BigScreen Journal

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" opens in theaters July 13, 2007 and the momentum for the movie will be building steadily as the release date approaches. (L-r)...

We've got lots of good information on the 2008 comedy "Get Smart," based on the 60s TV show of the same name. In this movie, Steve Carell plays bumbling detective Maxwell Smart and Anne...

New Releases on Home Video for the Week of April 22 - April 28: Night at the MuseumDeja VuThe QueenCode Name: The CleanerThr3eNew & Future DVD Releases - Bestsellers Digital Video Essentials ...

Copy protection measures placed on some recent DVDs produced by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment caused problems for some customers who could not get the DVDs to play.Sony is now recalling the...

Laurel Walker from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote a profile of Mike Noonan, the star of "Something for Stevie." The movie was directed, written, and produced by New Berlin, Wisconsin,...

IMAX Corporation and Muvico Theatres announced yesterday that they will be working together on the installation of three IMAX systems in Florida and New Jersey. This is the second such joint venture...

National Amusements is saluting all Active Service Personnel and their dependents with FREE admission and FREE small popcorn and fountain drinks at all of their movie theatre locations in the U.S.A....

Warner Bros. Pictures has announced three new additions to the cast for "Speed Racer." (Back on March 27th, we brought you news that Emile Hirsch was going to play the title role.)...

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" opens in theaters across the nation on Friday, May 25th, but if you want to go to the premiere beforehand and rub elbows with celebrities,...

"Grindhouse" didn't do as well as many expected last weekend, leading many in the industry to wonder whether its lengthy 3+ hour running time didn't limit its ability to bring in...

New Releases on Home Video for the Week of April 15 - April 21: Freedom WritersSmokin' AcesNotes on a ScandalThe Last King of ScotlandThe History BoysSpider-Man 2.1 - Unrated, Extended Cut...

Paramount Pictures and LucasFilm has informed us that Shia LaBeouf has joined the cast of the next Indiana Jones movie (we've creatively titled this "Indiana Jones IV").LaBeouf is on...

I'm of the opinion that sequels nearly require that the original cast be involved for them to succeed in continuing the story and the tone of a series. Recent news from The Hollywood Reporter...

John Wayne is one of my favorite actors of all time. I've seen quite a few of his movies, and he personifies the American Western hero, even when his character isn't all that heroic. Although...

Back in February, the first Now Showing RSS feed became available when I announced the "New Movies" RSS feed, which delivered a regularly-updated list of the new movies playing in theaters....

The Hilary Swank movie "Freedom Writers" will be released on DVD April 17th, which is a movie based on the story of Erin Gruwell, a high school teacher in Long Beach, California, who...

When it comes to saccharine, feel-good films, Quentin Tarantino isn't the director you want. He's directed such movies as "Kill Bill Vol. 1" (& "Vol. 2"), "Pulp...

New Releases on Home Video for the Week of April 8 - April 14: BobbyPayback (The Director's Cut)Major League (Wild Thing Edition w/ Turf Cover)The Doris Day Collection, Vol. 2Romance on the High...

If you've been waiting to buy one of the high definition disc players until the price dropped below $300, this weekend's sale at J&R's should make you a happy person!The Toshiba HD-A2...

The Tribeca Film Festival will host the U.S. premiere of "Spider-Man 3" on Monday, April 30th at the UA Kaufman Astoria 14. Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst will be present at the event....