If you're one of the thousands who saw "Valentine's Day" for free last night at screenings around the nation you're undoubtedly among the majority who agree it is one of the most harmless, entertaining romantic comedies of recent.
Wild About Movies was at a Scottsdale screening, seated in front of a row of tweens, (a gaggle of girls from Horizon High), all of whom screamed loudest not when "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner appeared on screen, but when Eric Dane, old enough to be their father, appeared shirtless.
"Valentine's Day," will easily knock "Dear John" out of the top spot at the movie box office this weekend, and capture the #1 spot. And how can it not, what with this A-list cast: Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts and Taylor Swift, among others?
We're not going to spoil the surprise ending for you, completely, but suffice it to say - move over Jake Gyllenhaal and Heather Ledger - "Valentine's Day" produces the hottest gay couple ever to appear on the big screen.
Also new in theaters Friday, the long delayed and horrible "The Wolfman," starring Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Benicio DelToro, and from Chris Columbus, director of "Home Alone" and the first two "Harry Potter" movies, "Percy Jackson."
"Time Traveler's Wife" - DVD & Blu Ray - A Chicago librarian suffers from a rare genetic disorder that sends him hurtling through time whenever he is under extreme duress; despite the fact that he vanishes at inordinately frequent and lengthy intervals, he attempts to build a stable future with the beautiful young heiress he loves. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in this dramatic fantasy, which is directed by Robert Schwentke and based on the best-selling book by author Audrey Niffenegger... (continue)
Today's "First Look: Big Screen" is: "Scott Pilgrim" - Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for totally average garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams…literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Edgar Wright tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker’s quest to power up with love in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass - and now is back in town - to the teenage distraction he’s trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn’t been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes control her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor. As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues’ gallery from her past - from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.
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"2010 Oscar Nominees"
"AVATAR" & "The Hurt Locker" Each Lead With 9 Academy Award Nominations
By Tim Nasson, Wild About Movies publisher
February 9, 2010
The Ten Best Picture 2010 Oscar Nominees Are: "Avatar," "The Blind Side," "District 9," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglorious Basterds," "Precious," "A Serious Man," "Up," and "Up In The Air."
The biggest surprise of the 2010 Oscar Nominations - "The Secret Of Kells" - (see today's FIRST LOOK) - as a Best Animated Film nominee, a movie not yet released in the U.S., beating out these 3D films; "Ice Age 3," "Monsters v. Aliens," "G-Force," "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" and "Disney's A Christmas Carol." As well as overtaking the traditional animated films "Planet 51," "Alvin & The Chipmunks 2" and "Ponyo" in the Best Animated Film Oscar race. For a complete list of 2010 Academy Award nominees... (continue)
Today's Wild About Movies "Behind The Scenes" is: "Shutter Island" - Based on Dennis ("Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone") Lehane's novel of the same name, the movie "Shutter Island" is a period piece about two U.S. Marshals (Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo) in 1954 who investigate the disappearance of a murderess from a hospital for the criminally insane on "Shutter Island." Chaos ensues for the two U.S. Marshalls as they encounter a web of deceit, a hurricane, and a deadly inmate riot that leaves them trapped on the island. In addition to multi-Oscar nominated actor Leonardo Di Caprio, Best Actor Oscar nominee ("Pelle The Conqueror") Max Von Sydow, Oscar winner Ben Kingsley ("Gandhi"), Oscar nominee Michelle Williams ("Brokeback Mountain"), Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson (of "Pieces of April") and Oscar nominee ("Little Children") Jackie Earle Haley - (who also stars in the 2009 blockbuster "Watchmen") - star in the movie that takes place in and around the mental hospital named "Ashecliffe." If you haven't read the book "Shutter Island," read it. Because the ending is as shocking, if not more so, than that of the 1999 movie box office smash "The Sixth Sense." And going into the movie you'll want to know what's going on, or you'll have to see it twice - to let the ending really sink in.... (continue)
Another Nicolas Cage Film From Walt Disney - In Theaters Summer 2010 By Tim Nasson
February 9, 2010
Walt Disney Studios, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Jon Turteltaub, the creators of the National Treasure franchise, present "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" - an innovative and epic comedy adventure about a sorcerer and his hapless apprentice who are swept into the center of an ancient conflict between good and evil. Balthazar Blake (Oscar winner NICOLAS CAGE) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (ALFRED MOLINA). Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (JAY BARUCHEL), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness. It'll take all the courage Dave can muster to survive his training, save the city and get the girl as he becomes "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."
For the movie trailer of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" from Walt Disney Pictures... (continue)
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And movies starring some of our favorite actors; Seth Rogen in "The Green Hornet" and Josh Hutcherson in the remake of "Red Dawn" and Josh Brolin as "Jonah Hex."
And 2010 movies that were originally scheduled for release in 2008 such as The Sam Raimi movie "Warcraft." And the big screen 3D, animated movies "The Smurfs" and "Fraggle Rock."
Some of our favorite directors back on the big screen in the next couple of years; Christopher Nolan and his "Inception." And Tim Burton and his "Alice In Wonderland." Sam Raimi with his "Spiderman 4" and Martin Scorsese with his Leonardo DiCaprio starrer, "Shutter Island."
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BREATH MADE VISIBLE is the feature length documentary about the life and career of Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer who has helped redefine the world's notion of modern art with her belief in dance's power to teach, heal, and transform at all ages of life. This cinematic portrait blends recent interviews with counterparts such as the late Merce Cunningham, archival footage, including her establishment of the first multiracial dance company in the U.S., and excerpts of current performances such as "Parades and Changes" at the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris, to weave a stunning, inspiring account of one of the most important cultural icons in modern dance... (continue)
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