age 4” thanks to the incredible international success of “Dawn of the Dinosaurs”. Variety is reporting that “Dawn […]

When I got to the movies, I make sure that I “take care of business” (bathroom business) before the film starts. But, in case you ever gotta go during a movie, there’s a new website that can help. It’s called www.runpee.com. The creator, Dan Florio, sat through hundreds of films, jotted down notes, and now […]

Heading into the weekend “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” had already made $80M and could make close to $200M in it’s first 5 days. I saw the film on Wednesday night and was part of nine sold-out screenings that day. The line for our 7:30 show started forming around 6:00. It was the longest […]