5 Movies You Should Have Seen so Far in 2012

First Half of 2012-Top 5 Films

There's a theme here somewhere but I can't quite place it....

Today marks the beginning of a new series from me, your now-slightly-more-professional-friendly-neighborhood-Spiderman. This series is Movies of 2012. We'll look at the year in two halves, and I'll tell you what films I think are going to be the best and the worst. Anyways, here we are! Just over halfway through the last year before the world's end, and so far Hollywood has been kicking out some great stuff. From fairy-tales to superheroes to aliens to children-murdering-children to reboots to remakes to more fairy-tales, it's been quite the 6 months. Travel back with me back to 5 movies that stand out above the rest, and if you haven't seen them already, are worth watching.

Quentin Tarantino adds Jonah Hill to the Cast of Django Unchained

If ever there were ever to be an actor capable of defying typecasting, few would have guessed that that actor would be Jonah Hill. Originally confined to rather silly roles in raunchy comedies such as Get Him to the Greek and Superbad, Hill has since broken out to play characters in a number of rather substantial films including 21 Jump Street, The Wolf of Wall Street, True Story, and Moneyball, the latest of these landing him an Oscar nomination. Hill’s newest position will be as part of Quentin Tarantino’s heavily anticipated film Django Unchained.

Harry Potter Director to Bring Doctor Who to the Big Screen?

Because you can never have too many Harry Potter-Doctor Who crossovers

Doctor Who fans the world over are eagerly awaiting the return of their favorite Gallifreyan time traveler come this Fall. But it would appear that bow-tie wearing, floppy-haired Matt Smith, who portrays the latest incarnation of the Doctor, might not be the only one set to man the big blue box. Director David Yates has announced his intention to helm a project to bring the Doctor Who franchise from the small screen to the big screen. Whether the series will maintain its quality over the transition is up for speculation.


Yates remains confident that the transition will be a successful one, largely due to the strength of the source material. “The notion of the time-travelling Time Lord is such a strong one, because you can express story and drama in any dimension or time,” says Yates. Exactly what this story will be, no one, except perhaps Yates and those working for Yates, knows. During one interview Yates stated that “[Doctor Who] needs quite a radical transformation to avoid major copyright issues take it into the bigger arena” and that the movie was to be started “from scratch.” Unsurprisingly, this news was met with protest by many of Doctor Who’s most loyal devotees who viewed the statement as confirmation that the movie would not feature the current television incarnation of the Doctor or follow the television show’s canon. Regardless of the issue of canon, one must wonder at what exactly Yates means by “from scratch.” Is he implying that the movie would be a prequel focusing on the Doctor’s origin story or does he mean that the franchise itself would be reset in some way?

It will be called "Doctor Who Begins"

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Sorry for the Delay Folks - We're Now Back On Schedule

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After some incredible May success, we kind of dropped off the radar for a while. Our apologies. After promises of greatness and grandeur, you were let down when you needed us most. Truth-be-told, it's not easy for 2 people with busy schedules to run a machine like this. The pressures make have gotten to us over the course of a few weeks, but now we here at YAMB have an important message for you.

First Trailer For The Great Gatsby is Baz Luhrmann Through and Through

Over the past few days, we've shown you three new trailers for upcoming movies. Over the course of the next week or so, we'll take a deeper look at each of the films in question, and help you get to know the stories, cast, and production staff a little better. This movie in particular is one I'm very excited to see. It looks to be a visual  masterpiece, and it will be hard to have a poor story when it draws from such a great literary work. The music choice for the first trailer did throw me off a bit, but that's just Hollywood's way of getting the general public interested.


Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman,

Zack

Anchorman 2 Trailer

Welcome Back, America's Favorite News Team

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues looks to bring back the same humor that so many loved the first time around. The same cast is returning, with the helm being taken by Will Ferrell. Excited to see this already? Want to see more of this great humor? Did I mention there's another trailer? It's exclusively at funnyordie.com, so we put a handy link here for you to see it!


Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman,

Zack

Skyfall Teaser Trailer

First Trailer for New Bond Movie Released

After the great reboot of the Bond franchise that was Casino Royale, the new Bond series hit hard by critics when the sequel,Quantam of Solace, followed. This new Bond movie, Skyfall, opens a new chapter in the Daniel Craig-saga, and looks to improve upon the mistakes of movie number 2. Enjoy!





Skyfall features Daniel Criag, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Berenice Marlohe, Naomie Harris, and Ben Wishaw. It's directed by Sam Mendes. Look for Bond 23 to hit theaters in America on November 9, 2012.


Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman,

Zack