For the longest, I thought “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” was a direct-to-DVD deal. Apparently, not. But, the fact that “Chipwrecked” made it to the theaters shows that making these CGI chipmunks must be getting cheaper and cheaper to create. According to Rotten Tomatoes, this children-only film starring Jason Lee, Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, Matthew Gray Gubler, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris and Christina Applegate has a measly 14% rating, and audiences, surprisingly, gave it a 66% fresh rating. Here’s what the critics had to say: “Flails about in search of a creative reason to exist.”–Nick Schager, Village Voice “You usually have to go to an Adam Sandler movie…to see something…

Title: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Director: Mike Mitchell Starring: Jason Lee, David Cross; and the voices of: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Alan Tudyk Well, at least “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” was not a painful 87 minutes. In fact, after coming off the dreadful “Squeakquel” in 2009, this looked like an Oscar contender (hopefully a studio won’t take that out of context and place it in an on-air promo). The only change in the game-plan for the third installment in the franchise was bringing back Jason Lee to near full-time status. And while it is nice to have someone who…

Giuliana Rancic has revealed she was recently diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, and survivor Christina Applegate has offered her support, E! Online is reporting. The ‘Up All Night’ star told E! News that she has no intentions of letting the celebrity news host go through the recovery process on her own. “I know that journey so well, how that feels (to get) that phone call. I get what she’s going through,” Applegate said. Rancic has announced that she will be taking some time off from ‘E! News’ to undergo a lumpectomy and radiation treatment. “I’ve been keeping this secret from a lot of dear friends for awhile now, and…

‘Super-Man’ franchise producer Laura Ziskin lost her battle with breast cancer on June 12, 2011 at the age of 61, E!Online is reporting. Ziskin, who also co-founded Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C), died in her sleep in Santa Monica. The ‘Pretty Woman’ producer received a Stage 3 diagnosis in 2004, and then went on to co-found SU2C. She produced several televised fundraisers for the foundation in recent years. After the news of her death became public, SU2C released a statement, saying “It is with great sadness that we share with you the news that our colleague and dear friend (Laura) Ziskin, co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer, passed away peacefully…

Thanks to Break.com, moviegoers interested in previewing some of the film “Hall Pass” can see an exclusive clip called “Stephen Merchant Explains”. At the site, you have to type in your birthdate because this clip is a restricted clip. Directed by the the Farrelly brothers, the plot of the film involves two sets of married friends (Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate). The wife of one husband allows him to have an extramarital affair, and once his friend gets wind of the situation, he and the other two wives start involving themselves in extramarital affairs as well. This causes the initial experiment to go out of control, which,…

Title: Hall Pass Directed By: Bobby and Peter Farrelly Starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, Nicky Whelan, Richard Jenkins, Stephen Merchant, Larry Joe Campbell, Bruce Thomas, Tyler Hoechlin, Alexandra Daddario Have you ever laughed at a joke, thought about it again and get angry at yourself for laughing at something so cheap, demeaning or derogatory? If not, go check out Hall Pass. When you’re not cringing at the lack of originality and wasted talent, you’re giggling at cut-rate gags that have no chance of earning a laugh the second time around. The fact that you could only get a viewer to laugh by having a character sneeze…

Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis talk about their roles in the upcoming film “Hall Pass” by directors Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary, The Three Stooges, The Heartbreak Kid) and starring Owen Wilson (Cars 2, Turkeys), Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Christina Applegate (Going the Distance, Married With Children), Jenna Fischer (The Office, Blades of Glory) and Alyssa Milano (Charmed, Commando). Synopsis: A married man is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well. Stay…

Warner Bros Pictures just released this hilarious new trailer for the upcoming film “Hall Pass” by directors Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary, The Three Stooges, The Heartbreak Kid) and starring Owen Wilson (Cars 2, Turkeys), Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Christina Applegate (Going the Distance, Married With Children), Jenna Fischer (The Office, Blades of Glory) and Alyssa Milano (Charmed, Commando). Synopsis: A married man is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well. Stay…

Warner Bros Pictures released two brand new TV spots for the upcoming film “Hall Pass” by directors Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary, The Three Stooges, The Heartbreak Kid) and starring Owen Wilson (Cars 2, Turkeys), Alexandra Daddario (Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief), Christina Applegate (Going the Distance, Married With Children), Jenna Fischer (The Office, Blades of Glory) and Alyssa Milano (Charmed, Commando). Synopsis: A married man is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well. Stay…

Title: Going the Distance Directed By: Nanette Burstein Starring: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate You’d think it’d be nearly impossible to make a decent romantic comedy with all the genre garbage we get every year. Look at all the junk we’ve already suffered through in 2010: Leap Year, When in Rome, The Bounty Hunter, The Back-up Plan, Killers and more. What it comes down to is that we’ve basically seen it all before and it’s just not funny anymore. Now what we’re left with is exaggerated versions of those overused gags making them even less amusing and more annoying. However, Going the Distance takes a…