Brian Austin Green will be Metallo on Smallville

If you ask me if Smallville has jumped the shark, I'd say far from it. I find Smallville more entertaining than ever. It looks like next season Brian Austin Green will be joining the cast of Smallville as eveyone's green hearted villain Metallo. I actually thought he did a great job on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles in addition to his impressive dating record (ala Vanessa Marcil, Tiffany Amber Thiesen, Megan Fox, etc.) I hope he does well on Smallville!

20th Anniversary Batman on BluRay

For my birthday, my buddy got me the 20th Anniversary BluRay Edition of Tim Burton's Batman. It's a really impressive piece as the BluRay case is actually a a mini book that archives some of Batman's root history. It's still the size, and width of a normal BluRay case making it a perfect fit for your BluRay collection display. In addition to the high definition picture and sound you'd expect, this BluRay is packed with extras which I quickly toggled through last night. Included are three music videos with Prince's Batdance listed as number one. I like Prince, but not for Batman... ughh! Burton said himself in the commentary that choosing Prince on the soundtrack horribly "dates" this movie. One feature I liked was the costume designers that put the Batsuit together and how they justified not being able to move his neck to make his body turn more dynamically, coining the phrase "the Bat turn." I couldn't stop laughing. Overall, every Batfan should own this BluRay!

Be ready for D-Day, get your Terminator Salvation Boots!

I know there are some die-hard Terminator fans out there. I wonder how many of them are lining up for a pair of these. I have to admit, they don't look half bad. I can only assume they are quality boots as they're manufactured by Oakley. Then again, I think eye-wear is their specialty.
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Ryan Reynolds to helm Deadpool Update

In this article, you'll see that Ryan Reynolds addresses fan concerns, that they may give Deadpool the Hollywood treatment and deviate far from the source material to give it a glitz and glamor appeal to ultimately boost box office ratings. Apparently, Reynolds will have complete control on how to portray the character, and being a fan himself, will be sure to do justice by giving fans what they want. As promising as this sounds I have five words for you: Nicholas Cage in Ghost Rider!

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Iron Man 2 - Whiplash

Looks like the fight for Mickey Rourke was worth it. Talk about a comeback, first the Wrestler, now Iron-Man 2. Here's the latest picture of Rourke in costume. I've added a picture of the comic inspired villain for good measure. Iron-Man 2 hits theaters on May 7th, 2010

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Movie Review: Pixar's "Up"

It was my birthday yesterday and I couldn't think of a better movie to watch than "Up." Here is my review on the latest Pixar film. Spoilers ahead.

If you've seen the trailers for this movie, you've noticed the main character is a retired-aged man and that the only presence of youth was from the Asian kid and a talking dog. Well, that was pretty much the cast of "Up." I waked into this movie with high expectations.

"Up" starts off as a love story, the love a child has for exploration and adventure which eventually focuses on the love of a man and a woman, Carl and Ellie. "Up" is classic boy meets girl tale that portrays Carl and Ellie's common interests in adventure. The first part of the film shows how the relationship between Carl and Ellie blossom from friendship to marriage. They live long fruitful lives, making their trip to South America a common life goal. Unfortunately, real world issues derail their plans forcing them to set their goals back. In their old age, Carl decided to take the plunge and purchase two flights to South America. Unfortunately, old age catches up with Ellie as she passes away. The movie continues as Carl makes it his goal to finally make it to South America.

If you can suspend your disbelief of an old man literally moving a house, helium lasting for more than twenty-four hours and dogs that know how to cook steak and pour wine you'll find this story to be very heart-felt. If you were a fan of Toy Story, you can definitely see that Pixar is grow-up with their movies. They surface topics such as old age and death, yet make it entertaining for a five-year-old to enjoy. All the references to Ellie after she died really pulled at the heart-strings, at some points in the movie, I found my eyes getting a bit watery. The pacing of the film was handled well, especially the beginning of the movie. With very little dialogue, you were able to live in Carl and Ellie's world which made for good character development. Russel and Doug, the Asian kid and talking dog respectively, provided a majority of the humor. I hate to say it, but Russel reminded me of the curly haired kid from Billy Bob Thornton's "Bad Santa." A little goofy and clumsy. They fit well into the storyline as the humor bounced back and forth among the group.

Overall, this was a good movie. Another homerun for Pixar.

Jonah Hex

My first time seeing Jonah Hex was on Batman: The Animated Series. He was portrayed as Batman of the old west. If you already haven't heard, or haven't already seen pictures of Megan Fox in that corset, Jonah Hex is being adapted into a feature length film slated to be released August 2010. Staring Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex, the cast also includes John Malkovich, Will Arnett and Megan Fox. If you ask me, the only thing that's keeping this movie from being great is Ms. Club Thumbs herself, Megan Fox. I hope her part is as minimal as possible. Otherwise, it looks like they've done a pretty good job capturing Hex's look.

Hot Toys: Silk Spectre

It looks like Malin Akerman as the Silk Spectre will be next in line to get the Hot Toys treatment. With the level of detail Hot Toys painstakingly puts in their 1/6th scale figures, I'm sure this will turn out well. I must admit, I can see the difficulty in capturing the female form while not sacrificing articulation. You'll find this commonly among smaller female action figures that have more than five points of articulation (ala Marvel Legends). I will be really impressed if the final product looks like these released pictures.

Project Natal: Watch out Wii

At E3 2009, Microsoft revealed their latest in video game technology, Project Natal. I'm not sure if this is a concept video, but it's impressive none the less. If you watch the video, you'll clearly see how different and more innovative this is than the Wii. I'm getting a "Stark Industries meets Nintendo" vibe. The idea here is that "your body is the control" utilizing speech, gestures, and full body motion. If Microsoft pulls this off, this will revolutionize the console gaming industry, similar to how the iPhone revolutionized the mobile industry. If this is the next generation of console gaming, count me in!

So how saw the MTV movie awards last night?

The prestigious MTV Award carries its own unique weight of achievement, but let's face it, it's not the Oscars or the Golden Globes. However, it does carry it's weight in entertainment and style, not to be confused with class. You don't have to work in the advertising business to know that the MTV Movie Awards is an advertising venue for upcoming movies and music, rather than a legitimate award show of achievement. Even the "Viewers Choice Award" is skewed because of the audience that MTV attracts. This doesn't mean I don't like the yearly show, I just don't get offended when Twilight is picked as movie of the year over The Dark Knight.

The most controversial moment of the night was Bruno's introduction. This is Sasha Baron Cohen's latest persona for his next movie Bruno. Bruno was introduced with a grand flying entrance dressed as some sort of angel-stripper hybrid. In mid-flight, his wire gets caught among the rafters, and is slowly let down revealing his bare ass covered only by a skimpy thong. Where does he end up landing? Right on Eminem's face... LITERALLY! From head-to-toe and toe-to-head, Eminem got more than he bargained for that night!

Eminem was clearly infuriated! Not only was the majority of the dialogue silenced due to all the profanity, but Eminem and his entourage got up and left the show. I'm still trying to figure out if this whole ordeal was staged, as I find it surprising that his entourage didn't stop Bruno sooner. Aren't entourages' the celebrity equivalent of secret service agents? I mean, they were laughing while Eminem looked cold-hard-pissed! I also find it a bit ironic that Eminem, who is the king of slinging insults, was pushed over the edge by this stunt. Who knows! All I know, is that Bruno is going to make a killing at the box office!