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Monsters University Review By: MattInRC The prequel comedy Monsters University is funny, digestible, and ultimately forgettable. How is it that a comedy which first arrived in 2001 took 12 more years to make a prequel-followup? It's not uncommon, but such time distance usually wrecks havoc on audiences' memories and appreciation of the current material. In other words, absence makes the heart forget. In almost an after-thought, Monsters University arrives ready to establish a franchise that should have started years ago. The result is an enjoyable but unremarkable film that takes too long to remind us why we liked Monsters Inc in the first place. Set up as an origin story, our tale follows the rise of the one-eyed monster Mike ( Billy Crystal , When Harry Met Sally) and the furry Sully ( John Goodman , Flight) as they attend Monsters University, hoping to embark upon a professional career of scaring young sleepers. Mike is the bookworm and not a good tes

WORLD WAR Z Review By: MattInRC Does the long-delayed World War Z prove its meddle, or does it get eaten up by flesh-eating zombies? If you've been following the production nightmare behind World War Z , you have to wonder how it ever made it out to theaters: a long-delayed path to securing the funding to shoot, plus a massive re-write of the script, resulting in a six-week re-shoot of Act 3 costing more than $70 million, and finally director and star not getting along. Such issues would have killed most projects, but this is Brad Pitt after all, and he's demonstrated many times his tenacity in seeing a project through. And while somewhat enjoyable, the film resembles the original book in name only, dumping many characters alongside the road like an unwanted bag of trash. As the zombie apocalypse descends on the world, former UN operative Gerry Lane ( Brad Pitt , Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and his family are caught without means of escape. But when help arrives i

ABC TAKES ON COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2013 Hit Series “ Once Upon a Time ” Returns for Its Third Consecutive Year Two of the Fall’s Most Anticipated New ABC Series, “ Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D ” And “ Once Upon a Time in Wonderland ,” Will Make Their Comic-Con Debuts ABC will be bringing star power to Comic-Con 2013, with its returning fan favorite “ Once Upon a Time ,” as well as two new highly anticipated series debuting this fall, “ Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D “ and “ Once Upon a Time in Wonderland .” On Friday, July 19 , Marvel Television will introduce fans to their first live action television epic with their new ABC series, “ Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D .,” featuring a panel with executive producer Joss Whedon and Marvel’s Head of Television and series executive producer Jeph Loeb. The show will also be spotlighted at the Marvel Entertainment Booth on the Convention Center floor throughout the entire weekend, with special surprises to be announced! Satu

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For DESPICABLE ME 2 . The screening is on Thursday, June 27 @ 7:00PM-Manchester Stadium in Fresno. DESPICABLE ME 2  is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me . Produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, both films are directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell, Russell Brand, and Miranda Cosgrove reprise their roles. Kristen Wiig , who played Miss Hattie in the first film, voices agent Lucy Wilde. New cast members include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, head of the Anti-Villain League. A spin-off film Minions , focusing mainly on Gru's yellow henchmen before they have met, is set to be released on December 19, 2014. Gru is no longer a villain after saving his three adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes from Vector in the fir

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For DESPICABLE ME 2 . The screening is on Thursday, June 27 @ 7:00PM-AMC Metreon In San Francisco. DESPICABLE ME 2  is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me . Produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, both films are directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell, Russell Brand, and Miranda Cosgrove reprise their roles. Kristen Wiig , who played Miss Hattie in the first film, voices agent Lucy Wilde. New cast members include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, head of the Anti-Villain League. A spin-off film Minions , focusing mainly on Gru's yellow henchmen before they have met, is set to be released on December 19, 2014. Gru is no longer a villain after saving his three adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes from Vector in the first

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For The Way, Way Back . The screening is on July 11, 2013 @ 7:00 pm in Santa Clara @ AMC Mercado. The Way, Way Back is an upcoming 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash . It premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Be sure to come back later. We got to sit down with the writers and directors  Nat Faxon  and  Jim Rash and you can enjoy our exclusive interview with them . The film stars Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Rob Corddry, Amanda Peet, Maya Rudolph,  Nat Faxon,  Jim Rash   and Liam James . The story of 14-year-old Duncan's summer vacation with his mother, Pam, her overbearing boyfriend, Trent, and Trent's daughter, Steph. Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up and begins to finally find his pla

The Spectacular Now is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by James Ponsoldt , written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (based on The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp), and starring Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley . The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley both won acting awards. Critics there gave it overwhelmingly positive reviews, saying, " John Hughes would be proud ." It is set to be released in theaters on August 2, 2013 Sutter Keely ( Miles Teller ) lives in the now. It’s a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he’s the life of the party, loves his job at a men’s clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he’s never far from his supersized, whisky-fortified Thirst Master cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finicky ( Shailene Woodley ) hovering over him. She’s different: th

STARZ is going all out this year at Comic-Con 2013. PIRATES WANTED! STARZ UNFURLS FAN-ONLY SNEAK PEEK SCREENING OF “ BLACK SAILS ” AT COMIC-CON. FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MICHAEL BAY , CREATED BY JONATHAN STEINBERG (“JERICHO,” “HUMAN TARGET”) AND ROBERT LEVINE (“TOUCH”) WHAT : Exclusive sneak peek screening of the highly anticipated high-seas STARZ Original drama from Executive Producer Michael Bay, “Black Sails.” The first episode will be screened for fans only during Comic-Con 2013. Special guests to be announced. WHEN : Thursday, July 18th. Details to follow. ABOUT : The pirate adventure “Black Sails” centers on the tales of Captain Flint ( Toby Stephens ) and his men and takes place twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver ( Luke Arnol