Since the film takes place on another planet, I think the location was perfect. I was very impressed. There is just no way to get some of the jokes that were being told by reading them. CL I promise, if you listen to the conversation, you’ll be laughing as much as we were. Finally, if you’d like to watch 10 movie clips fromPlanet 51,click here. Q: Jessica, your character Neera is one hot alien....

I am one of those rare people who enjoy being “double dipped.” My reviews of the Blu-rays ofHeatandLogan’s Runafter the jump. Heat is one of the great American films. CL Robert De Niro stars as Neal McCauley, a high line criminal who knows how to rob. His crew wants to wack him, but Waingro escapes. Heatis an epic, and Mann began drawing it in 1987, with his TV show/movieLA Takedown....

Yesterday, we brought you the news that Justin Long would be trying his hand at drama by joining the cast of Robert Redford’s upcoming film “The Conspirator.A The film centers on a reluctant attorney (played by James McAvoy) forced to defend Mary Surratt (Robin Wright Penn), an accomplice in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln and to really ruin the play for everyone especially Abraham Lincoln.A Today, the first set photos from the film have landed online plus the news that Evan Rachel Wood and Toby Kebbell are now in the cast....

Kurtzman: We tend to sit down and talk very loosely about the experience of making the movie. It’s pretty extensive. Orci: We tend to venture to just be as open in how we came to things as possible. CL It’s not just, “I remember that day.” It’s more of an interpreting of what we did. Kurtzman: We grew up having nothing like this at all. For example, there was one screenwriting book when we grew up....

Sam Raimi is a sadist. He has to be. When he gets behind the camera, he believes in torture. CL The exquisite pain of making both his main characters and his audience suffer. And that’s why Drag Me to Hell is a whole lot of fun. Because Sam Raimi is a master-class sadist, and he knows how to twist the screws in. ![slice Drag Me To Hell movie image.jpg](https://static1.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/image-base/Movies/D/Drag_me_to_Hell/slices/slice Drag Me To Hell movie image....

Concert films often work best when they’re about one band. The problem with gig shows, like Monterey Pop, is that not all musicians are created equal. So they have to be about the moment, and the experience. CL My review after the jump. Monterey Pop brings together a number of performers, but only a couple will make you lose your minds. The show starts with some Mamas and the Papas, and the song “California Dreaming....

Akira Kurosawa had three periods, all of which offered masterpieces. There was his early period, up to 1950’s Rashomon. This includes the excellent Stray Dog. CL At the time Akira Kurosawa was refining his craft. This king of the arthouse period runs from 1950 through until 1965’s Red Beard. This was the last film the two would do together. Everything after sputtered for a bit, perhaps having something to do with being fired off of Tora!...

All three look like they could be really good. Until then, enjoy the images. “Jennifer’s Body” info and images from 20thCentury Fox. CL Synopsis and info on “The Road” and “Youth in Revolt” courtesy of theTIFF website. When Jerry sells a group of strapping young sailors a lemon Chevy Nova, they want revenge. It’s love at first sight, further cemented when Sheeni plays him French crooners on vinyl. ![Jennifers Body movie image Megan Fox TIFF - slice (1)....

In 1986 the Challenger mission effectively ended America’s love affair with both NASA and space travel. My father took my brother and I to see The Right Stuff when it came out in 1983. I grew up thinking I wanted to be an astronaut, at least at some point. CL There’s something magical and very human - and partly Americanized - about the desire for space travel. It’s the ultimate west....

My Dinner with Andre is one of those films that was a hot button film in its time. “Oh my god, there’s a movie about two people having a conversation!?!” It was something to be curious about, something to mock. CL It also teaches about what direction is. Wallace Shawn stars as Wallace, a playwright struggling to make ends meet, married, and modestly successful. He’s gone around the world, having all sorts of crazy adventures....

You’ve just launch the gauntlet of three days at the San Diego Comic-Con. Hit the jump to check out the full schedule for Sunday where I’vehighlightedevents that I think may be popular. The current team talks about Comic-Con in the 2000s. CL Scheduled to appear (providing running this year’s Comic-Con doesn’t stop them! Moderated by Gary Sassaman (Director of Print and Publications). Mark Evanier (author, Kirby: King of Comics) moderates this annual tribute to the King....

Few were willing to call this week’s box office race between blockbuster holdover “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and newcomer “Ice Age 3D: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”. A popular all-ages franchise like “Ice Age” would seem to have the upper hand in its first week - especially with the added income that those 3D venues bring in. But “Transformers” had crazy momentum, and as I said on Thursday, it seemed foolish to believe that such momentum would be halted after only ten days....

As of Sunday the estimates for Michael Bay’s “Transformers” sequel put the film at over $201 million - just shy of the all-time five day box office record. By Monday afternoon, however, it appeared that Paramount Pictures had been a bit over zealous in reporting their weekend estimates (they’re calledestimatesfor a reason). The actual weekend numbers for “Transformers 2” came in at $198.2 million - three million under what had been reported....