Here come the superheroes! We’ve got The Avengers plot details as well an update on Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot. On top of that, there are a slew of new stills floating around out there including a few from The Dark Knight Rises and a shot of a duo that might as well be superheroes, Sylvester Stallone and Yu Nan in The Expendables 2. Over in awards season territory, Jennifer Lawrence nabbed the opportunity to unveil the Academy Award nominees alongside Tom Sherak while the critics already revealed their favorite films of the year, which consisted of The Artist, The Help and more. Looking further into the future, James Cameron’s next…

A new trailer for the comedy movie ‘Friends with Kids’ has hit the web in promotion of the Jennifer Westfeldt directed flick that will be released to theaters on March 9, 2012. Chronicling several couples and their entrance into parenthood, and a few frightened singles, the movie stars Jennifer Westfeldt pulling double duty, as well as Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, Bridesmaids star Kristen Wiig, Megan Fox, the hilarious Maya Rudolph, Edward Burns, and Chris O’Dowd. Check out the ‘Friends with Kids’ trailer below, and get the official synopsis. The preview clip features a familiar plot, a lot of laughs, a uniquely strange family arrangement, and some serious subject matter when…

Too many romantic comedies witlessly hone in on the differences between men and women to create a heightened-stakes backdrop in which every interaction with the opposite sex is imbued with some sort of grand, gender-statement significance, which is of course then supposed to be neatly resolved and tidily put away by the time a paired-off happy ending rolls around. Co-written by Annie Mumolo and “Saturday Night Live”‘s Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids” instead focuses a considerable amount of its energy on female friendships, yes, but also the things women want in relationships — love, security, availability — that are the same as men. The result is the best female-fronted Hollywood comedy in years, and a…

Can you feel the chill in the air? Winter’s coming! Okay, so many of you likely don’t live in the northeast and this is the Movie News Cheat Sheet, so there’s little room for TV references here, but fall is right around the corner! Even with Oscar season approaching, our Academy Awards potentials aren’t getting much love at the box office. After a weak start, Warrior took a tough fall and this weekend newcomer Drive lacked the zest to earn it the #1 spot, or even the #2 one for that matter. In other dark news, Nicolas Cage is apparently a vampire and Tim Burton’s take on Dark Shadows looks…

Ready for your last Movie News Cheat Sheet of July 2011? Just as we’re heading into the home stretch of the summer season, a slew of films are priming to snag the spotlight as their big debuts are on the horizon. Not only do we have a ton of images from a selection of Toronto International Film Festival participants like the Jason Segel starrer Jeff Who Lives at Home and Francis Ford Coppola’s supernatural horror thriller Twixt, but Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Judge Dredd, too. Entertainment Weekly also gave us our very first look at Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson all decked out in their Gale and Peeta…

Title: Bridesmaids Directed By: Paul Feig Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jon Hamm, Chris O’Dowd, Rebel Wilson, Matt Lucas As a huge Kristen Wiig fan, I was very excited for Bridesmaids. And, as a huge fan of the idea of a female Hangover, I was very excited to see a group of crazy ladies get into all sorts of shenanigans gearing up for their best friend’s big day. Bridesmaids certainly makes due on some of my expectations, but also attempts to show off a more dramatic side and while that effort isn’t a complete failure, the parts I was looking forward to…

Title: Sucker Punch Directed By: Zack Snyder Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn High expectations can be a killer. Unfortunately for director Zack Snyder, he works extra hard to insert an insanely high outlook into every single thing that he does and lately, it seems to backfire big time. His brain is geared towards directing and visuals and that doesn’t serve him well as a writer. Whereas the basic concept of Sucker Punch combined with Snyder’s keen eye for the visually incredible had immense prospects, it diluted the script. Spectacular imagery without a sensible and engaging story…

While promoting their new bank-heist thriller ‘The Town,’ set to hit theaters this week, at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, actor Jon Hamm praised the directorial efforts of Ben Affleck, but not before taking cracks at his co-star first.  PEOPLE is reporting that at a press conference, Hamm said working with Affleck, who also co-wrote and starred in the movie, “was an awful exprerience.” The ‘Mad Men’ actor added that “(Ben’s) a horrible human being. Talent-free.” Hamm then went on to say that working with Affleck was a truly wonderful experience. Affleck also told reporters at the film festival that “If casting is directing, then today I can…

Title: Howl Directed By: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Starring: James Franco, Jon Hamm, Mary-Lousie Parker, David Strathairn, Jeff Daniels, Treat Williams, Jeff Daniels, Bob Balaban, Alessandro Nivola Lacking an appreciation for poetry? No, I’m not talking about Shel Silverstein-type childhood favorites; I’m referring to the serious stuff, specifically, Allen Ginsberg’s work. If the answer is no, Howl certainly isn’t for you. Not that a moviegoer must like the person, the event or the subject a factual film focuses on, but Howl is so difficult to enjoy as it is that if you don’t find entertainment in slam poetry, the film is a guaranteed lost cause. James Franco stars as Ginsberg,…

The Sucker Punch trailer has arrived and – wow. It’s completely devoid of plot information, but packed with just about everything else. There’s vivid imagery, explosive action and stellar effects all backed by a track guaranteed to get your heart pumping. Even flipping through this one frame-by-frame won’t give you a clear picture of what Sucker Punch is actually about, so here’s the basic information: It’s the 1950s and Emily Browning is Babydoll. She’s committed to a mental institution by her stepfather and he’s arranged for her to have a lobotomy in five days. She spends her time leading up to the procedure in an alternate reality planning her escape….