The movie Valentine’s Day hits theaters this Friday just in time for the romantic holiday and, of course, the soundtrack is also coming out this week.  It’s a collection of love-infused songs performed by a wide variety of artists so it actually is a pretty good find.
Here’s the tracklisting:

Today Was A Fairytale – Taylor Swift
Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti & Spearhead
I’m In The Mood For Love – Jools Holland and Jamiroquai
On The Street Where You Live – Willie Nelson
Everyday – Sausalito Foxtrot
Stay Here Forever – Jewel
Amor – Ben E King …read more

Somebody had to dethrone Avatar eventually and I guess it’s not surprising that it’s the sappy film, Dear John, despite the fact that it got a palsy 29% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film stars Amanda Seyfriend and Channing Tatum in an adaptation of the romantic Nicolas Sparks novel, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

In the movie, idealistic college girl, Savannah Curtis (Seyfried), “was on spring break when she first met John Tyree (Tatum) while he was home on temporary leave.  For the smitten soldier, it was practically love at first sight.”
Over the next seven years, Savannah sends John …read more

Robin Hood will hit theaters on May 14, 2010.  I won’t lie to you.  My first thought when I saw the trailer for this film was that the world really doesn’t need another movie about Robin Hood.  I think Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was good enough to buy us another 10-20 years without another remake but I guess Ridley Scott disagrees with me.
The director is collaborating again with Russell Crowe with whom he had incredible success with Gladiator.  Now, they are taking this legendary tale back to the big screen with a decidedly darker feel to a familiar story.
It’s …read more

I’m sitting here enjoying the Super Bowl (Go Saints!) and I got an email about Coca-Cola’s commercials from tonight’s big game.   Put down your hot wings and beer for a second and enjoy.

This first one is called “Sleepwalker.”  In the ad, a man leaves his tent and sleepwalks his way across Africa.  As you can imagine, it’s easy to get parched out in the desert so it’s a good thing he had some ice-cold Coca-Cola to quench his thirst!
In this second ad, “Hard Times” you’ll spot some familiar faces from The Simpsons but there’s one surprise – greedy billionaire, C. …read more

I can see how this would work.  Twilight star, Taylor Lautner, has been cast in the title role of Stretch Armstrong.  The film is slated for a 2012 release and will be in 3D.

Universal Pictures said: “In the past two years, Taylor has emerged as a real star at the global box office. He brings the perfect balance of energy and athleticism to the role of an unlikely super hero with a fantastic super power.  We couldn’t be more pleased that he has agreed to be our Stretch.”

Taylor is one busy guy!  He’s got the last two Twilight sequels to …read more

James Cameron isn’t ruling out a sequel to his highly popular Avatar.  Are you surprised?  I’m not!  The only reason he didn’t milk Titanic for more was because the boat sink – where can you go from there?

In an interview with CNN, Cameron said: “We might be persuaded. We’ll have to see how much money the movie makes first.”
He also seemed a little surprised by how well the film has done.  “And that’s not some sort of false humility. We thought it was gonna be a commercial movie, but we didn’t think it was gonna do half of what it’s …read more

From Paris With Love (try to ignore how cheesy it is that they ripped the James Bond From Russia With Love) opens today in theaters and I am not sure how good it’s going to be but if you’re desperate to see an action flick in the middle of Valentine’s season then this might be your best bet.

The film stars a bald John Travolta as special agent Charlie Wax who is described as a loose cannon with a penchant for shooting his gun.  He’s partnered up with James Rees (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), a personal aide to the U.S. Ambassador in …read more

Did you ever watch the show Martin?  I absolutely loved it.  It starred Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell and the comedy was so perfect and so well-executed that I was seriously disappointed when it went off the air.
The box set is comprised of eight discs and has a run time of 1620 minutes.  If you haven’t seen the show, or you’d like to see it all from the beginning, you could also pick up Martin – The Complete First Season and Martin – The Complete Second Season.

Zombieland is being released on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow and I plan to rent it.  I didn’t get to see it in theaters but the reviews were pretty good so I really want to see it.
The film follows the story of cowardly shut-in, Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), who must team up with seasoned zombie-slayer, Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) in order to survive the zombie apocalypse.  This is where things get weird… Tallahassee is searching for the last Twinkie on Earth when he and Columbus duo meet up with Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin).  Nice names, huh?

The odd foursome unite …read more

Growing up, watching The Price is Right was part of my early morning ritual when I was young enough to be at home.
My grandmother and I would guess prices right alongside the contestants and when I had to start school, watching this great game show was the only good part of staying home sick.
The DVD Best of the Price is Right comes out tomorrow and I actually wouldn’t mind picking up a copy.
There have been some seriously great moments over the years and Bob Barker has to be the best loved game show host of all time.
I can think …read more