Film Review: Neighbors

Neighbors opens in theaters nationwide today, May 9. Check your local listings for showtimes. My parents were pretty strict when it came to abiding by the MPAA rating system. Many of my friends hustled off to see whatever new releases flooded the mall’s multiplex, while I sat quietly cursing that judgmental R. This limitation forced …

PREVIEW REVIEW: September 30, 2011

Editor’s Note: This Article Contains Some Explicit Content 50/50 Let’s all laugh about CANCER!!  But seriously, I guess this is a drama with some funny parts?  I don’t know…the marketing is all fucky on this one.  Am I supposed to laugh?  Am I supposed to feel uncomfortable?  Am I supposed to cry?  I guess that’s what’s supposed to make …

Review: 50/50

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Jonathan Levine’s “50/50.”  Judging on the trailers, there was a good chance it could have been mostly a comedy, or, it could have been depressing and sad. Despite its subject matter, this film really is the perfect balance of both. 50/50 is written by Will Reiser, loosely …

“Green Hornet” Starts Shooting (Updated)

After much back-and-forth with who would star, and who would direct this movie, shooting has begun on “The Green Hornet.”  Michel Gondry is directing the script by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen is also starring as Britt Reid.  Cameron Diaz plays Lenore Case while Nicolas Cage plays the enigmatically named Mr. X. Just as …

Cage to Join Hornet

Nicolas Cage is in preliminary talks to join the cast of ‘The Green Hornet.’ The film is being directed by Michel Gondry and sells Seth Rogen as the title crime fighter. Cage is in talks to play the gangster villain. Also Cameron Diaz will possibly join the cast as the reporter/love interest. The film is …

DVD Review: Zack and Miri Make a Porno

What happens when the eternal teenager grows up?  Kevin Smith burst onto the scene in the mid-90s with “Clerks,” a movie filled with no dirty pictures, but wall-to-wall filth.  Smith continued the trend with “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy,” and then, lesser fare.  “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” is Smith’s second movie that takes place without …

Michel Gondry to Direct Green Hornet

Columbia has tapped visionary director Michel Gondry to direct Seth Rogen in ‘The Green Hornet.’ The adaptation has been written by Rogen with frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg. Apparently, Gondry pitched a vision to production presidents, who have been looking for a director since Stephen Chow backed out last year. Chow remains in the film as …

Green Hornet Not Dead?

Remember like, five days ago, when we reported that the “Green Hornet” movie was slowly dying?  Not so fast says star and co-writer Seth Rogen. Rogen tells HitFix that Stephen Chow may have left the director’s seat, but he has not left the movie and will still play Kato.  Here’s what Rogen told HitFix: “‘The …

“Green Hornet” On Hold… Again

The future of “The Green Hornet” movie, this time starring Seth Rogen and Stephen Chow is up in the air. Chow, who was going to both direct and play Cato, stepped out of the director’s chair in December, but wanted to stay on and act in the movie.  Now the production date of the movie …

Review: Zack and Miri Make a Porno

The phrase “a return to form,” gets thrown around too loosely, we’ve heard it a few times this year (i.e. everytime Woody Allen makes a movie it seems like someone says it), but I think in Kevin Smith’s instance, it may actually be true. ‘Zack and Miri Make A Porno,’ is an endearing, funny, fun …