Christopher Mintz-Plasse

May 6 The Beaver A once-successful toy executive and family man suffering from depression begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet. With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Written by Kyle Killen. Directed by Foster. Summit...

“It's got so much heart,” my wife insists,” as we and the kids sit through “How to Train Your Dragon” again, this time on DVD, this past weekend. I was an outlier in my review of this one. It earned plenty of raves. Bu t I...

We keep a running in-house tally of what's opening and when on the cinema scene, and a few times a year, I just dump the dates I have out on the blog here to give you an idea of what's opening, what it's about, and when. As May 6 is the more or less &#...

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Dates are changing, studios are firming up release plans, figuring out what will actually be finished in time for this or that target date, in some cases. Films will be picked up at Sundance and find their way into theaters. Documentaries will find a...

Seth Rogen, Jay Chou and Cameron Diaz were a rolling arsenal of talent at "The Green Hornet" Hollywood premiere. Seth Rogen and Jay Chou play Green Hornet and sidekick Kato in the film "The Green Hornet," which opens Friday....

With so many animated features released these days, it takes a lot for one to stand out for originality ... and this one does, even without the 3-D effects it had in theaters. In the adaptation of the same-named Cressida Cowell book, Jay Baruchel ( "She's...

The 1985 horror comedy Fright Night was pretty old school, even by the standards of the day (Post Halloween, after Elm Street). The presence of Old Hollywood (Roddy McDowell) in it gave it  vintage feel, even when new. But it was fun and of all the 80s...

Christopher Mintz-Plasse keeps his 21st birthday celebration going at Enclave. (Matt Reeves, Darkroom Demons / June 25, 2010) Christopher Mintz-Plasse had never seen the 1985 vampire flick "Fright Night" when he auditioned for DreamWorks' remake, which...

Click here to download TV listings for the week of July 18 - 24 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here ANGRY YOUNG MAN: “Star Trek: The Next Generation's” Wil Wheaton guest......

Being a young superhero might have its appeal, but those who tackle it in director Matthew Vaughn's ("Layer Cake") fantasy-adventure - based on a comic-book series - find it much rougher turf than they thought. A youth (Aaron Johnson) makes himself a...