Today in New York the junket was held for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first in the new trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkein-based films from “Lord of the Rings” mastermind Peter Jackson. A sweeping fantasy epic that takes place above and below Middle Earth, featuring heroes both new and familiar, ‘The Hobbit’ is made even more audacious and mind-boggling by Jackson’s insistence in shooting the movie in 48 frames per second, which gives the 3D some much-needed oomph and, honestly, might make you a little bit sick (more on that in a minute).

I’m still not happy with the 48 FPS business,…

TJ and Joseph after ‘The MovieByte Podcast’ Episode 21

Join TJ and Joseph as they talk about whether Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be Batman or not, the upcoming remake of ‘Flight of the Navigator’, ‘Revenge of the Sith’ as a great work of art — which leave them scratching their heads, the ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ poster and how much it looks like a rip-off of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ poster, and the Man of Steel’ in hand cuffs? What gives? And then the two main topics of discussion, Rise of the Guardians, and Men in Black 3. They didn’t think very highly of Rise of the Guardians, its convoluted and complicated plot, its confusing message for children, its lack of precision with regards to story and more. And for Men in Black 3, TJ enjoyed it very much while Joseph was pretty neutral on it. They also announce the winner of the “Ratings and Reviews” contest. Be sure to tune in!

Rise of the Guardians is a 2012 American 3D computer animated fantasy adventure film based on William Joyce’s The Guardians of Childhood book series. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released on November 21, 2012 and received mixed to positive critical reception.

Set about 200 years after the book series, the film tells a story about the Guardians who enlist Jack Frost to stop Pitch, the Bogeyman, from engulfing the world in fear and darkness. This film features the voices of Chris Pine (Jack Frost), Alec Baldwin (North [aka Santa Claus]),

The sequel to the 2010 reboot Tron: Legacy —called Tron 3 in some quarters—is moving a step forward with Disney in negotiations to hire Jesse Wigutow to pen the latest draft of the script.

Joseph Kosinski, who directed Legacy, is attached to helm this installment, which is being developed with a renewed purpose under Alan Horn, who took the reins of Disney Studios in June.

Some considered the dark and trippy Legacy —which teamed newcomer Garrett Hedlund with Jeff Bridges, star of the 1982 original Tron —a lukewarm performer when it opened in December 2010. But the film grossed $400…

As much as I have been enjoying the remastered Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) Seasons 1 and 2 clips, episodes, theater events, and news, Season 3 is what I’m really look forward to. That’s when TNG really got cooking. And oh my goodness, how much better are the uniforms from Season 3 onward? Serously!

Season 3 gave us some of the best in Star Trek like:

• The Ensigns of Command
• The Survivors
• Booby Trap
• The Vengeance Factor
• The Defector
• The High Ground
• Déjà Q
• A Matter of Perspective
• Yesterday’s Enterprise
• The Offspring
• Sins of the Father

The one we’ve been waiting for is here. I know that while I liked The Dark Knight Rises it was not quite up to the level of the previous two Batman films, certainly in terms of story, and in other ways.

That’s what makes this one so fun. Whereas often, while I find the Honest Trailers amusing, a laugh riot even, I don’t generally agree with the complaints. But I don’t think there is a single thing being criticized in this Honest Trailer that I don’t agree with.

Anyway, it’s fun.

Three new TV spots, six new clips and great new images from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! Yeah, believe it or not – we’re here to share all that with you today! As you already know, the movie opens in less than ten days, so we better hurry up and share the Hobbit fun! We have nothing new to say about Peter Jackson‘s movie except that – we’ can’t wait to check it out (although the first reviews are not so good)!

Good stuff.

Star Trek Into Darkness Trailer Analysis – Someone Wants Vengeance

Let’s start with the voice over, which is provide by the film’s villain (played by Benedict Cumberbatch):

You think your world is safe? It is an illusion. A comforting lie told to protect you. Enjoy these final moments of peace for I have returned to have my vengeance.

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So shall we begin?

Firstly, this voice over appears to confirm that “vengeance” is a theme of the film. As reported by TrekMovie.com “Star Trek: Vengeance” was considered as a possible title for the film. Secondly, he is saying he has…