Box Office Numbers

$55.6MMarvel's The Avengers
$25.5MBattleship
$17.4MThe Dictator
$12.5MDark Shadows
$10.5MWhat to Expect When You're Expecting
As of May 21, 2012

Hollywood Gossip, Tidbits, and News

 A man has broken the world record for fist pumping buy pumping for 17 hours. My god what an achievement, but we are overlooking how raw his penis must be. The President of Yahoo has been forced to resign because he made an inflated claim on his resume. Meanwhile, in other news, Barak Obama ate dog. Robert Pattinson is 27 going on 17, good for you RSchmuck, I mean RPutz. Are Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer an item again? Is Jessica Simpson's body still a wonderland? Yes, it's just we are wondering why her territory doubled in size. Is Jay-Z acting like a wild bachelor on the prowl? With a name like Jay-Z I don't think any of us really care. Drake is romancing two cougars? Man, dude's a zookeeper. Does Casper Smart enjoy his five minutes of fame? Is that all he lasts for? Lightweight. Rihanna was recently hospitalized for too much partying. It's ok though, let's keep the focus on Lindsay Lohan, she's white after all. Christina Aguilera is quitting The Voice. John Travolta is not gay, he just like's dudes.   

Mariah and Nick renew their vows in Paris? I bet he showed her the Eiffel Tower. Truth be told, it might have been more like the leaning tower of Pisa. Gwyneth Paltrow has post partum depression. Me too, but it has been quite a while since I was in the womb. Kim K and Lindsay Lohan will attend the White House Correspondent's Dinner. I guess they wanted to see who has the best lines, and I'm not talking about comedy. Jessica Simpson has a baby shower? What is it like 2 feet tall and a tiny water head? Weirdo. Ellen DeGeneres is a Vegan? I thought she ate meat every night! Jenny McCarthy loves Botox. She loves silicon too. Richard Simmons has flammable shorts. Molly Ringwald drinks Kristen Stewart's blood. But alas it's not that time of the month yet. Want to see Taylor Lautner pics? Then go see Breaking Dawn Part 2. Lisa Rinna does advertisements for adult diapers. That's a coincidence because the first time I saw her naked I shit my pants!

Katy Perry dyes her hair purple. That's quite a change from the pink it was last week. Kelsey Grammar has proven you are never too old to get a tattoo or a Viagra prescription. Nicole Kidman does not mind being naked. Trust me when I tell you we don't mind either. Ashton Kutcher is having "intercourse" with Mila Kunis. One more time for those of you from Port Saint Lucie Florida, that's "intercourse". Who's is bigger Angelina's or Jennifer's? What are we talking about? Just ask Brad Pitt, he'll tell you! Seal has a new girlfriend and her name is whatshernameIdon'tcare. Will Pippa Middleton face arrest? Will switching to Progressive really give you better discounts? Taylor Armstrong is "so not ready to date yet". Wait, I don't speak moron, does that mean she wants to date or not? Bow Wow is no longer a wanted man but that doesn't answer the question who let the dogs out?

J-Lo bought Casper Smart a truck for his birthday. Hey, we already know where he likes to park it! Lamar Odom you are fired! Thanks for playing, next time leave the 500lb gorilla at home. Yeah, we are talking to you Kardashian. NBC's Rock Center has coverage more lopsided than Brian Williams' face. Miley Cyrus is not anorexic, she just eats lots of laxatives, get it? LOL? Ann Hathaway's hair is so short she looks like Jerry Seinfeld and there is nothing funny about that. Jennifer Hudson will appear at a murder trial. As a witness or as a defendant? Ah who keeps up with the Kardashians anyway. Khloe Kardashian says Lamar Odom deserved better from the Mavericks. Khloe, try running your fat ass up a basketball court and then you can talk. Is Lindsay Lohan guilty of assault? Only because she attacked my heart. Awwwww. Mila Kunis or Kate Upton? It depends, which one did Justin Timberlake already date? After being arrested for a DUI Amanda Bynes went back to her hotel bar. Maybe it's time she went back to acting because she sure plays a dumbass great in real life.

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Screen Spotlight Featured Reviews

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

There is no such thing as dissatisfying Mixed Martial Arts fights. However, we must not be narrow minded about MMA in other venues. Never Back Down (the original) worked because of Amber Heard and Cam Gigandet. They stole the show and looked (respectively) stunning and death-defying in the process. The formula was there for the taking but successful sequels always develop their own unique storyline. Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown has a familiar face and a comparable plot, but it lacks the excitement and believability that made its predecessor so delicious.

Max is back and this time he is a college MMA impresario. Doubling as an R.A. at his dormitory does not hurt his housing costs and it keeps his reputation publicly pure. Max is in the process of duplicating the original Beatdown tournament by organizing a second underground event. Max needs fighters in order to have any chance of selling out a fight venue. He cajoles two teenagers to join his cause, Mike Stokes (Dean Geyer) and Zack Gomez (Alex Meraz). Mike and Alex are both pursuing the same woman and simultaneously dealing with chilling personal issues. Injuries are a serious concern as is hyper-sensitivity to criticism. Both are fighters, one is a wrestler and the other is a boxer. However, neither one has any MMA skills, Muay Thai or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or karate training to speak of. Max does the most logical thing he knows how to do and sends them to a burned-out expert trainer, Case (Michael Jai White). Case performed well in Strikeforce but ran into legal troubles prohibiting his continuation.

Case already has a student on demand that is enormous and has the distinction of looking like a 20 year old Dolph Lundgren. Frankie (Galen Bryant Banks) is about 6’5” and has muscles in places where most people do not have places. Together, along with a comic book store clerk/toolbox, they are trained by Case for nearly sixty days. How people with no martial arts background can possibly advance to being experts in 60 days is beyond any normal fan of the sport, but this is a film and not real life, thank god.

Never Back Down 2: The Letdown, I mean the Beatdown, has all of the ingredients necessary to be successful. There are buff fighters aplenty, there is a fair amount of MMA training, and one sex scene is included for good measure. Many of the characters have compelling stories, but there is one overarching element that brings down the house and causes this picture to be an ugly follow-up to the first NBD film. Not one moment of the action is cogent. I remain unconvinced that any of these kids can fight worth their weight in salt. Frankly, this is the Bush league and I prefer the pros. I would gladly watch the first NBD repeatedly, but even if tied and gagged I would find a means for avoiding the second. That a waste of a sequel. Two grapplers down.

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