Could you imagine that Oz: The Great and Powerful, which is loosely based in L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was planned to be filmed by Disney since 1937? The rights for this movie was sold and resold for many times before, finally, Walt Disney Production acquired them and signed a contract with Sam Raimi to direct the film. Disney's series of decisions to reduce the filming costs had lead to unsuccessful negotiations with Robert Downey, Jr. and Johnny Depp for the leading role of Oscar Diggs/Oz, till, finally, James Franco was chosen for the role. You may remember him as Will Rodman form Rise of the Planet of the Apes. As the movie is the prequel for the core story The Wizard of Oz, there are no lovely Dorothy Gale, instead we have three witches. The Wicked Witch of the West, Theodora is portrayed by Mila Kunis which recently has had leading roles in Hell & Back and Friends with Benefits). Evanora The Wicked Witch of the East and the Ruler of the Munchkin Country is played by Rachel Weisz (The Bourne Legacy, To the Wonder); she inferiors in power of magic with Glinda the Good Witch of the South which is most powerful sorceress of Oz and is the ruler of the Quadling Country. In Disney's version of Oz: The Great and Powerful, Glinda is portrayed by Michelle Williams, which was quite smart decision, taking in consideration the amazing performance of Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe.

"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" is an action-adventure film released in 2001, directed by Simon West and based on the popular video game series "Tomb Raider." Angelina Jolie stars as Lara Croft, a skilled adventurer and tomb raider who sets out to retrieve a powerful ancient artifact called the Triangle of Light. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $274 million worldwide.

Nicholas Cage proves his special gift for keeping the paychecks coming, teaming up with the director of My Bloody Valentine for Drive Angry 3D, due in theaters early in February, 2011. The promotional materials seem a little ambivalent or ambiguous about the film's supernatural element: Cage supposedly has escaped from Hell to avenge his daughter's murder and rescue his infant grand-daughter from sacrifice at the hands of a devil-worshipping cult. Of course, "The Accountant," one of Satan's executive demons, pursues Cage as he drives angrily across a hostile landscape in hot pursuit of bad guys and redemption. Many of the synopses omit the demonic content, perhaps because it has very little impact on the characters, situations, or plot. Three classic American muscle cars actually star in Drive Angry 3D, exuding at least as much sex appeal as Charlotte Ross, who delivers a soon-to-be-legendary sex-and-violence vignette between Cage's angry driving sequences. What's not to love about a 1964 Buick Riviera, a 1969 Dodge Charger, and a 1971 Chevy Malibu all muscled-up and chromed for the occasion? Regardless of critics' and audiences' reaction to Drive Angry 3D, film historians may use the film as compelling evidence in support of their argument 3D definitely makes a film's imagery more vivid but does not automatically improve its content or redeem it as a work of art.

On this, the forth go around with the Mission: Impossible team we find they have been blamed for a terrorist bombing and destruction of the Kremlin. The Mission Impossible Force is out and the Ghost Protocol is activated. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise from Risky Business & Jerry Maguire) is team leader and bears the blame for the attack which they did not do. When they escape it is part of a plan to allow them to go about their business outside of the agency's approval. Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, TV series The Unusuals) and Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction, Don King: Only in America) also star in this action packed thriller.hen the team "go rogue" they have to be careful because if any of their members are captured or their mission is compromised in any way, they will find themselves charged and treated as terrorists, then blamed for the attack on the Kremlin and making plans to start a global nuclear war.

Ryan Gosling (The Notebook, Lars and the Real Girl) is the Driver who decides his day job as stunt driver in movies is not fulfilling enough decides to do some "moonlighting" while making use of his driving abilities. He becomes a wheelman for mobsters and when he learns there is a contract out on his own life must flee. he movie has many similarities to such top action flicks as Bullett (starring Steve McQueen), The Driver (starred Ryan O'Neal), and even Two Lane Blacktop (starring Warren Oats and James Taylor). hile the driver, Gosling, does not have much to say, he performs well when behind the wheel. His latest heist however went terribly wrong and now he needs to evade those who want him to pay for his mistakes. The movie is supposed to show a softer side of this "bad guy", and even thought there is limited dialog from him he presents himself as a shiny knight wanting only to do good. Drive also stars Carey Mulligan as Irene, Albert Brooks as Bernie Rose, and Ron Perlman as Nino.

Jason Statham stars as Arthur Bishop, "mechanic" supreme. Of course, "mechanic" is bad-guy talk for the professional assassin who comes to fix your problem and generally tune-up your operation by striking terror into the hearts of your bad-guy rivals. The Mechanic, then, implies that in a world full of amateurish shooters, Arthur Bishop stands out as the consummate professional. In fact, Bishop lives and works by a strict code—precise, detached, professional, and perfectionist; in other words, Bishop delivers all the qualities anyone could wish or want in a fine mechanic."Donald Sutherland plays Harry, Bishop's friend and mentor; and then he dies. Assassinated. Not surprisingly, Bishop feels compelled and honor bound to avenge Harry's murder; but in all of his careful calculations, Bishop fails to factor-in Steve, Harry's son, who shares Bishop's desire for revenge and who brings beginner's enthusiasm to the business of learning his father's business. Of course, sinister stealth, insidious machinations, and high explosives complicate the would-be assassins' quest; and, as the promos proclaim, "those hired to fix problems become problems themselves." The Mechanic would qualify for your list of "standard guy stuff," except that it has a liberal dose of heart.