I’ve gone through all the movie news over the weekend and there’s not a lot going on I care to talk about. And I am singularly uninterested in anything that happened at the GRAMMYs so, though it’s a stretch for me to figure out exactly how this is related to movies, I thought I would mention this thing that I’ve had in my saved items for a few days:

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated in a press conference that the company is now considering a “new business structure” that involves smart devices, reports Bloomberg.

The news comes as Nintendo reported a third consecutive annual loss,…

If the tone of the upcoming Maleficent film has been hard to pin down before now, I think this trailer will help you on that front a little bit. This trailer is set to the classic tune from Disney’s original Sleeping Beauty, but there’s a twist. This version of the song by Lana Del Rey is haunting and hollow and turns sinister. In addition, Angelina Jolie effects the most sinisterly creepy smile you’ve ever seen in the first few seconds of the trailer.

I’m starting to get much more interested in this film now. The film opens in theaters on May 30, 2014 staring Angelina Jolie as Maleficent,…

So, is it possible to run a movie review/conversation website and get away with not having a “Top X” list for a year? Well, I don’t think so! Actually, I think it’s one of the more fun things to do in this non-business. Taking a look back at the year in movies gives you an idea, not only what stuck with me or flopped (IMHO), but what themes and ideas culture really couldn’t get enough of. With that said, here is a list of my 13 favorite films of 2013. I had originally thought it was a poor year for films, but the year end really redeemed things!

Mike shows up on The MovieByte Podcast from…

Well, “Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?” is still an actual thing that is happening and the producers are continuing a trend that they started with the second film: bringing in an entirely new cast. For the final installment of the trilogy, John Galt will be played by Kristoffer Polaha (“Devil’s Knot”), Laura Regan (“Unbreakable,” “Mad Men”) will play Dagny Taggart, and the rest of the main cast includes Rob Morrow, Eric Allan Kramer, and Joaquim de Almeida. Production on the film has just begun and producers are hoping to release the film this upcoming September, right in time for the…

- We already knew Jaimie Alexander would be showing up as Sif in the 15th episode of the show. But what was also revealed today is that the character Lorelai from the Walt Simonson run of Thor will be appearing in her episode. She will be played by Elena Satine, who played Mera on Smallville.

- Confirmed in two clips – first by name, and then we actually saw him in action – is that “Mike Peterson,” the character played by J. August Richards, is indeed now the Marvel Comics character Deathlok. A cyborg, Deathlok first appeared in Marvel Comics 40 years ago, and had a popular series in the…

Your choices for new movies this weekend are not looking great. In fact right now, the box office is feeling sort of empty in the new and exciting category. But that’s normal for this time of year. And don’t worry, there are still a few things hanging around for you to see. Plus, if any of you get around to seeing Gimme Shelter then please let me know if it’s worth it.

I, Frankenstein — PG-13

I really don’t know exactly what to say about this film. I kind of like the concept, but I am having a hard time taking this thing seriously. I’m actually expecting this to be pretty bad. Maybe I’ll…

While speaking with TV Guide about the upcoming Big Bang spot, she revealed that she, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford are expecting to start working on J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII in March or April. Wha wha wha?! Not only that, she elaborated on the look she hopes to sport in the sequel:

“I’d like to wear my old [cinnamon buns] hairstyle again — but with white hair. I think that would be funny.”

Now, this is the closest thing we’ve seen to an actual confirmation to Fisher, Hamill and Ford appearing in Abrams’ Star Wars movie, even though the tea leaves have suggested the…

RoboCop is about to hit theaters so the last little bits of promo material are dropping on us now. You can check out the previous three trailers and my thoughts here, here, and here.

This film definitely has some interesting things going on and I’m excited to see if it’s any good. This time of year is not a great one for cinema but I’ll wait and see before I pass premature judgement. I think the themes promised in the trailers are worth checking out. It looks like there’s definitely an aspect of the war between man and machine going on and how the film presents this and answers these…

Over the weekend, the LA Times reported something that many had expected, but hoped not to hear: that the first major studio — in this case, Paramount — was going all-digital and ending distribution of actual, physical film prints. Though they didn’t announce it at the time, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” was the last Paramount film for which 35mm prints were shipped (way to go out on a high?), while “The Wolf of Wall Street” became their first all-digital affair (an irony, given that Martin Scorsese is a passionate defender of old formats and old filmstock). It also feels significant…