Movies like “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” aren’t necessarily made for critics, who are frequently presumed to have it in for live-action family films, with their primary colors and jokey, obvious set-ups for the lowest common denominator. And director Mark Waters’ film, starring Jim Carrey as a realtor who inherits a half dozen penguins and finds his swank New York penthouse apartment turned into a raucous, chilly wonderland, is certainly not a subtle thing. But it is sweet, and has a heart, and it also benefits in comparison to many movies of its ilk by the use of actual real, live animals rather than talking critters or overly slick CGI creations. Based on the…

Title: The Countess Directed By: Julie Delpy Written By: Julie Delpy Cast: Julie Delpy, Daniel Bruhl, William Hurt, Anamaria Marinca Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 6/14/11 Opened at Cannes 2010 with availability slated on DVD If you ride the New York subways you can’t help noticing an ad on most trains for the services of a Dr. Zizmor, a dermatologist who appears to specialize in smoothing facial wrinkles with his special creams and skillful hands. So what’s so bad about wrinkles? Wasn’t the Shar Pei dog in style years back particularly because of its creases and crinkles? In any case Julie Delpy wants to let us know graphically that well…

William Hurt, Ed Asner, Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Topher Grace, Matthew Modine, Cynthia Nixon, Michael O’Keefe, Bill Pullman, Tony Shalhoub and James Woods. Do I have your attention? Good because this is what HBO Films’ Too Big To Fail has to offer; this top notch cast in a made-for-TV movie based on Andrew Ross Sorkin’s bestselling book. The piece revolves around the financial crisis of 2008, with a keen eye on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (William Hurt) and the handling of the situation by both the government and Wall Street. The film debuts on HBO on Monday, May 23rd at 9:00pm ET/PT and we’ve got just about everything you need…

Universal Pictures just released this new movie trailer for the upcoming film “Robin Hood” by director Ridley Scott (The Kind One, Body of Lies, Gladiator) and starring Russell Crowe (Body of Lies, 3:10 to Yuma), William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Mr. Brooks) Kevin Durand (Legion, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Sherlock Holmes). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Robin Hood. Synopsis: The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. Stay tune to Shock Ya for the latest…

Universal Pictures released this brand new featurette for the upcoming film “Robin Hood” by director Ridley Scott (The Kind One, Body of Lies, Gladiator) and starring Russell Crowe (Body of Lies, 3:10 to Yuma), William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Mr. Brooks) Kevin Durand (Legion, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Sherlock Holmes). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Robin Hood. Synopsis: The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. Stay tune to Shock Ya for the latest movie…

Universal Pictures just sent us this awesome new interactive trailer for the upcoming film “Robin Hood” by director Ridley Scott (The Kind One, Body of Lies, Gladiator) and starring Russell Crowe (Body of Lies, 3:10 to Yuma), William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Mr. Brooks) Kevin Durand (Legion, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Sherlock Holmes). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Robin Hood. Synopsis: The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. Stay tune to Shock Ya for…

Universal Pictures released this new movie clip ‘Hijacking a Caravan’ from the upcoming film “Robin Hood” by director Ridley Scott (The Kind One, Body of Lies, Gladiator) and starring Russell Crowe (Body of Lies, 3:10 to Yuma), William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Mr. Brooks) Kevin Durand (Legion, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Sherlock Holmes). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Robin Hood. Synopsis: The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. Stay tune to Shock Ya for…

Universal Pictures just released another new clip ‘Merry Men Meet Marion’ from the upcoming film “Robin Hood” by director Ridley Scott (The Kind One, Body of Lies, Gladiator) and starring Russell Crowe (Body of Lies, 3:10 to Yuma), William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Mr. Brooks) Kevin Durand (Legion, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Sherlock Holmes). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Robin Hood. Synopsis: The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. Stay tune to Shock Ya…

Universal Pictures released this brand new clip ‘Storm a French Castle’ from the upcoming film “Robin Hood” by director Ridley Scott (The Kind One, Body of Lies, Gladiator) and starring Russell Crowe (Body of Lies, 3:10 to Yuma), William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Mr. Brooks) Kevin Durand (Legion, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Sherlock Holmes). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Robin Hood. Synopsis: The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. Stay tune to Shock Ya…

Check out a brand new photo of Kristen Stewart from the premiere of the upcoming film “The Yellow Handkerchief” by director Udayan Prasad (Gabriel & Me) and starring Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Runaways), Maria Bello (Grown Ups) and William Hurt (Robin Hood). Synopsis: One lazy afternoon in a backwater Louisiana town, Martine takes a leap into an unfamiliar convertible. The driver, Gordy, an awkward young itinerant who eyed her in the diner earlier, isn’t displeased to find this pretty sylph in his front seat. Soon they meet Brett, a laconic, humble man just released from prison. Martine isn’t keen on going solo with Gordy, and now it’s…