One of my favorite things is remixes of Broadway and stage musicals. With the advent of celebrity after celebrity filling the vocals of the characters in the film versions of said musicals, it's become more and more likely that said remixes will find their way to release. Indeed, mix after mix of Dreamgirls appeared in various formats due to the popularity of Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson and Rent contained both mix awesome and tragic, but none were made public for Sweeney Todd or Chicago. Wi...
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One of the most anticipated films of some time is certainly Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which we've learned will be filmed as one film and released in two parts. So what of the Empire Strikes Back-esque 6th film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?

When Half-Blood was released as a book some years ago, it became the first real Harry Potter meme, as in something on the level of a "rick roll" or "All Your Base."

Truth, the final chapters and the word regarding characters Snape and Dumbledore became bumperstickers, pins, t-shirts, and Livejournal...
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Sacha Baron Cohen has been the darling of the pre-release press ride of a lifetime now twice in an industry where you are lucky to get a billboard on Melrose. Cohen excels at the flamboyantly vicious, whether hamming it superbly in "Sweeney Todd," thugging out and auditioning in vain for Madonna in her 2000 "Music" video clip, or most famously, pushing the boundaries of immigrant acceptance in "Borat."

But while "Borat" was controversially celebrated, "Bruno" is faced with an unfortunate dilemma: it is in danger to not be liked simply because it is not cool to like it.

As much as I have read in other reviews or blogs...
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The Dark Knight has finally hit theaters. Some flawed script moments, issues with Christian Bale's Batman voice (his Bruce Wayne voice however is still charming), and the worst final six minutes a Batman film has had yet, but still a very entertaining episode.

Heath Ledger was incredible. When Ledger died, I acknowledged it as an actor that I was reasonably aware but not tied emotionally to. Having seen him as the Joker, however, I was stunned. I was riveted to the screen. As soon as he had his first major scene, I dreaded the film coming to a close. When the Joker had his final scene, I hated it....
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