Wednesday, January 6, 2010

New Movies For This Weekend 01/08/2010

(New releases as listed on the Tinseltown website)
*links to movie websites below*


- Daybreakers

- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

- Leap Year

- Youth in Revolt

YOUTH IN REVOLT - teaser poster [click to enlarge] DAYBREAKERS - poster [click to enlarge]

Source: Cinematical.com

Source: Horror-Movies.ca



Next Week's Releases (listed on IMDb.com):
The Spy Next Door
The Book of Eli

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Potato Wedges for the week of 01/04/2010

Highlights: The season finale of Fear News; a new trailer for Kick-Ass; new LOST pics with a religious slant; and Soundgarden news.

 

GENERAL:

 

MOVIES:

 

TV SHOWS:

  • CHUCK
    • New Promo "Love vs. Career" [click here or watch below]

  • SMALLVILLE
    • New Episodes Return January 22nd - New Promo! [click here or watch below]

 

MUSIC:

 

COMIC BOOKS:

Closing Thought:

HUMAN TARGET premiering on FOX January 17th [click to see larger version]

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Weekly Couch Potato News for 01/03/2010

Here's the link for the Weekly Ads.

DVDs (released on Tuesday):

  • Chuck: Season 2
  • The Final Destination
  • Super Friends: Season One, Vol. One
  • Browse the full list of January 5th DVD releases on Amazon.com.

Music (released on Tuesday):

TV Shows (most info from http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/):

  • Tonight – nothing noteworthy
  • Monday – NBC has 2 new episodes of Heroes starting @ 8pm.
  • Tuesday – ABC is where you want to be with a new episode of Scrubs @ 8pm, a new episode of Better Off Ted @ 8:30pm, another new episode of Scrubs @ 9pm, another new episode of Better Off Ted @ 9:30pm, and a new episode of the forgotten @ 10pm.
  • Wednesday – NBC has a new episode of Mercy @ 8pm.
  • Thursday – nothing noteworthy
  • Friday – Cartoon Network has new episodes of Batman: The Brave & The Bold @ 7:30pm and Ben 10: Alien Force @ 8:30pm. FOX has the first of the final 3 episodes of Dollhouse @ 9pm. Syfy has a new episode of Sanctuary @ 10pm.
  • Saturday – Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Secret Saturdays @ 9pm.
  • Next Sunday (01/10) – NBC has the 2-hour season premiere of Chuck.

Events:

Comic Books (released on Wednesday? maybe Thursday this week due to the holiday):

Here is this week's list of new comics, including Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #2, Suicide Squad #67 (a Blackest Night tie-in), Superman: World Of New Krypton #11, and Weird Western Tales #71 (a Blackest Night tie-in).

BLACKEST NIGHT: WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 3) [click to enlarge] SUICIDE SQUAD #67 [click to enlarge] SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #11 (OF 12) [click to enlarge] WEIRD WESTERN TALES #71 [click to enlarge]

Movies (in theaters beginning Friday):

This is the weekend that you've been waiting for. Daybreakers and Youth In Revolt are out this Friday. Unfortunately, Bitch Slap is only out in extremely limited release. Check out the trailers below and click here for the full list of this weekend's releases.

DAYBREAKERS theatrical trailer [click here or watch below]

YOUTH IN REVOLT theatrical trailer 2 [click here or watch below]

BITCH SLAP theatrical trailer [click here or watch below]

Closing Thought:

LOST season 6 - February 2nd

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Potato Wedges for the week of 12/28/2009

Beer & French Fries

Highlights: Two very cool movie trailers – one courtesy of Kevin Smith, the other courtesy of Chris Nolan. A video that sort of reverse-engineers The Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up." Also, other randomness. Happy New Year!

 

GENERAL:

 

MOVIES:

 

TV SHOWS:

  • LOST
    • New Final Season teaser trailer [click here or watch below]

  • COMMUNITY
    • Ken Jeong (aka 'Senor Chang') visits TV Guide Magazine [click here or watch below]

Clone Wars Weekly - VOICING A GRIEVOUS

 

MUSIC:

 

COMIC BOOKS:

Closing Thought:

Squeeze Bacon

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Weekly Couch Potato News for 12/27/2009

Here's the link for the Weekly Ads.

DVDs (released on Tuesday):  Megan Fox in JENNIFER'S BODY [click to enlarge]

  • Paranormal Activity
  • Jennifer's Body
  • A Perfect Getaway
  • 9
  • Carriers
  • Browse the full list of December 29th DVD releases on Amazon.com.

Music (released on Tuesday):

TV Shows (most info from http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/):

  • Tonight – nothing noteworthy
  • Monday – nothing noteworthy (except a Community marathon starting @ 8pm on NBC)
  • Tuesday – ABC has a repeat of Scrubs @ 9pm followed by a new episode of Better Off Ted @ 9:30pm.
  • Wednesday – nothing noteworthy
  • Thursday – nothing noteworthy
  • Friday – ABC has new episodes of Better Off Ted @ 8:30pm and Scrubs @ 9pm. Cartoon Network has a new episode of Batman: The Brave & The Bold @ 7:30pm and 2 new episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars starting @ 9pm.
  • Saturday – nothing noteworthy

Events:

Comic Books (released on Wednesday):

Here is this week's list of new comics, including Blackest Night #6.

BLACKEST NIGHT #6 (OF 8) [click to enlarge]

Movies (in theaters beginning Friday):

Well, you can click here to see what IMDb has listed as this weekend's releases, but there are only two independent films shown. It's too early right now to tell what might be going into wider release this week since the theaters haven't posted their Friday showtimes yet. In the meantime, you can check out what you have to look forward to later in the month of January.

Closing Thought:

Pearls Before Swine - "Be Positive" [click to enlarge]

Calendar for January 2010:

January 2010 Desktop Calendar [click to get the full size version]

Saturday, December 26, 2009

January 2010 Movie Guide

Here's your guide to January's theatrical releases. Release dates and actor/director names are from IMDb.com.  These are just highlights. If you want to see everything coming out this month, go to the IMDb January Releases page.  All movie trailers are from TrailerAddict.com. For the latest trailers and TV spots, you can follow them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/traileraddict or fan them on Facebook at http://facebook.com/TrailerAddicts.

 

Friday, January 1st

nothing noteworthy

 

Friday, January 8th

DAYBREAKERS - Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig; Stars: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill (Full Cast)

Theatrical Trailer B [click here or watch below]

 
YOUTH IN REVOLT - Director: Miguel Arteta; Stars: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Ray Liotta (Full Cast)

New Red-Band Trailer [click here or watch below]

 

Friday, January 15th

THE BOOK OF ELI - Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes; Stars: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson (Full Cast)

International Trailer [click here or watch below]

 

Friday, January 22nd

LEGION - Director: Scott Stewart; Stars: Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton (Full Cast)

Red-Band Trailer [click here or watch below]

 

Friday, January 29th

EDGE OF DARKNESS - Director: Martin Campbell; Stars: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston (Full Cast)

Theatrical Trailer [click here or watch below]

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

New Movies For This Holiday Weekend 12/25/2009

(New releases as listed on the Tinseltown website)
*links to movie websites below*


- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel    ~ in theaters now

- It's Complicated

- Nine

- Sherlock Holmes

- Up in the Air ~ in theaters now

Source: Official Website



Next Week's Releases (listed on IMDb.com):
The White Ribbon
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

Potato Wedges for the week of 12/21/2009

santa spud

Highlights: New movie trailers, new music videos, Dexter interviews, and catching up with Heroes.

 

GENERAL:

 

MOVIES:

 

TV SHOWS:

    • Dexter/Trinity: Season 4 Finale Interview [click here or watch below]

 

MUSIC:

  • SLIPKNOT - Short Film for the song "Snuff" guest starring Malcolm McDowell [click here or watch below]

 

COMIC BOOKS:

Closing Thought:

Astor, Cody, Dexter & Rita

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Weekly Couch Potato News for 12/20/2009

lazy christmas tree

Here's the link for the Weekly Ads. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER [click to enlarge]

DVDs (released on Tuesday):  

  • (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
  • DISTRICT 9
  • Extract
  • Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side
  • Browse the full list of December 20th DVD releases on Amazon.com.

Music (released on Tuesday):

  • Mudvayne - Mudvayne [official site] (This is allegedly being released one day early, on Monday instead of Tuesday.)
    • Check out the first single "Scream With Me [click here or listen below]

TV Shows (most info from http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/):

  • Tonight – Starting at 8pm, CBS has the 3-hour season finale & live reunion show for Survivor: Samoa.
  • Monday – nothing noteworthy
  • Tuesday – ABC has new episodes of Scrubs @ 9pm [promo] and Better Off Ted @ 9:30pm.

  • Wednesday – nothing noteworthy
  • Thursday – nothing noteworthy
  • Friday – nothing noteworthy
  • Saturday – Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Secret Saturdays @ 9pm.

Events:

Comic Books (released on Wednesday):

Here is this week's list of new comics, including Blackest Night: JSA #1, Green Lantern #49, Teen Titans #78 (a Blackest Night tie-in), and Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash #6.

BLACKEST NIGHT: JSA #1 (OF 3) [click to enlarge] GREEN LANTERN #49 [click to enlarge] TEEN TITANS #78 [click to enlarge] FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH: THE NIGHTMARE WARRIORS #6 (OF 6) [click to enlarge]

Movies (in theaters beginning Friday):

This year for Christmas, Guy Ritchie gives us Sherlock Holmes. As a bonus, Terry Gilliam has a special treat for us – Heath Ledger's final movie – The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. For the full list of this coming weekend's releases, click here.

SHERLOCK HOLMES theatrical trailer [click here or watch below]

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS theatrical trailer [click here or watch below]

Closing Thought:

 The PEARLS BEFORE SWINE version of the Advent Calendar [click to enlarge]