If you're not glued to the conference tournament action this weekend, there are two very good reasons to head to the multiplex this weekend: "Green Zone" and "She's Out of My League." First of all, Paul Greengrass, the adrenaline-fueled, pins-and-needles director of the "Bourne" trilogy, returns to the big screen with "Green Zone." The film features Matt Damon as a rogue U.S. Army officer in post-invasion Baghdad circa 2003. He's deployed to track down Suddam Hussien's alleged stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction but uncovers the shadowy, tight-lipped truth about the fictitious WMDs. The movie is predictably heavy on political undertones and quite a few critics are calling it "preachy," particularly when compared to the cinematic mastery of the "Hurt Locker," but critic Roger Ebert gave it four stars and calling it "one hell of a thriller."

On a lighter note, "She's Out of My League" is a bro-friendly comedy opening to strong reviews. The movie stars Jay Baruchel, the kid from "Tropic Thunder" and "Knocked Up," who plays a dorky mediocre-at-best TSA agent who lands Molly, a super-hot "perfect 10," as his girlfriend. Against all odds, Molly falls madly in love with him, forcing him to stay on his toes to keep the girl of his dreams. On first glance, movie promises plenty of great bro-friendly banter, as well as some sexy scenes with Alice Eve, who play's Molly. After the jump, we've provide the trailer for both movies, as well as five topless photos of Alice Eve, straight from her last performance in 2009's "Crossing over." That's right, we're sex-ing up our weekend movie preview. Check it out after the jump.  Keep Reading »

In the wake of "The Blind Side's" strong Oscar showing last weekend (a Best Picture nomination and a Best Actress win for Sandra Bullock), it was revealed that NBA star Glen "Big Baby" Davis was one of three finalists to play NFL player Michael Oher in the film. Davis submitted an audition tape but never flew out to L.A. to meet with the producers -- his NBA schedule kept getting in the way. "I was playing, it was at the beginning of the season," he told WEEI this week. "That would've been tough. I would've had to shoot during the summer time, and that was a really important time." (Quinton Aaron, who says he was the worst player on his own high school football team, eventually got the part.) A few daring athletes have tried their hand at acting, albeit with mixed results. Unfortunately, Hulk Hogan, Shaquille O'Neal, and the entire cast of "Eddie" should have stuck to their day jobs. But there are a few standouts. Whether it be a featured role or just a cameo, these are 15 of our favorite movie appearances by athletes.

15. Roger Clemens (MLB pitcher) -- "Kingpin"
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The biggest news out of the Oscars Sunday night may not have been "The Hurt Locker's" big wins or the disclosure that Meryl Streep loves Hitler memorabilia, but rather a small bit of movie development news gleaned out on the red carpet. And it came from Keanu Reeves of all people. In an interview with MTV no less. So what's the news? A third "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" may be in the works. According to Aintitcool.com, it's "actually not a terribly new notion -- Keanu's been talking up a third 'Bill & Ted' movie for a while now. His hope is to reunite with co-star Alex Winter in a film that would catch-up with the characters as adults (as much as you can use the world 'adult' in association with Bill or Ted)."

So what was it that Keanu said that has B&T fans excited? See the clip -- and a few nostalgic clips from the original -- after the jump.  Keep Reading »

According to reports, ESPN Films has signed Robert De Niro to star in a biopic about legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. What do you guys think of the casting? Inspired? Crazy? Got a better suggestion? Sound Off in the Comments...

As if you already need another reason to get excited about "Iron Man 2," last night a new trailer for the up-coming movie premiered shortly after the Oscars. The second trailer for the "Ironman" sequel provides a glimpse of a super-hot, red-headed Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, along with Samuel L. Jackson, Mickey Rourke, Don Cheadle, and Sam Rockwell. The trailer earns bonus cool points for including Black Sabbath's bad-ass "Iron Man" guitar lick at the end. Check it out after the jump.  Keep Reading »

"The Hurt Locker" took home six, count 'em, six Oscars last night, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, as well as Best Editing, and two Sound awards. The latter three were big misses from my Oscar predictions last week -- I thought "Avatar" would haul those in, and bring it's total tally to six. Alas, it was reversed: Not only did "Hurt" win all the big non-acting awards, it was also the top trophy hauler of the night. (As big of a fan of "Hurt" as I am, I should have known, right?) As far as the other awards, not many big surprises. All the Acting winners that everyone predicted -- Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Mo'nique, and Christoph Waltz -- got their due. "Precious" winning Best Adapted Screenplay over "Up in the Air" was probably the biggest shock of the night.

Along with Best Foreign Language Film, I also totally whiffed on the three short categories (I went 16 for 24 overall). The Documentary Short caused the biggest controversy of the night when one of the producers of the winning film pulled a Kanye and interrupted the director giving his speech. I also should have guessed that "Logorama" would win best Animated short. It's the one nominee that I actually saw and actually have been meaning to share with you all over the past week, but just never got around to posting it. Well, it's after the jump and well worth watching -- the 16-minute movie took six years to make and is comprised entirely of more than 2,500 corporate logos.  Keep Reading »

SUNDAY UPDATE: Heading out to an Oscar party soon? These predictions should be helpful if you're taking part in an Oscar pool...

The Oscars are finally upon us (Sunday, 8:30 p.m., ABC) and when it comes to predictions, we're going to cut to the chase: "The Hurt Locker," a movie we've championed since the day we saw it in January (albeit many months late), is going to win both Best Picture and Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow. It's the best film of the year and despite these last minute ho-hum "controversies" (one producer's illegal email, some Iraq war soldiers calling it inaccurate, etc.), it's poised to knock off the $2.5 billion behemoth that is "Avatar." That doesn't mean "Avatar" won't bring home some trophies: we think it will take home six Oscars in fact. But none of the big ones. The Academy has already rewarded James Cameron for his sweeping ambition ("Titanic") and the last thing they want to hear is another "King of the World" speech. Sunday night is going to be "The Hurt Locker's" night.

There's not much suspense in the other major categories. Sandra Bullock, Mo'Nique, and Christoph Waltz are all locks in their respective acting categories, while, as AK47 mentioned earlier, Jeff Bridges is more than likely going to best George Clooney for Best Actor, although there's still an outside shot at an upset. The tight races in our mind are for Cinematography (is "Avatar" too computer-generated? was "Hurt Locker" too shaky? did anyone see "The White Ribbon"?); Original Screenplay ("Hurt Locker" vs. Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds"); and Editing ("Avatar" vs. "Hurt Locker"). We've made our predictions on every single category below, including the obscure ones like those covering Sound, Documentary, Foreign Language, Costume, and Short. If you're going to win your office or party Oscar pool, those are the predictions that are going to come in handy. Did we see every movie up for an award? Absolutely not. But we did our research and consulted our Ouija boards, and we'll stake our prognosticating reputations on the fact that we'll hit at least 20 of the 24 categories. Good luck in your pools, and enjoy Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, and the rest of the best night of the year for movies.

Best Motion Picture of the Year

• Avatar: James Cameron, Jon Landau
  
• The Blind Side: Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson
  
• District 9: Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
  
• An Education: Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
  
• What Will Win: The Hurt Locker: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
  
• Inglourious Basterds: Lawrence Bender
  
• Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire: Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
  
• A Serious Man: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
  
• Up: Jonas Rivera
  
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Tim Burton's adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland," starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Anne Hathaway, hits theaters tonight, and in honor of the opening, our friends over at COED Magazine rounded up 92 photos of naughty Alices. We've got a few more examples after the jump.  Keep Reading »

In an Academy Awards campaign season that's been so short on drama that the biggest story has been a "Hurt Locker" producer losing his seat at the Oscars for sending an "illegal email" to voters, there's at least one major category where the winner isn't a foregone conclusion. George Clooney, who plays a corporate downsizer and perennial traveler in "Up in the Air," is vying for the Best Actor Oscar against front-runner Jeff Bridges, who has already taken home Golden Globe and SAG awards for his portrayal of an alcoholic country-music star trying to resurrect his life and career in "Crazy Heart." Although Bridges is about an 85% lock to win, Sean Penn's mini-upset of Mickey Rourke last year and the fact that Clooney is Tom Hanks's heir to the Hollywood nice guy mantle gives the former Dr. Doug Ross an outside shot at taking home the trophy. All of which got us thinking: Clooney is known for his dapper red-carpet appearances, beautiful girlfriends, and dashing leading-man performances, while Jeff Bridges will forever be known as The Dude. So who, ultimately, is the bigger Bro? We decided to take a look back at their careers, both on and off the screen, to determine, if possible, who should take home this year's Lifetime Bro Achievement Award.  Keep Reading »

Back in December we told you about "Kick-Ass," a new super-hero movie that's opening April 16 and may be the biggest hit of the spring. The movie's about a group of teenagers who decide they want to become superheroes even though they lack any special powers. From the early reports we heard late last year, the standout in a film filled with standout performances is Chloe Moretz, aka "Hit-Girl," an 11-year-old (13 in real life) who's got a penchant for knives and guns.

Lo and behold, today Hit-Girl is the subject of a New York Times story about so-called red-band trailers, which allow cursing and heavy violence if a viewer indicates that they're above the age of 17. The controversy is over the fact that the actress, Moret, is, well, 11. Another example is the red-band trailer for "Cop-Out," which we shared with you a couple weeks ago; it features a 10-year-old (presumably Tracy Morgan's son in the movie) not only driving a car, but cursing at Morgan, kicking him in the balls, and then getting punched back in the balls. Some uptight people are getting their panties in a bunch over all these kids doing all these bad things in these red-band trailers. We think the controversy is much ado about nothing, and are happy to post both trailers after the jump. You really really have to watch the "Hit-Girl" one. It's amazing.  Keep Reading »

The 82nd Academy Awards are just two weeks away, and with "The Hurt Locker," "Up in the Air," and "Avatar" among the favorites, it seems destined that yet another Bro-friendly flick will take home the Best Picture Oscar. Bro movies have a long tradition of winning the little gold guy, so we rounded up a list of the top 30 Best Picture winners every Bro should see at least once. Yes, there are some old movies among the bunch (they come from as far back as the 1940s and 1950s), but these were Oscar winners for a reason: they're certified gold and we recommend every movie on this list. The accompanying videos, by the way, are a mixture of both trailers and famous clips. There's definitely some strong language in some, and maybe a few slight spoilers, so beware.

30. "Silence of the Lambs" (1991)
FBI agent Jodie Foster seeks the help of one serial killer, a mentally deranged cannibal (Anthony Hopkins), to help her track down another mass murderer in one of the most suspenseful movies to ever win Best Picture. Deep down, Hannibal Lecter is a total bro -- just not the one you want manning the grill at a summer barbecue.

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We're huge fans of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and so "Get Him to the Greek," a spin-off movie for Russel Brand's rock star character Aldous Snow, has been on our radars for a while now. Jonah Hill co-stars, not as his obsessed waiter character in "Forgetting," but as a low-level music industry assistant tasked with getting Snow to travel from London to New York to the Greek Theatre in L.A. for a 10th anniversary performance. The trailer for the new flick, due out this summer, hit the web today, and although we're not blown away by it -- there's a whole lot of Hill whacked out and dancing -- we know the funniest bits of the movie will be the little jokes that you appreciate more and more after each viewing ("I just went from six to midnight"; "I was gonna listen to that, but then, um, I just carried on living my life"). Check it out after the jump.  Keep Reading »

At the end of January BroBible shared the first trailer for Oliver Stone's "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps." For the most part, it was righteously hated on. Yesterday the second trailer for the movie hit the web, complete with a Rolling Stones "Sympathy for the Devil" soundtrack. How cliche-ridden does the sequel look? The only thing its missing is the Donald Trump cameo. The newest trailer confirms my long-standing intuition that Shaia LeBuff will make a career out of ruining precious classic movies. For the love of all things sacred, I only hope Scorsese doesn't cast him in his rumored "Taxi Driver" re-boot. Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko, on the other hand, still looks like the debonaire and endearing bad-ass everyone loves. Check it out after the jump.  Keep Reading »

Is there any better mid-February day than the day pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training? In honor, we dug up the first 15 minutes or so of one of our favorite baseball movies: "Major League." Up above, the lowly Indian team is invited to tryout; after the jump, Willie Mays Hayes gets cut and un-cut, the Wild Thing takes out the "No Pepper" sign, and Cerrano warns that it's "very bad" to fuck with Jobu.  Keep Reading »

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10. "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" (2003)
This Best Picture award was given as much for Peter Jackson & Co.'s achievement for the entire trilogy as it was for this, the final installment. The realization of Tolkien's world of hobbits, wizards, orcs, and that oh-so-precious ring earned a clean sweep -- 11 for 11 -- at the 2004 Oscars, including the first Best Picture for a fantasy film.

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