Megan Fox

Diablo Cody’s screenplay follow-up to “Juno” is a wrongly-maligned cult film with more nuance beneath the surface than anyone gave it credit for.

With so many action franchises vying for our attention, rolling out an unimaginative blockbuster simply isn’t acceptable. Show us something different, something we haven’t seen before. Take the time to create a story populated by interesting characters, with identifiable goals and genuine emotions. It’s baffling that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was unable to muster any of these things. That it was too lazy to construct a proper story, yet motivated enough to include an entire scene dedicated to promoting Pizza Hut perfectly illustrates what a cynical cash grab this movie is. Back to the sewers with you!

The 2013 vision of the American dream is one of grossly vapid and misplaced entitlement, if the movies have anything to say about it. As much as coming-of-age stories like Mud and The Kings of Summer are building a trend at the halfway point of the year, the new age of narcissism is making an equally bold rush on Western cinema: first, Spring Breakers; then, Pain and Gain; and now, Sofia Coppola throws her hat in with The Bling Ring, a deliberately dispassionate look at some famous-for-wanting-to-be-famous kids who stole from the rich simply because they could.

The Transformers franchise will continue on with a third installment, according to Tyrese Gibson who plays Sergeant Epps. On his twitter page, @Tyrese4Real,  he informed the world, ” Transformers 3: Is full throttle full steam ahead…Michael Bay gave me the start date…and I can’t share.” The untitled Transformers movie is due to be released July …

Over on his official blog, Bay has announced the go ahead on Transformer 3 claiming they have a “great story” and that he’s currently en route to Rhode Island with screenwriter Ehren Kruger to chat up Hasbro and figure out which new robots will make their way into the third installment. He said on his …

Awkward Kissing on Harry Potter set Emma Watson (“Harry Potter’s Hermione) recently commented that “…in a new interview on the BBC’s “Friday Night with Jonathan Ross,” the 19-year-old revealed kissing Rupert (Grint), who plays teen wizard Ron Weasley, was just about the most uncomfortable filming experience she’s had in her career so far.”  Emma commented: …