The Wussification of Vampires

Once upon a time, vampires were some of the nastiest creatures out there in movie-land. Evil bloodsuckers without an inch of remorse or compassion. But yet, there has also always been somewhat of an allure to vampires. Even with that, vampires have universally been the villains throughout the history of cinematography; no matter how charming they were. And then something changed; vampires went mainstream. Suddenly, vampires are "heroes". And it's clear ... Mitch Cyrus isn't a fan of this development. Nor is he a fan of the "Twilight" film that he reviewed for our readers in his latest trip to the theaters.

Posted by Mitch Cyrus Dec 11, 2009 7:00 PM

The Crystal Ball - December 11 Releases

A big week for movie releases as we head towards the holidays. The animated "The Princess and the Frog" and "Invictus" (directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Matt Damon both hit the theaters today amidst very positive buzz. And on DVD? Three biggies. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "The Hangover", and "Inglorius Basterds". As he does each Friday, The Mitch Man gives our readers the 411 on all the latest films out at the theaters and on DVD.

Posted by Mitch Cyrus Dec 10, 2009 7:00 PM

The Crystal Ball - November 27 Releases

An uncharacteristicly weak holiday weekend for theater releases this weekend, with "Old Dogs" (starring Robin Williams and John Travolta) as the most notable release. The coming weeks have some biggies though, with the latest from Clint Eastwood ("Invictus") and James Cameron ("Avatar") highlighting the coming slate of releases. Further down the pike? A collaboration between Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg, "Shrek 4", "Scream 4" ... and some other projects Mitch updates us on in this week's Crystal Ball.

Posted by Mitch Cyrus Nov 26, 2009 7:00 PM

Movie Review: 2012

The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of eschatological beliefs and proposals, which posit that cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on or around December 21 in the year 2012, which is said to be the end-date of a 5,125-year-long Mayan Long Count calendar. In English? Some believe the end of the world is coming three years from now. And you just knew someone was going to make a CGI-heavy film about it. We dispatched Mitch to the theaters to see 2012 for us, and he has some pretty strong thoughts on this one.

Posted by Mitch Cyrus Nov 23, 2009 7:00 PM Last Updated: Apr 02, 2010

The Crystal Ball - November 20 Releases

Three pretty notable theater releases as we get into the holiday season, which always features a slew of big films being released. Tonight, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon", "The Blind Side", and "Planet 51"all hit the cinemas, and Mitch has thoughts on all of them in this regular Friday night piece he does for us. Mitch also tells us about the week's big DVD releases, and some big projects being worked on ... including "Spider Man 4", the latest "Star Trek" film, and a movie based on the insanely popular video games "Call of Duty".

Posted by Mitch Cyrus Nov 19, 2009 7:00 PM

The Wussification of Vampires

The Crystal Ball - December 11 Releases

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Movie Review: 2012

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