Full Trailer: Oz The Great & Powerful

I was all set to hate on this trailer, but to my shock (and dismay) I kinda liked it.  Wow.  How'd that happen  Am I just in a different head space than I was a few months ago?  Maybe.  Or I'm I just won over by the talking monkey?  Yeah, that's probably it.  I still think James Franco is horribly miscast as Oz, but Mila Kunis & Rachel Weisz feel right at home.  I can take or leave Michelle Williams.

--Brad

Star Trek vs Star Wars!

Ah.  The Great Debate.  Star Trek or Star Wars.  From the ages of 3-20 I would have said, Star Wars.  But now, post Phantom Menace.  I gotta go with Star Trek.  And since 1999 I've become a full blown Trekkie.  I'm finding my Star Wars love again, but Trek is where it's at.  Kirk & Co.  Space, The Final Frontier.  Set Phasers for Awesome.

IGN put together this fun little video asking Celebrities to choose between the two Dork Franchises and I love each and everyone of the folks who picked Trek.  Tom Hardy & Chris Pine you damn better pick Trek.  But Clark Gregg, Taylor Kitsch, Mila Kunis, Ryan Reynolds--you make me smile.

But at the end of the day, there really is room for both.  Hand in hand.

--Brad

Poster: Oz, The Great & Powerful

Here's the first poster for Sam Raimi's Oz The Great and Powerful and I still don't care.  Humpf.  That's a little harsh.  I really do love the classic musical and the nightmarish Return to Oz is one of my boyhood favorites, but I just can't get excited about the modern era of Raimi...or at least the post-Spider-Man Raimi.  Drag Me To Hell was kinda fun but also absolutely forgettable.  We'll just have to wait and see what the San Diego Comic Con panel has to offer.

--Brad