Category Archives: Universal Pictures

New Trailer For ‘American Reunion’ Is Heavy On The Nostalgia

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The American Pie franchise lives in two planes of existence. For some the movies represent a loud and raunchy franchise that has slipped from the main stream and lives in the proverbial cinematic dumpster. For the rest of you American Pie represents something much more, and those direct … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays (Wednesday Edition): ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s War Movie Monday pick is Universal Picture’s first ever Academy Award winning film for Best Picture and for Best Director (Lewis Milestone), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). The film stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Action, Blu-Ray, Books, Classics, Drama, DVD, DVD Reviews, Movies, Netflix, Reviews, Universal Pictures, War, War Movie Mondays | Tagged Ben Alexander, Fred Zinneman, John Wray, Lew Ayres, Lewis Milestone, Louis Wolheim, Slim Summerville, Walter Rogers | Comments Off

First ‘Bourne Legacy’ Trailer with Jeremy Renner Arrives

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Joe Gillis

It’s been almost a year since we first brought you news of Jeremy Renner starring in the fourth film in the ‘Bourne’ franchise. All that time we’ve wondered how he would do as the new Bourne and if he would … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, News, Prequels and Sequels, Trailers, Universal Pictures | Tagged Albert Finney, Edward Norton, jason bourne, Jeremy Renner, Joan Allen, Matt Damon, Movies, Rachel Weisz, Robert Ludlam, The Avengers, The Bourne Legacy, Tony Gilroy, Trailers | Comments Off

Harry Potter Attraction Coming to Universal Hollywood

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

Those who live in Los Angeles or the surrounding areas have probably been to the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park at least once in their lives. Whether it was for the Haunted Halloween Nights last month, or to check out … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Events, Fandom, Fantasy, Movies, News, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros | Tagged Harry Potter, Haunted Halloween Nights, J.K. Rowling, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando Resort, universal studios hollywood, Warner Bros | Comments Off

Kristen Stewart Stretches Her Acting Muscles In the First ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Trailer

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Matt Raub

Most of the fanboys and fangirls will get plenty of Kristen Stewart next week with the first half of Twilight: Breaking Dawn, but for those who want to see her in less of a”damsel in distress” capacity and more of … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy, Movies, News, Trailers, Twilight, Universal Pictures, Video | Tagged Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Mirror Mirror, Relativity Media, Sam Claflin, Snow White and the Huntsman, Universal | 1 Comment

Film Review: ‘Tower Heist’

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Nat Almirall

The best performance in Tower Heist comes not from its most bankable stars Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, rather it’s the nervously underplayed schlub Mr. Fitzhugh, an out-of-work stockbroker played by Matthew Broderick, who’s channeling parts of Bob Newhart and parts … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Movies, Reviews, Universal Pictures | Tagged Alan Alda, Ben Stiller, Brett Ratner, Casey Affleck, Eddie Murphy, Gabourey Sidibe, Jeff Nathanson, Judd Hirsch, Matthew Broderick, Michael Peña, Tea Leoni, Ted Griffin | 2 Comments

Box Office: Of Course Adorable Cats Beat Scary Ghosts

Posted on October 31, 2011 by The Flickcast

The experts were wrong again. Last weekend’s huge success of Paramount’s Paranormal Activity 3 lead everyone to believe that the film would have continued success on the weekend leading up to Halloween. Turns out, kids who love Shrek and folks … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Box Office, Comedy, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, Universal Pictures | Tagged Box Office Report, In Time, Johnny Depp, Justin TImberlake, Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 3, Puss in Boots, Shrek, The Rum Diary | Comments Off

Monday Picks: ‘John Carpenter’s: The Thing’

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Douglas Barnett

Welcome to Monday Picks, a new weekly feature that examines a new movie every week from a wide array of different genres. In the spirit of the Halloween season, and being that the prequel opened this weekend, to kick us … Continue reading →