Articles related to "Summer Blockbusters"

Summer has arrived and with it has come a broad swath of high-budgeted, action-packed blockbusters. Between Iron Man, Zohan and Batman the hits will keep coming.

Are summer movies a waste? People are always complaining about overstylized summer blockbusters, but are they really all that bad?

The imminent arrival of such films as Transformers, the fifth Harry Potter and the sequel to the Fantastic Four herald that we are in the thick of the summer movie season

After the firings, Disney Studios finds their third quarter earnings are up 39%.

The Summer Blockbuster changed Hollywood. Studios had regained control of the system and once again the film world evolved into something other than an art-form.

The long-awaited new trailer for "The Incredible Hulk", starring Edward Norton, has hit the internet. Will it live up to the hype? James Luxford finds out...

Iron Man is an unbelievably entertaining film but at its core, it is about something of great interest to the entire world.

June has been a very strong box office month, largely due to the premieres of The Hangover and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. What will July hold?

Billed as an epic action movie on Genghis Khan's beginnings, Mongol instead delivers a love story with everything else trailing behind it.

Just when you thought a franchise could never be revitalized, an ingenious TV producer turned Hollywood director took the reigns and reinvented a cult hit. 9.5/10

Move over cosmos. In an effort to promote the upcoming Sex and the City movie, there are four new character-based cocktails sure to be all the rage.

The films of the 1970's were attempts to explore the mindsets of a society undergoing tremendous change through honest portrayals of real people

The Hangover does gigantic box office despite the lack of star power and amidst the summer blockbuster movie season, but the real question remains: is it funny?

Autobots and Decepticons land on Earth and continue their battle for a special cube that brings ordinary machinery to life. A review of Transformers the movie on DVD

Peter Berg's "Hancock" puts a darker and more creative spin on the "Super-Hero" genre

Check out the full trailer for Up, the upcoming Disney/Pixar film directed by Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, and starring Ed Asner. Movie debuts May 29, 2009.

The Dark Knight is enormously entertaining, visceral and sweeping in scale and accomplishment with rich textures and an epic feel. One of the year's very best films.

With star power fading at the box office, studios rush to buy up rights to childrens' toys and games in a bid to pull audiences into the cineplex.

Prince of Persia, starring Jake Gyllenhall, Gemma Arterton, and Ben Kingsley, hits theaters in 2010. Disney is already talking sequel. Can this game-based film succeed?

The marketing machine is kicking in on George Lucas' upcoming CGI TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Here's an image of Yoda from the series.

Inspired by African American folk hero, John Henry, DC Comics created Steel, an African American hero who walks in Superman's footsteps on both film and televsion.

Check out the new trailer for Laika Entertainment's stop-motion adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline. Movie comes out February 6, 2009.

District 9 is an intelligent Science Fiction Action movie that also has an important political message.

Despite having been shelved for the past two years, The Onion Movie DVD finally sees a release, almost five years after having begun production. 4/10

Heath Ledger evolved his acting career from heartthrob for teens across America to strong leading man and eventual scene stealer between his first and last movies.

Who can resist the excitement of car chases, explosions, and good old-fashioned fistfights? Hollywood action movies are full of them.

Everybody's paying attention to their bottom line and it's obviously cheaper to stay home and watch the DVD rather than spend an evening at the local cineplex.

You just bought an Apple Computer! Congratulations! It's easy to feel like a fish out of water in OsX but these must-have, free programs will make your Mac rock.

It's the first weekend of the summer season and Meet the Robinsons manages to hold tight on the #7 spot.

The new Star Trek film will now be released in May 2009

Shia LeBoeuf has ascended from supporting roles and smaller films to headlining in major blockbusters, such as Transformers and Indiana Jones.

Both Beowulf and Ratatouille have made the fifteen film shortlist for Best Visual Effects category at this year's Oscars. Awards are handed out on February 24th.

Wolverines tackle terrorism not Communism in revamped version

Redbelt (released 2008), directed by David Mamet, is a film about the idealism of honour and societies misplaced view about the merits of living truly within that code.

Despite some very good special effects, the movie is a disappointment. The movie misuses the talents of Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh.

Alex O'Connell, a young explorer, awakens the Dragon Emperor and must enlist the help of his parents to overthrow this powerful enemy, determined to rule the world.

Like Christmas, the annual Academy Awards season seems to kick off earlier every year, with studios pitching for Oscar success months before the big night in February.

Independence Day is the perfect time to have a date with your love interest. See a fireworks display, go to a movie, or play with sparklers, among other ideas.

With Halloween just around the corner, what better time than now to start planning what frightening movies you'll be watching in the safe confines of your home?

A review of the feature film "August Rush" that recognizes the movie is intended as a fairytale and that highlights the film's work with sound and with music.

A look at the monster flick, Cloverfield, highlighting the film for its creativity.

Who is Christopher Nolan and how has he managed to re-invent the Batman franchise? Read on to discover more of the man and his astonishing films.

As much a comedy as it is a horror film, Drag Me to Hell may make audience's laugh more than they scream, but is enjoyable nonetheless.

Military men Duke and Ripcord become new recruits of GI Joe after four advanced weapons they were transporting are stolen by the mysterious Baroness.

The Dark Knight has one of the most prominent and successful viral campaigns behind its release. An overview of the online buzz surrounding summer's hottest film.

Check out the teaser poster for Igor, directed by Anthony Leondis and starring John Cusack, James Lipton, Steve Buscemi and John Cleese. Film opens September 19th.

Robert Downey Jr. is absolutely excellent. The film represents a departure from the traditional comic book movie formula. Acting and script get credence over action.

In an era of kiddie-friendly films, soaring ticket prices and perpetual disappointments, are cinemas losing the fight against internet downloads?

Though the show was canceled, DVD will allow new viewers to meet these characters and see where three of today's rising comedic actors got their major breakthrough.

Hoping to stay out of Avatar's way, DreamWorks Animation is giving their movie Monsters vs. Aliens a March 27, 2009 release date.