Was Tom Cruise the Right Choice for Mission Impossible 5?

Tom Cruise recently signed a deal confirming Mission Impossible 5 after the success of the previous installment Ghost Protocol. After the third movie in the action series, there were rumors circulating regarding the handing over of these series to Jeremy Renner indefinitely.

Just by luck, the franchise fell into Tom Cruise’s lap again and the reported $685 million that Ghost Protocol made worldwide at the Box Office gave rise to the probability that Cruise would be reeled in for the next movie as well.

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Full 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Trailer Plays To Its Strengths

We got a bite-sized glimpse of the new series a couple of days ago when the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. teaser was released, but I doubt that it was enough for the real Marvel enthusiasts out there.  A new trailer has been released, and in some ways it gives us more questions than answers.  We still aren't sure who the mysterious hooded super-villain is, whether he be Luke Cage or some original character.  Check out the trailer and make up your own decision:

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New 'Catching Fire' Poster Has Katniss Where She Belongs

With The Hunger Games we got a female protagonist that succeeded in every way that Twilight's Bella failed.  Katniss Everdeen is strong, complex, realistic, and admirable in a three-dimensional way.  Coming that with a stunning actress like Jennifer Lawrence, and it's not surprise that The Hunger Games succeeded the way it did.  The sequel, Catching Fire, is being released later this year, and we have another poster to remind you just who is at the center of it all.

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A Medieval Times Restaurant Movie? Well, Now I've Heard It All

Some of you reading this article may have actually been to a Medieval Times Restaurant.   Most of you (including myself) have only seen and heard about it in movies like The Cable Guy and Garden State.  All of us may collectively scratch our heads at this next bit of information.  Two production companies have decided to join forces in bringing the world a Medieval Times movie. A stupid idea says what?  Yes it’s all apparently true.  This makes the news of a Gremlins remake sound absolutely delightful right about now.

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Blu-Ray Releases: May 14th, 2013

This is the dumping week for movies.  Really, the lowest common denominators are available for purchase today. The newest Texas Chainsaw is available but do you really want to purchase this?  Cloud Atlas came out today but are you really going to buy it when you barely got through it at the theater?  Today will officially be called Redbox Tuesday.  

Cloud Atlas

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving.  Directed by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

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