Our hero soared into the box office in his boots, cape, and cool new outfit that lacks the signature underwear on the outside, charmed pretty much everyone, and flew off again with a rather large sum of money. I thought he was supposed to be one of the good guys, what is he doing stealing all that cash from us anyway?

Also, what is with the crazy texture on that suite? That can’t be comfortable so there must be another purpose, right? RIGHT?

#1 - Man of Steel

Budget: $225 Million (um, wow!)
Totals: $125 Million Domestic Opening Weekend / $71.6 Foreign Total / $196.7 Million Worldwide…

When initially asked about his progress on the movie, Whedon gave a similar answer to what we’ve heard for some time: “I’ve turned in a first draft, but the story is very set. Everybody’s very much on board with the exact movie I’m trying to make which is what worked the first time.”

But when asked about a specific moment from the first film featuring Loki, Whedon became the bearer of bad news: “Immitating what I did before is the surest way to do it not as well. Second of all, and Loki is not there to say those terrible things.”

I think Whedon may have just tipped Thor: The Dark…

As the new Superman movie takes flight this weekend, filmmakers are hoping the Man of Steel lands not only in theaters, but also in pulpits.

Warner Bros. Studios is aggressively marketing “Man of Steel” to Christian pastors, inviting them to early screenings, creating Father’s Day discussion guides and producing special film trailers that focus on the faith-friendly angles of the movie.

The movie studio even asked a theologian to provide sermon notes for pastors who want to preach about Superman on Sunday. Titled “Jesus: The Original Superhero,” the notes run nine pages.

Excuse me…

Talking to David Goyer, screenwriter for Man of Steel:

When pushed on the possibility of the Justice League movie following on directly from Man of Steel he elaborated,

It would be disingenuous to say Warner Bros doesn’t hope that this would be the starting point for a shared universe. And Zack has said that Bruce Wayne exists in this universe. It would be a different Bruce Wayne from Chris’ [Nolan] Dark Knight trilogy, and it would be disingenuous to say that Zack and I haven’t had various conversations on set, around ‘what if’ and ‘moving forward’.

That having been said, it’s all…

Recently, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas had some candid words about the direction in which they see the world of movies going. It was honest and interesting, and it came from two directors who have long since passed the point where their careers could be hurt by not playing politics. As such, we thought it a good idea to consider their take, and throw in our opinion about what they nailed, and what they were a bit off on.

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“Finding Nemo (3D)” / “Beauty and the Beast (3D)” / “Monsters Inc. (3D)” = $100 million profit total
“Marvel’s The Avengers”: $73 million in “profit”

Hmm, let’s see, I wonder if there’s anything to see this weekend… I don’t  know if…

zOMW MAN OF STEEL!!!!1!!!11! Yeah, I might be a little excited about that one.

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Man of Steel — PG-13

I have slowly come around to wanting to see this film very badly. I believe this film is going to be one of the better films of the summer. Whether it will be the best or not remains to be seen. My initial hesitance was only due to the fact that I loved Superman Returns so much. To date it is my favorite Superman film (though Superman the Movie will always have a special place in my…

George Lucas and Steven Spielberg think the film industry is heading towards a cliff. The pair behind some of the most successful franchises in movie history think that conservative programming choices and rapidly evolving distribution schemes have set the stage for a massive upheaval — and internet-based services may become the dominant medium when moviegoing as we know it crashes and burns.

Crazy, right?

Barreling from opinion to opinion throughout the discussion, Lucas presented a clear vision of this post-crash entertainment landscape: a world where going to the movies is no…

Well, reception certainly has been mixed. Our own review stated that “it strains under [Snyder]‘s indulgent action tendencies, but succeeds on heart where brawn will not,” but overall, reactions have varied from some calling it a masterpiece, to others saying it’s a big miss. So we figured we’d collect some of the other voices out there and give a rundown of some of other reviews that have landed. And in case you missed it, be sure to check out our rankings of Superman movies worst to best.

Some of those collected quotes are hilariously bad. Try this one out:

Associated Press: “The…

So, some film that I know nothing about has taken the top spot at the box office. I gotta get better at this apparently because I literally know nothing about this film except what I have read this morning. The budget might suggest why I haven’t heard of it…

#1 – The Purge

Budget: $3 Million
Totals: $36.4 Million Opening Weekend Gross / $3.5 Million Foreign Gross / $39.9 Million Worldwide Total
Week Number: 1

What I currently know of this film after reading about it for two minutes looks suspiciously bad. It has garnered a 41% approval rating from the critics and 59% from the…