I’ll admit: I knew next-to-nothing about this movie till this trailer came along. I didn’t know what it was about. Apart from Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts, I didn’t know who else was in this. At first I thought this was Tom Hanks’ directorial debut but I have now learned that that honor goes to That Thing You Do! (thanks Wikipedia!) Anyway, the first trailer for the film is here and you can have a look at it after...

There is a 99.8% chance that you or me will never get to see the Chauvet Cave in person. What’s that, you ask? The Chauvet Cave (French name: Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave) is located in southern France and contain the earliest known cave paintings. The oldest painting in that cave dates back to (probably) 32900 BC! Astounding, right? The cave also contains other vital evidence of Upper Paleolithic life In light of its contents,...

JJ Abrams loves secrets. Steven Spielberg isn’t exactly the most “open” director when it comes to details on his projects. And when you have both these stalwarts working together, it wouldn’t be a shock if information on the collaboration is scarce till the home video release. Precious few snippets have been seen/read/heard of Super 8 so far. There was that intriguing teaser last year and the stunning Superbowl spot...

I know it is the least-loved Pixar film, but I have always had a soft corner for the original Cars. The story is certainly trite and it is not even half as good as some other entries in Pixar’s filmography, but something about that film really appeals to me. It may be the sense of melancholy that pervades the town of Radiator Springs, or it may be the lived-in feeling that the setting of the film evokes. Whatever it is, I certainly...