A director's sandbox: In praise of the Mission: Impossible franchise.

As was announced a few days ago, Paramount is fast-tracking a new Mission: Impossible picture for a May 27th, 2011 release date (literally ...

If you don't quit while you're ahead... Why we don't need an Avatar sequel.

We never got a sequel to ET: The Extra Terrestrial . We never had to sit through a strained next chapter to Titanic . We never suffered th...

Coming Full Circle. Films I forced my folks to watch over and over as a kid.

My two-year old just watched Finding Nemo yesterday morning... for the second time in three days. Despite never having seen the movie, she...

Avatar's best moment (hint - it has nothing to do with 3D special effects)

As expected, as James Cameron's Avatar continues to hammer the box office, blockbuster backlash has settled in almost before the ink on...

Dumpster Diving: Deleted Scenes that should have stayed in the final film.

One of the common threads that has come out of the recent DVD/Blu Ray release of Star Trek , aside from the video/audio scores and the quant...

Bella is a terrible role model, but would we care if she weren't a girl? Five terrible male role models in guy-centric blockbusters.

As I've written before , whenever any movie not primarily involving white males and/or geek-friendly genres becomes a big hit, the moral...

The 10 Best Modern 'Direct-to-DVD' Horror Films.

Last Halloween, I took you on a tour of the worst horror films that my wife had forced me to watch over the years . This year, I'm stay...

NATO owners decry Paramount's common sense business strategy.

The North Association of Theater Owners are up in arms over Paramount's announcement that it will release GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra a...

From a former frequent moviegoer...

This originated as a comment on The Hot Blog on a comprehensive survey about moviegoing habits and marketing techniques. I suppose it work...

The surprising and unfair cinematic demise of Orlando Bloom.

The man has a record six movies that have grossed $300 million+ in the US, plus another two $100 million+ earners. His popularity was actu...