Title: Camp Hell (AKA Camp Hope) Directed by George VanBuskirk Starring: Bruce Davidson, Dana Delany, Andrew McCarthy and Jesse Eisenberg Running time: 99 minutes, Rated R Camp Hope is place where Christian children can be amongst each other to find friendship and learn more about their religion. It’s also a place where dark and evil things lurk and attack those children who are questioning their faith and don’t adhere to the strict rules of the camp. Hate is a strong word. I hated this movie. They put Jesse Eisenberg’s name on everything just to cash in on his recent fame and Oscar nomination for The Social Network,  yet he has…

Directed by “Ice Age”‘s Carlos Saldanha, animated family film “Rio” centers on a rare, domesticated macaw, Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, who must have beaten out a crestfallen Simon LeBon), who lives an easy life in Minnesota. Believing he’s the last of his kind, Blu has never spread his wings and learned to fly — both figuratively and literally. When he learns of a female counterpart in Rio de Janeiro, Jewel (voiced by Anne Hathaway), however, Blu sets off a wild adventure and makes some new friends along the way. The supporting vocal performance (from George Lopez, Tracy Morgan and Jamie Foxx, among others) are energetic and peppy, but not always…

Jesse Eisenberg’s new film ’30 Minutes or Less’ is upsetting the friends of Brian Wells, who died after he was abducted, outfitted with a bomb and forced to rob a bank in 2003, TMZ is reporting. Those who knew Wells, a 46-year-old pizza delivery man, are angry that Columbia Pictures would release a comedic film that is so similar to his death. Wells insisted to police that he was abducted when he was delivering a pizza in Pennsylvania. He claimed a bombmaker locked an explosive device around his neck and demanded he rob a bank. Officers didn’t believe Wells at first, and placed him in handcuffs. When they realized he…

Title: 30 Minutes or Less Directed By: Ruben Fleischer Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari, Nick Swardson, Dilshad Vadsaria, Michael Peña, Bianca Kajlich, Fred Ward Why do pizza places offer the “30 minutes or free” deal? I’d like to bet most aren’t doing it to be nice. If your product is so-so, you’ve got to offer other incentives to beat out the competition. Well, 30 Minutes or Less falls into that realm. At a light 83 minutes, it doesn’t ask too much of you, making you far more accepting of the final product. No, not a compliment, but, admit it; you totally opt for the quick, easy and cheap…

Here’s a few clips from the movie “30 Minutes or Less,” starring Jesse Eisnenberg and Aziz Ansari. The clips show the two robbers–played by Danny McBride and Nick Swardson–showing Eisneberg’s character Nick how the bomb works if he happens to screw up the bank heist he’s supposed to pull off for them. The second clip shows Nick trying to get Ansari’s character Chet to help him. For me, the clips don’t really change my mind about the film; I originally thought the film could be a fairly good comedy, and so far, my opinion hasn’t changed that much. I will say that even though I still have faith in the…

Sure May sort of marks the start of the summer movie season, but now that we’re past the summer solstice, June 21st, things are really starting to heat up. Not only are trailers and posters pouring in, but major updates on upcoming projects, too. Academy Award nominated director David O. Russell is loading up his next cast with famous faces as is Woody Allen and the director of Snow White and the Huntsman, Rupert Sanders. Meanwhile, 15-year-old Joel Courtney is seizing opportunities that came his way, likely courtesy of Super 8, and looks to lock in two upcoming projects. Sure, there’s an abundance of casting news this week, but as…

Happy weekend and a happy Father’s Day to all you Shockya.com readers out there with kiddies. What better way to come down from a day packed with love, presents and good BBQ food than a Movie News Cheat Sheet? Not only do we have updates on plans for San Diego Comic Con and a wrap up of all the material that emerged from the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, but the latest on two much-talked-about projects that have yet to reach the green light, the Hot Wheels movie and Jurassic Park 4. We’ve also got some casting news to share for both the Percy Jackson sequel and The Hobbit, plus…

Happy Sunday Shockya readers and happy Mother’s Day to all of the loving mothers out there. We’re back with a brand new installment of your weekly Movie News Cheat Sheet and we’ve got some big items to report. Not only is Paul W.S. Anderson putting together a historic disaster film, but the cast of Piranha 3DD is getting bigger and bigger and prettier and prettier. We’ve also got a handful of brand new trailers to show you, one of which proves Zoe Salanda still kicks butt even off Pandora and another that suggests Conan might just be more of the same. Meanwhile Thor is tearing up the box office and…

Happy Sunday Shockya readers! We’ve got another installment of the Movie News Cheat Sheet for you and this one comes packed with some casting goodies as well as some big trailer news, too. We’ve also got a mini rundown of the best of the best at the Tribeca Film Festival as well as the latest in Hunger Games casting news. Ready for your weekly dose of the must-knows in the world of movie news? Dive into this week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet … 1. The Hunger Games Casting Update: This was a big week for the film casting four tributes, Katniss’ little sister and potentially an escort and mentor, too….

GeekTyrant and First Showing have pictures from the new comedy “30 Minutes or Less”. The newest picture shows Aziz Ansari and Jesse Eisenberg outside a house, looking shifty. Other pictures include Nick Swardson and Danny McBride with a crossbow, Ansari and Eisenberg sitting in a car, and Eisenberg sitting on the stoop with a beer. Overall, the pictures look fantastic and they sell the movie very well. In short: it looks like a solid comedy with a solid cast (all of the main actors except for Eisenberg are comedians, so the actual laughter quotient should be high). “30 Minutes or Less” is about Nick (Eisenberg), a local pizza guy who…