Review: Hamlet 2 - Rock Me Sexy Jesus

Categories: Comedy, In Theatres, Popcorn
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Popcorn Dana Marschz is an actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama teacher trying to motivate his students to act but things aren't falling into place. With the drama program on the verge of being canceled, Dana brings his students together to stage a politically incorrect musical sequel to Hamlet that has parents in an uproar. Focus Features and Alliance Films' Hamlet 2 stars British comedian Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder, Around the World in 80 Days), Academy Award-winning Catherine Keener (Capote, Being John Malkovich), Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler ... Read More

New ‘Hamlet 2′ Trailers

Categories: Comedy, In Theatres, Upcoming Movies
by Jean Brunet

As we're about to enter the screening of Focus Features and Alliance Films' Hamlet 2, here is a little taste of what the movie looks like. Added below are the new green band and red band trailers. Don't forget! Hamlet 2, starring Steve Coogan and Amy Poehler, will be playing in select theaters this Friday, followed by a wide release on August 29th. Come back this Friday morning to check out the Sizzling Review! Green Band Trailer Red Band Trailer Read More

‘Mama Mia! The Sing-Along Edition’ Coming Labor Day Weekend

Categories: Comedy, Current News, Musical, Upcoming Movies
by Jean Brunet

Love Universal Pictures' latest smash hit movie musical? Wish you knew all the words to sing along to the ABBA tunes that power this blockbuster hit? Universal Pictures plans to boost its Labor Day weekend box office numbers with a re-release of Mama Mia!, but this time the Mama Mia! Sing-Along Edition. Audiences in select theaters will have the chance to participate by singing along to the various ABBA hits with subtitles displaying the lyrics to the songs. Currently, Mama Mia! has ... Read More

Life Is Beautiful (1998)

Categories: Classics, Comedy, Drama, Foreign, Sizzling Popcorn
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Sizzling Popcorn Set in 1939 Italy, at the brink of World War II, Guido, an Italian Jew, falls in love with Dora as they coincidentally meet several times. Guido charms her with his humor and gentleness, which leads up to their marriage and birth of their son Giosue. As the war begins, Guido and Giosue are arrested and sent to a concentration camp. To keep the family together, Dora decides to go with them. With the horrifying events going on around the concentration ... Read More

T-Shirt & DVD Winner!

Categories: Site News
by Jean Brunet

Congratulations to S. Passanha from Ontario! She is one of the August DVD Giveway contest winners and has won a DVD copy of Numb with a The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor t-shirt! If you would like to have a chance to win a DVD this month, you still have time to register. Visit our contest page for more details on this month's giveaway and maybe your name will be next? Read More

Thunder Rumbles The Box Office

Categories: Current News
by Jean Brunet

The weekend box office numbers are now in! Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder rumbled the box office with $26 million, ousting The Dark Knight from the #1 spot!. The combat comedy grossed $37 million during its five-day debut and gave Downey Jr. his second #1 film this year. Next week we will see Tropic Thunder's Steve Coogan star in Hamlet 2, a comedy where Steve stars as a teacher who is trying to save the high school ... Read More

Hamlet 2- Dana Marschz commercials!

Categories: Upcoming Movies
by Jean Brunet

Did you know that before Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan) was a theater teacher, he was a commercial actor for products like herpes medication? Focus Features has just released three of Dana's commercials in support of their upcoming comedy Hamlet 2! In addition to Dana's commercial for Herpecol, you can check him out in a commercial for Fuzuoku- a personal massager, as well as a commercial for a power juicer. Make sure to see Hamlet 2 this coming Friday in select theaters ... Read More

Disaster Movie Clip With Carmen Electra

Categories: Upcoming Movies
by Jean Brunet

On behalf of Lionsgate, we are pleased to present this hilarious new clip from DISASTER MOVIE, the latest genre spoof from filmmakers Jason Friedbeg and Aaron Seltzer, the team that parodied the teen-horror genre in Scary Movie, clichéd romantic comedies in Date Movie, overblown blockbusters in Epic Movie, and the ultra-macho 300 in Meet The Spartans. DISASTER MOVIE stars Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, G-Thang, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan and Ike Barinholtz. Read More

Summit Entertainment Moves Up Release Date for TWILIGHT to November 21, 2008

Categories: Current News, Upcoming Movies
by Jean Brunet

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- TWILIGHT, the first film in Summit Entertainment's thriller romance franchise, has moved up its North American release date to Friday, November 21, 2008. The film, which was previously planned to be released on December 12, 2008, is taking advantage of an opening in the upcoming fall release calendar. The new release date for TWILIGHT allows the studio to both bring the film to the written-series' enormous fan base sooner, and to present the film in more ... Read More

It’s Official!

Categories: Site News
by Jean Brunet

It's official! Today marks the 6 month anniversary of SizzlingPopcorn.com! Since its beginning, the site has seen lots of growth. "Looking back to February, I would have never thought that what started small would become this big. We will continue to work on growing the site and make our way in the film industry", says Jean Brunet, President of Sizzling Popcorn Publishing Company. SizzlingPopcorn.com plans on providing its readers with more news from the industry, interviews with well-known and upcoming stars, and provide ... Read More