Movie Review: Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

No movie — whether aimed at adults or kids or canines themselves — has the right to be as tiresome and unoriginal as this action-comedy mutt. The plot of Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore concerns cat and dog spies who team up to fight a feline terrorist. Is it too much to hope that, by exhausting the English language’s supply of bad animal puns, the filmmakers may have spared us any more sequels? Read more

Movie Review: Charlie St. Cloud

Zac Efron may be the prettiest young actor in movies today — he’s like a preppy update of Shaun Cassidy in his teen-dream prime — but he also demonstrates that looks will get you only so far. As the title golden boy of Charlie St. Cloud, Efron plays a small-town competitive sailor whose beloved little brother, Sam (Charlie Tahan), gets killed in a car crash. (Charlie was at the wheel.) Read more

New Movies In Theaters July 30, 2010

Dinner for Schmucks

Release Date: July 30, 2010

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Director: Jay Roach

Trailer

Movie Website: DinnerforSchmucks.com

Actors/Actresses: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Jemaine Clement, Jeff Dunham, Bruce Greenwood, Ron Livingston, Stephanie Szostak, Lucy Davenport, Kristen Schaal Read more

Will Natalie Portman Play the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

With a director, producer and Daniel Craig already signed on, and even a release date penciled in, the Hollywood adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is now on the hunt for its leading lady. Read more

Movie Trailer: The Expendables

The Expendables

Release Date: August 13, 2010

Genre: Action, Thriller

MPAA Rating: R

Studio: Lionsgate

Director: Sylvester Stallone

Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone

Movie Website: Expendablesthemovie.com

Actors/Actresses: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, Giselle Itie, Eric Roberts, David Zayas, Steve Austin Read more

Movie Trailer: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Release Date: August 13, 2010

Genre: Action, Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Studio: Universal Pictures

Director: Edgar Wright

Screenwriter: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright

Movie Website: ScottPilgrimthemovie.com

Actors/Actresses: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman Read more

‘Inception’ trumps ‘Salt’ with $43.5M weekend

Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Inception” has won a battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie’s “Salt” at the weekend box office.

“Inception” remained the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend with $43.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Warner Bros. thriller featuring DiCaprio as leader of a team that sneaks into people’s dreams raised its 10-day total to $143.7 million. Read more

New Movies In Theaters July 23, 2010

Salt

Release Date: July 23, 2010

Genre: Action, Thriller

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)

Director: Phillip Noyce

Screenwriter: Kurt Wimmer

Trailer

Movie Website: WhoIsSalt.com

Actors/Actresses: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor Read more

Movie Trailer: The Other Guys

The Other Guys

Release Date: August 6, 2010

Genre: Action, Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)

Director: Adam McKay

Screenwriter: Adam McKay, Chris Henchy

Movie Website: theotherguys-movie.com

Actors/Actresses: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Rob Riggle, Damon Wayans Jr. Read more

Movie Trailer: Step Up 3D

Step Up 3D

Release Date: August 6, 2010

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Studio: Touchstone Pictures (Disney)

Director: Jon M. Chu

Screenwriter: Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer

Movie Website: MySpace.com/StepUpmovie

Actors/Actresses: Adam Sevani, Alyson Stoner, Rick Malambri, Sharni Vinson, Keith “Remedy” Stallworth, Kendra Andrews, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Joe Slaughter Read more

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