
Guillermo del Toro's
Hellboy II: The Golden Army won the weekend box office with an estimated $35.9 million, not only handily beating the current competition, but also surpassing the first Hellboy's opening weekend earnings ($23.2 million). Yippee! I'm happy for that
ragtag group of superheroes.

So, full disclosure: I dragged myself to this movie with the lowest of expectations. Things like
Norbit and The Adventures of Pluto Nash danced through my mind and I prayed to the comedy gods to spare me a numbingly unfunny experience. I mean, I've just barely recovered from
The Love Guru.

Few have enjoyed the kind of long-term box office success that Eddie Murphy has, and despite recent movies he's made (oh man,
Meet Dave looks. . .

Apparently,
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been an inspiration to other old franchises looking to capitalize on nostalgia as
Brett Ratner is aiming to resurrect the Beverly Hills Cop movies with a fourth installment. Eddie Murphy will reportedly "reprise his role as Detroit detective Axel Foley." Variety has more:
Studio is aiming for a 2009 production start and a summer 2010 release.

Tax season is upon us and I know how stressful it can be to dig up receipts, fill out the forms and file the ol' taxes. Although my friend
Savvy wouldn't be too happy to hear this, I have a bad habit of procrastinating and will find any reason to avoid doing my taxes. This year I have a new strategy: hold a money movie night with the following films and then do my taxes — no more excuses!

Yesterday, the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards hit Los Angeles, for all those young and young at heart.
Despite the rumours, Britney Spears didn't show – but that certainly didn't stop the fun!
Orlando Bloom, host Jack Black and
Harrison Ford had Nick's trademark gunge poured all over them,
Miley Cyrus performed to the delight of the tween audience and many TV, movie and music stars showed, including Will Smith, Cameron Diaz, Rihanna, Usher, Ashton Kutcher and Janet Jackson.

Parts of the trailer for the Eddie Murphy comedy
Meet Dave are pretty funny, while others fall into the "things that make me go 'Hmm. . .'" category.

Between Saturday's
Independent Spirit Awards and Sunday's
Oscars, it's a weekend for recognizing great films. But we can't be getting too lovey-dovey about the year's movies, can we? That's where the
Razzies come in.