I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but does anybody else think the pushing-back of The Smurfs release date reek of what Fox did with The Squeakquel? Originally set for March and then pushed back to December to sabotage The Princess and the Frog's box-office chances. I have a feeling S...

Well, Disney now has a distribution deal with DreamWorks and with Michael Eisner out of the picture (one of the reasons, a sequel wasn't made earlier was that Spielberg was annoyed at Eisner for putting the Roger Rabbit before Disney features and not any Amblin productions), I can see Steven signing...

Now, now, it's only Friday's numbers (as in "Nobody ever goes to kids' movies on Fridays, until the Sat/Sun numbers shoot up over the final weekend tally")-- We've already made this same mistake a hundred times, getting our hopes up prematurely. (Christmas Carol, appropriately enough, for one.) Not...

Me thinks that Yellow Submarine remake won't be green-lit any time soon. Thus, leading Zemeckis to make the Roger Rabbit sequel his next project. And I guess Simon Wells will return to DreamWorks. It's the only place he's ever delivered a hit (though, I quite liked Fievel Goes West, which failed mor...

So...thoughts on the new "Smurfs" trailer... Does anyone have anything good to say here? Besides the fact that the blend of CGI and live-action is very good, I mean. I like that they acknowledge that the Smurfs are from Belgium. Otherwise, I think it's obvious which adaptation of a beloved Belgian ...

Not to mention a brief, but very funny cameo from the writer most connected with Gonzo journalism. ;-) Anyway, I also saw Rango today and my thoughts are as thus: Gore Verbinski understands the appeal of the western and does a great job of populating it with various ugly-looking creatures. However, ...

Here's the new one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h_f3GbDKFc Can't wait to buy the toys! :wink: But, in all seriousness, I will see it. But, you just know whoever is manufacturing the toys is having a kick-ass time putting them together. Who didn't love driving their Hot Wheels up that swirling pa...

Yeah, I was surprised (what with the giant snake and western vistas) that it's not coming out in 3-D. But, nope, it's only available in 2-D format. What's the last computer-generated animated film that can attest to that? Delgo?

I don't see this happening. DreamWorks Animation's works make a whole lot of money for Paramount. It doesn't make financial sense for them to let it go. And if they also distribute their own, what's the problem? In this day and age when almost all animated films are hits, it's a good idea for a stud...

Well, Lee Unkrich recently congratulated Kelly Asbury on the film's success over Twitter, so maybe Elton John's phone isn't ringing, because they're contacting the actual director instead. Just a thought.

During the chat someone asked if they had an engraver back stage and someone else replied that they actually don't get the engraved awards until a few weeks later. I know that used to be correct, but as you can see from this picture, Unkrich's Oscar is already engraved. They must have a new way to ...

The songs are mostly played as background music. However, there is one scene where a garden gnome is singing a variation of "Your Song" which soon transitions into the real thing.

And a couple of characters sing along to "Crocodile Rock" at one point.

Yeah, Gnomeo & Juliet is doing very well, though part of that is helped by there not being any other family films out right now. Expect Rango to take away some of its audience next week. Speaking of Lasseter, though, I think this seriously needed his touch. Unlike Tangled, it's obvious that the scre...

Films are primed too much for the summer and shallow, faddish teenage audiences. The rest of us are almost completely ignored. There seems to be an upward trend in attendance for more adult fare in the last couple of months. Black Swan, True Grit, The Fighter and most impressively, The King's Speec...

(Still, was just voting over on Roger Ebert's site--He picked King's Speech for Picture, which is tantamount to giving your money away.) :) I guess I'll be "throwing my money away" as well, since I also think The King's Speech will win Best Picture. After it's won the PGA, DGA and BAFTA, it's hard ...