Unstoppable forces of destruction dominate the local box office this week. No, not Melissa McCarthy and her crew of spies, but dinosaurs. Last Updated: June 17, 2015

You may not smurf this, but there was a time when The Smurfs were smurfy and kids coveted their little Smurf figurines and proudly smurfed them off without a hint of smurf-barrassment; much like Darryn does his John Cena doll collection today. Sorry, action figures. I should probably also stop smurfing before Kerv-amel tries to eat me. Well Sony want …

You can file this next story under “D” for “Duh!”. 2014’s Maleficent was sort of a big deal for Disney. Not only did it kickstart their current new trend to do live-action remakes/sequels/prequels of the classic animated movies in their library, but the Angelina Jolie starring fantasy flick also conjured up a big ol’ stack of cash at the box …

Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most iconic action heroes of all time, so it may come as quite the shocker to find that despite his new movie Maggie being set in a post-zombie apocalypse world, this is not an action movie. No, instead action hero Arnie is actually required to only do the first three letters of that descriptor: …

The American cable channel Starz has officially greenlit their adaptation of the 2001 Neil Gaiman novel, American Gods. Previously in stuck in development hell with HBO, American Gods was snapped up by Freemantle Media early last year, and since then we’ve had precious little news on the project, save for hearing that Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and Michael Green (Heroes, Smallville) …

There’s no denying that product placement in movies can do wonders for whatever they’re shilling. Risky Business helped bring a line of Ray-Bans back from the brink, E.T. gave Hershey a 65% boost in profits and GM specially made and sold over 60,000 Chevrolet Camaros thanks to Transformers. That being said, obvious product placement can completely ruin the immersion. Very …

Sigh. It appears that Relativity’s long-gestating remake of cult classic Brandon Lee action thriller The Crow may as well be vapourware at the moment. Just when the production was finally starting to pick up steam with a director in acclaimed music video and short film helmer Corin Hardy and a star in Boardwalk Empire alum Jack Huston, Variety now brings …

Back in 2011, nobody expected what looked like a quick cash-in prequel to the classic Planet of the Apes franchise to be any good, especially one directed by somebody we’ve never heard of. But then director Rupert Wyatt dropped the absolutely incredible Rise of the Planet of the Apes on us, becoming a gigantic success out of nowhere. As far …