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A new trailer for Illumination Entertainment’s 3-D CGI Feature Despicable Me has just debuted online!   

The new Despicable Me trailer doesn’t reveal much about the movie, but it’s worth watching for enjoyment.  The movie includes a wonderful cast including Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove, Jack McBrayer, Mindy Kaling, Jemaine Clement and Julie Andrews.    

Movie will be in theaters July 9, 2010!

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn.  Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout.  Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world.  He is going to steal the moon. 

Gru delights in all things wicked.  Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way.  Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. 

The world’s (second) greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes. 

You know what…the trailer doesn’t show any of this story. You can see it at Apple.

Owen Wilson won’t be acting with a dog like he did in Marley & Me, this time he will be playing a dog as voice over for the rascally Great Dane Marmaduke.

The story is about family named the Winslows who move from Kansas to Orange County with their dog Marmaduke, a slobbery pooch who creates chaos wherever he goes. Once settled in the new home Marmaduke navigates volatile Mutts vs. Pedigrees turf war, woos the purebred of his dreams and overcomes a fall from grace.

Judy Greer, Lee Pace and William H. Macy play the humans, while Fergie, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans supply the voices for all the animals.

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This is a fun movie and I am sure we will see more trailers on this film.  It’s a good trailer to watch on a Monday after a weekend of Halloween. It put a smile on my face.  Enjoy!

All aboard for A Thomas & Friends Holiday Special with Trainloads of fun, snowmen and Christmas trees. This Special Edition DVD includes a collectible and exclusive Holiday train, available on DVD November 3, 2009 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

If you would like to win one of these Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express, post your name now. Screenhead will pick the winner Tuesday,  November 17, 2009.

My daughter and her four friends watched Aliens in the Attic DVD screener today as a Halloween treat. With popcorn and Halloween candy they loved it all. Even the bloopers were awesome.

The movie takes place during summer vacation, but the Pearson family kids are stuck at a boring lake house with their nerdy parents. That is until feisty, little, green aliens crash-land on the roof, with plans to conquer the house AND Earth! Using only their wits, courage and video game-playing skills, the youngsters must band together to defeat the aliens and save the world — but the toughest part might be keeping the whole thing a secret from their parents!

The scene most talked about was when the adults were being controlled by the kids via remote controls. The kids had the two adults fighting each other with the kids flipping them, getting the parents to do anything they wanted them to do.

The cast includes Doris Roberts (“Everybody Loves Raymond”), Andy Richter (“The Conan O’Brien Show”), Kevin Nealon (“Weeds”), Tim Meadows (Mean Girls) and Gillian Vigman (The Hangover), as well as rising young star Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical).

After my daughter’s friends left, she asked if she could watch the movie, again, and did with just as much enjoyment.

If you would like to win a copy of Aliens in the Attic, post your name now and Screenhead will pick the winner Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

Disney has released one minute of Pixar’s newest short film, Dug’s Special Mission. The short will be released with the UpDVD/Blu-ray on November 10, 2009. It’s a brandnew five minute short film that is a prequel to Up, following “the good-hearted dog, Dug as he is sent on a series of quests by his mean canine bosses.”  Truthfully, it looks like Dug’s canine bosses are trying to get rid of him.

Join two-time Academy Award-winning actor and producer Michael Douglas (who narrates) and the world’s most pre-eminent paleontologists in this eye-popping IMAX adventure as they take an extra-ordinarily unique look at the age of dinosaurs and uncover some of history’s most astonishing finds. 

Personally, I found Dinosaurs Alive! worth the watch because the visuals add so much to the understanding of the prehistoric creatures.  The DVD is a great tool for any parent or school teacher who wants to teach their child about dinosaurs or for anyone who is an avid researcher of dinosaurs.  The special features are supplied with educational tools that are very helpful with a Dinosaur Quiz and Meet the Creatures.

Dinosaurs Alive! brings dinosaurs, their behaviors and ancient environments to life on screen as never before seen—juxtaposing stunningly realistic and scientifically accurate CGI animation with intriguing 1920s documentary footage, dramatic new scenes of real fossils and current dinosaur hunting expeditions. Using state-of-the-art techniques, the filmmakers have created an array of amazingly life-like creatures based on the latest fossil evidence, allowing the entire family to see these remarkable creatures come alive … in a very BIG way! 

So how big were these mysterious creatures that dominated the earth for 150 million years?  How fast did they move?  What did they eat?  How did they interact with other dinosaurs and creatures?  Which were the predators and which were the hunted?  How did they raise their young?  What was their world like and how did they deal with the forces of nature?  And just how did they die? 

Uncover the mysteries below your feet as you travel across the exotic dunes of the Gobi Desert and along the sandstone buttes of New Mexico with scientists who make brand-new discoveries and find what could be the oldest dinosaur ever unearthed in North America.

Screenhead has 4 copies of Dinosaur Alive! to give away. Post your name and we will pick the winners Thursday, November 12, 2009.

Jackie Chan’s The Spy Next Door seems silly and perhaps kids will love it.  You decide by watching the trailer. 

The story is about a spy, who is undercover in the US, babysitting his neighbor’s children. He is mild-mannered but winds up having to fight off secret agents after one of the kids inadvertently downloads a secret code. The film also stars the lovely Amber Valetta and funny men George Lopez and Billy Ray Cyrus. 

More information will come shortly about the story line with production stills. 

The Spy Next Door hits theaters on January 15, 2010!

…Blake Clark.

I know, kind of disappointing, but one of the biggest questions surrounding Toy Story 3 was: “Who’s going to take over Slinky Dog since Jim Varney died?”  And that’s the answer–Clark is famous for showing up almost randomly in Adam Sandler movies, as well as for his own stand-up comedy career, so it’s not as though he’s a complete newcomer.

And in all honesty, Clark really does sound at least something like Jim Varney, so the massive shock will be reduced quite a bit.  In fact, it’ll almost sound like Varney himself is delivering all the lines, it’s just that the audio is a bit off.  These days, speakers in theaters are probably getting old and worn-out anyway with not a whole lot of profit left toward improving them, so you may be able to just chalk it up to lousy speakers and still be able to enjoy the movie.

But we’ll find out soon enough–Toy Story 3 will be front and center for summer movie season 2010.

What a lovable movie!  It’s so refreshing to watch Toy Story 3 movie trailer after viewing all those horror movie trailers.  I remember when I left for college and still had my toys to contend with — it was tough letting them go, too.