A Better Life, directed by Chris Weitz, follows an illegal immigrant from Mexico, played by Demian Bichir, as he works off the books tending lawns, planting hedges, and performing maintenance around the richest houses in Los Angeles, California. When Carlos leaves work and drifts toward the poverty line and below it, he arrives home to his son Luis, played by Jose Julian, who wants nothing more than... 

After seeing Sherlock Holmes two years ago, I could absolutely get behind having a sequel. The steam-punk style, the mystery to be solved, Holmes’ quick wit paired with conscientious fighting, Watson’s ever frustrated role to be torn between bros and hos – I wanted more of it all and a sequel was just fine with me. Well, fast forward to 2011 and this December the new Sherlock Holmes: A Game of... 

Other than this one-minute teaser trailer, I know nothing about the film in the works by Pixar called Brave. While Pixar is still licking some wounds from Cars 2, I’m hoping they get things back on their normal track with this one by the summer of 2012. With a Celtic feel (as far as I can tell), we follow a beautiful landscape paired with an accent-rich narration until we see a brief face to face... 

Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) takes on his own memory in the film Unknown after a car accident in Berlin leaves him in a coma for four days. When he wakes, only certain details of his life are clear. He rushes to find his wife, played by January Jones, at their hotel to quickly discover that she not only acts as though she’s never seen him before, but also brings her husband, Dr. Martin Harris... 

If ever there was a need for a total summer, popcorn, action, explosion, running from stuff kind of movie, it will be this December when Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is released. Staring none other than Tom Cruise, apparently some explosive stuff has happened in Russia and Cruise’s character, err, that guy, has to do something about it. The point is, we don’t care about the plot (yet), because... 

A major figure and icon in the motion picture industry for over six decades, Paul Newman was not only a charismatic actor, but a born star capable of a wide variety of rolls without ever really changing his looks. After serving in WWII, Newman made his first picture in 1954, The Silver Chalice which flopped, and he apologized publicly for it, taking out a full page ad to do so. This rocky start behind... 

Anyone that’s ever had a boss they really hated, I mean really, really hated, will be able to understand the premise behind the new comedy Horrible Bosses. The bosses of our main characters, played by Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day, are so vicious, nasty, crude, self-serving, (you get the picture) that the three decide the only possible course of action would be to kill their horrible... 

Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) is getting fired from his retail job and with the notion that a college degree would mean never being laid off again, he enrolls in classes to change his life. In Larry Crowne it appears joining the college scene brings a lot of new experiences to a middle aged man from taking a speech class to joining a motor scooter gang and Hanks seems to be the best man for the job. While... 

The trailer for the film The Whistleblower somehow managed to sneak in unannounced to place a movie in the summer box office. Starring Rachel Weisz, The Whistleblower is pulling a heavy, sexually explicit drama into the mix of cape and tights action, drunken bachelor parties, pandas with skills, and wizards past puberty to cap the summer in intensity and suspense. I’ll admit, I haven’t heard of... 

There’s a growing phenomenon going on in film and the trailer for Mr. Popper’s Penguins only proves my point. Now, before I begin, you need to understand that the movie Popper here is based on a children’s book and what I’m talking about is the movie starring Jim Carrey. That’s why you’re reading this on a film website and not a children’s lit website. I’m seeing a trend in film that...