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Once again, America has taken a look at the latest revisionist fairy tale and sighed a collective, “Why?” JACK THE GIANT SLAYER flopped at the box-office in its opening weekend, despite a mammoth budget, attractive leads, and director Bryan Singer expanding the story of a humble peasant vs. a ravenous giant into something that incorporates a [...]

There’s no magic in this beanstalk, and viewers foolish enough to spend money on tickets are likely to feel as cheated as Jack when told he’s been swindled out of a horse and cart for a few worthless beans. The root of the problem lies in a fatal uncertainty about exactly what JACK THE GIANT [...]

Probably looked good on paper. A “grown-up” retelling of Snow White, featuring the stars of THE TWILIGHT SAGA and THOR, with additional star-power in the casting of the wicked queen and the seven dwarfs and a lush, stylish mounting courtesy of the director of many, visually innovative commercials, here making his feature film debut — [...]

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES pulled into port this weekend, plundering $90+ million from eager audiences. And that’s no surprise: People just love that incorrigible rapscallion (rapscallion?) Capt. Jack Sparrow — as portrayed by Johnny Depp — and apparently have a bottomless hunger for his adventures in a world where history and magic [...]

Paramount Pictures releases this horror-thriller through their subsidiary label, Paramount Vantage . Renee Zellweger stars as a social worker whose latest case is a ten-year-old girl (Jodelle Ferland) who turns out to be protected by sinister, perhaps supernatural forces. Christian Alvart (ANTIBODIES) directed from a screenplay by ray Wright. Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, and Callum [...]

See Cruz Arm-In-Arm With Jack Sparrow In The Upcoming PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Sequel!