— by SEAN GERSKI — Everyone knows Super Bowl commercials are basically the most expensive ads you can buy, but as pricey as they are, it is probably money well spent. When else are you going to have people watch TV and actually look forward to seeing the commercials? In the day of DVR[...]
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The ‘Further Adventures’ of George and A.J. from ‘Up’
Here is a Pixar short featuring the “further adventures” of George and A.J., the two characters who arrive to take Carl to the nursing home in Academy Award-nominated movie “Up.”[...]
A Featurette on the Making of ‘Solomon Kane’
— by ROB COX — Viewers familiar with HBO’s outstanding period drama “Rome” may recognize James Purefoy, who played Mark Antony in the series and now plays the title character in Davis Film’s upcoming film “Solomon Kane.” The Solomon Kane character was created [...]
Fan-Made Video for Avril Lavigne’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Song
The following is a video a fan created to go with “Alice,” the new song by Avril Lavigne for Tim Burton’s upcoming movie “Alice in Wonderland” …[...]
Pixar Intro Parody
The people at College Humor parody the opening of the Pixar movies with a humorous look at the consequences of actions by the Pixar lamp.[...]
A Fan-Made Trailer for ‘Technotise’
— by CAM SMITH — Generally, I’m not the world’s biggest fan of fan-made trailers. While I can appreciate the effort and enthusiasm that went in to them, I usually find myself spending the majority of their short run-time muttering half-witted statements like “Was that a clip[...]
Marion Cotillard, Franz Ferdinand Perform ‘The Eyes of Mars’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — We know that Marion Cotillard is an excellent actress, but we are now learning that she is a terrific singer as well. She recently appeared in the musical “Nine,” which I completely intended to see — until I read the reviews. Now, we have “[...]
AC/DC’s Music Video from ‘Iron Man 2’
The following music video was released today for AC/DC’s “Shoot to Thrill,” featuring footage from “Iron Man 2”: Also released was the track listing for AC/DC’s “Iron Man 2” soundtrack. The songs are as follows[...]
How It Should Have Ended: ‘Avatar’
From the very clever people at HISHE (How It Should Have Ended) comes their take on how the highest-grossing movie of all time should have ended. According to the site, this is their version of “James Cameron’s ‘Dances with Smurfs (aka ‘Avatar’). See how the furry blue [...]
Meet The Mad Hatter
— by RACHEL COYNE — And what a brief meeting it will be. In an irritatingly-short feature from Tim Burton’s upcoming “Alice in Wonderland,” Johnny Depp offers some insight into his character, The Mad Hatter. His insight: It’s fun to play a crazy character who wears his emotions[...]
Marvel/DC: Spider-Man Reboot Parody
In this video parody, Spider-Man has a nightmare in which numerous fan-fears about his upcoming movie reboot come to life. But then he receives some sobering advice.[...]
A Deleted Scene from ‘Surrogates’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — One of my favorite reason for investing in a DVD or Blu-ray movie, is because of all the extras that they usually include, but especially, the deleted scenes. I love watching deleted scenes and complaining about why it should have been incorporated in the movie, or[...]
Go Behind the Scenes with ‘The Wolfman’
— by JON MARTINCIC — Some great movies inspire sequels, few inspire whole genres. The latter was the case in the 1940s and ’50s with the wave of monster features. The introduction of Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, and the Wolfman to the film world led to uncountable franchises.[...]
Go ‘Under the Mountain’ and Behind the Scenes
— by ALEXA MILAN — I hadn’t heard of “Under the Mountain,” a New Zealand-set fantasy from “Black Sheep” director Jonathan King, but these behind the scenes featurettes look pretty cool. Based on the novel by Maurice Gee, the film follows teenage twins Theo (Tom Cameron) and[...]