"Pitch Perfect" Poster Collage

Beca (Anna Kendrick) is that girl who’d rather listen to what’s coming out of her headphones than what’s coming out of you.  Arriving at her new college, she finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together, in the new out-loud comedyPitch Perfect.

When Beca takes this acoustic singing group out of their world of traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of the cutthroat world of college a cappella.  This could wind up either the coolest thing they’ll ever do or the most insane, and it will probably be a little of both.

Loaded with new takes on old favorites to hits of right now that are seamlessly mixed together, mashed-up and arranged like you’ve never heard before, Pitch Perfect is directed by Jason Moore, who opened our eyes to the very misbehaved life of puppets in the surprise Broadway sensation Avenue Q.

Matthew McConaughey Joins 'The Wolf on Wall Street'

I'll be dam...he's finally living up to his potential.

When I first saw Matthew McConaughey in 1996's A Time to Kill, I thought, "Holy shit...this guy can flat out act," (that summation scene at the end is fantastic).  But somewhere along the line, the guy lost it.  He began racking up one romantic-comedy after another until I got to a point of wondering, "Does this guy even care about his career?"  Well thankfully, in the past couple years, the man has finally woken up.

Starting with last year's The Lincoln Lawyer and continuing with this year's Magic Mike and Killer Joe, McConaughey seems to have left the corny shit behind and is focusing solely on dramatic work.  He's got Lee Daniel's The Paperboy coming out this year as well, along with starting up The Dallas Buyer's Club in the Fall where he'll be playing the true-life story of Ron Woodroof, a man diagnosed with AIDS who starts his own underground drug chain to combat the disease.

Finally, news comes today that the Texan is joining Martin Scorcese's The Wolf on Wall Street alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.  The film is based off of Jordan Belfort's best-selling memoirs of his rise and fall on Wall Street.

McConaughey will play Mark Hanna, the early boss and mentor to DiCaprio's Belfort.

The film's also got many other notable actors including Friday Night Lights' alum Kyle Chandler, Jonah Hill, Rob Reiner, Margot Robbie, Jon Bernthal, and this past year's Best Actor Oscar winner  for The Artist, Jean Dujardin.

With the roll he's on, maybe McConaughey will pull out an Oscar nom?

We'll see.

Bryan Singer Confirms X-Men: First Class Sequel is Days of Future Past

No matter the skill of the director, competence in the writing and dynamic of the leads, there's always going to be certain restraint when making a prequel. The sky isn’t the limit. You can’t just go in any direction you want. There remains that sandbox forced to play in, when you’d prefer to try the swings instead.

That was the overriding issue with X-Men: First Class, a prequel that bucked the trend, thanks to its tight direction from Matthew Vaughn and the chemistry between James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. Those two were such a great fit together; it was enough to make a whole trilogy about their budding friendship.

Unfortunately even when playing fast and loose with continuity (Noticeably the X-Mens without Bryan Singer's fingerprints), Charles Xavier had to be a paraplegic. Erik Lensherr still had to let his own demons get the better of him to become Magneto. Chuck and Erik couldn't overcome their differences and becomes lifelong pals. Then add to the equation the timeline between the Cuban Missile crisis finale of First Class and the "not-too-distant" future of 2000's X-Men.

That might be a couple of decades worth of happenings (Imagine the 70s set film with Dazzler and done to the tune of Moonraker or the Walter Hill-style 80s-set installment with the muscled-up Strong Guy) but it still loses suspense due to the rules already in place of what has to happen. Unless a deus ex machina comes along to mess everything up, like say, time travel and tampering resulting in a new streamlined series of events, perhaps?

Speaking to IGN Movies, producer Singer confirms those rumors from two months back. The forthcoming sequel to Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class will be Days of Future Past. That's the well-regarded Chris Claremont/John Byrne story (Issues #141-142 of Uncanny X-Men, FYI) of a bleak future with mutants near extinction and a time-travel attempt to change that future.

This treads into murky territory for a franchise that, so far, has avoided such devices. It also comes off as playing second-fiddle to what J.J. Abrams already did with Star Trek. Rebooting thanks time-travel. Doesn't matter the intention. Makes it look as if they saw how great Trek turned out and said, "Hey we can do that too!" Loses a certain uniqueness, shall we say.

It's early on and truthfully as long as Singer and Vaughn are still onboard to shepherd the franchise, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. But I have to admit, it's by a thread.

Killing Them Softly Official Trailer

It wants to be 70's cool a bit too much but none the less it looks good and like another good character outing for Brad Pitt; with some nice visuals thrown in.

Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game.

Total Recall - Hovercar Featurette

One of the most exciting filming sights of last summer was seeing a fully built model of The Bat race around Pittsburgh. Over in Toronto Len Wiseman was following the same "Practical is best" mantra with his epic Hovercar chase for the new Total Recall.

I saw quite a few of the fan videos and posted a couple here, but this is a much better look at how one of this summers most exciting looking action sequences was put together. I really hope more directors follow this approach when engaging the world of sci fi action.

The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 Trailer

Here's the much anticipated first trailer for The Dark Knight Returns animated feature based around Frank Miller's acclaimed story from the 80's. The story will be split into two films to contain the massive tale that is often regarded as one of the definitive Batman stories.

From this footage you can see a little inspiration that leaked into the recent Dark Knight Rises film in theatres now. Nolan pieced together his final chapter from three key Batman stories and Dark Knight Returns is one of them. I think releasing this title on the heels of Rises is a great move from Warner and it should see a nice number in sales.

You can pick it up on Blu-ray/DVD and other home video outlets on September 25th.

...it’s been a decade since Bruce Wayne hung up his cape, following most of the other superheroes who had been forced into retirement. Facing the downside of middle age, a restless Bruce Wayne pacifies his frustration with race cars and liquor – but the bat still beckons as he watches his city fall prey to gangs of barbaric criminals known as The Mutants.

 

The return of Harvey Dent as Two-Face finally prompts Wayne to once again don the Dark Knight’s cowl, and his dramatic capture of the villain returns him to crime-fighting – simultaneously making him the target of law enforcement and the new hope for a desolate Gotham City. Particularly inspired is a teenage girl named Carrie, who adopts the persona of Robin and ultimately saves Batman from a brutal attack by the Mutant leader. Armed with a new sidekick, and re-energized with a definitive purpose, the Dark Knight returns to protect Gotham from foes new...and old.

Ridley Scott & Fox Start Not-Definite Movement on Hypothetical Prometheus Sequel

Things are in the "actively pushing ahead" stage (Their words; not mine) for a sequel to Ridley Scott's Prometheus, per THR.

Were a follow-up to the Alien prequel to happen, it would be without the contribution of screenwriter Damon Lindelof. Deals for Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender are in place however. In other words, the pair and most likely their dead co-stars, had sequel clauses in their contracts.

One of those "Maybe the studio and filmmakers will kinda, sorta, if everything comes together but we're not sure do that sequel!" stories. Reads more like speculation, and since Prometheus didn't have big financial returns nor was it received overwhelmingly critically-speaking, this rubs me as non-news. Don't set your calendars, or hopes, just yet.

"The Big Wedding" First Poster & Trailer For The Big Wedding

With an all-star cast lead by Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried and Topher Grace, THE BIG WEDDING is an uproarious romantic comedy about a charmingly modern family trying to survive a weekend wedding celebration that has the potential to become a full blown family fiasco. To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin (De Niro and Keaton) are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son’s wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future – and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

"The Words" Trailer

Starring Bradley Cooper, Oscar®-winner Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoë Saldana, the layered romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There’s only one catch – he didn’t write it.  As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man’s work, and for placing ambition and success above life’s most fundamental three words.

New Clip From "The Campaign"

When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naïve Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors’ support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family’s political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about. As Election Day closes in, the two are locked in a dead heat, with insults quickly escalating to injury until all they care about is burying each other, in this mud-slinging, back-stabbing, home-wrecking comedy from “Meet the Parents” director Jay Roach that takes today’s political circus to its logical next level. Because even when you think campaign ethics have hit rock bottom, there’s room to dig a whole lot deeper.

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