Awesome Movies

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hasn’t been the very selective with his scripts lately, but this return to tough-ass action form for the former pro-wrestler actually looks like it could be halfway decent.

If you haven’t read Bryan Lee O’Malley’s fantastic comic yet, watch this video and get to know more about the characters of the upcoming geektastic movie Scott Pilgrim Vs.The World.

NSFW. The first out of town gig of The Brain Deads is not going well – the venue sucks, the promoter is a creep and their bassist is missing. Also their audience is a pack of bloodthirsty demons.

While we need another M. Night Shyamalan movie like a hole in the head, at least he only wrote, and didn’t direct this one. This creepy trapped-in-an-elevator horror-thriller hits theaters this Fall.

You’ve gotta hand it to SYFY for their ability to recapture the magic of the good old “B” movie. With the help of genre master Roger Corman here comes 50% shark, 50% octopus, 100% cheese.

After a couple of vague teasers, the studio has finally released a trailer with actual footage from David Fincher’s Facebook epic. It actually looks good now. Nice Radiohead cover, too.

Robert Downey tries to get out of the shadow of Iron Man, while Zach Galifianakis tries his hardest to be the same guy he was in Hangover. Due Date is due on November 5.

While we’re gearing up for tomorrow’s premiere of Inception, one of Christoper Nolan’s earlier one-word-title flicks just hit Blu-ray. The thriller stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hillary Swank.

NSFW: Movie titles can be very misleading. So Cracked asked its readers to make movie posters say what their movies are all about, and here’s what they came up with. More at the link.

LA Times snagged a never before seen picture of the mighty Thor hanging out with his father, Odin and his evil brother, Loki. We’ve also got Yahoo‘s shot of Thor, in case you haven’t seen it yet.

United States of Tara’s Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis and a cast full of “hey, I know that guy” actors star in this quirky looking teen-coming-of-age-in-a-mental-health-facility flick.

We had no idea how Inception’s James Bond meets The Matrix storyline would play out with puppets, but somehow it does. Bonus points for working in the “Matt Damon” line.

We always thought the original Willy Wonka movie was a little warped, but Sabri & James’ horror recut of the film will definitely give you nightmares. You heard him. He said Good Day, Sir.

The 2nd teaser for The Social Network cleverly takes the form of Facebook status updates. Well, it’s clever at first. Then it just gets hilariously ridiculous, especially with the suspenseful music.

After a few false starts with bootlegged trailers getting ripped down from the Interwebs, we finally have an official sneak preview for Robert Rodriguez’ controversial Grindhouse spin-off.

The guys over at Sci-Fi Wire have done their best to memorialize 5 key concepts sci-fi films in infographic form. The BTTF one is crystal clear, while we’re still confused by The Matrix.

Yippee-kay-ay, mutha f*@k. Wrecksandsalvage created this clever montage of our favorite guilty pleasure actor. From Die Hard to The Fifth Element, to The Sixth Sense. We even liked Hudson Hawk.

This remake of the Swedish film Let the Right One In creeps us out. It tells the tale of a troubled young boy who befriends a “special” young girl. From the same guy who directed Cloverfield.

Check out all the security cameras and get a little taste of the bugged out terror that’s to come in this teaser for Paranormal Activity 2, due out in October in the US. Tod Williams directs.

Warning! Language seriously NSFW. Looking for a good insult? Perhaps Harry Hanrahan’s obscenity-filled compilation of the 100 greatest insults in the history of the motion picture.

Johnny Depp and Pirates director Gore Verbinski reunite for this quirky animated film, in which Depp plays a lizard who finds himself in the desert without a drop of water to drink. (Opens 3/4/2010).

Because Total Recall: The Musical clearly wasn’t enough, YouTuber legolambs has put together another in his off-the-wall musical Schwarzenegger series. Up next: Red Sonja and her singing sword.

The first official trailer for the finale of the Harry Potter series has hit the web, and it’s looking amazing. It’s Harry vs. Voldemort in a battle to the finish. Part 1 hits 11/2010, Part 2 hits 7/2011.