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Vin Diesel Is Back As Riddick On The Big Screen [VIDEO]

Levack — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:08:39 +0000

If you were a fan of the under rated horror movie “Pitch Black” starring Vin Diesel and sat through “The Chronicles of Riddick” I have good news, he’s back! The trailer for the next Riddick movie just hit the web and it’s right here. “Pitch Black” is maybe my favorite Vin Diesel movie. The survival, [...]

Star Trek Into Darkness Will Dominate The Theaters This Weekend [VIDEO]

Levack — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:55:53 +0000

This week there can be only one! The trailer park will boldly go where only “Star Trek: Into Darkness” has gone before! There is only one new release and that’s because NO ONE wants to go up against Kirk and the Enterprise! Expect lines Thursday night and all weekend long for “Star Trek: Into Darkness”. [...]

Ender's Game – Harrison Ford's End Of The World Movie [VIDEO]

Levack — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:42:19 +0000

Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield star in this post apocalyptic syfy action movie. “Ender’s Game” takes place 70 years after a war with an alien race almost wipes out the human race. A gifted child named Ender Wiggin played by Asa Butterfield is being training in an advanced military school to fight a future [...]

New Trailer For The Wolverine [VIDEO]

Levack — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:17:29 +0000

Ever since Disney bought Marvel they have been knocking it out of the park with Super Hero movies! The more I see of Hugh Jackman in “The Wolverine” the more I think they’re about to do it again. “The Wolverine” opens nationwide July 26th but you can see some of the action right here, right [...]

Iron Man 3 In The Trailer Park [VIDEO]

Levack — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:52:14 +0000

You know you’re the first real blockbuster of Spring/Summer when you’re the only big movie released in a two week period. “Iron Man 3″ is THAT movie. It’s the only major movie release this weekend and honestly the only major movie release until May 17th when “Star Trek: Into Darkness” comes out. Iron Man faces [...]

Robert Downey Jr Surprises Kids At Iron Man 3 Screening [VIDEO]

Levack — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:52:35 +0000

Earlier this week The Daily News and Disney put together a special screening of “Iron Man 3″ for a group of kids that helped with the hurricane Sandy recovery. As if that wasn’t enough they got a visit from Tony Stark/Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr. The 39 kids are members of the New [...]

First National Bank Of Scotia Employees Become Stars In "A Place Beyond The Pines" Movie

Richie Phillips — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:10:36 +0000

My wife, Dorrie and I had a unique opportunity. We were invited by the President of First National Bank Of Scotia, John Buhrmaster, to a special screening recently of the new "A Place Beyond The Pines" movie. We got to see the stars too - in person. The local ones, I mean!

This Is The End – The End Of World Has Never Looked So Funny [VIDEO]

Levack — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:40:40 +0000

The End of the world is NEVER funny, well unless you were hanging out with six of the funniest actors still alive at that point in time. Seth Rogan, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Jonah Hill star in this comedy about you guessed it the end of the world. Now the toughest [...]

Pain And Gain Pumps Up The Box Office This Weekend [VIDEO]

Levack — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:11:16 +0000

This week there’s only one big movie release in the Trailer Park but it’s as big as The Rock’s bicep, “Pain & Gain” is about to PUMP YOU UP! Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Anthony Mackie star while Michael Bay directs. Pain & Gain is based on true events when a group of [...]

Thor – The Dark World Trailer [VIDEO]

Levack — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:15:29 +0000

Thor is back and battling the forces of evil to protect Midgard(Earth) in “Thor: The Dark World”. Thor 2 if you will takes place after the Avengers saved the Earth from Loki in “The Avengers” movie. Now an ancient race of dark elves who want to plunge the universe back into darkness. Thor: The [...]

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Sequel Announced

Levack — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:49:03 +0000

If you were a fan of 2004′s “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” I have great news for you. We have confirmation the long awaited sequel is finally in the works. Ben Stiller’s production company, Red Hour Films has hired Clay Tarver to write the script. All we know right now is Vince Vaughn and Ben [...]

Schenectady Scenes In 'The Place Beyond The Pines'

Kevin Richards — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:29:27 +0000

Last year the Schenectady, New York area was thrilled to have a ‘Hollywood’ movie produced locally. The film, titled ‘The Place Beyond The Pines,’ starring Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper is now in theaters, and we’d like to take a moment to point out the local scenes and landmarks spotted in the movie. - First [...]

'Thor 2′ Poster: Get Ready to Enter 'The Dark World'

Nick Romano — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:16:10 +0000

'Thor 2,' dubbed 'The Dark World,' will see Chris Hemsworth return as Marvel's mighty God of Thunder to crush some new foes with his hammer, and the first trailer is said to drop next week on April 23 (according to the film's international Facebook page). In anticipation, Marvel has unleashed the first poster, and though it doesn't reveal much, it's definitely got our geek juices flowing.

Ryan Reynolds And Jeff Bridges Are Undead Cops In R.I.P.D. [VIDEO]

Levack — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:25:28 +0000

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds star in a movie about being undead cops! I get a “Men In Black” vibe from this one. It’s called “R.I.P.D.” the Rest In Peace Department. I don’t think there will be many awards for this one but my kid and i [...]

Man Of Steel – New Trailer For Upcoming Superman Movie [VIDEO]

Levack — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:58:08 +0000

The more I see of this movie the more excited I get. Director by Zac Snyder of “300″ fame starring Henry Cavill as “Superman”, Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner as his dads(Crowe = Jor-El and Costner = Jonathan Kent). This trailer shows a lot more of the movie. Clearly DC is finally learning from Marvel [...]

20th Century Fox Updating Its Name For the New Century

Damon Houx — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:30:44 +0000

When 20th Century Fox was founded in 1935 (the combination of Fox Films Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures) it's possible that the founders of the company may have joked that their name could become obsolete in sixty five years, but it seems unlikely they were thinking that far ahead. Now -- seventy-eight years later -- the company's name has been changed to reflect the times and updated to 21st Century Fox for everything but the movie side of their business.

Hunger Games Catching Fire Trailer [VIDEO]

Levack — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:37:12 +0000

Last night’s MTV movie awards taught me two things, The Avengers was as awesome as I thought it was and Hunger Games is not going anywhere. If you missed it last night they unveiled the trailer for the next movie “Hunger Games: Catching Fire”. I recently watched the first movie and it was pretty good. [...]

Guess What Action Star Is Joining The Expendables 3

Levack — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:17:09 +0000

There isn’t a lot of information out there about “The Expendables 3″ yet but we do know it’s in the works and a offer has been made to a new potential cast member. Click the story to find out who. Sylvester Stallone has decided to help a fellow action star get back on his feet. [...]

Matt Damon, Tom Cruise And Will Smith Paint A Scary Picture Of The Future [VIDEO]

Levack — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:28:35 +0000

Whatever happened to Hollywood having a positive outlook? It looks like every major star has a movie coming out that shows the Earth in ruins. In Will Smith’s new movie “After Earth” which comes out this June all of humanity has abandoned Earth because everything here has evolved to kill us. Tom Cruise has “Oblivion” [...]

Roger Ebert Dead at Age 70

Bryen — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:37:50 +0000

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that movie critic Roger Ebert has died at age 70. Ebert reviewed movies for the Chicago Sun-Times for 46 years and on television for 31 years. He lost his lower jaw in a fight with cancer but recovered and returned to reviewing movies. He just days ago announced that he would be taking a leave to fight the cancer that had returned.