Category Archives: Universal Pictures

Tim Burton Becomes A Member Of ‘The Addams Family’

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

The offbeat, swirly, Gothic-lite, snow-filled reign of Tim Burton will never let up. According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Universal’s Illumination Entertainment has snagged the rights to Charles Addams’ original The Addams Family cartoons with an eye to letting Burton direct … Continue reading →

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Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds Pull A ‘Change-Up’

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman are both very handsome men. Both are very funny men, too.  If you put them together, would the result be a comedy that melts the screen in sheer charisma? We’ll find out, because according to … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Green Zone’

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Green Zone is the third collaboration between director Paul Greengrass and actor Matt Damon.  Previously, the two brought us The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum.  If you are hoping for another adrenaline laced conspiracy drama, this movie will meet you half … Continue reading →

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Russell Crowe’s ‘Robin Hood’ Gets A New Trailer

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Matt Raub

Though this was one of the weakest years for trailers at the Superbowl, it did give us one of the first HD looks at Russell Crowe’s newest project, playing the leader of the Merry Men in the upcoming Robin Hood. … Continue reading →

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Vin Diesel Returns to ‘Riddick’

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Bob Starr

Fans of Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick have wondered for awhile now if a third film was ever going to happen. Rumors about a new installment have been circulating for years, most of which never panned out. Well, … Continue reading →

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‘Get Him To The Greek’ Gets A Trailer

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

Remember how much you enjoyed Forgetting Sarah Marshall? That is, if you did. Either way, you’re in luck, because the least entertaining part of that film is back, and this time you get a whole 90 minutes of it! Basically, … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘The Wolfman’

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Shannon Hood

I had some major reservations going into the screening of The Wolfman. For those of us who followed the film’s production, there were frequent rumors of strife on the set, and then there was an ominous release date switch at … Continue reading →

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‘The Thing’ Reboot Gets Some Cast

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Joe Gillis

According to Heat Vision Blog, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Grindhouse) and Joel Edgerton (Attack of the Clones) are set to star in the latest incarnation of The Thing, Universal’s take on “the shape-shifting alien who terrorizes a group of people in … Continue reading →

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