Movies

Sports Movie Madness: Basketball Region Championship

Welcome back to Player Affinity’s Sports Movie Madness! Last week, we held the round 2 of voting to determine the best sports movie ever. You voted, and we’ve got your results, as well as matchups for the “Screen 16.”  In the basketball region, we still have a Cinderella alive and well in the competition with Space Jam knocking out number 2 seed Hoop Dreams. Meanwhile, number 1 seed Hoosiers cruised past Glory Road. Now the two winners meet up in the Regional Championship with the winner earning the title of Best Basketball Movie.

Sports Movie Madness: Football Region Championship

Welcome back to Player Affinity’s Sports Movie Madness! Last week, we held Round 2 of voting to determine the best sports movie ever. You voted, and we’ve got your results, as well as the “Screen 16” matchup, which will determine the best football movie ever.

It’s clear we underestimated your love for Adam Sandler. The Waterboy squeaked into the tournament as an 8 seed, but has proven a tough out, defeating the likes of Rudy and The Longest Yard (1974). This week, the film faces its toughest test: a hungry 2 seed in Remember the Titans that has earned 17 votes to its opponents combined 4. So what will it be: Comedy or drama? Sandler or Denzel? The favorite or the underdog? Leave us a comment and find out next week! 

Box Office Wizard (4.1.11)

Welcome to Box Office Wizard, Player Affinity’s premiere movie box office prediction competition that you ignore every week because you don’t hath the stones of a real wizard. Entering is and always has been simple, so why not get your beard on and give it a try? Just read through this post and leave a comment with, in order, what you think the top five box office finishers will be this weekend. Finish out 2011 on top and you will win something COOL.

Romantic Comedy Revamp of “Silence of the Lambs” in the Works

Drew Pearce Will Write “Iron Man 3” Script

According to Deadline Hollywood, Drew Pearce, who wrote the script for Marvel’s Runaways, has hopped on board to fill screenwriting duties. He and Black will work close together on the script, which could mean that Black gets some co-writing credit in the end. Disney still plans for the film to be released on May 3, 2013.

April Movie Preview

Well, the first quarter of 2011 has been a disappointment. Although a few crowd-pleasers and acclaimed films slipped out of March (Rango, The Adjustment Bureau, Limitless), none of the most hyped films have earned it. April looks to change that very quickly, with some of the films coming out tomorrow getting great early buzz. At the very least, we have 16 films to preview for you, so something ought to get it done before summer movie season kicks into high gear.

“Gangster Squad” Gets Go-Ahead, Penn and Gosling Offered Roles

Gangster Squad, the next planned film for Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer, finally got the green light from Warner Bros. The studio currently eyes Sean Penn to play the film’s central character, mobster Mickey Cohen, and offered Ryan Gosling a role as a cop pitted against Cohen.