The opening episodes of "Iron Man 2" are gripping, in holding us in anticipation, gripping especially during Tony Stark's spectacular entrance where he is to deliver a speech at his grand expo on his outlook on world peace. Current world peace won't last because there are cutaways to a number of questionable evil characters....(more)

Extravagant, but missing that precious quality that connotes that thing called enjoyment. That’s the gut reaction to "Alice in Wonderland....(more)

The discordant assembly of images in "Shutter Island" are haunting and distressing. At first sight you believe that the film will take place entirely on an island that lodges the criminally insane, circa 1954....(more)

After "The Wolfman," you would very much start to think that a full moon was every night, night after night, or that a screenplay can mandate sun and moon cycles as it pleases. But that is just one of many, many mistakes that this latest creature feature makes....(more)

Walt Disney Pictures has also released a new photo of Anne Hathaway as the White Queen in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland 3-D," which is scheduled to hit theaters in March. Says Hathaway of her character, "When I was trying to work her out, I kept saying to myself, ‘She is a punk-rock, vegan pacifist....(more)

Sony Pictures has acquired the film rights to the sci-fi novel series "The Electric Church" by Jeff Somers. Trevor Sands will pen the movie adaptation....(more)

Sony/Columbia Pictures announced today that Marc Webb has been hired to helm the next "Spider-Man" film, which is being described as a reboot to the "Spider-Man" film franchise. Webb was hired after Sony's Amy Pascal and Sam Raimi could not come to an agreement regarding the creative direction of "Spider-Man 4....(more)

Variety reports that Daniel Craig is in talks to replace Robert Downey Jr. in the film adaptation of "Cowboys and Aliens....(more)

Peter Sarsgaard has been cast as the villain in "Green Lantern," the Warner Bros. big budget picture based on the DC Comic character....(more)