Drag Me To Hell: Raimi Drag Horror Back To Its Glory

When horror films these days are getting more dehydrates and fatigue, as they’re just move around with completely cliché plot, sadistic, nudity, and facts that they are just not that scary anymore. Thus, what formula that efficacious enough to drag the horror genre back to its reasonable form? If you demand the find the answer just like what I did, I think you better go to your nearest cinema and watch the ‘now showing’ horror, “Drag Me to Hell”. Why? Because, for me, this film is truly one of the answers that we’ve been waiting for, not only work as a jump in your seat scary movie, despite its PG-13 rating, but this is also

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The Hangover

R | 1 hr 36 mins | Comedy Movie
From the director of "Old School" comes a new comedy about a bachelor party gone horribly wrong.
Synopsis:
Two days before his wedding, Doug and his three buddies drive to Vegas for a blow-out night they'll never forget. But when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning with pounding headaches, they can't remember a thing. Their posh hotel suite is beyond trashed and the groom is nowhere to be found. With no clue of what happened and little time to spare, the trio must attempt to retrace their bad decisions from the night before in order to figure out where things went wrong and hopefully get Doug back to L.A. in time for his wedding. However, the more they begin to uncover, the more they realize just how much trouble they're really in.

Director: Todd Phillips
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Jeffrey Tambor

Trailer The Hangover

Julie & Julia Offers Passion, Ambition And Butter

Pasca their collective appearance in “Doubt,” two Oscar winner and nominee actresses, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams are reunited again in a romantic comedy with somewhat collective title “Julie & Julia.” Though not as nuns this time, instead, they will get dirty with foodstuffs and groceries, coz the story is adapted from two cuisine themed non-fiction books, “Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen” by Julie Powell and “My Life in France” by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme. Rom-com specialist writer-director Nora Ephron draws the film’s ingredients from the two memoirs that intertwined

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Dance Flick

PG-13 | Action, Comedy, Satire Movie
A street dancer bonds with a beautiful girl as they enter the mother of all dance-offs

Synopsis:
A young street dancer, Thomas Uncles, from the wrong side of the tracks and a beautiful young woman, Megan White, are brought together by their passion for dancing and put to the test in the mother of all dance battles.

Director: Damien Dante Wayans
Starring: Damon Wayans Jr., Craig Wayans, Shoshana Bush, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett

Movie Trailer Dance Flick

Psssst....

Hey guys...I'm back for a sec to tell you about a site that me and my girl Issa Rae from Black Film Academy started up...its called Soul Sis-Star Reviews, and it's all Black Cinema reviews for films old and new--from two minds that are probably just as twisted as the other, haha! Check us out HERE...we are still under construction so bear with us--love you!

PS: I am not leaving this blog, don't worry :-)

Rise of Cobra Transformed The Cinematic G.I Joe

Just as the “Transformers” movie reinvented the nostalgic memory of adults who once played with their toys as children while also looking to lay the foundations for a new generation of fans to peddle merchandise to, “G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,” another hit toy franchise fashioned by Hasbro, could be brushed off as being a similar cash-in that aims to kick-start a major film franchise while lining the pockets of its executives. This highly successful brand of Hasbro action toys back in the 1980s was featured all kinds of combat expert figures, high-tech vehicles and advanced bases which roused many

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Terminator Salvation: Larger Explosions In Smaller Impact Plot

In 1984, James Cameron ushered in a new era for the science fiction action film. Centered on a classic sci-fi premise, well-choreographed, unrelenting action, groundbreaking special effects, and an intelligent script, “The Terminator” forever altered the movie landscape. In 2003 the big screen franchise came to an apocalyptic end with “Rise of the Machine” and no one thought it would ever return. But in 2009, a director best known for the two “Charlie's Angels” movies and numerous music videos, McG, brought this franchise back with “Terminator Salvation” that attempts to

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Next Day Air

R | 1 hr 24 mins | Action, Comedy Movie
When an overnight shipment of drugs winds up in the hands of the wrong recipient, all parties involved embark on a quest to retreive the lost goods.
Synopsis:
When two bumbling criminals accidentally receive a package of grade-A cocaine, they think they've hit the jackpot. But when they try to cash in on their luck, it triggers a series of events that forever changes the lives of ten people. Smalltime hoods Brody and Guch have seen better days. But when a wacked-out courier accidentally brings them a box containing 10 kilos of high-quality cocaine meant for their next-door neighbors, it sets in motion a chain of events that could cost all of them their lives. Brody and Guch immediately arrange to sell the coke to Brody’s drug dealer cousin and his tightlipped bodyguard. But when the intended recipients of the package, wannabe gangster Jesus and his feisty girlfriend, realize the box hasn’t arrived, they set out on a desperate search to find it before ruthless drug kingpin Bodega Diablo notices it’s missing. But they’re too late. Furious over the loss of his shipment, mob boss Bodega will stop at nothing to get the drugs back. With Brody and Guch’s drug deal about to go down, all parties are on a collision course that’s almost certain to end in heavy gunfire. And whoever’s still standing when the smoke clears could walk away with nearly a million dollars in cash and drugs.

Director: Benny Boom
Starring: Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Omari Hardwick, Emilio Rivera, Darius McCrary, Cisco Reyes, Mos Def

Movie Trailer Next Day Air

Fly The Summer Sci-fi Camp To The Moon

Duncan Jones, a first-time film-maker and son of the rocker David Bowie came with a low-budget sci-fi drama “Moon” that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. Filmed entirely at Shepperton Studios, it's a slippery, intelligent psychological chamber piece set in space. Sam Rockwell, whom you probably know from his supporting cast in "The Green Mile", "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind", "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" and "Galaxy Quest,” finally got his biggest part in this movie. Though, the film will have a limited release, but it will certainly be one

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The Day After Tomorrow in Haeundae

What genre that normally associated with Asian cinema? Horror, drama, or action? How about disaster movies? This genre is indeed not very often floating up from the territory, but seemingly U.S.-based Polygon Entertainment and Korean firm Doosabu Film are going to break the rules with co-producing the effects-heavy features that billed as South Korea’s first disaster movie and centers on a tsunami that wipes out South Korea’s most famous beach, “Haeundae,” in Busan City. Now why does that ring a bell? Because, besides serving as the name of the movie, Haeundae is one of the most popular beaches in Korea; on any given

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Angels & Demons

PG-13 | 2 hr 20 mins | Thriller, Religion, Adaptation Movie
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican. Based on the book by Dan Brown.
Synopsis:
What terrifying discovery would make the Vatican turn to Robert Langdon, the man who cracked history’s most controversial code? When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati; the most powerful underground organization in history – he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. Upon learning that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, Langdon travels to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow the 400 year old Path of Illumination that marks the Vatican's only hope for survival.

Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Movie Trailer Angels & Demons

Is It The Hilarious Joke Ever From The Funny People?

When two summer heavyweight comedy powers are joined together, there will be a film that peoples are concerning much. Mentioned above are comedy director/producer/writer Judd Apatow and actor/producer Adam Sandler that both are absolutely having many good times with their own comedic movies in summer box office. Now, two of them plus another breakthrough power named Seth Rogen will begin a further new journey with an anticipated film called “Funny People.” The film is a co-production between Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions and Apatow Productions, which also Apatow third project behind the camera since his breakthrough direction in

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While The Third Ice Age Met Dinosaurs Epoch

In 2002, “Ice Age” which made by new CGI animation studio called Blue Sky became a surprise box office hit for their distributor, 20th Century Fox. Given an acceptable budget of $60 million, the movie was expected to be a quiet but solid performer for the studio, however the animated flick debuted to a jaw-dropping $46.3 million on its way to $176.4 million domestically, and also hailed universally positive reception from movie critics. It was a shocking success stories for the previously unknown Blue Sky Studios which formed by a long forgotten group of CGI- programming forerunners from Disney Studio who made futuristic sci-fi “Tron.” Their story continued with a sequel to the project that made them famous,

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

PG | 1 hr 45 mins | Comedy, Sequel movie
The further adventures of down-and-out dreamer Larry Daley.
Synopsis:Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue two people who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.

Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Robin Williams

Movie Trailer Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

OK, Y'all....

While the rest of the world is trying to figure out if Oprah really wears a weave (she says no), or why your cousins minstreled it up to the highest power over some Popeye's for Earth Day (hilarious post!) and for some KFC last week, and why any type of moisture whatsoever is kryptonite to Gary Coleman (see picture above), Ms. Invisible tries to stay sane through the arts, but even I have succumbed a bit. But even as I try to stay afloat these days, please believe that I will never, ever, be as crazy as this chick right here:



Because of the changes I have been navigating, I wanted to be fair and let folks know what is going on. When I started this blog, I compiled a 'Negro Justice League' of bloggers, which consisted of me (of course), Undercover Black Man, Afronerd, PurpleZoe, and Supernegro, with Just Judith as our loyal Gal Friday. Well, two folded up their capes to do wonderful things; Supernegro aka Jeffrey L. Wilson, also a tech writer, went off to write a book, and Undercover Black Man, aka David Mills, just shut down shop to write with David Simon (The Wire) on a new HBO show that was greenlit called "Treme" (watch for it next year, read about it HERE).


Anyhoo, I thought about taking their route. If you want to be strong and leave the blogosphere, it is almost like quitting drugs, honestly. But I am not able to do it cold turkey. I love and enjoy my readers too much, and y'all know I love talking about film too much. So rather than have you guys keep checking for a new post that isn't there, I will be going on hiatus with this blog for an extended period.

Thank you to the readers that have encouraged me to keep it open and not shut down-- specifically the wonderful commenters, those who have started "following" my blog even in the absence of fresh posts, and my amazing brother and sister bloggers--big up to 4 of them who all gave me a "SPLASH AWARD" (yes 3 separate ones! see the award pic above) in the past 2 weeks--Professor Tracey of "Aunt Jemima's Revenge", Ms. Marvalus of "Opinionated Black Woman" and "Conversations With Marva" (who ALWAYS has my back through thick and thin!), and Aaron and Alaine from "A Political Season". All of these bloggers are super-duper intelligent Negroes on every level, so it was quite the honor, to say the least.

But fear not, while I am away from this blog, I will be contributing to another wonderful Black Cinema blog--"Shadow And Act". It is collaboration of me, Tambay Obenson from "The Obenson Report", my beloved Sergio from Ebony/Jet, and my Black Cinema comrades of "Must Love Movies", "Black Film Academy" and "The Black Box Office". Please join us daily over there, because unlike me, there are some overachievers there that actually have the nerve to post more than once a day, every day. Can you imagine?


Keep those martinis flowing... and stay woke! :-)


I WILL be back....until then......SHADOW AND ACT

Terminator Salvation

PG-13 | Action, Sci-Fi, Sequel Movie
John Connor, now in his 30s, leads what is left of the human race against the machines.
Synopsis:
In post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future that Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.

Director: McG
Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Jane Alexander, Helena Bonham Carter

Movie Trailer Terminator Salvation

Star Trek: Bring Back The Saga With Zoomed Credibility

Finally, the glamorous of summer movie has begin, J.J. Abrams’ new take to Gene Roddenberry’s classic sci-fi adventure “Star Trek” has infused our cinematic experience with all of the summer excitement and awesomeness magical.
J.J Abrams is one of the successful TV series creators who’s later tested his directing skill in big screen with the well-filmed but bland third film of “Mission: Impossible.” Last year his name also a bit shiny with the handy cam monster attack thriller “Cloverfield,” but this “Star Trek” perhaps can be referenced as "J.J. Abrams at his best” and “One of the best reimagining sci-fi movies of all time" which Trek fans will not be disappointed and also will amazed non Trek fans. The anticipations were paid off big time,

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The Soloist

PG-13 | 1 hr 49 mins | Drama, Biopic, Music, Adaptation Movie
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Julliard-trained musician while looking for a new article for the paper.
Synopsis:
Columnist Steve Lopez is at a dead end. The newspaper business is in an uproar, his marriage to a fellow journalist has fallen apart and he can’t entirely remember what he loved about his job in the first place. Then, one day, while walking through Los Angeles’ Skid Row, he sees the mysterious bedraggled figure Nathaniel Ayers, pouring his soul into a two-stringed violin. At first, Lopez approaches Ayers as just another story idea in a city of millions. But as he begins to unearth the mystery of how this alternately brilliant and distracted street musician, once a dynamic prodigy headed for fame, wound up living in tunnels and doorways, it sparks an unexpected quest. Imagining he can change Ayers’ life, Lopez embarks on a quixotic mission to get him off the streets and back to the world of music. But even as he fights to save Ayers’ life, he begins to see that it is Ayers with his unsinkable passion, his freedom-loving obstinacy and his valiant attempts at connection and love who is profoundly changing Lopez.

Director: Joe Wright
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisa Gay Hamilton

Movie Trailer The Soloist

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

PG-13 | 1 hr 40 mins | Romantic Comedy movie
A bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother's wedding.
Synopsis:
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead loves freedom, fun and women-in that order. A committed bachelor with a no-strings policy, he thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call while prepping his next date. Connor's brother Paul is more the romantic type. In fact, he's about to be married. Unfortunately, on the eve of the big event, Connor's mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for Paul, the wedding party and a houseful of well wishers including Connor's childhood friend Jenny, the one woman in his life who has always seemed immune to his considerable charm. Just when it looks like Connor may single-handedly ruin the wedding, he gets a wake-up call from the ghost of his late Uncle Wayne, the hard-partying, legendary ladies man upon whose exploits Connor has modeled his lifestyle. Uncle Wayne has an urgent message for his protege, which he delivers through the ghosts of Connor's jilted girlfriends past, present and future who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through a lifetime of failed relationships. Together, they will discover what turned Connor into such a shameless player and whether he has a second chance to find - and this time, keep - the love of his life.

Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Robert Forster, Anne Archer, Emma Stone, Michael Douglas

Trailer Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

The Host Of True Love In Memories Of Mother

Director of Korea's all-time box-office monster flick, “The Host” (2006), and the now cult classic serial-killer mystery, “Memories of Murder” (2003), Bong Joon-ho is return with his new oeuvre that will push the boundaries of Korean cinema even further. In his hard-hitting new crime drama, simply titled “Mother,” the lead character is not a detective but a devoted and determined mom. It’s absolutely differing from most thrillers which usually boasts a lineup of younger male actors, Korean veteran actress Kim Hye-Ja plays the role of a distressed mother, when her son is accused of a horrible murder in their neighborhood, her maternal instinct forces her to conduct her own investigation, one that will uncover dangerous secrets as she unravels the mysterious truth. Slated for release in May this summer, director Bong hopes to explore the unconditional love that all mothers have for their children.

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Obsessed (2009)

PG-13 | 1 hr 45 mins | Drama, Thriller Movie
A successful professional man finds his idyllic life threatened when a temp in his office begins stalking him.
Synopsis:
Derek Charles, a successful asset manager who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage to the beautiful Beth. But when Lisa, a temp worker, starts stalking Derek, everything he's worked so hard for, are placed in jeopardy.

Director: Steve Shill
Starring: Idris Elba, Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter, Bruce McGill, Jerry O'Connell, Christine Lahti

Movie Trailer Obsessed (2009)

Meet The America’s Most Wanted Public Enemies

Based on a painstaking Bryan Burrough's book “Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34,” the book that has been touted as one of the most accurate portrayals of the time period and the war between feds and gangsters, “Public Enemies” adaptation film is a cat-and-mouse thriller about the early days of the FBI, and one agent's pursuit of the Depression-era bank robber whose dizzy reign of stickups and near escapes ended in a hail of bullets outside of Chicago's Biograph Theater in 1934. Famous outlaw John Dillinger lived fast, died young, and left not only a handsome corpse but a legacy as one of the most notorious criminals of the 20th century. The power and influence of Dillinger and cronies like Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson was nearly unmatched in the early 1930s, and the young and somewhat disorganized Federal Bureau of Investigation was outmatched in trying to keep them in check.

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X Men Origins Wolverine: No Awful But Extremely Below Par

The long-awaited and much hyped set up of the origin tale for one of the most popular character in X-Men Universe, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” finally revealed at cinema everywhere. Now directed by An Oscar-winner himself (for Best Foreign Language Film “Tsotsi”), Gavin Hood, Hugh “Wolverine” Jackman find himself sharing the screen with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), Gambit (Taylor Kitsch), John Wraith (will.i.am), Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and Col. William Stryker (Danny Huston). Going into this movie like everyone else my expectations were of course huge, because of its reputation as the most popular and interesting character of all the X-men, the producers had too deliver this film with no excuses. But what I’ve got is an entire two hours comic adaptation film that doesn't hold a candle to the “X-Men” trilogy and also a big step back for the franchise in general, especially when you’re expecting the same level of “X-men” or “X-2,”

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