Movies are made to enlighten and entertain. Movie trailers are made to enlighten us about pieces of entertainment that will soon be available for our consumption. Death Race, which opens this weekend, wants to enlighten us on the exciting sport of racing cars. In prison. To the death.

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Anna Faris is her generation's Goldie Hawn, except Hollywood has taken its sweet time realizing what a comedy genius they have on their collective hands. Whether you're talking her bread and butter, the Scary Movie franchise, or her scene-stealing turns in flicks like Just Friends, Waiting..., and…

This week we look at a cult classic that's been lost to the ages, barely even showing up on the internet, where you can find a website about anything -- like, let's say, hats made out of meat.

John Doe of the great L.A. band X stars as Joe Mosely, a plant worker who bonds with the new guy, Dave,…

Ladies and gentlemen, if your ears have found themselves within a yard of a grapevine you already have heard of the rather disturbing reports that the next Lucas-Indy adventure will not star La Shia's Mutt Williams. Sure, he may be a supporting player, but he won't be taking over the franchise as…

I wonder how many people are going to walk out of Choke saying, "Well, that's not what I expected."

From the theatrical trailer, Choke looks like a Farrelly brothers take on Away From Her, with Anjelica Huston as the increasingly out-of-touch mother and that nice Sam Rockwell as a shlubby cad who's…

Medieval witch, one-eyed witch, corpse bride, purveyor of people pies, modern witch, next-generation Terminator villain? Is it just me that gets goose bumps at the sight (or sound) of Helena Bonham Carter? With talk of her upcoming role as a Terminator Salvation "baddie," it seems an apt time to…

The recent announcement that Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz are taking over At The Movies with Ebert and Roeper in September does not get a good rating from me. I'm not giving this news a thumbs-down, because I can't -- that's copyright protected/owned by Ebert and Siskel's estates -- but it does get…