"Balls of Fury" Doesn't Serve Up Comedy

Maybe it's me: For the last month, I wrote about this film and attended a special presentation at the San Diego Comic-Con, so my expectations for "Balls of Fury" was quite high. Unfortunately, director Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon just didn't deliver the goods.

You can read my full review by clicking here.

Thomas Lennon has "Balls of Fury"

Best known as the shorts-wearing Lt. Jim Dangle from Comedy Central's "Reno 911!", Thomas Lennon plays a foreign ping-pong champion in "Balls of Fury." Christopher Walken plays a foreign arms dealer who hosts a win-or-die ping-pong competition.

Lennon and director Ben Garant hosted a panel discussion at the San Diego Comic-Con in July. Find out more about "Balls of Fury" and a secret about Christopher Walken by clicking here

Justin Timberlake Reunites With Mike Myers

Yesterday, Paramount Pictures announced that Justin Timberlake would play a professional hockey player in "The Love Guru," a new film co-written by Mike Myers. Timberlake plays a professional hockey player who is spending time with the wife of another hockey player.

Robbie Rist Talks About His Career

One of the hardest-working child actors of the 1970's, Robbie Rist and I spent two hours talking on the phone about his career, music and why Ted Knight was a comic genius.

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Open Auditions For "Notorious"

Fox Searchlight Pictures announced Friday that anyone, meaning actors and non-actors, are welcome to submit audition videos for "Notorious," the upcoming biopic of late rapper Biggie Smalls.

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I'm seeking the signs....are you?

I have to admit that marketing campaigns are getting more and more inventive, especially the one that Coca-Cola did a few years ago where they distributed cans containing GPS tracking systems and built-in cell phones in 12-paks of their product. If you found one of these cans and pushed the button, you were connected directly to Coke Headquarters and, if you opted to turn on the GPS, they would deliver your prize right to you.

Fox Walden currently has a pretty inventive promotion for "The Seeker." In order to unlock special content on the website, visitors have to enter six symbols of power in the correct sequence. The sequences will be appearing in the movie trailer, on posters and other place; Fox has said they might even put them on mobile billboards.

If I've done the math correctly (6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1), there are 720 possible combinations of the 6 symbols, but only 7 of those unlock special content.

I've included a widget at right that will show you the trailer and also direct you to the official website. The photo on this post is from the official movie poster and also contains the special 6 symbols. Check back here for more updates and clues.

You can also track my progress on the widget, which I'll keep on my site until the films opens on October 5. Feel free to make fun of me if you unlock more sequences than I do.

Good luck.

"Balls of Fury" Moves Up

The San Diego Comic-Con has become the place where studios bring their best products in order to get feedback from the attendees. Based on the positive reaction to "Balls of Fury," Rogue Pictures is changing the release date from Friday, August 31 to Wednesday, August 29 to maximize its opening weekend.

Read more about it by clicking here...

"Bratz" looks kinda familiar

Bratz is based on a popular line of children's toys, but it looks and feels a lot like another popular teenage film. Read more about it by clicking here...