— by SEAN GERSKI — Thanks to Garen Topalian, executive producer of “”The Beatnicks,” we have these five never-before-seen exclusive stills from the movie, which debuts on DVD April 6.[...]
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Investigate Batman with It’s Just Movies
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — Throughout April and May, Chas Blankenship will embark on an odyssey through over 70 years of history … analyzing, critiquing and reviewing every facet concerning the legacy of Batman; arguably the single most popular literary character of all time. From [...]
Short Film Theatre: ‘Meet Meline’
— by KYLA DREWETTE — Independently created by Sebastien Laban and Virginie Goyons, “Meet Meline” is a short animated film about a young girl’s discovery. The film, which was created with no budget and has taken over two years to complete, tells the story of Meline, a girl who enjoy[...]
Happy Easter from ‘Despicable Me’
Easter greetings from the gang at “Despicable Me,” due in theaters July 9.[...]
How It Should Have Ended: 2012
The comedic savants at HISHE (How It Should Have Ended) have set their sights on the John Cusack disaster movie “2012” and come up with a hilarious take on how the movie … well … should have ended.[...]
Four Clips from ‘Paper Man’
— by SEAN GERSKI — For a movie starring Jeff Daniels, Lisa Kudrow, Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone, “Paper Man” has decidedly flown under the radar. The movie debuted at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival and subsequently was picked up by MPI for North American distribution. The[...]
A Scene from ‘Date Night’
— by RACHEL COYNE — I’m generally not a fan of the movie clips that studios release before their movie opens. When watched without any context and with only knowing the basic plot of the upcoming release, the clips usually make little sense and don’t pack the emotional punch they’r[...]
If I Was Making … ‘Captain America’
— by BEN FOWLER — A new, regular feature here at IJM will be my thoughts and opinions on how I would handle a particular movie property or franchise that is filming or in some stage of development. To begin with, I thought I’d discuss how I would sculpt the perfect Captain America film[...]
The Critics Got It Wrong: ‘Halloween II’
— by TOM ELCE — “Avatar.” “Inglourious Basterds.” “Up.” Merely three of the most likely candidates to be propped up at the head of various film commentator Top 10 lists for the year 2009, a year in which 3-D began to find sure footing, James Cameron[...]
Ten Clips from ‘Clash of the Titans’
— by JON MARTINCIC — As an audience, we like originality and creativity, but what we love is a classic return to the well. “Clash of the Titans” may not be the typical sequel, reboot or rehash, but it is a familiar story just on its most recent stint. Louis Leterrier, fresh off of 20[...]
A Scene from ‘Leaves of Grass’
— by RACHEL COYNE — I have no idea how Edward Norton manages to switch from muscular badass to schlubby everyman and back again for the various roles he plays, but in the comedic thriller “Leaves of Grass,” he’s definitely de-Hulked. Norton takes on two roles to play identical[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Marmaduke’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Great Danes are the best dogs ever. Now I admit I may be biased. I am currently writing next to a 10-month-old Great Dane puppy named Seamus who is the very definition of “adorable” and “affectionate” (and also “doofy”). However, even with my love [...]