X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaked online...

Alas, this is no April Fool's Joke... I wasn't going to name names, but it's pointless now. Someone at 20th Century Fox is in b...

Mother behind Megan's Law speaks out against charging 'sexting' children with child pornography

The current insane trend of charging young people (usually girls) with various forms of child pornography for posting or texting sexual imag...

Wolverine spin-off to feature comic book costumes? Plus the hilarious new poster.

It's a rare thing when the summer movie season starts with such a big question mark. But the behind the scenes drama regarding X-Men O...

Mendelson's Memos' Weekend Box Office Rundown (03/29/09)

Well, it's 3.55x for Monsters Vs. Aliens . The much hyped 3D toon from Dreamworks took in a best-of-2009 opening weekend of $59.3 mill...

Mendelon Memos' Friday night box office rundown (03/27/09)

This will be shorter than usual because so much is up in the air due to the nature of the two big openers. I will say that there was a majo...

Watchmen finally crosses $100 million...

I come not to gloat, but to mourn. It took a shockingly long 21 days , and it's pretty much finished at the domestic box office, but Wa...

Review: The Education Of Charlie Banks (2009)

The Education Of Charlie Banks 2009 101 minutes rated R by Scott Mendelson The Education Of Charlie Banks is a film that succeeds at being ...

Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are trailer goes online...

With the possible exception of Watchmen , no movie this year comes with more 'what the hell are they thinking?' baggage than Spike J...

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs trailer...

This one is for my wife. I think the trailer looks about as boring as unbuttered toast. Frankly, the mad scientist set-up seems to suggest...

If you loved The Go-Getter, then you must see The Dirty Garage!

The Dirty Garage - watch more funny videos The only thing that's missing is a cameo by (pick your favorites) Zooey Deschanel, Patrick F...

Review: Adventureland (2009)

Adventureland 2009 107 minutes Rated R by Scott Mendelson In Hollywood, political capital often comes in the form of a one-time free pass t...

Review: Knowing (2009)

Knowing 2009 120 minutes Rated PG-13 by Scott Mendelson Knowing is an awfully odd duck of a movie. It is also unexpectedly brave, going in...

In defense of Nicolas Cage...

As seems to happen whenever Nicolas Cage releases a commercial movie such as Knowing , the critics and pundits are bitterly asking just w...

Blu Ray Review: Tales Of The Black Freighter and Under The Hood (2009)

Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter and Under The Hood Available of DVD and Blu Ray on March 24th from Warner Home Video. by Scott Mend...

Natasha Richardson dies at 45 - and People Magazine is there (with 3D glasses!)

As most of you know by now, Natasha Richardson died yesterday after a skiing accident. Obvious sympathies go out to husband Liam Neeson, t...

Ron Silver - 1946-2009 (RIP)

Because of my heavy workload this week, I neglected to comment on the passing of actor/activist Ron Silver. He had been battling esophageal...

Watchmen continues to bleed, Witch Mountain races to #1, and Taken will not die (weekend box office rundown for 03-15-09)

Well, the bleeding clotted somewhat on Watchmen , with a 'mere' 68% drop in weekend two , ending with $17.7 million. It's ten-d...