Valerie Atherton's Playground and Intellectual Department

Earlier this year, I went to see an animated cartoon at the movie theater and when I got there, there was a hugantic line for it. I asked the ticket person why there were so many people and he said because the movie was in 3D. ...

Before movies come out, Hollywood people do what is called a test screening or a sneak preview to gauge audience reactions and whatever. This way, if a bunch of people are all, “Oh, I wish there were less ...

Bang, Bang, Ouch!, Awww Typically, this is my reaction tohistorical war movies, but I am a fan of Brad Pitt, so it was a toss up whether to see this war movie. Seeing people shooting guns and other people ...

Everyone knows, summer wouldn’t be summer without an action-packed blockbuster that kicks butt. Well, you don’t have to worry anymore because this summer is now officially a real summer thanks to Shia LaBeouf’s new movie blockbuster, Transformers 2.

Summer is fast approaching and I, for one, am super excited. No matter what state you live in, summer means one thing: going to the beach. Some of my friends (hi, Dianne B!) actually go to the beach and surf, but I’m not that bold or that cool. ...

To some, California is the Golden State. To others, it’s the state that is cool and has famous people. To the robots and people of Terminator Salvation, though, it’s a gigantic battlefield.

All of the movie sites have been buzzing about the release of the movie Star Trek. Personally, I didn’t have a ton of interest. I thought, “Oh, a space movie. I don’t have a ton of interest in that.” Everyone ...

He has claws in his fist (like a cat), the ability to heal (like Jesus) and he has a beard that doesn’t grow all the way (kind of like Christian Bale). He is Xman and is the title character of the superhero movie starring Britain actor Hugh Jackson in the reprisal role.

Since there’s nothing out right now that I feel like reviewing and because my birthday is coming up (clearing throat as a hint to view Amazon wish list, clearing throat as a hint to view Amazon wish list), ...

Never before in the decades Hollywood’s been around has there been such an exciting time as now. Think about it, even though movie ticket prices keep going up and up, movies keep having record-breaking premier weekends. ...

I was talking with my friend Sarah (hi, Sarah!) and we started talking about Shia, of course. We talked about movies he’s made, then about upcoming movies he’s making that haven’t come out, yet. Eventually, ...

Sometimes a movie comes along that only has non-famous actors in it and it becomes a huge success, regardless. Juno was like that and it went on to be nominated for something. Well, this year’s unlikely hit is based on a book and called The Watchmen.

It is obvious that one of the biggest movies of this movie season has been Brad Pitt’s The Curious Benjamin Button Case. With the exception of maybe those weird guys that always wore black in school and liked horror movies, most moviegoers found this movie to be incredibly endearing. ...