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.

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.

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...

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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...

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."

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.

When I first started going, San Diego was the place every cartoonist would get together to schmooze. The parties to get into were not the ones sponsored by IMAX or Wired.

My love conversation with Charlyne Yi at the Just For Laughs Comedy Conference and Film Festival in Montreal earlier this week.

If it's a rainy weekend and you want to channel that summer feeling, you can rent always rent Dirty Dancing, Grease, Jaws or any number of Will Smith ...