Though it suffers from tonal inconsistency and a lack of insightful retrospection, Hitchcock is elevated by nigh-to-inspired performances from its distinguished cast.

Hitchcock is unique to me because it was the first film in theaters that TJ and I saw together. ¹ Hardly what we would’ve picked for the occasion, it surprised us both to be more-or-less an entertaining portrayal of Hitchcock’s life and times during the production of the classic horror film Psycho. Since I know a lot of Hitchcock films by heart, and TJ hadn’t taken the time to watch any besides the original Psycho, this…

Just a reminder to you fine folks, we record The MovieByte Podcast live each week on Wednesday at 6:30 PM. That’s tomorrow and you can tune in here when the time comes:

MovieByte.com/live

Not only do you get to listen to us talk about the film right on the spot as it happens, but there’s a chat room for you to interact with us and other listeners and it’s a lot of fun. When applicable, possible, and appropriate Joseph and I will interact with you there. It’s a great way to bring up points, pose questions and the like.

And of course, if you need something to listen to throughout the…

Yo Mission Impossible fans, and movie geeks, or just geeks in general: this may be relevant to your interests!

Lindsey Stirling teamed up with The Piano Guys to do a Mission Impossible music video. The result is pure geek awesomeness. How could it be anything else when you put together such talented musicians with a flare for the dramatic? The Piano Guys are doing some of the most creative work around these days. And seriously, who doesn’t like Lindsey Stirling? Check it out! And be sure to watch the “deleted scenes” at the end.

Speaking of Del Torro, we’ve got a new Pacific Rim trailer from the CES conference going on right now. Normally I don’t pay much attention to such a silly conference where hardly anything good every comes out, but this year at least we get a good trailer out of the deal.

And yes, GLaDOS voice is still in this version.

This is it. No silly stories, no funny antidotes (to infectious anecdotes). HAL 9000 captivated us when we first read about him and saw him on the screen. And now, we can have the most movie-accurate HAL 9000 replica ever made. We gave it the boring name of HAL 9000 Life-Size Replica, but we can’t waste time with that. Let’s get to the features!

“Captivated” is not the word I would have chosen for any part of that extremely boring and super self-important film, but I have to admit the replica looks pretty cool.

Back in November the director said “they haven’t formally approached me,” but when The Playlist sat down with Del Toro recently, he revealed that he did get a call about the job. “We got one phone call to my agent saying, ‘Is Guillermo interested?’ And basically I have so much stuff already of my own, and I’m pursuing stuff that I’m generating already…” he said, explaining that he ultimately turned it down.

For whatever it’s worth. I’m not personally all the familar with Del Torro’s work so this doens’t mean a lot to me one way or the other. Also, while I’m a bit hopeful, I don’t have…

You’re not dreaming, brainwashed by Mitch Lawrence or doped up on Libidozone: All My Children and One Life to Live shall return.

Breaking its silence after weeks of rumors and leaks, Prospect Park on Monday formally announced their latest — and firmed-up — plan to relaunch the defunct ABC sudsers, which will both base production out of New York City-adjacent-ish studios in Stamford, Conn.

Oh. My. Word. Please tell me this is some nightmare where Soap Operas survive in the transition to on-demand and online media distribution. This is right up there with the idea of hell-fire torment.…

As always, coming up with the release of Monsters University, Pixar will have a new short film to show us before the main feature. This one will be called The Blue Umbrella, and features a very photorealistic look that we’ve never seen from Pixar before. And The Wall Street Journal has a short clip from the upcoming short film.

Pixar’s shorts are always amazing and I’m sure no matter what look they go for, cartoon or photorealistic, it will be really good.

I also love this first comment I saw on the YouTube posting of this video:

34 seconds and still a better love story than…

The headline reads:

Exclusive: Sarah Michelle Gellar Plotting TV Return – and There’s a Buffy Connection!

And an excerpt:

Sarah Michelle Gellar may be back on the small screen next fall as the star of a new half-hour comedy, TVLine has learned exclusively.

The potential (and currently untitled) series, which is being developed at 20th Century Fox TV (home of Buffy the Vampire Slayer), chronicles the hijinks parents get into while their kids are not at home.

So the Buffy connection is that it’s on the same network. No, read that again. The connection is not that the TV show is…