“We’re just tryin’ to live, love, and laugh out loud, which is nice because my name is Lola, but everyone calls me LOL.”

Yes, that’s the kind of movie “LOL” is, the kind where Miley Cyrus narrates an opening montage with a pun on her own character name, a pun about as close to being clever as Florida is to Seattle.

It’s not like I’m not willing to give films and actors a chance, but the trailer was so cringe worthy I assumed there was no way this could be a good film. Looks like I was right.

Paramount’s Jack Ryan reboot has had its share of false starts, but the fact that it’s finally begun casting in earnest can only be a positive sign. Chris Pine‘s been attached to play the beloved Tom Clancy creation for years, but he’s been all alone in the spotlight.

That changed a few weeks ago when director Kenneth Branagh (who got the helming gig back in March) cast himself as the villain, and now he’s narrowing down the possibilities for the female lead role as well. On that short list are Keira Knightley, Felicity Jones, and Evangeline Lilly.

Somehow, I was unaware of this film…

WARNING: Spoilers for The Dark Knight Rises ahead.

It was a surprisingly happy ending for such a dark series. But I don’t think you have to take it that way. As the Bat flies away from Gotham we clearly see Batman sitting in the driver’s seat, with 5 seconds left to go on the bomb’s clock before it sets off. If he in fact managed to get out of there so fast, how did he escape the bomb radius? And how the hell could he swim back? And while I know Nolan is allowed creative license and a serene spot for dear old Alfred to visit, doesn’t it seem bizarrely coincidental that he’d see Bruce and…

One reason for that, Bewkes says, is that cord-cutting is actually not all that prevalent. “[T]he whole idea that there’s a lot of people out there that want to drop multichannel TV, and just have a Netflix or an HBO — that’s not right,” he told investors. “Look for the data, you won’t find them.”

Because it always works so well to cling to a business model that is or will be outmoded and outdated…

Look, I understand the need to protect your business, and I understand the difficulties involved, but it seems to me that it might be a good idea to look to the future. The internet and…

The LA Times says that Orders to Kill will follow “William Pepper (Jackman), a controversial attorney and activist who for decades has argued that convicted killer James Earl Ray, who recanted his confession and died arguing his innocence, didn’t shoot MLK.” Millennium Films is producing and financing, but a distributor isn’t lined up yet.

The LAT further explains that this movie will span years as it follows Pepper’s “one-man campaign” to explain that the United States government was really behind MLK’s assassination. Hanna Weg wrote the script, based on Pepper’s book Orders to Kill:…

TJ and Joseph before and after Episode 3 of The MovieByte Podcast. They discuss TJ getting sick, immune systems, Chicken, getting into movies, Sci-Fi, the idea of movies being evil, Terminator, Siri mispronouncing names, the challenges of discussing a film that’s ten years old, Snow White, Kristen Stewart and Twilight, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, and the Jim Dale audiobooks of Harry Potter, excising Ewoks from the Star Wars universe, Gungans, Fantasy and more.

“And you, Preston, the supposed savior of the resistance, are now its destroyer, and, along with them, you’ve given me yourself… calmly… coolly… entirely without incident.” “Not without incident…” - Get ready for a fun and lively discussion as TJ and Joseph have a lot of fun talking about the Man of Steel trailer and the Superman franchise in general, Total Recall coming out on Friday, The Bourne Legacy featuring Jeremy Renner, the Avengers Post Credits Clip, Star Trek: The Next Generation remastered on Blu-ray, and of course the main topic, Equilibrium starring Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Angus McFadyen, Taye Diggs, and Emily Watson.

Though talk of Indiana Jones 5 has continued in the years since Crystal Skull, there’s really been no actual forward movement on the pic.  Steve asked Marshall if he thought that it was realistic to expect a fifth film or if Crystal Skull was the “last hurrah,” to which Marshall replied:

“I say, for me, [Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is] the last hurrah.  I know that yes, we talk about it, but there’s no idea, there’s no MacGuffin.”

Oh man I hope there’s not a 5th film given how bad the 4th film was. The only way I would be interested at all is if they said something like, “yeah,…

As for the plot, director Tony Gilroy has revealed that The Bourne Ultimatum would be the jumping off point for his film, with the climax of the original trilogy setting in motion the events of Legacy. Not quite a sequel, not quite a prequel. Think X-Men Origins: Wolverine’s relationship to the X-Men trilogy in reverse. But you know… good (hopefully)

I wasn’t all that excited for this film at first. If really felt like the powers in charge were just trying to find a way to squeeze some more money out of the franchise. But I’m starting to get a little more excited for it. I plan on seeing…