There are many well-known movie characters that are celebrated and loved today and yet their origins are in comics. Characters like Batman, Superman, Spiderman and many more all come from comic books. But many people may be surprised to realize that there are actually a lot more popular movies that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cameron Diaz’
Sex Tape: Pop-Up Trailer
— by JESSIKA OWENS — It’s no secret that today is a technologically advanced age. Social media and clouds are the way we share and distribute information. Our phones and tablets are little computers that keep us connected 24-seven, constantly sending and receiving information. What[...]
Development has begun on Bad Teacher 2
Columbia Pictures is developing “Bad Teacher 2,” to be directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Justin Malen. Jimmy Miller, Jake Kasdan, Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky will produce the film, and Melvin Mar will executive produce. The project is being developed for Cameron Diaz to star i[...]
Under Review: ‘Bad Teacher’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) thinks her life is set — until she finds out her rich fiancée is breaking off the engagement and dumping her. Elizabeth has to go back to work as a high school teacher, but she’s not very committed to her kids and she never[...]
Four Clips from ‘Bad Teacher’
— by LYNN TACKITT — I’ve had some fun teachers who often broke the little rules in school to make it more memorable, but I’ve never had one that broke these rules. Elizabeth (played by Cameron Diaz) is a junior high school teacher who loses her sugar daddy and starts to a plan to get[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Bad Teacher’
— by SEAN GERSKI — As much as I love great movies, I will admit a certain fondness for not-so-good movies, too. In fact, I spent this past weekend cleaning and in the background, I dug out some comedies of which Roger Ebert certainly wouldn’t approve. However, these movies need som[...]
Under Review: ‘The Green Hornet’
— by CHRIS HYATT — Shortly before I left to go screen it, I wrote a preview of “The Green Hornet.” I said two key items in that story: that it would be great if Seth Rogen somehow pulled off the hero role, and if the movie began to tank, the supporting cast and director [&hel[...]
Seven Clips from ‘The Green Hornet’
— by CHRIS HYATT — Just like the Little Engine That Could, “The Green Hornet” is picking up steam. After a flurry of questionable reviews, Michel Gondry has confounded most critics, including this one. The concept of Seth Rogen in an action role verges on a paradox, but after[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Green Hornet’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — They say the third time is a charm, and it is possible that this is the case with this third trailer for “Green Hornet.” The previous trailers weren’t bad — they had explosions and cool gadgets — but they didn’t have, in my opinion, the heart or t[...]
Under Review: ‘Knight and Day’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Summer must be here, because it’s all spies, car chases and adventure. Roaring back to the screen in the new action comedy “Knight and Day” is director James Mangold — who has co-written and directed films such as “3:10 to Yuma,” “Walk the Line,” [...]
Four Clips from ‘Knight and Day’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — It’s hard not to feel completely underwhelmed by the movies that have arrived in theaters this summer. The past few summers offered quite a few hits that should stand the test of time, but this summer has been awash in mediocrity. One movie that has people h[...]
Under Review: ‘Shrek Forever After’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Well our favorite green protagonist is back. Shrek (Mike Myers), Fiona (Cameron Diaz), Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) have returned in the fourth and final installment in the Shrek franchise, “Shrek Forever After” the first to be releas[...]
Three Clips from ‘Shrek Forever After’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Three-dimensional movies are so popular right now. Yet, there are mixed feelings about it coming in from the different crowds; some people love it, while others seem to hate it. I personally have loved 3D all my life and was always saddened by the lack of available 3[...]