Awesome Movies

What if Walt Disney produced Up in the ’60s? In an alternate reality, this era saw the production of the high-flying adventure-comedy, starring Spencer Tracy and Kirk Douglas instead of Ed Asner.

Need a laugh today? Check out Jeff Smith’s Glove, Actually, a rather hilarious ode to the greatest slaps of the big screen – and there are plenty of them. We love the PoC montage at 3:53.

Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood features Amanda Seyfried as a young woman who loves a man but is marrying another, and is both suspect and bait for a werewolf who preys on their village.

When she’s not laughing uncomfortably, Natalie Portman can act. In Don Roos’ drama, she plays a lawyer who wins her married boss away from his wife, but must deal with unexpected consequences.

Angels & Airwaves’ Tom DeLonge (formerly of Blink 182) produced and created the music for William Eubank’s Love, a film about an astronaut who becomes stranded out in orbit, alone.

A retired superhero couple tries to deal with the hassles of everyday living. And they’re called Mr. & Mrs. Incredible? Still, give the trailer a shot. The movie seems to be in the vein of Kung Fu Hustle.

After a few teasers that showed us just barely a clue as to what this action/sci-fi flick might hold, we finally get to see how our planet meets its demise when the aliens attempt to colonize Earth.

This well edited, recut trailer for Ghostbusters with the Inception theme song turns the supernatural comedy into a sci-fi thriller, thanks to the immense, transforming power of music. (Thanks Kyle!)

It’s been a long time coming, but all six Star Wars movies are finally coming to high-def Blu-ray disc. The full 9-disc set includes over 30 hours of bonuses including deleted scenes. Out 9/2011.

Fans of the Ice Age movies should be entertained by this short film, starring everyone’s favorite saber-toothed squirrel as he manages to mess with the Earth’s geology in search of his elusive acorn.

(Language NSFW) Tootleg Boy stitched together parts from the audio book of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring to create this sleazy, dirty and very funny version. Turn your speakers up!

(Language NSFW) Used up all of the movie insults that Harry Hanrahan compiled? No problem, because Harry’s back with a hundred more scathing words spewed out on film.

A project of the Undercurrents charity, the Sol Cinema is the world’s smallest solar-powered movie house. It can accommodate 8 adults and mostly shows locally made short films. Video here.

Henry Selick’s meticulously crafted stop-motion film originally shipped with those stupid red/blue 3D glasses when it first hit disc. Now – if you’ve got a 3D TV – you can watch it the way it was meant.

(NSFW) Why watch a review of a movie that was released five years ago? Because Harry S. Plinkett is hilarious and meticulous. Trust us, it’s worth the 110+ minutes to watch it. Parts 2 & 3 here.

3D films have been around since the ’50s, but thanks (or no thanks) to Avatar’s launch in 2009, countless movies have jumped onto the annoying bandwagon. Mouth-watering 3D? Come on.

Lushly directed and well executed, Ben Craig’s Modern Times was made with more love than money and will transport you to another dimension, in less than four minutes. (Thanks Landon!)

Robert Rodriguez’ bloody good “Mexsploitation” flick finds its way to disc next week, complete with deleted scenes and an audience reaction track for added fun. And remember, Machete Don’t Text.

Pictures of the action figure version of Megatron as he will appear in the upcoming Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon movie have leaked. You’ll never guess what he transforms into.

Ed Helms plays a go-nowhere insurance agent who hooks up with wildman John C. Reilly and Anne Heche at a convention, and madcap adventures ensue. A 2011 Sundance Official Selection.

In 1348, as Europe falls under the shadow of the Plague, a fearsome knight is charged by the church to investigate talk of a necromancer who is able to bring the dead back to life in Black Death.

Gnomeo & Juliet, an animated version of the greatest love story ever told, stars the voices of James McAvoy and Emily Blunt as garden gnomes, who dodge feuding neighbors to find true love.

Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett, Joe Wright’s Hanna tells the story of a seemingly good teenage girl who’s been trained to be the perfect assassin. Out 4/11. (Thanks Mason!)