The year is 1895 and turn of the century London is murky, rainy and CGI’d as ever. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows picks up where the first film left off. Not much has changed since the conclusion of part one. Sherlock’s always faithful partner-in-fighting-crime, Watson (Jude Law), is nearing his wedding date and Sherlock is binge-drinking formaldehyde and attempting to disappear (not metaphorically, he is working on a camouflage suit). Watson just wants to move forward in his life as a content married man,...

When going into a film I try to see it with as little knowledge as possible, I try to avoid trailers, I don’t want to know who directed it, and I like the surprises that can follow that experience. Sadly, that is not what happened when I went into Young Adult and yet I had the same experience. I had seen the trailer and knew Jason Reitman (Up in the Air, Thank You For Smoking, Juno) and Diablo Cody (Juno) had reunited for another tail of high school related antics. Lucky for me though, as it was nowhere near...

Let me start by saying I am a hopeless Brad Bird fan (Up, The Iron Giant). When I heard he would be directing a live action movie I was in. Then I found out that it was the latest movie in the long running Mission: Impossible franchise and I suddenly had a lot of doubts. This is a franchise that I felt had mostly run its course and that I believed was heading full steam ahead into “cash grab” territory. Throw in that this is a big budget action movie being released in the heart of Christmas family films, and I was downright...

Here is another retelling of a classic fairy tale.  Jack the Giant Killer is another version of Jack and the Beanstalk, the story we all heard at least once when we were kids.  There does not seem to be any golden geese and eggs in this film, but the beanstalk and giant are there, as well as the magic beans.  The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, Eleanor Tomlinson, Eddie Marsan, and Ewan McGregor.  X-Men director Bryan Singer directed. Has the film industry tapped into live-action versions...

This does not look anything like the game I played as a kid.  Battleship has morphed from ships trying to take each other out to a full on alien attack movie that resembles Transformers too closely.  It is basically Transformers at sea.  The teaser for the film hinted at what the story was going to revolve around, but this trailer solidifies it.  The cast includes Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna, Asano Tadanobu, and Liam Neeson. “Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an...

I saw the The Expendables in the theatre the first day it came out.  It was not the best film, but with all of those action stars in one film, how could you not see it.  I went with my uncle who is definitely a man’s man and spends his free time watching Westerns and Walker Texas Ranger.  No, I am not kidding.  There is a pretty good chance I will be seeing the sequel as well.  The teaser For The Expendables 2 just made its way onto the internet.  You don’t get to see much, but it introduces the cast of action...

Win Passes to see THE ARTIST in Dallas TX! SYNOPSIS: Hollywood 1927. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo), it seems the sky’s the limit – major movie stardom awaits. THE ARTIST tells the story of their interlinked destinies. Screening will be held on Thursday, December 21 @ 7:00PM Angelika Film Center, 5321 East Mockingbird Dallas, Texas The Artist opens...

This week we review many titles available for purchase by December 13. Those titles include Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Fright Night, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Tora Tora Tora, Switched at Birth and Rapt.Dolphin Tale is available on December 20th.  Check out the video review and let us know what you thought. by Angela Davis and Ryan Davis

Angela and I sit down to discuss David Fincher’s The Girl With Dragon Tattoo. Does the man that gave us Fight Club have what it takes to rival the original? Will Trent Reznor’s score win him another Oscar?  Find out in the video review below.     By Angela and Ryan Davis  

This is not a trailer, but since I am totally enamored with what this guy does with these videos, I am still going to put it under my section of Lost in Reviews. Matt Shapiro has been doing these montages of films that came out during a certain year since 2006.  His 2011 video was posted today and includes all the films released this year.  It is plainly a must-see video.  It is set to music and has voice-overs from the different films.  All the details of the video are in the information section of the YouTube video.  Just...

This is the second trailer for Dr. Suess’ The Lorax.  I absolutely loved the first trailer for the film, and this trailer is pretty good (not as good as the first one, but pretty good).  This trailer does give the viewer a better idea about what the story of The Lorax is all about if you have never read the Dr. Suess book.  Honestly, it has been a long time since I have even picked up a Dr. Suess book, so I am even in need of a refresher.  The film looks brilliantly animated with a lot of vibrant colors.  It also...

In the Land of Blood and Honey is Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut and deals with the atrocities of the Bosnian War in the 1990s.  It also has a love story rapped up in the story that is complex to say the least.  Jolie also wrote the screenplay.   She wrote the screenplay in English and it was then translated by the actors who are all natives of the region.  The film stars Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic, Rade Šerbedžija, Vanesa Glodjo, and Nikola Djuricko. I also attached the 60 Minutes feature on Angelina Jolie...

I find that year in, year out I have a love/hate relationship with the now PC-dubbed “Holidays.”   As a child of the eighties growing up in what can best be described as an agnostic household, we celebrated “Christmas” as it’s what everyone else did in the month of December, not because it was the birth of Jesus Christ.   As a child, I relished sugar cookies and the giant feast that came on December 25th as my waistline shows to this day. Some thirty years into my life, that same family and house...

It has been a long week of music, but sadly it’s over. Don’t worry though we can all relive a week that started with Florence and ended with Matt and Kim in this super fun photo gallery. Enjoy and we will see you next year! The Night The Buzz Stole XMAS: Cowboy Indian Bear Two Door Cinema Club Florence and the Machine The Night The Buzz Stole XXMAS: Soft Reeds Surfer Blood The Naked and Famous 311 The Night The Buzz Stole XXXMAS: Antennas Up Company of Thieves Matt and Kim Photos By Matt Cook, Angela...

EMBARK ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH  THE PATRIOTIC AMERICAN COMPOSER  Based on the life of talented 19th century composer John Phillip Sousa, STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER is a good-hearted musical filled with show-stopping numbers. The film was highly acclaimed, receiving three Grammy Award nominations in 1953 including Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy. Experience the romance and joy on Blu-ray for the first time December 13th, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER is a 1952 film biography...