Peter Farrelly admits that he and his brother, Bobby, never get their first choice when it comes to lead actors. Put it this way: Could you imagine "Dumb & Dumber" with either Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Martin Short as either Harry or Lloyd? If the Farrelly brothers had gotten their...

Sam Worthington is what you might call a "straight shooter." What's most surprising when talking with the Australian-born star -- other than learning about his "Hunger Games" fandom -- is his candor when discussing past films. He's the first to admit that he didn't like his performance in "Clash of...

Because you are surely not aware at this point, a very popular movie called The Hunger Games (which is based on a very popular book called The Hunger Games) will be available for your consumption at midnight. But you already know that (and likely have tickets)....

Every single time I see a blurb on television that compares any new movie to Star Wars, my first reaction is always, "Wow, that person hasn't watched Star Wars recently." Yes, I'm here to compare The Hunger Games to Star Wars. But before you accuse me of blasphemy,...

The Hunger Games -- a movie that you will see whether you fully realize this yet or not -- gets unleashed to the world this Friday. Should you volunteer to see The Hunger Games? Or should you just wait until you're forced to watch as Tribute? Here, we...

Perhaps it's the fact that I need to escape the onslaught of "Hunger Games" news. Perhaps it's the fact that I have a slight affinity toward the first "Piranha 3D" movie from 2010 (though, a lot of that has to do with the presence of Adam Scott). Regardless,...

On Sunday, amid mounting curiosity and peer pressure (oh, and that direct order from my boss, complete with a copy of the book), I finally broke down and read The Hunger Games. So now, just a week after brazenly declaring that I knew nothing about The...

Back in 1987, you could watch "21 Jump Street," with newcomer Johnny Depp, on your local over-the-air Fox affiliate for free. Today, there is a movie in theaters called "21 Jump Street," this time with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in starring roles, and you'll have to spend...

Gael Garcia Bernal is your new Zorro. As I found out, Gael Garcia Bernal doesn't know too much about Zorro and, frankly, doesn't even seem to like Zorro all that much. When I asked Bernal about Zorro, he quickly changed the subject to "Top Cat," for reasons that I don't...

"I'm doing my best to distance myself from him," Dave Franco says of his older brother, James, whom you might have heard of once or twice. Sure, having a brother who happens to be both (A) an actor and (B) quite famous might be considered an advantage if your goal...

Hunger Games mania has swept the inner solar system. Here's the problem: I know very, very little about The Hunger Games. Nothing, really. Obviously I've never read the books, and the trailers don't do much beyond making me think, Huh. Well, that could be good. I feel like...

The Will Ferrell who greeted me at his Upper East Side hotel room this past Saturday was nothing like the bombastic characters he plays in his movies. Nor was he the larger-than-life personality we know from the talk-show circuit. The Will Ferrell I met was the kind of...

Jonah Hill is not an easy interview. It's not that he's unengaged or standoffish as much as ... defensive. I'll give you an example: I once interviewed Hill about his movie "Cyrus" and casually compared the title character to Adam Grossman, that six-year-old boy he sometimes plays on 'Saturday Night...

When a new movie gets released, the stars of that movie will do an endless amount of short interviews with the hopes of convincing you that this new movie is the greatest movie ever. After that, those stars move on to promote a new project, which then becomes becomes the...

In 2008, Eddie Murphy filmed a movie called A Thousand Words, where his character isn't able to speak because of a magical tree. Four years later, this movie has been released into theaters. As a service to you, dear reader, I went to a movie theater on Friday...

After conducting three interviews with the principal players from "John Carter" -- with this one, Lynn Collins, being the third -- it's hard to not come away with the notion that this wasn't a particularly fun film shoot. Not that anyone didn't get along with each other -- and it's...

This weekend, the movie once titled John Carter of Mars -- but now simply titled John Carter -- arrives in theaters. John Carter is a very common name. So, that raised the question: Are people named John Carter excited to see the movie John Carter? To find out,...

It probably wasn't the best time to speak with "John Carter" director Andrew Stanton. Hours earlier, Deadline.com had posted a story about the troublesome tracking numbers for the film. Considering Stanton is a life-long "John Carter" fan, and the film marks his live-action directorial debut, this wasn't particularly...

When I was a freshman in high school, I begged my parents to buy me N.W.A's "Straight Outta Compton." At the time, the only other rap album I owned was "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" by D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. The continuous loop of "Parents Just...

"I don't mind being the underdog." That's an interesting statement coming from Taylor Kitsch, the star of two films in the next four months --"John Carter" and "Battleship" -- with budgets reportedly over $200 million. Kitsch becomes ornery the second the word "budget" is even mentioned, claiming -- after a...