A comedy caper about bank robbery makes for good and entertaining summer fair at the movies. Thirty Minutes or Less is produced by Ben Stiller and stars Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) as a pizza delivery guy named Nick. Seems Nick is kidnapped while out delivering pizzas, and with a bomb strapped to his chest, forced to rob a bank in a short amount of time. The bumbling duo of bank robbers to be are played by Danny McBride (Due Date, Up In The Air) as Dwayne and Nick Swardson (Bedtime Stories, You Don't Mess With the Zohan) as Travis. Dwayne puts a contract out on his own father, known as The Major (played by Fred Ward) for his insurance policy. And to pay for the murder for hire, he must come up with a big amount of cash quickly, thus the bank robbery. elivering pizzas (and robbing banks) can be dangerous work and this story idea is loosely based on an actual Erie, PA bank robbery back in 2003. 30 minutes or less was filmed in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the site of the bank robbery was a vacant bank in Ludington, Michigan.

It should come as no surprise that if something is financially successful it will be repeated. That is especially true with feature films. This is the sequel to the popular Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) and follows in the filmsteps of some pretty successful movies including the original Journey to the Center of the Earth made back in 1959 and starred James Mason and Pat Boone. As the majority of filming was done in Hawaii look for some spectacular scenery!hen his grandfather goes missing Sean Anderson sets out to find him on a mythical lost island filled with scary monstrous things. Along with him is his mother's husband and a tour guide team. Part of the fun of this film is found in watching faces when the monsters show up! Look to see who actually appears scared out of their wits and who is obviously only hamming it up for cameras.osh Hutcherson (Zathura: A Space Adventure, The Polar Express) plays Sean Anderson, Michael Caine (Hannah and Her Sisters, Cider House Rules) is the sought after grandfather Alexander Anderson, Sean's stepfather Hank Parsons is played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and as tour guide and a love interest for Sean Vanessa Judgens (Thunderbirds, Beastly) plays Kailani.

The first 3D film directed by the dependable director Martin Scorsese, it is also his first "family" film. Hugo Cabret is about an orphan boy who lives within the walls of a train station in Paris. He has lived there secretly since the loss of his father recently and when he discovers an automaton takes it to a toy shop to find out more about it. The toy shop owner, a cold hearted sullen man, Papa Georges (played by Academy Award Winner Ben Kingsley) and a girl named Isabelle (Chloe Grace Moretz) are along for a wild ride of adventure and intrigue with Hugo. They work together trying to find out how and why Hugo's father has disappeared. There is a heart shaped key that may hold the information Hugo needs but it will take some digging to find out what he wants to know.irected by Martin Scorsese (Shutter Island, The Aviator) and based on a book written by Brian Selznick from a novel based on his children's book titled The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Hugo is produced by Scorsese and Johnny Depp. Young Hugo is played by up and coming English actor Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Merlin).

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.

"The Dark Knight" is a 2008 American superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as Batman, Heath Ledger as the Joker, and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. The film is the second installment in Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy" and follows Batman as he tries to stop the Joker's chaos and destruction in Gotham City, while also facing challenges from the city's new district attorney, Harvey Dent.

When Sylvester Stallone dreams up an action movie script he knows exactly who he wants for each part. Although Stallone did not write or direct The Expendables 2 he stated he had the story "plotted out in my mind's eye" and the assembled dream team of action players will no doubt be exciting to watch. With Simon West (Con Air, The Mechanic) directing and a big ensemble cast this sequel will definitely be one worth seeing. Returning are Bruce Willis (Die Hard series, Pulp Fiction) as Mr. Church in an expanded role, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Trent Mauser, whose part is also expanded from the original film, and of course Sylvester Stallone is back as Barney Ross. When mercenary Jean-Claude Van Damme (Universal Soldier, Double Impact) brutally murders one of their own the Expendables enter hostile territory to avenge his death. New members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) & Yu Nan as Maggie are among the stellar cast. Others include Jason Stratham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, and Chuck Norris making The Expendables 2 a must see for action movie lovers!