Nick Fury in everthing Samuel L Jackson continues his mission to be in every film made since 1972 by getting his character Nick Fury in every Marvel film made for the next few years.

First appearing at the end of the awesome flick Iron Man, Nick Fury will pop up in everything Marvel that doesn't totally suck until he dies sometime in the next fifty years.

DC should take a note from this and start really thinking about tying their comic heroes together, Marvel will be rolling in the loot after this...

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  Venom flick in the works Sony still isn't fed up with milking all that they can and ruining my favorite comic character franchise so they are giving Venom his own solo flick. Apparently it won't be Eddie Brock anymore, so without even haveing the writer nailed down the studio execs are destroying any hope that this film will be anywhere near good.

Spider-man 3 raked in a truckload of cash for Sony but for some odd reason it also raked in a truckload of suck. All they need to really do is reboot this whole damn thing, do the Maximum Carnage storyline, hire new actors and get Jon Favreau to direct. It won't ever happen, so this spin-off I predict will be worse than Spider-Man 3.

Still, there is hope.

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  Another Austin Powers
So, Mike Myers is in the process of writing another Austin Powers movie and the rest of the world asks, why? These films started a phenomenon of drunken retarded college guys yelling Yehaaha baybee and we wonder if we haven't simply had enough with this guy. Perhaps he isn't satisfied with how crappy his last film, The Love Guru, performed at the box office. Or how crappy the last Austin Powers was.

Maybe when this one rakes in a whole ten million he will write us another Wayne's World.

Mike, you aren't funny anymore. And now that everyone knows your gay the Austin Powers thing kind of lost its appeal.

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  Serious?!??! Who really would freaking watch this? I break my back trying to get funding for a kick ass project with no results and the studio greenlights this pile of dung starring Paris "Crackhead Pornstar" Hilton? Life's mysteries will never end.


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  Finally
If only this were real. But, sorry, it isn't, and yes, he is re-re-rereleasing Star Wars. In 3-D. Finally.

Oh, and another Indiana Jones is in the works. As if this one might actually be good.

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  Bill Maher should just go home So, Bill Maher is a total nimrod. He used to be great on Politically Incorrect, it was fun watching people intelligently argue over a topic between commercials and never really solve anything (no joke) but the rehashed version on HBO is kind of dense.

Now he has a documentary coming out where he points out to everyone he meets religious beliefs are idiotic. Oh man, it cracks me up making fun of people for believing in God, way to stick it to em Bill! The only way this will be funny is if he gets his ass kicked every other scene, which is what should happen.

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  Harry Potter and the Five Billion Dollar Franchise The official trailer for good old Harry Pottah is out and MAAAAN it looks like a winner. I guess. (I skipped these flicks) Anyway, the total worldwide gross for these films is $4.4 Billion and they still have three more films to milk this franchise with. I still don't get Daniel Radcliffe, three more films of being in high school and he already looks like he's 30. And I hear he likes to get nude on stage.



I think old JK wrote something on a napkin that is planned as a prequel, estimated gross is $11ty Kajillion.  ¶ 9:45 AM 0 Comments

  Twilight releases another gay poster And I am not even putting it up here cause it is so dumb.

So, I can't understand why the hell this film is getting so much freaking press, you would think it is the next Harry Potter or something. I have never even heard of these books and now it is like people are dying to see this made.

I found out that it is about some vampire falling in love with a teen girl in high school I thought, this could be stupid. Then the trailer came out and it confirmed that this was going to be the dumbest vampire movie ever created. Seriously, VAMPIRES DO NOT WALK AROUND IN SUNLIGHT. How hard is that to comprehend? If they can walk around in the daylight they are not vampires.

I figured out that this isn't about vampires at all, it was some bored housewife who wrote it to try and get kids to not have sex. Ok bitch, if your plan works, how the hell am I ever going to get my teen girlfriend to keep having sex with me? The old roofie in a candy bar hardly works anymore, and now you have sexless vampires walking around all day. Great.  ¶ 9:11 AM 0 Comments

  It is about effing time The big WB is FINALLY releasing one of the greatest films of all time on Blu-Ray, so get out your credit cards boys and girls becuase the Ultimate Matrix Collection will be here October 14th. Pretty steep at $129.95 (preorder here for $90.95) but I think it will be well worth it.

A whole crapload of awesome is packed in here, The Animatrix is showing up for the first time in 1080p as well as a digital copy of the original film. More specs to follow, but a must own for any HD fan (girlfriend, hint, birthday)

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  Yet another Hollywood Miracle Goody boy Shia wrecked his pickup while driving drunk over the weekend... Suprise!

Via AP:

LaBeouf was trying to make a left turn at a West Hollywood intersection around 3 a.m. when his pickup collided with another vehicle, rolling the truck over, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Wolf said.

"It was immediately apparent to officers responding on the scene that LaBeouf was intoxicated and he was subsequently placed under arrest," Wolf said.

Wolf said LaBeouf was booked then released for misdemeanor DUI.

I am positive that LaBeouf will be given the full punishment for his crime, an hour in prison and a stern talking too. I wonder, if he had killed someone what do you think would have happened?
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  PWTMT #1 In our first of the series of People With Too Much Time I give you Mike. This dude thought it would be a good idea to make an NES Belt.



The only thing worse about having an NES belt is plugging it in at some random store and then sucking ass at Mario. If I saw this guy I would beat him with his own belt.  ¶ 11:38 AM 0 Comments

  Today's Releases Tons of stuff out there to pick up this week, here is the massive list:

Blu-Ray:

• The Band's Visit
• Bears (IMAX)
• Beer League/The Big White
• Beowulf
• The Big White
• Clear and Present Danger
• Dark City (Director's Cut)
• Doomsday
• Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (Unrated)
• Hotel Babylon - Series 1
• Human Body: Pushing the Limits
• The Hunt for Red October
• The Last Sentinel/Final Days of Planet Earth
• The Lost Boys
• Lost Boys: The Tribe
• Mortuary
• Never Back Down
• Patriot Games
• Perhaps Love
• Salvage
• Salvage/Mortuary
• Shine a Light
• Stargate - Continuum
• Stargaze HD: Universal Beauty
• The Sum of All Fears
• The Tiger Blade
• Top Gun
• Vengeance
• Wolves (IMAX)

PS3:

• Soulcalibur IV

PSP:

Nothing new this week

Wii:

• MLB Power Pros 2008
• SNK Arcade Classics V.1
• King of Clubs Mini Golf
• Summer Athletics The Ultimate Challenge
• Sam & Max: Season One
• Ford Racing Off Road

Xbox 360:

• Soulcalibur IV

Out of all these I would probably stick with the Blu-Ray stuff, screw Soulcalibur IV. I never liked that game and everyone is acting like it is the next Dark Night or something. It it a fighting game, see every other fighting game for the same shit. Oh, I get to fight as Yoda. Gay, gay and stupid. Give me a young Tom Cruise instead please, that is way straighter..  ¶ 11:19 AM 0 Comments

  Friday the 13th Poster, Trailer, Awesome
Usually I am a huge fan of Michael Bay's shit because I love watching the same movie over and over with new characters, but for some reason this looks more entertaining. Oh yeah, because it is JASON VOORHEES and it looks like a truckload of awesome just dumped itself on ComicCon.

The trailer is a total bootleg, but should be online for real sometime and I will post it then, but trust me, it rocks. No more teleporting, Jason is grounded in reality (except maybe he can't die) and I am pumped to see this new adaptation of an old school horror flick.  ¶ 10:51 AM 0 Comments

  Matthew McConaughey Still Sucks
Here is the new poster for Matthew McSucks new film "Surfer Dude" and man it looks like a total winner. It obviously is another plotless film where we will see abtacular Matt laying around for 90 minutes and I am sure will make 80 million dollars and win a golden globe. "Love and waves, that's what we need in these dark days." Sounds like Jenna Bush wrote that little gem. Can't WAIT!  ¶ 10:44 AM 0 Comments

  Flea Market Montgomery This isn't really a film, but god it should be. I could watch this all day. I think I might..

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  Sexman reviews Step Brothers dude is awesome

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  new look so, I am forcing some evolution on the site here and my huge audience may notice several changes going on in the coming weeks as I figure out what i like and what I don't. Uh, let me know your favorite?  ¶ 10:32 AM 0 Comments

  Bloodsport is awesome

Thats really all I have to say.  ¶ 11:39 AM 0 Comments

  The Dark Knight
Columbus, Ohio. Midnight. The wonderful Marcus Crosswoods Theatre. 12 screens, all sold out, and here we are to see this film that has been flooding the market like a hurricane for who knows how long at this point. Needless to say I was pretty excited to be in my seat, maybe not as much as the freaks dressed up as Batman, or as excited as I was for Superman (he is more my style, eye lasers) but I was pumped.

When the film finally started I was lost within Gotham. Christopher Nolan does that better than anyone so far, makes me loose myself within the picture and become totally immersed within the story that he is telling. The Joker is unspeakably good. I kept trying to see Heath Ledger the entire time I was watching and all I could see was The Joker. I think the rumors are right that he should be nominated for an Oscar, and no performance so far give him any sort of competition. Christian Bale is the best Batman period, and this type of morbidly dark and serious Batman is here to stick.

As far as bad about this movie I would have to say that there are only two things that I didn't like, the marketing and Maggie Gyllenhaal. First, the marketing for me was just too much. I knew what the Joker looked like over a year ago. I've seen so many trailers and posters and viral sites that it was making my head spin. I was glad the movie came out just so I could finally not have to read six new articles on how this film was going to cure cancer. And Maggie Gyllenhaal? Did she age like 20 years since Stranger than Fiction? Her looks went somewhere, and that somewhere I wouldn't go, let alone Bruce Wayne.

All in all this is the best movie of the summer. I was tired going in, and tired coming out but wide awake the entire film. I predict it will smash the opening weekend records and possibly beat out Return of the King in all time US gross. Warner Brothers has one hell of a franchise on their hands, and this time around it is an insane ride to be on.

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  Fastlane: The Complete Series
I honestly had no interest in watching this series whatsoever when I received it. I remember hen The Fast and the Furious came out on DVD and the insane people who worked around me rushing out to by five copies of it at lunch and I really couldn't understand why. It was all pretty crazy to me, and when this series aired on FOX it really didn't appeal to me. When I started watching it recently I was really surprised at how good it was.

McG was pretty much an unknown when he stared this show, but now he is quickly becoming a Hollywood go-to guy (he is starting the promising new Terminator franchise.) You can see him hone his creative skills in the excellent storytelling he did with this show. But, like so many other great series, FOX canceled it before it's time. This series at least made it to a full season, but prepare yourself for disappointment on the final episode.

All in all, a great series to grab from a fantastic director, and with only Weeds on to tide you over till this fall, this is pretty great timing for the release..

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  The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Totally freaky. Really.

The Wiggles man, these guys kinda scare me. But, I guess that anyone who sings for children for a living kinda does. Maybe I watch too much Law & Order: SVU but people who do this sort of thing for a living have always kinda caught me off guard.

But my 4 month old freaking LOVED IT. She was totally engrossed with the songs. Ok, ok, I know that 4 month olds aren't supposed to watch tv, but what else am I going to do to try to stay up with her at 3am on a Wednesday? The Wiggles, that's what. And you know something? They make me feel like dancing. And they kinda look like they are wearing old Star Trek uniforms.

Oh, and my daughter also likes Law & Order. So WATCH OUT CRIME!

* (dad)
***** (daughter)  ¶ 5:09 PM 2 Comments

  City of Men I was pretty interested in seeing this flick and was rather excited since I missed its theatrical release. I really loved City of God (which I did happen to see in the theatre) and was severly dissapointed when I was watching this film from the same minds.

The cinematography is simply fantastic, and that alone is what kept me watching, but the story was just too far from what I was expecting to actually get into. Really, I was starting to think that this should have been called City of Morons due to the inane actions of the characters (at one point the main character forgets his toddler on the beach to go looking for clues about his friends father, then scrambles around the village trying to find him, only a total idiot would do that.) I was beyond caring at that point and began to wish I spoke Portuguese because it started to seem as though the actors were just faking their way through it.

It was really hard to believe that this was the same team that brought me the original. These guys really need to find something else to shoot instead of rehashing the same story from a great film, to a seemingly alright tv show, to a mediocre film at best. Whats next, a cartoon version?

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  Batman: Gotham Knight
I am falling into the clutter of everyone else and am posting this review of the PG-13 Batman animated shorts, Gotham Knight. What they were attempting to do is somewhat similar to what the studio did a few years ago before the second Matrix film came out and release a series of animated shorts to bridge the gap between the two films. While this version I think is somewhat interesting, I dont think it really helps the storyline in the way the Matrix version did.

The animation isn't really all that great, the designers and artists take way too much liberty with how Batman looks in a vain attempt at looking 'original.' I thought that they failed pretty badly, sometimes making him look like some sort of Hawkman or something, in one his abs are simply crazy, in another he looks like a scribble. Now, I am all for originality, but really it seemed sort of rushed and unclean. The Animatrix had a great Anime style, and one of the shorts had an excellent graphic look that was astounding, but this series of shorts just look childish.

The story isn't all that great either, and it was hard to keep interested in the pieces even as standalone parts. The best is definitely the last short, and even then I thought it was lacking. If you are one of the superfanboys out there this review won't make or brake you, if you aren't this series of shorts will definitely pale in comparison to the live action films.

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  ER Season 9 Alright, here we go. I really don't like hospitals. In fact, I hate hospitals. Why? Cause every time I go to a hospital it causes me some sort of pain. Out of the hundred or so times I have been to the hospital the only time it didn't cause me any pain was when my daughter was born. Seriously, other than that either someone is dying or I feel like I am dying. So, I don't enjoy watching medial drama tv. I can't stand seeing people coming into emergency rooms. So, naturally, the last thing I want to watch is the drama that is going on behind the scenes in an emergency room. But, I pop the show in and try to get involved.

It didn't really work by the way. Besides the fact that I totally am annoyed every time I see Maura Tierney I think that the show is pretty lame in and of itself. Really, I don't see the interest in it. The acting is alright, but never having seen the show before I am sure I missed a ton of character building. The shot composition is pretty straightforward for a typical drama, at least is pretty realistic for a hospital. The DVD set seriously lacks any real extras in my opinion, gag reels I never really though were funny. I guess people who enjoy medical dramas would like the series, but not people in the medical profession because I am sure that it spits all over the job.. Regardless, the show has been a hit and stayed on the air for a long time, and it could be worse, it could be Grey's Anatomy.

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  Dallas: Season 9
Odd. That is really what I feel about this show. Seriously, it never occurred to me to even watch it, but the ninth season magically appeared on my doorstep one day and I threw it in thinking it was going to be some silly thing my grandmother watched. I couldn't have been more wrong.

This show to me was just freaking crazy. I could see how it could have been super dramatic at the time it was on the air, but I really thought that it was somewhat hilarious. So. Much. Drama. I would say that this might be worth the purchase, I could very much see some of the younger people out there seeing this show for the first time enjoying the campiness of it, similar to CHiPS or any other "dramatic" series from 20 years ago, but I know that for the people out there who watched it live this is probably the quintessential season to get on dvd, if not only for the season ender which I am sure kept people on edge to find out what the resolution was...

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  Mideast Midwest DVD Review
Sometimes you see a film that really makes you think. This short makes you think that if the director can move me this much in under fifteen minutes, I wonder what 90 will do.

Usually I don't post reviews on shorts (usually because they suck) but this one stands far above a ton of features that I have seen. Shot in Detroit with a skeleton crew and a massive cast I caught this film by mistake down at the Athens Film Festival in Ohio. Honestly, I usually bounce around the "short blocks" at festivals because most wannabe filmmakers who actually drag me along for more that a half hour actually make me want to commit myself to a mental institution, the short ones often don't drive me to rip out my eyes. Like a breath of fresh air from the short insanities this film popped on the screen, and despite the flaws of the student projectionists, it left me with wanting to see more from this small group.

Mideast Midwest moves along at a fast pace, giving a view of Detroit and America from the eyes of a young man who means to put our freedoms and ideas at risk. We move along this wonderfully scary tale as this young man draws parallels from our home in rust belt to his home in the middle east. The narration takes you to new levels in thinking, opening ones eyes to seeing the west in the fresh light of war.

The cinematography alone is more than enough reason to check out this film, but the writing and story are top notch as well. There are times when you can catch a group who is doing something that is really wonderful to sink into, and knowing that there is much more to come from these guys makes it all the more exciting. This is definately one film to check out, and one team to keep an eye on, there are absolutely great things to come from them.

Be sure to check out mideastmidwest.com and buy this flick, you wont regret it.  ¶ 4:34 PM 1 Comments