How much say did you have in this movie versus how much was dictated from Marvel?
Every single line in the movie is mine. We talked early on about having Thanos in the movie, which, believe me I was excited to have Thanos in the movie because a) I love Thanos and b) I want people who have seen “The Avengers” to go see this because we’re connected to it. There was no fight from me having Thanos in the movie. But for me, I wrote a group of characters with the plot points I wanted to write and the stuff that’s connected to the rest of the Marvel universe was very exciting for me to be a part…

John C. Reilly showed up on Letterman recently, and he came bearing a gift, a clip from the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy... allegedly anyway.

Reilly is playing a law enforcement officer who has the unique pleasure of arresting and locking up the afore mentioned Guardians. Apparently, according to Reilly some of the acting was difficult because a lot of the film is apparently fictional and in front of a green screen (who knew, right?).

Take a look at this clip and I think you’ll be intrigued by the upcoming film…

But seriously, though, the real Guardians of the Galaxy is coming out…

A special two-disc deluxe edition of Michael Giacchino’s Star Trek Into Darkness score is now available from Varese Sarabande. Including nearly two-hours of music, the expanded edition, which is limited to 6,000 copies, builds upon the initial (standard) edition released along with the film last year.

Scroll down for a complete track listing.

My only comment is, DOGGONEIT! Why isn’t this available digitally via iTunes. I WANT IT!

Spoilers is something we who like movies and books and things think about almost as part of our thought processes. Most of us draw different lines about how much is a spoiler, what the etiquette is, etc. But it’s a fascinating conversation. We all draw a line somewhere that when someone spoils something, they’re just being a jerk. But then, maybe you’re one of those who spoils stuff for other people and you should stop it.

But where is the line, what are the rules, how long do you wait, when can you talk freely about stuff? Hal Rudnick of Screen Junkies and his co-hosts attempt to answer the…

Edge of Tomorrow was a pretty fantastic film (my review here, and Chad’s and my podcast review here), but it just didn’t seem to have a lot of steam at the box office. This has been a great source of distress and discouragement to me about the state of cinema in general. When great films come out and movie goers do not see and supporr them, we all loose.

Well, turns out, while it’s still not the biggest hit here in the U.S., overseas it has had a very different life — raking in $256 million so far. That brings the worldwide total up to $350.4 million. As much as I complain about sequelitis…

Godzilla was a supremely disappointing film to me and maybe that’s what makes this so good. Spot on with the Bryan Cranston character. The plot of Godzilla made the amount of sense it would have made if a bunch of monkeys with typewriters typed up the plot…

So yeah, I enjoyed this.

Seven years after the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final installment of the series, the boy wizard is back for more adventure. Only he’s not a boy anymore.

In a new Harry Potter story posted this morning on Pottermore, J.K. Rowling sends Harry, now 34, to the Patagonian Desert for the Quidditch World Cup. Naturally, Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Luna are there with him — as is The Daily Prophet‘s Rita Skeeter, who still has plenty to say about the gang.

I’m really sad that I’ve been way to busy to check this out yet. I want to read this very badly. My…

So what exactly is Bayhem? It’s a question worth asking. The reasons for Bay’s success may be beyond you if you do not take the time to analyze what Bay is doing in his filmmaking. There is no doubt that when it comes to technique, Bay is (usually) in a master class with very, very few others. There are certainly directors that try to replicate “Bayhem”, but they almost always fail miserably (John M. Chu in G.I. Joe: Retaliation comes to mind). Whatever your perspective on Bay or his copycats, it’s worth noting the things he does that work.

There is no question that Michael Bay has many…

Transformers: Age of Extinction is a relentless assault on the senses that somehow still managed to bore me to tears. It’s a 2 hour and 40 minute film that features giant robots riding enormous robot dinosaurs killing bad giant robots, yet is devoid of any meaningful thrills or excitement. Filled with explosions, flying glass, a laughably incoherent plot, and paper-thin characters who behave completely nonsensically, this movie dares you to try and look away from its mess, then punches you in the throat with its runtime as your body urges you to head for the exit.

But maybe that’s okay.…