Summer Movies

From 'Men In Black 3' To 'American Idol': The Week's Harshest Reviews

Posted 05.26.2012

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On Wednesday, "American Idol" crowned its new champion, Phillip Phillips, a 21-year-old crooner from Georgia. However, not everyone was pleased with P...

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The Problem With 'Battleship'

Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Battleship, Avengers, Battleship Movie, Summer Movies, Battleship Reviews, The Avengers, Battleship Ratings, Action Movies, Battleship Rihanna, Slideexpand, Entertainment News
Kia Makarechi

Families taking children to summer blockbuster after intergalactic war thriller would do well to end the evening with a conversation about the sacrifices incumbent in such fantastically bright explosions.

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Lee Hernandez

WATCH: Latino Stars Take Over The Summer's Hottest Films

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Hernandez | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Cultura, Video, Summer Movies, Summer Movie Preview, Girl in Progress, Rock of Ages, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Latino Summer Movie Preview, Savages, The Dark Knight Rises, Slideexpand, To Rome With Love, Safety Not Guaranteed, Latino Voices News

Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Mendes - this summer's hottest movie releases feature A-list Latina stars! From stud...

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Must-See Summer Movie Preview

Common Sense Media | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Madagascar 3, Upcoming Movies, The Amazing Spider-Man, Summer Movie Preview 2012, The Avengers, Summer Movie Preview, Slidepollajax, Dark Shadows, Summer Movies, Parents News
Common Sense Media

With sequels, explosive superhero adventures and eye-popping animated flicks taking over theaters this summer, it might be hard to decide what films are worth your family's time.

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The Ultimate 'Must-See' Summer Movie Guide! (VIDEO)

> | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: The Dictator, The Amazing Spiderman, The CAMPAIGN, The Bourne Legacy, Men in Black 3, Summer Movie Trailers, Ice Age: Continental Drift, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Rock of Ages, The Mash, Madagascar 3, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, Summer Movies 2012, That's My Boy, Battleship, Dark Knight Rises, Summer Movies, Brave Pixar, Ted, Summer Movie Guide, Teen News

By Jimmy Loomos Jimmy is a senior at Maine South. He’s a student reporter for The Mash, a weekly teen publication distributed to Chicagoland high...

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12 Breakout Stars For Summer 2012

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Diego Boneta, Rihanna, Summer Movie Preview 2012, Luke Kirby, Jake Johnson, Slideexpand, Summer Movies 2012, Video, Summer Movies, Summer Movie Preview, Cobie Smulders, Hollywood Buzz, Summer Breakout Stars, Entertainment News

Before last summer, Jessica Chastain and Michael Fassbender were just a couple of young actors trying to make it in the crazy world of Hollywood. Now ...

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Summer Movie Preview: 29 Most Anticipated Releases Of 2012

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Summer Movie Preview 2012, Magic Mike, Rock of Ages, The Dark Knight Rises, Slideexpand, Marvel's the Avengers, Summer Movies 2012, Video, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, Summer Movies, Summer Movie Preview, Brave, Entertainment News

"Marvel's The Avengers," out on Friday, doesn't just culminate years of planning by Marvel to bring together Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and Captain America ...

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Summer of the Hominids

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Movie Reviews, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Movies, Project Nim, Planet of the Apes Review, Summer Movies 2011, Summer Movies, Rise of the Planet of the Apes Review, Project Nim Review, Entertainment News
Wallace J Nichols

Do whatever you have to do to see the following two films in immediate sequence, back-to-back, double feature style: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Project Nim. My memories of the two films have blurred into one four hour ape-a-thon retro chimp-epic.

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Before Twilight: 17 Classic Teen Movies It's Time to Netflix

Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Favorite Summer Movies, Summer Movies, Movie Trailer, Teen Movies, Teens, Parents-Summer-Fun, Summer Kids Movies, Tweens, Movies for Summer, Summer Movie Classics, Summer Classics, Slidepollajax, Parents News

Before Zac Efron and the stars of "Twilight" glued tweens and teens to their iPads -- before these heartthrobs could even walk, existed a generation o...

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10 Classic Movies That Turn Up the Heat for Summer

John Farr | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Richard Dreyfuss, Academy Awards, James Stewart, River Phoenix, Best Movies by Farr, Rod Steiger, Emma Stone, Blu-Ray, Alfred Hitchcock, Gianni Di Gregorio, Michael Cera, Grace Kelly, Summer Movies, Frances McDormand, Summer, Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Rob Reiner, Criterion Collection, Patrick Fugit, Jonah Hill, Burt Lancaster, Billy Wilder, Billy Crudup, Judd Apatow, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies, John Candy, Thirteen/WNET, Bill Murray, Kathleen Turner, Tom Hanks, Greg Mottola, Kevin Costner, William Hurt, Kate Hudson, Cameron Crowe, Adam Sandler, Sidney Poitier, Entertainment News
John Farr

I googled "best summer-themed movies" but I think what I got was "any summer-themed movie."For those who want a little extra quality in their summer fare, here comes a varied but more rewarding list.

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Lucas Kavner

Will The 'Super 8' Veil Of Secrecy Pay Off?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Film Marketing, JJ Abrams, Summer Movies, The Blair Witch Project, Steven Spielberg, Green Lantern, Cloverfield, Super 8, Monster Movies, Bridesmaids, Paramount, Lost, Entertainment News

In a summer of prequels, sequels and overblown budgets, will anyone turn out to see a movie with no big stars, no clear plot and a monster shrouded in...

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Let's Sue Hollywood for Movie Malpractice

James Napoli | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Bad Movies, Malpractice, Pirates of the Caribbean, Entertainment Industry, Transformers, Green Lantern, Thor, Law Suits, Jackie Chiles, Movies, Captain America, Summer Movies, Comedy News
James Napoli

Perhaps the right hungry, Jackie Chiles-style lawyer could lead the charge on suing moviemakers for malpractice and getting the American public some compensation for all the crappy films they have had to endure.

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2010 Summer Movie Review Part I: The Moments That Mattered.

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salt, Karate Kid, Prince of Persia, The Last Airbender, Winter's Bone, Summer Movies, Blockbusters, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

We'll see if my schedule allows me to do a compressive 'end of summer' box office wrap-up, but since summer 2010 doesn't officially end until September third, I figure I've got time.

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The Expendables: It's the Ultimate Team-up of All Your Favorite Action Stars, Except It's Missing Nearly all of Your Favorite Action Stars

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Expendables, Summer Movies, Summer Movies 2010, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Truth be told, if you were a child of the 80s and early 90s, when it came to pure action, it was all about Schwarzenegger, Stallone, and Willis. Since most of the 'A-team' didn't show up, who exactly did Stallone corral?

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2010 Is the Worst Year for Movies Ever, Just Like Every Year Before It

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

Yes, yes, 2010 is the worst year for movies EVER, screams Joe Queenan of the WSJ. There have been plenty of years where I felt 'this is the worst year/summer ever.' The truth is, we remember the movies that are worth remembering.

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Hollywood Runs Out of Superheroes, Brings Classic Chewing Gum to Big Screen

Spencer Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iron Man, Comic Books, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, The Dark Knight, Superheroes, Summer Movies, Fanboys, Spider-Man, Gum, Movies, Comedy News
Spencer Green

In a statement which has caused seismic fanboy shock waves, Hollywood announced that it has officially run out of superheroes to adapt into motion pic...

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Does Inception Salvage the Summer Movie Season?

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Bond, Inception, William Gibson, Batman, The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan, Robert Downey, Leonardo Dicaprio, Toy Story, Iron Man, Summer Movies, Summer Blockbuster, Summer Movies 2010, Paul Verhoeven, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Sinatra, Harrison Ford, Blade Runner, The Matrix, Total Recall, George Clooney, Philip K. Dick, Ocean's 11, Ridley Scott, Entertainment News
William Bradley

You can enjoy Inception in any number of ways, as action film with big brain, science fiction with multiple twists, spy flick, heist flick, love story, or simply a big budget spectacle.

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At the Behest of Inception

Oghene Oyiborhoro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inception, Summer Movies, Leonardo Dicaprio, Christopher Nolan, Pop Culture, Dreams, Entertainment News
Oghene Oyiborhoro

Unfortunately, you can not fully be told what Inception is -- you have to see it for yourself.

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Shift Change: The 35th Anniversary of Jaws and Shampoo Marks the Transition From New Hollywood to Blockbuster

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shampoo, Jaws, Summer Movies, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Jaws brought a new scale of thrill to movies. If blockbusters today were more like Jaws and less like, say, the Transformers pictures, the culture would be less ADD and shallow than it is.

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Summertime Movie Blues

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Summer Movies, Iron Man 2, Iron Man Movie, Summer Movie Season, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

If you think of the year in movies in food terms, then the period from early May through Labor Day is like being required to shop exclusively in the junk-food aisle of your local supermarket.

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Summer Movies 2010: Which Are You Most Excited For? (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Knight and Day, Going the Distance, Eat Pray Love, Prince of Persia, The Adjustment Bureau, Sex and the City 2, The a-Team, Summer Blockbusters, Film, Movies, Summer Movies 2010, Iron Man 2, Summer Movies, The Expendables, Slidepollajax, Twilight Eclipse, Letters to Juliet, Entertainment News

The summer months are generally a time when the studios roll out their blockbusters, and 2010 is no exception. From highly anticipated action flicks l...

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Cyrus: A Movie Review and Discussion with The Duplass Brothers

Caitlin Colford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Caitlin Colford, Leslie Hassler, Summer Movies, Directors, Jonah Hill, John C. Reilly, The Duplass Brothers, Cyrus, Marisa Tomei, Movies, Independent Film, Fox Searchlight, New York News
Caitlin Colford

Cyrus is the definition of good filmmaking and a pure pleasure to watch. The Duplass Brothers take their time with every edit, creating a concise, well thought out narrative.

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We've Only Just Begun... to Live: Explaining the Slow Box Office Start to the Summer 2010 Movie Season

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shrek, The Karate Kid, Summer Movies, Summer Movies 2010, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Listen people, we are not in a summer box office slump. In other words, come this Friday, to quote the last true mid-June giant, "Now... the real game begins now."

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Why Summer Movies Suck

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Why are they making another sequel to two films which, future studies will show, can cause brain damage to anyone who watches them? Because adults don't matter to Hollywood.

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How Spielberg and Lucas Caught The Surfing Bug

deadline.com | Mike Fleming | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Summer Movies, Cannes, Steven Spielberg, Surfing, George Lucas, Big-Wednesday, Cannes Film Festival, Movies, Hollywood, Los Angeles News

When freak waves recently soaked the beach at Cannes, nobody was as happy among the incoming festival crowd as Sam George, who with Greg MacGillivray ...

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