Paranormal Activity 2 trailer is online!

The first one was one of the better horror movies I have ever seen. It was scary, suspensful, and quite chilling. It was the only movie in recent memory that made me go home and turn on my lights in my house....all of my lights.

Anyway, the second movie is coming out in October, and the trailer is online. What do you think the chances will be that it will be as good as the first?

Johnny Depp as Doctor Who? What?!?

There is an article up on TOR.com about how Russel T. Davies, responsible for the rebirth of Doctor Who is making a big budgeted Doctor Who movie in an attempt to bring the good Doctor to American audiences. If that isn't big enough news, the article is also reporting Johnny Depp has been brought on to be the big screen Doctor. Yeah, read that again...Johnny Depp as the Doctor...rockin' the TARDIS. I'm kinda baffled, but as a big Who fan, I would love to see the audiences in America being introduced to the Doctor.

Here is the first thing that comes to mind; firstly, how will it work with the show? Does this mean they have to kill off Matt Smith, the current (and 11th) Doctor? And, if so, what happens after the movie? Clearly, the show will have to take the movie into consideration for a new season, and that means going through two Doctors in a short amount of time. I really like Matt Smith's Doctor, and am in no hurry to get rid of him.

Interesting indeed!

AT-AT Day Afternoon!

Sometimes, the creativity on the Internet astounds me. This is one of those times. Check out what baby AT-AT walkers do before they grow up and take down snow bases!

Check it out!

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hollows Trailer

The new trailer for the first part of the finale of Harry Potter is out, and it is amazing! Seeing this trailer, you can kind of get a sense of how far we've been lead through this series, and how it's all coming to a head. November can't get here soon enough!

Steven Moffett (Doctor Who writer) get interviewed...

By his own son! It's actually a pretty good interview with the man behind the latest season of Doctor Who. Moffatt is pretty well respected among the Who-vians, and his son has done a pretty good job of getting some good questions going. It begs the question "if your father was Stephen Moffatt, what would you ask him?"

Check out the interview. There aren't any real spoilers.

Warehouse 13 Season 1 DVD review

Warehouse 13 is the latest and greatest TV show from the Syfy channel. The series wraps around a warehouse that protects the worlds most bizarre and dangerous secrets, and the agents that protect those secrets (imagine the Warehouse at the end of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark). The show was the highest rating that Syfy has had, and as Season 2 gets ready to start up, season 1 is coming out on DVD, so lets see what all the fuss is about.

The pilot starts off taking these two secret service agents, Peter and Myka, who are total opposites. Myka (Joanne Kelly) is by the book, detail oriented, and very brainy, and Peter (Eddie McClintock), is very gut-driven and relaxed. After saving the president from an artifact, Mrs. Frederick recruits them to the Warehouse, where they meet Artie (Saul Rubinek), who is in charge of the Warehouse. Once Peter and Myka see the good they can do, they stay on to save the world, one gadget at a time.

The pilot was actually kinda week, and the first few episodes seemed to not be able to find their footing, but it seemed like with the episode Claudia, they seemed to really hit their stride. Claudia is where the team picks up another team mate in, well, Claudia (Allison Scagliotti), who is a really smart girl without a family, and after some interaction with an artifact, stays with Artie, who becomes her mentor, and father figure.

The episode, Implosion is where we get an overall story-arc in a nemesis character of MacPherson (Roger Rees), a former Warehouse agent who is trying to intercept these artifacts for personal gain. The episode is great, along with a great artifact. The rest of the season is figuring out MacPherson's connection with the Warehouse, and Artie, along with the group behind the Warehouse.

The last episode deals with MacPherson turning a member of the team, and blowing up a piece of the Warehouse, and Artie, which lead to a serious cliffhanger, that could be interesting to overcome in Season 2.

The special features are a little silly, but sold the season quite well. There are multiple interviews with the cast and crew. The interviews showed a great chemistry with actors, and a great sense of humor on the set, which is fun to watch. There are also several episodes with deleted scenes and audio commentary. The deleted scenes are only ok, but the audio commentary is quite interesting.

Overall, the first half of the season was ok, but the second half more than made up for it. I recommend you spend the hard earned dough on this one, and catch the second season starting this week. I think you will enjoy it. It's just wacky enough to be good!

EDITORS NOTE: This, too made the pages of Creative Loafing look a bit better. It's right HERE!

Kevin's Korner

Are you finding it hard to keep up with the movie news of the week? Are you terrified by a spook, specter or ghost? Well if you are, click on Kevin's Korner, where we can help with one of those! This week, we have Amanda Bynes, Joan Rivers, and Mr. Olyfantastic and so much more! Plus, a look at the new Green Hornet!

View the goodness over at Creative Loafing by clicking here!

Ha, cause, you know, it was from the Ghostbusters commercial....no? Alright, well, click anyway!

Leverage - 3.3 The Inside Job Recap *SPOILERS*

Leverage is one of my favorite shows on TV. The show is fun and manages to pull off and Oceans 11-type caper every week, and still make it enjoyable to watch. Part of that reason is due to the characters. The Grifter, the Hitter, the Hacker, the Thief and the Brains, they all seem very cliched, but the depth often surprises you, along with some great chemistry between the team.

With that being said, this weeks episode allows us to see the team come together to save one of their own, in Parker, along with getting a little bit of history on the thief.

At the start, we see Parker trying to evade numerous guards, and sensors in a building. We don't see her working with the team at all, and it looks like she is about to get caught. Meanwhile, Nate and Sophie are having an intimate moment when Nate asks Sophie, or whatever her name is, about the famous kiss from last season. When she tells Nate that he is still working off the slap, Nate gets a call from an older gentleman saying Parker is in trouble, and she is going to lose to a very complex security system, one that even Hardison is afraid of.

Nate immediately gets the team into action to go save their friend, as they head to Parkers place to find out what is going on. Parker's place is an empty warehouse with a bed, some clothes and plenty of blueprints (typical Parker). Nate gets the blueprints and heads out with the team without the usual calm demeanor of having a plan. He sends Sophie and Hardison in to cause some commotion, and give Hardison the opportunity to hack into the security system, while Nate and Eliot go find out who Parker is working for.

It turns out, Parker had a mentor, in Richard Chamerlain, who is one of the greatest thieves to ever live. He tells the team that he has a real family, and they were in danger, so Parker went in so he didn't have to. Nate doesn't seem happy that this guy made Parker go in, no matter what the problem was, given such a low probability she will come out. Clearly both men care for Parker, and both have put her in plenty dangerous situations before, but Nate is her family, and this other guy was her family.

With Sophie causing chaos by telling everyone they are fired, Hardison does his hacker thing to help the best he can. Meanwhile, Eliot uses a scaffold to climb up the side of the building. But, before Parker can just leave, she figures out that the company hired this thief to steal a fungus than will kill all the wheat in America, making this company's wheat the only one that will survive. So, Parker goes back in with the approval of Nate, and the team, but without the approval of her old mentor, who is just focused on getting out, not helping people.

With the help of Eliot, in some great fight scenes, she is able to overcome the security and steal the fungus, as the HASMAT alarms go off, and soon after, chemical crews get there. The head of the company plans on killing Paker and her friends, who have entered with the HASMAT suits to avoid cover. When she confronts them, she pulls the classic villain move and explains her plan, and tells them they are about to die, only to find out Nate and his team switched out with a news team, and the news team got everything she said on tape. Very clever, Nate!

After it's all over, the bad guys are in jail and the team is out, Nate gives a cold goodbye to Parkers former mentor, and Parker says that she has a family of her own now. It was quite touching.

Overall, I loved this episode. While it didn't explore the overall arc we were presented with at the beginning of the season, it was an episode that reinforced the chemistry with the team, and how they are willing to help one of their own. It was also really tense and you see Parker just about to get caught, and Nate, the man with a plan, completely plan less until the end. It was a great episode, that was very watchable.

EDITORS NOTE: This appeared on SpoilerTV.com. Check it out by clicking HERE.

Burn Notice recap - 4.4 - Breach of Faith

"...until you find out who burned you, you're not going anywhere."

All four members of Team Weston are back this week, showing some serious chemistry, some laughs and a hostage situation. It's all in a days work for the best burned spy in the business.

The episode starts off with Fiona and Jesse in the Bahamas trying to get coroner information. Apparently, Jesse does a really good Jamaican accent and after some witty banter between Fiona and Jesse, they get the report and get back to Miami. It was a nice break from Miami, if only for a moment, but back to business.

Once back, Jesse and Fiona, which seem to be getting quite friendly, brief Michael on the situation, making Michael look like the odd man out, asking if he was fully briefed in the end of the conversation. It was funny, but odd for Michael to not have all the answers. After that, we find out that Sam needs help on a job and introduces the client of the week by catching him holding a gun to a guys head. Apparently, the guy and his secretary stole a bunch of money from the clients charity, and the client wants it back. What starts off as a simple introduction turns into a hostage situation with full SWAT teams and negotiators.

While inside, Weston tries to get information out of the thief, while keeping Sam and the client from getting too trigger happy. It's the calm, cool, wise Weston we know and love. We seem him run the gauntlet of techniques from the buddy guy, to the hostage to the guy with the gun. When he does his Weston thing and calls Fiona and Jesse for help, things get tense and the SWAT team is about to bust in and arrest Weston and Axe for hostage taking.

When Fiona and Jesse capture the second part of the con job, they find that a floor safe holds the lost money. Weston uses a bunch of bullets to blow the safe from the floor (which, I don't know if it's possible or not, if you have an opinion, let me know). With the safe open, and the bad guy flushed out, Weston pulls the classic switch-aroo and lets the bad guy get the gun just as the SWAT team comes in, making them think the bad guy is actually the hostage taker. It requires cooperation from the secretary, which, after finding out her boss is a monster, reluctantly helps.

Meanwhile, back to the overall mission of finding the people that burnt Jesse, they are lead to a small house with a nosy neighbor. When they first try, they are caught and forced to leave, but when Michael comes back with a nice fake I.D., they realize the neighbor (Navi Rawat) is really the mark. Before she gets away, she tries to recover a tape from a wall. Despite getting away, she loses the tape, leaving team Weston with a bunch of questions, and an incredibly hot bad girl wanting a tape back.

I liked this episode, despite the overall story arc coming along slowly, it shows Michael in his prime, and Jesse working well with the team. There seems to be a little something between Fiona and Jesse, which could be an issue. We didn't see Michael's mom this week, or any other fun characters, but the bank heist was really good. It's episodes like these that will make Jesse feeling betrayed by Michael even more dramatic once he finds out the truth. Overall, it seems like they are trying to draw out the suspense for something big in the next few weeks. It was another great episode of Burn Notice.

So, let me know your thoughts on the show in the comments. I love hearing peoples opinions (even when it's pointing out spelling mistakes).

EDITORS NOTE: This appeared on SpoilerTV. You can see the article, and the comments (which I'm sure are entertaining) by clicking HERE.

Could you tell a movie was going to rock by the title?

Well, I have a candidate for you... "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid."

If that isn't enough to get your britches ruffled, it also has two eighties icons going at it. The film will have Debbie Gibson and Tiffany dueling it out with a backdrop of two really goofy CGI monsters battling, and maybe some bikini clad chick is going to die. Other way, I'm keeping my Saturdays open for it!

Animal in a fight for his life against OK, GO drummer

This video goes in the "greatest videos of all time" column, with Dan Konapka from the band Ok, GO, in a staring contest against The Muppets. Did you notice Zack Galifinakis in the background? Yeah, I have no idea what this video is for, except for making my day!

Check it out

DVD Review -Eureka - Season 3.5

EDITORS NOTE: This graced the pages of Creative Loafing this week. Give it a look HERE.

Eureka, the SyFy hit comes out on DVD, sorta, and fans of the show will be rushing out to stores to see more of their favorite little town. But, what about the rest, who are still debating on spending that Andrew Jackson on this pack?

First off, I am a huge fan of the show, and the third season was amazing, with plenty of drama, plenty of character development, and plenty of the best sheriff around, Sheriff Jack Carter. The DVD pack, however, is the second half of season three. The second half is all about Jack Carter and introduces a new love interest in Tess Fontana, it has Allison give birth, and it has surprisingly little of Zane. It also has an overall story arc of a signal coming from outer space, and the source of the signal is one of the more emotional points of the season, especially for Henry Deacon.

Some of my favorite episodes include "Welcome Back Carter," where we see a robotic replacement that is full of heart and comedy, but shows why the town needs the sheriff. Another is "Insane in the P-Brain," where we see Carter's new love interest, Tess Fontana. Tess and the Sheriff don't hit it off right away, but the chemistry is there. Another is "It's not easy being green," which I thought was the funniest, showing Eureka's bowling team competing against Area 51.

Each episode has a deleted scene or two, and about half have some really good audio commentary with the director and stars, but nothing special. There is also a 15 minute featurette about the special effects in Eureka, but sadly, they talk more about the first half of season three, than the second half, but it was still really interesting. Some of the effects were terrible in the show, especially the blob, but some of the special effects you can't even tell were special effects.
Overall, twenty bucks is a bit much to spend for half a season, especially since you can get all of season 2 for around the same price, but the show is a must see, so if you can get a good deal on it, go for the BUY!

And, something to make you smile!

Who doesn't love a bit of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle humor, huh? Darn right! So, here you go, here is your moment of Zen, or whatever...

Why is this summer so lackluster?

I've had many conversations lately about the validity of the remark "it's been a terrible summer season." For what it's worth, I agree with them, 2010 has been a terrible summer so far for movie goers, as we are treated to sequel after sequel, and rehashing of stale material, which leaves the box office extremely low for the year, and the movie goers uninspired. So, what is causing this dark cloud of crappy cinema? Well, there are a few reasons, but it's much more fun to speculate. Why do you think it's so crappy? Use the damn comments section, and tell me!

If you read the movie blogs, some who claim to be among the enlightened movie snobs will tell you that it's because studios have listened to fanboys for too long, and given them what they've wanted. As a result, fanboys, who are notoriously hard to please aren't happy, and of course, no one besides a fanboy will see fanboy-fodder, resulting in rehashing and rebooting and squeezing that sponge until it's dry. A good example of this idea is the comic book movies that have come out. With so many popping up, it's like eating 10 chocolate bars a day for a week. By the end of the week, you probably don't want chocolate anymore, for at least a while, anyway.

Another possible explanation is the lack of bravery in studios, where studio execs want the surest bet they will get their money back, or make a profit, and sadly, the surest bet is on a pre-existing property, which means sequels, reboots, or remakes. This includes everything from the A-Team to Shrek 4, and as a result, it makes some money, but it results in a decreasing slide of profits at the tactic continues. Instead of making Shrek 17, or Jaws 11, studios should be looking for this year's Paranormal Activity.

The final, and most interesting theory I've got is the laziness factor. You can blame everything from DVR's, to On Demand movies to Netflix with this theory, but the idea goes, that it is so easy to not get off your couch, people are just sitting back and relaxing, waiting for their favorite movies to be only a remote control button away. While this is a great reason for the fall of Blockbuster, I am not sure how detrimental it is to theaters. I do think it presents studios with a challenge on how to market the sale of DVD's, and even how early to release the DVD. Disney seems to be a good example, as they tried to get Alice in Wonderland out a mere 2 months after the film exited theaters, capitalizing on the huge marketing campaign they had. It makes sense, but if studios continue that trend, than, maybe it is a factor.

So, overall, those are three well thought out reasons for the lackluster summer season. In my opinion, it all comes down to Hollywood not coming up with anything original or worthwhile. If we could have one really original script or film franchise this year, maybe that idea could be proven. It's still young, and we have Inception coming out in a few weeks, which could be exactly what the doctor ordered.

Tell me your thoughts in the comments section

The Lion King in 3-D?

Disney is now talking about re-releasing Lion King, only now in 3-D. Will this make you go out and get Lion King? What about if they release it in theaters in 3-D? Will that bring you to the theater to see the Disney classic?

I would say the gimmick, like so many others Disney does will work wonderfully. The Lion King is a great movie and re-releasing it, in theaters or not will give parents the opportunity to buy the movie all over again. I don't think 3-D will have much to do with it, but if it's done over the summer, it will help fill the gap in an otherwise lackluster summer.

For me, however, I wouldn't go and see it just because it got converted to 3-D. While I love the movie, and have even gotten a chance to the see the amazing play, the 3-D just does nothing for me.