Robert Rodriguez' Red Sonja Trailer Coming Soon.

Hey, remember our Governor before he was in office? Bet you don't remember a small movie he made called Red Sonja? Well it was a box office flop but has gained an incredible cult following on VHS and DVD. It is one of the very first comic book characters to come to life in a movie, in 1985. It starred Bridgette Nielsen as the title character and co-stared Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Red Sonja is a heroine who uses a sword and sorcery against evil in a fantasy land far away. The comics presented a visual land rarely seen in comics. That is what Robert Rodriguez wants to bring to the silver screen. His version promises a new vision on this classic comic. The trailer is going to be released very shortly, and based on just the promotional poster, it looks fascinating. Rose McGowan is the star of the new movie, set to be released later this year. After what he's done with Sin City, it's going to be interesting to see what he does with this source material. Keep it here at ATD.

Hangover wins the box office again, poor Eddie Murphy.

The weekend estimates are in and the AP announced that The Hangover was again the winner at the box office this weekend. Just like last week, The Hangover took first and Up, took second. The Hangover is closing in on $200 million before the summer is over and cost a reported $31 million to make! That's a nice profit I'd say. The Denzel Washington, John Travolta action/drama, The Taking of Pelham 123, came in third place with a respectable $25 million.

But the spotlight was not on the winners of this week, it was on poor Eddie Murphy. Imagine That opened to a whopping $5.7 million; and drew criticism from its own studio. Eddie Murphy is an idiot. ORRR, his agent is the worst agent in the history of the history of the industry (yes I wrote in the history of twice on purpose). Why the flip does he constantly try to make these idiotic, meaningless family movies. Meet Dave, The Haunted Mansion, Norbit, and the biggest movie loss in history... Pluto Nash! Those are just off the top of my head; I bet I could IMDB a few more. Fire your agent Eddie! And stick to the shtick! Some of you will understand that.

Here are the rest of the top ten this week:


1. "The Hangover," $33.4 million.

2. "Up," $30.5 million.

3. "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," $25 million.

4. "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," $9.6 million.

5. "Land of the Lost," $9.2 million.

6. "Imagine That," $5.7 million.

7. "Star Trek," $5.6 million.

8. "Terminator Salvation," $4.7 million.

9. "Angels & Demons," $4.2 million.

10. "Drag Me to Hell," $3.9 million.

Quickie Classic: The Sandlot

I was on Facebook today and saw a few people discussing "The Sandlot" and I couldn't help but post my love for this movie. Anyone who hasn't seen it, you're missing out. It's the story of a group of friends and their adventures during one summer in the 1960's. Their one passion that brings them together: baseball. They play baseball everyday on the Sandlot and get into the biggest "pickle" of their lives.

What makes this movie so amazing is how realistic it is. Who doesn't remember having a crush on an older girl (for all the fellas)? Who doesn't remember building their own contraptions with their friends in the backyard? Or the 'ghost stories' about the beast dog in the neighborhood. Remember the scene with the chew? Who hasn't tried to act older by doing something stupid like that.

The true success in this movie is its heart. You feel this shy boy, Scotty Smalls, played by Tom Guiry, come out of his shell and really make friends. The awkwardness of calling his step father by his name or just dad. The way his mom looks out for him but pushes him to break out of his shell. Very few movies last years and years in the mind's of audiences, but this one has.

If you haven't seen The Sandlot yet, get it. No matter what age, you're going to love it. I've shown it to my parents, little cousins, it doesn't matter, everyone enjoys this movie. And remember this quote: "you're killing me smalls"... because chances are, you've heard someone say it and you didn't know where it came from.

Prince of Persia footage!!!

Everyone remember the video game Prince of Persia? Well it was pretty ground breaking at the time, with it's gravity defying movies and flash forward action. The game is being adapted into a big budget movie by none other than Jerry Bruckheimer. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal (who got freakin' ripped for this movie) and is directed by Mike Newell, who directed one of the Harry Potter movies and DONNIE BRASCO! Check out the short clip.

Producers: Stephen Sommers is IN for G.I. Joe, not fired.

So just hours after Latino Review reported that Stephen Sommers was fired off of G.I. Joe, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura came to his rescue. Check out what the producer said of his director:

"We had three test screenings, three different times and tested it and each time it just got better and better," he said. "We started off in a good place and we ended up in even in a better place, which is what you hope on a film from testing it."

To me, this is just damage control. I've seen the trailer and believe me, it's more than enough reason to fire a director. Di Bonaventura continues:

"It's very unfair to Steve; It's completely untrue - he was never asked to leave or been fired or any of that. That's ridiculous. The movie tested very well."

Wow... seems like Matt and I are not the only ones that agree to disagree ;-)

Quickie: "New Moon" Info

Summit Entertainment recently released the trailer to "New Moon," their much anticipated sequel to last year's smash hit "Twilight."

The sequel will again star Kristen Stewart as Bella, Robert Pattinson as Edward, and Taylor Lautner as Jacob.

The two films are based on best selling young-adult fantasy romance novels by Stephenie Meyer.

"Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke will not be returning to film this sequel citing creative differences with the studio. Instead, Chris Weitz ("The Golden Compass") will be at the helm.

Summit released this synopsis of the film:

"Bella Swan is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested."

"Twilight" grossed $35.7 million on its opening day in the United States.

As of May 30, 2009, the film has grossed $382,133,300 in worldwide box office sales and $148,771,132 in North American DVD sales.

The sequel is sure to follow in its footsteps.

"New Moon" is slated to be released on November 20, 2009 in the U.S. and a sequel, "Eclipse," has already been greenlit by Summit to be directed by David Slade ("Hard Candy") with a release date schedueled tentatively on June 30, 2010.

Quickie: Matt: "The Hangover" Review

Just a quick rant & review for you guys.

Now when it comes to comedies, I don't like comparing one movie to the other. I hate the review that includes "funnier than..." or "not as funny as...". Comedy reviews should just point out if the movie is good or not and funny or not. Right? So here we go.

I saw "The Hangover" recently and it's really great fun.
The concept of a few friends going to Vegas and getting so smashed that they don't even remember what happened the night before is classic, and the jokes stemming from this are the funniest in the movie.
3 friends wake up in a trashed hotel room to find chickens roaming freely, empty cans of booze everywhere, broken furniture and even a live tiger in the bathroom!

They can't find their 4th friend that went with them and they have to try to piece their night back together to find him.In addition to the ingenius plot, this movie has a funny, unexpected story line coupled with some really good comedic performances by the entire cast, especially the always hysterical Zack Galifianakis.

I also feel as if there are so many subtle jokes thrown in there that it may need repeated viewings to catch them all.
We got a cult classic on our hands, people.
Definitely check this one out, preferably with a large group of friends.

-Matt