Archive for the ‘Movie Previews’ Category

Guess We Don’t “Want No Scrubs” – Part 2

Friday, May 15th, 2009

- Don’t forget to catch the Preakness this weekend where the Kentucky Derby winner is barley being mentioned

- Pixar premiered Up this week at the Cannes Film Festival and – according to this reporter – was a clear hit

- Hilarious cause it’s true: A Milwaukee (?!) blogger took a look at old SNL “talk show” skits to help give Jimmy Fallon some tips

- Sometime you forget that female athletes can also be HOT athletes. So here’s a list of 20 that are boiling

Extra Slice – Video: Are you kidding me? Play that funky music, white girl!

Watch Amazing Beat Box Girl and more funny videos on CollegeHumor

Guess We Don’t “Want No Scrubs” – Part 1

Friday, May 15th, 2009

- Even though I think Scrubs ended this season on the perfect note, I will still watch if they get renewed by ABC

- Marty Scorsese to follow up his Atlantic City movie with a movie about another Jersey icon – Frank Sinatra

- In two weeks Leno will close his chapter in Tonight Show history and help usher in the next one by making Conan his last guest

- By the way, if you haven’t seen Rich and Michele’s wedding site yet, you have to take a look. It’s a pretty impressive piece of wedding bliss…

Extra Slice – Video: Ok, when you put it that way, I can see how the original Star Wars resembles the most recent Star Trek

Watch My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars) on CollegeHumor

Creepy and Kooky – Part 2

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

- With a week and a half to go, Terminator Salvation is ramping up its marketing efforts. Check out this four minute trailer (!) for the movie 

- American Gladiators’ creator Johnny Ferraro is in talks to make a movie based on the franchise 

- Great article by Bill Simmons looking at the years the Red Sox won the World Series and focusing in on the steroids era – were they all juicing? (thanks Em for the link)

- 10 Most Worst Mr. T Branded Toys: I’m not sure what the Mr. T Rubber Ducky is doing on this list, but alas, it is.

Extra Slice – Video: I’m not sure why anyone would waste their time compiling such a silly list, but the Guardian has put together a list of the top 10 misquoted lines in movie history including “If you build it, they will come” from Field of Dreams 

Out of town tomorrow for a meeting – back on Thursday

Clutch – Part 1

Monday, May 11th, 2009

- Did Boston’s “Big Baby” save the Celtics post-season?

- Green Day’s new album, 21st Century Breakdown, is due to drop the end of this week. Catch a sneak listen at Rhapsody today 

- Now that Star Trek is officially a successful relaunch, here’s a look at seven other franchises JJ should take a crack at (I love the Back to the Future idea…)

- Lady Liberty to open her crown again, and just eight short years since it closed (it better have been cleaned!)

Extra Slice – Video: College dude on Price is Right acts like, well, a college dude 


He’s Twoting – Part 1

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

- And the next X-Men film goes to…. DEADPOOL! (aka Ryan Reynolds’ character in Wolverine)

- The Office’s Mindy Kaling (Kelly) get’s her own NBC deal. Yes, cause SHE’S the breakout star of the show (sigh…)

- Singer and Diddy girlfriend Cassie had her computer hacked and on it was (SHOCK! GASP!) topless photos of herself (NWA)

- My buddy Brock has gone from MySpace to Twitter, skipping the crucial Facebook stage in between. Catch his Twitter feed here – he’ll be in St. Louis all weekend for a wedding and will be letting you in on his thoughts (Brock – whatever you do, be more interesting than this)

Extra Slice – Video: The ladies hit back: The long awaited response to Jizz in My Pants 


The Brett Never Ends – Part 1

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

- And the Farve drama continues: Minnesota’s Childress to talk to Brett this week

- Forget the sci-fi and big action movies. Check out these advance photos from the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie featuring Robert Downey Jr.

- Does your life revolve around TV like mine does? If so, check out these recipes for meals themed to your favorite show (i.e. Mad Men’s classic cocktails and retro recipes)

- Wrong on so many levels: The midget A-Team

Extra Slice – Video: And people say Jews don’t play sports. Not that it’s not accurate, but here’s proof we do (or have) (thanks Dad for the link)


Cinco De Rein – Part 2

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

- The Tony nominations came out today and… WTF?! Shrek the Musical got EIGHT nominations?!?

- Looks like ABC is going to pull the same deal with The New Adventures of Old Christine as they did with Scrubs last year. You get canceled, we’ll save you

- Nick at Nite is diving into original programming, starting with Glenn Martin, DDS this August. Take a sneak peek look…

- While Jay Leno is unlikely to get many viewers, he is apparently willing to go the extra mile for his advertisers 

Extra Slice – Video: Pixar released another scene from Up on Hulu today. As much as I like Pixar films, I’m still on the fence on this one a little


Cinco De Rein – Part 1

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

- So much for more X-Men Origins films… looks like it’s going to be more Wolverine films

- Ha, ha, suck it Disney: “Jonas is Disney Channel’s lowest-rated live-action series premiere… since 2005’s Life with Derek

- After all that hype, the new 49er’s uniforms are merely more of a throwback look for the team. I guess that’s not so bad – those old teams did win championships after all…

- Paula Abdul – the singer – is back with another attempt at a number one hit. I’m going to guess this one’s going to fall flat like that “new one” from ’07

Extra Slice – Video: NBC announced their 2009/2010 show pickups yesterday and the most promising seems to be Community, starring Joel McHale (from E!’s The Soup) and Chevy Chase)


Movie Date – Part 2

Monday, May 4th, 2009

- Big shock – The end of a Boston icon: Boston’s premiere newspaper, The Boston Globe to shutter 

- Conan’s back… ish. The (new) Tonight Show online site launched today with a special message from Conan himself

- Hef wants Holly back? After spending five season begging Hef to marry (and impregnate) her, I’m guessing she’ll go back to him

- What the f*ck happened to Torry Holt’s finger? Holy shit that’s hard to look at…

Extra Slice – Podcast: And now, the exciting conclusion of Brock and Cantor’s break down of this summer’s upcoming movie releases (Part One can be found here)


Movie Date – Part 1

Monday, May 4th, 2009

- So much for the Internet leak causing viewers to stay away: Wolverine dominates box office (but can it beat Star Trek this coming weekend???)

- Why do the MTV Movie Awards always seem so dated? For example, nominees were announced today and they include The Dark Knight  and Iron Man. I know they came out last summer but that was sooooo long ago

- Speaking of Iron Man, USA Today has a first look at the sequel (which is two say, one photo that reveals multiple Iron Man suits…)

- Spike can’t seem to stay away from the game he loves: Lee to document Kobe Bryant on a game day

Extra Slice – Video: As long as we’re on a movie kick this morning, enjoy the new trailer for the G.I. Joe movie. YO JOE!