Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Did the Giants win yet? While you’re all downing all of the beer, pigs in a blanket and football you can, I’m here to make sure you’ve got your weekly dose of movies news here waiting for you when you’re ready. Let’s face it, there’s just so long the Super Bowl will sustain a conversation at school or work this week. Well, unless the Giants really do win and you’re from New York like myself. Anyway, on the table this week is the return of James Wan’s Insidious as well as some casting updates for the remake of Evil Dead. Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain and Joel…

Drama, drama, drama. And no, I’m not referring to the genre. We’ve got folks at odds all throughout the industry. India’s Central Board of Film Certification isn’t happy with the level of nudity in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but David Fincher isn’t willing to make the required cuts, so it looks like Dragon Tattoo will be a no go for India. Similarly, Hungary gave a rather naughty Shame poster the thumbs down. On the other hand, we’ve also got quite a bit of film appreciation floating around out there, namely the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards. Hugo topped the pack with 11 honors while The Artist followed…

I guess this is really the first Movie News Cheat Sheet of the year. Sure, we ran one on January 1st, but considering that edition was packed with the top stories of 2011, this is your first taste of the best of the best in movie news for 2012. There’s a couple big casting updates to report from Joel Edgerton signing on to lead Kathryn Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden feature to Spike Lee losing another villain option for his remake of Oldboy. Then, of course, awards season nominations continue to come in and this time around, it’s the Writers Guild and Producers Guild pinpointing the finest films of last year….

Title: The Thing Directed By: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim, Kim Bubbs, Kristofer Hivju, Stig Henrik Hoff When you’re trying to live up to the standards, or perhaps exceed those set by John Carpenter’s The Thing, you’ve got your work cut out for you. While Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s version offers a nice thrill, it doesn’t come close to, well, replicating the elements that made Carpenter’s piece iconic. It’s 1982 in Antarctica. A team of Norwegian scientists travel across the snowy tundra trying to track a mysterious signal. Upon pinpointing the position of…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 18 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias and is joined by Jeremy Kirk, a writer for FilmSchoolRejects.com and the co-host of The Golden Briefcase on FirstShowing.net, they discuss “The Thing,” the prequel to John Carpenter’s “The Thing”. Also, Rudie Obias and Perri Nemiroff discuss “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” “Melancholia” and “The Skin I Live In,” as part of the 49th New York Film Festival. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “The Thing” features Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen and…

Title: The Thing Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kim Bubbs, Jorgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Rosie Well the first 30 minutes-and-change of this remake of a remake (1982 – original was 1951) is basically a wash for the most part. If you can plow through that portion then The Thing actually proves to have something to it; even though this is essentially the same screenplay from the 1982 version that starred Kurt Russell. The gist of the story is that a discovery is made just outside of a remote base on Antarctica in 1982. A group of scientists…

The “We Are All Warriors” contest, inspired by the film “Warrior” has concluded by awarding the grand prize to Matt Long, a celebrated NYC firefighter, 9/11 survivor, champion athlete, and author. The contest, sponsored by Lionsgate and AMC Theatres, allowed the winner to win a free hometown screening of “Warrior,” starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. Long’s submission to the contest, which was randomly chosen from the others entered into the contest, can be read here. If you would like to read Long’s book, “The Long Run,” it has been published by Rodale is now in stores in paperback form. “We are thrilled and honored that Matt Long is the…

“Warrior” is a film that I haven’t heard too much about, surprisingly enough. But, the film, starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton, is doing well with both fans and critics. The critical rating, according to Rotten Tomatoes, is 82%. The audience has given it a 94%. According to the site, the critical consensus is that while “Warrior” relies on many cliches of the sports film genre, the film “transcends them with gripping action, powerful acting, and heart.” “It’s too corny to live,” wrote David Edelstein of New York Magazine, “But the picture is a slam dunk. I mean a ground-and-pound double-leg takedown. It’s really gripping.” “‘Warrior’ makes you cheer, sweat,…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 13 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias and Perri Nemiroff discuss the start of the Fall movie season with new outbreak movie, “Contagion” and new family/fighting drama, “Warrior”. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “Contagion” features Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Demetri Martin, Elliott Gould, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle, Chin Han. It was written by Scott Z. Burns and was directed by Steven Soderbergh. “Warrior” features Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte and Jennifer Morrison. It was…

It’s kind of funny to see a guy who has proudly worn the red, white and blue in the Olympics and professional wrestling, all of a sudden transform into a Russian fighting machine. But that’s exactly what Kurt Angle seamlessly did in the soon-to-be released film, Warrior. The current TNA World Heavyweight Champion has been toying with crossing over to MMA for the last few years as he’s had extensive talks with UFC president Dana White. “I don’t like the word toying, but you’re probably right,” he laughs. That said, Kurt candidly spoke about why he chose to stick with TNA; and if shooting Warrior reignited the flame for him…