Johnny Depp currently stars as Tonto in Disney’s “The Lone Ranger”, which made just under $50 million over the 5-Day 4th of July weekend – flat-out AWFUL compared to “Despicable Me 2″‘s $142.1 million. “Ranger” is this year’s “John Carter” for Disney. And while it should do better than that film’s $73M total when it […]

Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks could receive a double Oscar nomination this year for his upcoming roles as Captain Phillips in “Captain Phillips” and Walt Disney in the making-of “Mary Poppins” movie “Saving Mr. Banks”. He also just ended his Tony-nominated run on Broadway in the play “Lucky Guy”. This past weekend I was […]

We’ve reached the halfway point of 2013. That means it’s time for my annual Mid-Year Movie Awards: Best Picture “42” “Fast & Furious 6” “Monsters University” “Star Trek Into Darkness” “World War Z” Best Director J.J. Abrams – “Star Trek Into Darkness” Marc Forster – “World War Z” Justin Lin – “Fast & Furious 6” […]

With “Monsters University” now in theaters, everyone seems to be updating their lists of favorite Pixar movies. So here’s mine: 14. “WALL-E” (2008) The world seemed to fall in love with a robot who…falls in love with a female robot. I didn’t. The opening section with no dialogue was…different. But it lost me soon after. […]

Even though the calendar says summer just started, the second half of the Summer Movie Season is right around the corner. And with it come five sequels that share one common element in their titles: the number “2”. In July, there’s the highly-anticipated animated “Despicable Me 2” that’s expected to dominate the box office over […]

For a while now, studios have been setting release dates for their upcoming films YEARS in advance. However a new trend in Hollywood is taking this practice to a ridiculous level. Studios are “grabbing the date” by announcing untitled projects (often ones that haven’t even been discussed) with openings way in the future. For animation […]

Walt Disney Pictures is out with some interesting date changes and announcements: First of all, “Saving Mr. Banks” will now open in limited release on December 13th before going wide on a crowded December 20th. This is the “making of Mary Poppins” drama in which Tom Hanks plays Walt Disney and Emma Thompson is author […]

The Summer Movie Season will kick back into high gear next weekend with the highly-anticipated release of “Man of Steel” – the Superman film millions have been waiting for. While director Zach Snyder’s previous films (2010’s animated “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” and the 2011 flop “Sucker Punch”) underperformed, “Man of Steel” […]

Along with continuing to review films one of the things I want to do someday is host a game show. What could be more fun and exciting that that?! Last week I had the chance to meet and interview Todd Newton, who hosts the traveling show, “The Price is Right Live” (when he’s not hosting […]

UPDATE: “After Earth” opens to just $27 million in a stunning loss to “Now You See Me”, which raked-in $28.1 million in 500 fewer theaters. Practically from his first regular appearance on screen (as TV’s “Fresh Prince of Bel Air”) Will Smith has been guaranteed money. And that includes his music videos. Movies? Smith has […]