Title: The Rocketeer Directed by: Joe Johnston Starring: Bill Campbell, Alan Arkin, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Sorvino and Timothy Dalton Running time: 109 minutes, Rated PG, Available on standard DVD Disney has released their 1991 cult classic The Rocketeer on Blu-ray. Based on writer/illustrator Dave Stevens’ comic book series is the story of Cliff Secord (Campbell), a test pilot who discovers a top-secret prototype jet-pack stashed away in one of his planes which will enable the wearer to fly. He comes up with an idea to become a masked/helmeted superhero, and soon he discovers a Nazi plot to utilize the jet pack to take over the world. There are no special…

Title: Captain America: The First Avenger Directed By: Joe Johnston Starring: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough So far, so good for The Avengers this summer. Thor’s a pretty cool guy and now it’s Captain America to show off what he’s got. Sure, he comes with the superhero standards – buff body, noble intentions and a sleek costume – but other than that, he’s nothing more than a poster boy for Marvel movies. Steve Rogers makes for a better propaganda symbol than superhero. Chris Evans is Steve Rogers, a Brooklyn native desperate to serve his country. Sadly,…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 6 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias is joined by Kevin Carr from FatGuysattheMovies.com and Jeremy Kirk from the Golden Briefcase on FirstShowing.net, both Kevin and Jeremy also write for FilmSchoolRejects.com, they discuss the latest comic book movie from Marvel Studios, “Captain America: The First Avenger”. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “Captain America: The First Avenger” features Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L Jackson. It was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and was…

The one person that every looks on to be the hero in a superhero film tends to be the title character. But what about the other people by his side? Most people would title them as “sidekicks” but they are also equally heroes in their own right, especially James “Bucky” Barnes. The fictional character comes to life in the Joe Johnston-directed picture “Captain America: The First Avenger” which is a great delight to many fans of the comics. The other day we got the awesome opportunity to chat with actor Sebastian Shaw. The sharp-dressed man talked about working with Joe Johnston, Chris Evans and how he originally tried to get…

I think we’re getting to one of the last of the summer blockbuster premieres and then we’ll be heading to the fall awards season. One of the last summer blockbusters to grace our theater screens is “Captain America: The First Avenger,” and Livestream will have full coverage of the world premiere. Tune into Livestream July 19 at 8:45pm ET / 5:45pm PT and watch the premiere, which will be held at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, CA. The Associated Press will be on hand to interview “Captain America”‘s stars Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Johnston as well as others from the movie. Fans will…

Want to catch Captain America: The First Avenger before anyone else? Well, if you’re heading to San Diego for Comic Con, you’ll get that chance. Paramount and Marvel are giving convention goers first dibs on the new release, unleashing it at noon PST on Thursday, July 21st at the UA Horton Plaza 14, one day before the film officially hits theaters. To kick things off, there will be a free fan screening at 10:00am where Captain America himself, Chris Evans, will be there to introduce the movie. If you can’t catch that one, Captain America will also screen at these times: 12:00 P.M., 12:45P.M., 2:45 P.M., 3:30 P.M., 5:30 P.M.,…

Now that director Joe Johnston has lived down the critical and fan disappointment he received last year after the release of his movie ‘The Wolfman,’ he’s assuring comic book fans that his upcoming film, ‘Captain America: The First Avenger,’ will be better, Cinemablend.com is reporting. Johnston is now admitting that he regrets making ‘The Wolfman,’ and he only took the job because for the first time in his career, he desperately needed money. “I had a cash flow problem…money is always the wrong reason for doing something that requires passionate devotion.” Johnston also blames his discontent with ‘The Wolfman’ on the fact that Universal only gave him three weeks to…

Stanley Tucci had a fantastic 2009. Not only did he star alongside Meryl Streep in the film that earned her yet another Oscar nomination, Julia & Julia, but he also got a nod of his own for Best Supporting Actor in The Lovely Bones. Apparently Tucci wants to continue riding high in 2010 because not only is the Broadway revival he’s directing, Lend Me a Tenor, getting rave reviews, but he’s also got a string of highly anticipated films due out before the year’s end like Easy A and Burlesque. On top of all of that, Tucci plans to keep himself in the spotlight in 2011 because, as reported by…

Title: The Wolfman Directed By: Joe Johnston Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving The Wolfman has everything you’d expect: a furry man-beast, gallons of blood, a few stray organs, ominous characters and howling at the moon. Top all of that off with a stellar cast, effective score and mesmerizing set design and you think you’d have a masterpiece. You could have the finest ingredients in the world, throw them in a bowl and still burn the final product into uneatable char. Director Joe Johnston collected all of the prestigious components, tossed them in the pot and hoped for the best. Oops. Looks like Johnston forgot to…

Universal Pictures has done a major revision of its 2009 release calendar, moving Fast and the Furious 4, Ridley Scott’s Nottingham and The Wolfman remake. Fast and the Furious 4, originally scheduled to premiere on June 12th, is now set to hit the big screen on April 3rd, taking the place of The Wolfman. The classic monster movie remake, which stars Benicio Del Toro with Joe Johnston directing, has been pushed to a November 6th release date. Scott’s Nottingham, starring Russell Crowe, was bumped from 2009 entirely and will open sometime in 2010, but no official date was set. Universal said the reshuffling was the sensible thing to do, considering…