The official second trailer for director Marc Webb’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ has been officially released by Sony. The trailer for the superhero film, which stars Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, Emma Stone, Denis Leary, Sally Field and Martin Sheen, runs for two minutes and 24 seconds. ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ follows Peter Parker, played by Garfield, an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a child. Raised by his Uncle Ben, portrayed by Sheen, and Aunt May, played by Field, Peter is trying to figure out who he is. He’s also dealing with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy, portrayed by Stone, as they struggle with love and…

Aardman and Sony’s “Arthur Christmas,” starring James McAvoy and Hugh Laurie, is one of those Christmas movies that seems to be hitting its stride at the movie theater. In fact, it looks like it’s on its way to becoming a Christmas classic. According to Rotten Tomatoes, “Arthur Christmas” has been praised by the critics with a 92% fresh rating. Audiences have also seemed to like it, giving it an 81% rating. Here’s what the critics said about the film: “Here’s hoping this becomes another family Christmas classic, which it very much deserves.”–Linda Cook, KWQC-TV (Iowa) “This is a definite Oscar contender for Best Animated Film.”–Keith Cohen, Entertainment Spectrum “Aardman Animation…

Singer and actress Miley Cyrus has been cast in Hotel Transylvania, the upcoming 3D animation picture from Sony that also stars Adam Sandler as Dracula. Cyrus will voice the role of Sandler’s teenage daughter Mavis in the movie that follows the notorious vampire and his luxury hotel built for monsters. Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, Cee Lo Green and David Spade are also on board. Issuing a statement about Hotel Transylvania, Sony shared what’s to come. “Here’s a little known fact about Dracula: he is not only the Prince of Darkness; he is also a dad. Over-protective of his teenage daughter, Mavis, Dracula fabricates tales of elaborate…

I’m not sure if anyone has been wanting a 3D-animated “Popeye” film. I’m not even sure if kids today know who Popeye is. But it’s being made, and now we have news of the screenwriters who are attached to the film. According to CinemaBlend and The Hollywood Reporter, two screenwriters have been tapped to write the screenplay for the film. According to the site, writing duo Jay Scherick and David Ronn will write the screenplay for “Popeye.” These two have already adapted another cartoon obscure to younger audiences, “The Smurfs.” “Scherick and Ronn have a remarkable talent in re-energizing beloved characters,” said Bob Osher, the president of Sony Pictures Digital…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 14 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias and Perri Nemiroff discuss the remake of “Straw Dogs” and the new thriller “Drive”. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “Straw Dogs” features James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd, James Woods, Dominic Purcell and Willa Holland. It was written and directed by Rod Lurie. “Drive” features Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks and Ron Perlman. It was written by Hossein Amini and it was directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Read Perri…

Here’s a musical Daily Shock for you: the London riots have destroyed a lot of Sony musical property, 25 million pieces of property to be exact. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a fire at the Sony’s DADC warehouse has destroyed 25 million discs, hurting the inventories of over 150 independent labels. Also lost among the 25 million were DVDs, Blu-rays, and video games. The people responsible for the fire, three teenagers, were arrested; two of the teenagers, aged 17 and 18, remain in custody, while the third one, aged 17, was released on bail. The companies affected by the fire, which include XL and Domino (whose talent roster includes The…

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 8 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias and Perri Nemiroff discuss the ridiculously fun British film, “Attack The Block”. Also Perri talks about her San Diego Comic Con 2011 experience. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “Attack The Block” features Jodie Whittaker, Nick Frost, Luke Treadaway and introduces John Boyega. It was produced by Edgar Wright and was written and directed by Joe Cornish. You can read Perri’s review of “Attack The Block” or her amazing coverage of San Diego Comic Con 2011. On…

Sony announced its three year $20 Million investment plan to support development of PlayStation Network exclusive titles and a Pub Fund program aimed at independent developers. Here’s what Sony had to say: “PlayStation Network is poised to deliver an enviable line-up of exclusive and imaginative games this year, with highly anticipated first-party titles like thatgamecompany’s Journey and PixelJunk Sidescroller,” “We’re doubling down on PlayStation Network software, and under this additional investment over the next three years, we anticipate a steady flow of high-quality titles that can’t be found anywhere else.” Four announced games that are part of the investment so far are Eufloria, Okabu, PayDay: The Heist, and Papo &…

A German website Konsolentreff published early photos of the Resistance 3 PS3 bundle box showing a new logo that says “PSN Pass.” The logo said: “Network features only available in countries that have PlayStation Store.” but no other details were provided. Here’s what Sony said about “PSN Pass” “We are always evaluating new programs for our online offering, and starting with Resistance 3 this September, we will be instituting a network pass program for PS3 games with online capabilities,” the spokesperson said. “This program will be game-specific. Games that are a part of this program will include a single-use registration code that grants the account holder redeeming the code full…

According to a report from Reg Hardware, Sony is currently working on a total visual redesign of PSN. The redesign will apparently make PSN more like Steam and Xbox Live. These changes would affect the PlayStation Store rather than the main XMB. An unnamed source told Reg Hardware that Sony is trying to de-clutter the service in favor of “an aesthetic layout with logically marked sections and rolodex lists”. Some of the new features include a live search that shows more results with each character entered along and a database-like listings for both games and movies, showing details like developers or cast on the right side of the screen. Sony…