Title: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Director: Wayne Wang Starring: Bingbing Li, Gianna Jun After the first 30-45 minutes, one can easily see how “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” worked as an engrossing read. As for the 120 minute cinematic adaptation of Lisa See’s novel: A Gilbert Gottfried “ehhh not so much.” (Youtube it) This telling, that poorly attempts to run the original story set in 19th century China parallel with a modern-day narrative, fails to capture your attention. The script and the performances, while admirable, do absolutely nothing to gain the viewer’s emotional interest. So just to be clear, you will not give a rat’s ass how…

At a recent press conference in Pittsburgh, actor Christian Bale talks briefly about the upcoming film “The Dark Knight Rises” from director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception, Memento) stars Christian Bale (Batman Begins, Terminator Salvation, The 13 Women of Nanjing), Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, Get Smart, Alice in Wonderland, The Silver Linings Playbook), Tom Hardy (Inception, RocknRolla, Bronson), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Elektra Luxx, 3rd Rock from the Sun), Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Knight, Se7en), Gary Oldman (The Professional, The Fifth Element) and Michael Caine (Cars 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Inception, Harry Brown). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from The Dark Knight…

Here’s three brand new character posters for the film “Cowboys & Aliens” by director Jon Favreau (Iron Man 2) and starring Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), Noah Ringer (The Last Airbender), Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace) and Olivia Wilde (TRON: Legacy). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Cowboys & Aliens. Synopsis: 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes…

Check out three brand new movie stills featuring Nicolas Cage in the upcoming action film “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” aka Ghost Rider 2 by directors Mark Neveldine (Crank: High Voltage, Crank, Gamer) and Brian Taylor and starring Nicolas Cage (Drive Angry 3D, Trespass, The Croods), Violante Placido (The American, Sleepless), Idris Elba (Thor, The Big C), Ciaran Hinds (Above Suspicion: Deadly Intent, The Woman in Black) and Christopher Lambert (The Chauffeur, Highlander). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Ghost Rider 2. Synopsis: As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form. Stay…

Title: Point Blank Writer-director: Fred Cavaye Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gerard Lanvin, Elena Anaya The title Point Blank is one of those perfectly generic and innocuous film monikers that indicate “thrills” without any cumbersome specificity whatsoever. One hears it and immediately envisions a dozen or more well-worn video and DVD coverboxes – with Steven Seagal, Jeff Speakman or, now, the latest WWE superstar attempting to transition into acting, clutching a handgun and mean-mugging the viewer, all underneath a font that conveys skirmish and exploit. This is one of the reasons that it’s a somewhat strange fit with this French import — an action thriller yes, but hardly a nuance-free, vengeful…

Title: The Smurfs Director: Raja Gosnell Starring: Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Sofia Vergara, Jayma Mays (voice cast listed below) Thank you Hank Azaria for continuing to bring your A-game even if everything else around you is a Smurfing mess. His portrayal of the sinister wizard Gargamel is the life-force that will keep the adults involved. The only other aspect to keep the generation that grew up with “The Smurfs” attentive is to count how many subtle sexual innuendos are coming out of Smurfette’s mouth (voiced by Katy Perry); something the movie enjoys addressing every so often (or I was just that bored creating things to entertain myself). Other than…

Relativity Media just released this new trailer for the upcoming film “Shark Night 3D”, which is directed by David R. Ellis (Snakes on a Plane). This terrifying thrill ride features a red-hot young cast including Sara Paxton (Superhero Movie, Last House on the Left), Dustin Milligan (“90210,” Slither), Chris Carmack (“The O.C.”), Joel David Moore (Avatar) and Katharine McPhee (The House Bunny). SHARK NIGHT 3D hits theaters on September 2, 2011. Synopsis: A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to fresh-water shark attacks. Follow @Shockya on Twitter for the latest movie news and more from Davd…

Entertainment Weekly got their hands on three more movie stills from the upcoming film “The Hunger Games” stars Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcherson, Willow Shields, Woody Harrelson and Stanley Tucci. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from The Hunger Games. Synopsis: In a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as…

“Gott: In the Shadow of My Father” (originally named “Gotti: Three Generations”) seemed to be on a role after the debacle with Linsday Lohan’s role in the film. However, there’s another debacle, this time with Joe Pesci. This problem is so bad that he’s suing Fiore Films over his role in the film. According to CinemaBlend via Deadline, Pesci is suing the company about the film because they’ve changed the role he’s playing after he started physically preparing for the role. Originally, Pesci signed on to play Angelo Ruggiero, John Gotti, Sr.’s right hand. To play Ruggiero, Pesci was told to gain 30 pounds and was offered $3 million. Later,…

Jason Momoa talks with fans on Facebook about the upcoming film “Conan the Barbarian” by director Marcus Nispel Marcus Nispel (Frankenstein, Friday the 13th, Pathfinder) starring Stephen Lang (Avatar), Rose McGowan (Machete, Red Sonja), Ron Perlman (Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires, The Hobbit: Part 2) and Jason Momoa as Conan. The film is based on author Robert E. Howard’s “Conan the Barbarian” character, which he created in 1932. The character has since been adapted into multiple mediums, from previous films, TV series, comic books, and cartoons. Be sure to visit the UK Facebook page and tell them ShockYa sent ya! Click Here for more photos, news and videos from…