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Butter My Popcorn is back online!!!

2010-12-15T18:27:00.005-05:00

Butter My Popcorn is back online and ready to infest your mind with movie news and much, much more. We plan to bring you some great new things. Plus we are working hard on our full featured website. Which will have news, reviews, netflix and trailers galore. Enough talking, lets get to some movie stuff.

IRON MAN 3 will need a new director

If you haven't heard Jon Favreau won't be back as the Iron Man 3 director. Marvel has plans for Iron Man 3 to be a sequel to The Avengers which comes out sometime in 2012. When Iron Man 2 was in production there were rumblings that Jon wasn't satisfied with the script and how Marvel was approaching the film. He felt like they had too much input on how the film went. So who should become the next Iron Man director???

The Thor trailer is out
That is right an official Thor trailer was released last week. It seems to be some of the footage that was shown at SDCC this past summer mixed with a few new scenes. Thor is one of 2 big Marvel movies to come out next year. The other one is Captain America: The First Avenger.

Here is the Thor trailer:

Black Swan gets a nationwide release
Black Swan is already getting massive accolades and now the whole nation will get to feast their eyes on this psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet. Black Swan stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. It is directed by Darren Aronofsky who has brought such films as The Wrestler and Requiem for a Dream to the big screen.

Here is the trailer for Black Swan:

Shutter Island finally arrives and Kevin Smith fights Southwest

2010-02-16T12:33:00.007-05:00

Shutter Island was suppose to come out last fall. But it is time for some thrills from Martin Scorsese. This weekend is the release of Shutter Island. He casted his good friend Leonard Dicaprio for the films lead. Shutter Island was originally a book which was released in 2003 by author Dennis Lahane. He has seen his other work Mystic River which was adapted into another great film. So with Martin Scorsese adapting this book, we can only imagine what he has in store for us. Will these 2 have the success of their last film The Departed? We shall see....

Shutter Island takes place in 1954, two U.S. marshals investigate the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane on an island in Massachusetts. They run into trouble when they are deceived by the hospital's chief administrator, a hurricane hits, and all hell breaks loose.

Kevin Smith VS. Southwest Airlines

So if you haven't heard this week. Famed director Kevin Smith of such films like Clerks
, Chasing Amy and Cop Out. Was kicked off a Southwest flight this past week. For being TOO FAT! But Smith has been letting everyone know he is NOT TOO FAT. Southwest has apologized to Smith but he has put a challenge up to Southwest.

I guess Kevin Smiths twitter challenge is off now: "Hey @SouthwestAir: you bring that same row of seats to the DailyShow, and I'll sit in 'em for all to see on TV," he tweeted. "If I don't fit, I'll donate $10k to charity of your choice. But when I do (& buckle the belt as well)? 1) You admit you lied. 2) Change your policy, or at least re-train your staff to be a lot more human & a lot less corporate when they pull a poor girl off the plane & shame her."

He stated on his website that he is over the whole Southwestgate! Check it out here to hear him try and bring an end to this: http://silentbobspeaks.com/?p=393

Zombies invade the movie theater!!

2009-09-30T17:16:00.007-04:00

Do you hear that moaning as you leave the bar at 2 a.m.? It could be all the zombie fans lurking the streets this weekend. The one answer is Zombieland infects movie theaters around the states this Friday 10/3/09. This movie looks like tons of fun with Woody Harrelson going toe to toe with all sort of zombies. And from all early viewings of the film, it will be a smashing good time! It looks like a mix of Shaun of the Dead and Dawn of the Dead . So I am sure we can except the dead walking, running and coming to eat any human, with a shot of comedy thrown in! So who's down for killing some zombies?? I know I will check it out and be back with my brain filled review!

a Nightmare on Elm St. trailer is released!

So the first Nightmare on Elm St. trailer is all over the internet these days. For once I can say I am excited for a "reboot" of an older horror film. This film has Jackie Earle Haley starring as the menacing Freddy Krueger. And from the looks of it I think he will do a fine job as Freddy. Enough with all this talking about it. Here is the first trailer for Nightmare on Elm St. See you on Elm St!

Inglorious Bastards smashes the weekend and Avatar trailer is out!

2009-08-25T15:18:00.007-04:00

Inglorious Bastards had a record-breaking opening weekend for the month of August. It raked in $38 million its first weekend. With District 9 coming in 2nd place following its strong opening day release. Some people say this is one of Quentin Tarantino's best films. He used a FEW factual events. And ALOT of his imagination in this re-make. And people are loving Brad Pitt's southern twang voice saying "Our business is killing Nazis." So with Inglorious Bastards kicking the ass of some Nazis soldiers to District 9 alien slum story. You have some nice films for your viewing pleasure.

Avatar trailer released
James Camerons first film since Titanic has had the first full trailer released last week. The Avatar trailer broke all types of records for downloads since its release. It has been in the works for 5 years now. So with all James Camerons time being spent on this film, we can only wonder will it deliver like all his past films. At last here is the long awaited trailer for Avatar.

G.I. Joe will the Cobra rise or fall this weekend?!?

2009-08-05T09:34:00.008-04:00

So one of the last big action filled movies of the summer is upon us. G.I.Joe: Rise of the Cobra from early screenings its a fun filled cartoony action packed film. But why would Paramount not let critics review there movie? Well the answer is most critics slammed Transformers 2 another Paramount film and they don't want them doing the same to there last summer blowout movie! It's not only critics who think this film will do bad, it is the fans as well! So Paramount doesn't want the negative press from the critics, but to me this makes people think even more negative about the film. But one of the few early reviews on G.I.Joe: Rise of the Cobra is a good one from http://www.aintitcool.com/ Here is what they had to say: "You will be thoroughly entertained by this movie that simply never lets up on the action." So here is the take, it is all in the eye of the beholder! The main reason I still am interested in this film is two words Snake Eyes! So make your decision wisely on this next summer action flick!

2 Not so hyped New Movies

First off is the "love documentary" called Paper Heart. Starring Charlyne Yi who sets out on a journey to find out if true love does exist. She interviews all types of people from friends to strangers to romance novelists and even children. She ask them all there interpretation of love and does it exist. But on this journey she finds someone dear to her heart Michael Cera of Superbad (Unrated Widescreen Edition) fame and the camera rolls on while these two connect. This "documentary" looks interesting and fun to me. So check out the trailer for the film Paper Heart.

Next up is the film
I Sell the Dead A movie about 19th century grave robbers who have finally met there fate with the justice of the land. This story reflects on a young boys humble beginnings from stealing little things to stealing corpses and through these days he meets a grave digger by the name of Willie Grimes and they hunt down creatures who do not want to enter there final resting place. This film is getting a limited release. I for one will be going out to see this where ever I can. Here is a trailer for the film

So will you go out and see the supposed last big action blockbuster of the summer? Or will you take your viewing eyes to one of these less talked and hyped films?

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Comic Con 09

2009-07-25T12:43:00.005-04:00

So its another year of the biggest pop culture event Comic Con in San Diego. Comic Con is not just nerds with smelly armpits discussing the latest comic book news. It has become one of the biggest events for movie news and trailers! Movie stars were in full force the first 2 days at Comic Con. You had Johnny Depp to Kristen Stewart and the whole Twilight cast! Early word is that Twilight has ruled the Comic Con buzz. There were reports of lines so long to get into the Twilight Q and A. But besides the vampire followers of Twilight to me the big news was the release of the first Alice in Wonderland trailer! So here is the long awaited Alice in Wonderland trailer, brought to you by http://www.traileraddict.com/

Also another trailer released at Comic Con was Ninja Assassin. Here is a quick synopsis of the story. Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained assassin by the Ninjas of the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge. This film is produced by The Wachowski brothers who also brought us The Matrix trilogy. And a familiar name to the comic world helped pen the script J. Michael Straczynski. Looks pretty badass from this early trailer. With that said here is the trailer for your viewing pleasure.

Yes comics and comic cons have become semi mainstream! With the likes of The Dark Knight and Iron Man movies. Everyone these days knows of comic books and there movie lines. So if you have never been to a comic store I suggest you go and just look around. You will find some great reading material. And it seems Hollywood these days is buying up every good comic that is out there to be made into a movie. So for me comic books and movies go hand in hand now.

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Watchmen DVD released!!

2009-07-20T19:31:00.018-04:00

The Watchmen DVD is released today. With that being said the Watchmen (Director's Cut) (Two-Disc Special Edition + Amazon Digital Bundle + Digital Copy) is suppose to be the way we all should see this film. I can't wait to see the full directors cut. The Director's cut has a running time of 186 minutes and it is how Zack Snyder intended on the movie to be seen.

Everyone thought this would never work as a film, but I think Zack Snyder delivered with The Watchmen. And I'm sure with this Directors cut of the film I will believe that even more. So I will be out getting a copy of this Directors cut and screaming out The world will look up and shout "Save us!"... And I'll whisper "No."

Here is a short summary of The Watchmen

Someone’s killing our masked super heroes. The year is 1985 and super heroes- The Watchmen- have banded together to respond to the murder of one of their own. They soon uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger. The Watchmen fight to stop the impending doom only to find themselves a target for annihilation. But, if our super heroes are gone, who will save us? And who watchs The Watchmen?!?

So go out and get yourself a copy of The Watchmen(Director's cut) and just enjoy the ride! I know I will be!

Harry Potter making money and Bruno losing out...

2009-07-20T13:38:00.010-04:00

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince made $79.5 million over the weekend. And it did a whooping $159.7 million since its Wednesday release. Which is surprising since it is said this is the darkest of all the Harry Potter films. That didn't stop people from seeing it. From kids to adults, they all went out at 12am or this weekend to see there favorite wizard named Harry on the big screen. The same can't be said for Sacha Baron Coen's Bruno. Bruno only made a dismal $8 million on its second weekend. I have not seen it, but from what I heard on its opening weekend people were walking out of the theater before it end. So we can say Bruno = FAIL. I'm sure Mr. Potter and his mates will be raking in the money this following weekend as well.

Comic book movie news

So last week it became official Ryan Reynolds will play the Green Lantern. Looks like Reynolds will get to play a DC comics hero and a Marvel hero, that's if the Deadpool movie is moving foward. I think Ryan Reynolds will do good in both roles. I can see him as Hal Jordan and I can see him as Wade Wilson. Which we got a preview of him as Wade Wilson in Wolverine: Origins. So I am looking forward to both these films when they do come out.

Natalie Portman also officially is going to be in the new Thor movie in pre production now. She will be playing Jane Foster Thor's first love. This film has the potential to be an Epic film. Yes it is more fantasy than Iron Man, but I think this movie will be just as good as Iron Man.

Speaking of Iron Man, they have finished shooting Iron Man 2. I'm hoping they can deliver a great sequel as did Christopher Nolan did with The Dark Knight. From early reports and pictures it is looking like it will be. This movie will have tons of star power. From Robert Downey Jr. to Don Cheadle to Mickey Rourke and the ever so hot Scarlett Johansson. We can only wait for the first trailer to get super geeked out and excited. I will be waiting.....

G.I. Joe and summer time blues....

2009-07-12T17:35:00.021-04:00

So the more I read or see stuff on G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra the more I think it is going to be a disaster. First off you have the "X-men looking super suits" which look so ridiculous, since when did G.I. Joe turn into Iron Men? And the suits are based of the G.I. Joe cartoon Sigma 6, which also was made into a comic book by http://devilsdue.net/

BUT I'm sure everyone who grew up in the 80's wanted this movie to be like the 80's cartoon. Will it be? I'm not sure, but I highly doubt it. To me it looks like a big pile of dog sh*t, but that is just me. The one thing that caught my eye and looks totally bad ass is Snake Eyes. Snake Eyes is played by Ray Park, who also played the bad ass Sith Jedi Darth Maul. So come August 7th 2009 is G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Will you be seeing it? Or would you rather go to the dentist and get a root canal. Now that is a tough choice! But I MIGHT see it just for Snake Eyes. But I'm not going to hold my breath that this film will kick ass! I want it too, but I can't bring myself to believe it will. 80's fans lets hope I'm wrong!

Now to another movie coming out in August District 9. The more I see trailers for this film. The more I'm getting excited to see it. I still don't know all what it is about, but it looks different and intriguing. I think the less we know of this movie the better. Makes me as want to see it more the less I know. But I will post any updates of this film. Check out there viral website http://www.d-9.com/

Tonight at 12 Midnight
As the clock strikes 12 a.m. All the Hogwarts and Potter lovers will be out in your local theater casting spells and loving the newest installment of the Harry Potter series. I for one have not seen any of these films. I actually would like to read the books before I check out all the films. But from what I've seen in the trailers this movie looks pretty dam awesome! I've heard from fans of the Harry Potter series of books and films. That all these films stay true to the "actual" novels. And I believe its true with the millions of dollars these films and books make! Damn you J.K. Rowling, why didn't I think of some boy wizard going to some school!!!

Well have fun all you Potter fans who at Midnight will be in Potter heaven! While the rest of us sleep and drink the night away.

DVD news and notes
Just released on DVD was Knowing starring Nicholas Cage. Here is a quick summary of the story- A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school. The boy gets a paper full of numbers and later on that night Cage's character starts to realise these numbers are dates to horrible events. Some that have already occurred and others that are about to. This leads him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

This film was a good film that did not get alot of press. I watched it last night and really enjoyed the whole story. A good storyline, good special effects and suspense full and entertaining all in one.

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Survived the Weekend! Now its time for trailers!

2009-07-07T11:08:00.007-04:00

I hope everyone had a fun filled 4th of July. So if you are not too hungover or to full from cookouts all weekend, look at what I have in store for you today. I wanted to post a few trailers for some remaining summertime movies and for your viewing pleasure! Forget your work and everything else and take a look at these films. From bat smashing soldiers, to aliens on earth, to Woody from Cheers fighting Zombies. Here are some Trailers for your eyes.

Here is the trailer for Inglorious Bastards a film by Quentin Tarantino. This movie will be full of violence and plenty of F-bombs. Lets see if Quentin can deliver here. Since Death Proof felt like an hour of chicks talking about nothing.

Here is a look at a interesting movie called District 9. Peter Jackson is the producer of District 9. What is this film all about? I'm not to sure but does look interesting! It has a documentary feel to the trailer, but keeps you wondering what these aliens are doing here. I have faith in Peter Jackson to produce a good film. Just take a glance and make up your own mind.

Here is Zombieland starring Woody Harrelson, I know it doesn't come out till October but this movie just looks like kick-ass and laughs! I'm looking foward to this film. Looks funny and gory all in one!

July 3rd in Movieland....

2009-07-03T12:38:00.004-04:00

Well its about to be July 4th. That means cookouts, fireworks, beer and summer movies are in full effect. And this week a movie I've been wanting to see since the day I saw the first trailer is Public Enemies. Starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard. This film is directed by Michael Mann. It is a story about the infamous bank robber John Dillinger. From early reviews it seems to be a good movie! I am hoping so, I will be seeing it later this July 4th weekend and I will post my thoughts on it then. I hope this film follows in the steps of some of Michael Mann's previous films like Last of the Mochicans, Heat, and Collateral. And not in the same footsteps as Miami Vice, which was a bomb to say the least.

Now to my thoughts on the Transformers 2 Autobot Twin controversy. I feel they were not needed in the film one bit, yes they do sound like some guys from the hood or the hip hop generation. BUT people remember they are ROBOTS!!! and its a fictional story about alien ROBOTS!!! People these days just need to relax and enjoy the film for what it is. With this said Transformers 2 was not as good as the first one, but it was quite entertaining. So if you are looking to be entertained and see some good special effects this is the film for you.

DVD news and notes

So released this week was Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. I can only assume these film is not even worth watching. NO I have not seen it. Only thing maybe appealing to it would be seeing Kristin Kreuk kick some ass! So watch at your own risk!! If I were you I would rent or buy Gran Torino(which I talked about in my last post) or Taken. Those two films will entertain and deliver for you.

So everyone have a safe July 4th. Shoot off those fireworks, eat some much food you can't move and have a beer for some Independence.

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June 30th in Movieland....

2009-06-30T16:43:00.003-04:00

Well the big news this weekend besides the passing of Michael “The King of Pop” Jackson, was that Transformers 2 destroyed the box office! Transformers 2 raked in a bank roll of $ 201.2 million for its opening weekend. That comes in second place all-time, first place of course is last years blockbuster The Dark Knight. Even though almost every critic from here to Cybertron said this movie was a lame excuse for a movie. I have not seen it yet, but I am planning on it later this week and I will post my review here. I mean what do you expect when you go see a Micheal Bay movie? A wonderful, powerful storyline? NO you go for the big explosions and special effects! That’s why I will be seeing Transformers 2. To be entertained for 150 minutes!

And with all the talk of Michael Jackson, I can only imagine some Hollywood executive is brain storming a Michael Jackson movie. If and when this would happen who would play “The King of Pop”?

DVD news and Notes

One of the best movies from last year was released on to dvd this past week. Gran Torino said to be Clint Eastwoods last film and if it is what a wonderful piece of film it is. A story that has so much emotion and class. It is a masterpiece worth owning.

And now about a film I just watched that is not getting much buzz here in the States. I first heard about this movie here http://themovieblog.com/ It comes to us from the seas of Norway. Dead Snow a Norwegian zombie horror film. It follows in the footsteps of Evil Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Shaun of The Dead. It has laughs, gore, zombies and more zombies! It is a breath of fresh air when it comes to the zombie movie genre. So check it out.

Signing off until next time movie fans. Same blog time, same blog spot