How do I love Thee Danny Trejo? Let me count the ways -- and the machete mangling body count.

With that, I always love to read interviews with this actor who, like old tough guys of yore, has actually gone through some things in life. Real things. Like prison. And yet, he's one of the nicest, most gracious guys in Hollywood.

Here's a sample from a wonderful interview at Fandango:

"Fandango: Let’s talk about your dream role.

"Danny Trejo: This feels unreal. Where I came from…it’s funny because Robert Rodriguez said 'from ex-con to icon.' It wasn’t too long ago that I was sitting in prison and now I’m starring on a Hollywood film and get to kiss Jessica Alba [laughs].

"Fandango: What did you enjoy the most about the storyline?

"Trejo: What I really enjoyed about the film was that we dealt with the corruption on both sides of the border. The drug cartel on one side and the politicians on the other side. Not to say that all politicians are corrupt.

"Fandango: You have Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez playing strong female roles. Not the norm for a Latina character in Hollywood.

"Trejo: I asked Robert, 'Let’s have some strong women in this sh*t.' Robert grew up with sisters so he knows about strong women and he knows how strong a Latina woman is…Latinas keep whole families together.

 

I don't know how I feel about this poster.

Warner Bros has officially released this, the one sheet (above, obviously) for their upcoming romantic comedy (obviously), "Life As We Know It," starring starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel.

This is one of those loathe each other/turns-to love through the magic of a child movie...in this case a mutual goddaughter. I guess the pregnancy thing Heigl's already covered.

The movie directed by Greg Berlanti, is scheduled to open October 8th.

Anyway, I much prefer the beer and young thing picture after the jump. Especially since it involves Audrey Hepburn being the bad influence...

 

Dear Future Oscar Telecast,

Watch the Emmy's opening musical number. Take notes.

Thanks,
Kim




 

"The Three Musketeers" -- a timeless classic, a novel crying out for movies, of which there are many, and one that needed Orlando Bloom. Right?

Christoph Waltz is even better.

Paul W.S. Anderson is directing the action adventure, and ComingSoon.net has received the first photos from the Bamberg, Germany set.

"You can check out Mads Mikkelsen as Rochefort, Logan Lerman as D'Artagnan and Anderson in the photos below.

"Opening in 3D on April 15, 2011, the action adventure also stars Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Christoph Waltz, Milla Jovovich, Juno Temple, Orlando Bloom and James Corden."

 

I love this. And for all the good Brad Pitt has done for New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, it actually will mean something to the community.

Humanitarian/actor Pitt will be the voice for the NFL's upcoming documentary on the New Orleans' Saints Super Bowl victory.

From the Huffington Post:

"Pitt narrates NFL Films' documentary, 'America's Game: 2009 New Orleans Saints,' about the team's win over the Indianapolis Colts last February. The film debuts on the NFL Network at 9 p.m. EDT on Sept. 8, the night before the Saints begin their defense of the Super Bowl title.

The NFL traditionally seeks out a celebrity narrator for its annual Super Bowl documentary. Pitt was chosen because of his humanitarian work in New Orleans in the five years since Hurricane Katrina, the NFL said.

 

Say what you want about Mel Gibson but..."Lethal Weapon" won't be the same without him and Danny Glover. Sorry.

But that doesn't stop Hollywood, no way. Especially when we've got two hot young male leads going buddy buddy. And I like both of them, particularly Reynolds (which surprises me a bit...he should be boring and yet, he's not).

Anyway, according to People via THR, the two lookers will re-start the "Lethal Weapon" engines:

"Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper will soon share more than rugged good looks. They'll split top billing on a buddy movie that's being described as an edgier, R-rated version of the Lethal Weapon series.

"The actors, both strong candidates for the title of PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive, will play cops in the as-yet-untitled action-comedy, in which they recruit their fathers – former police officers themselves – to crack a case, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

 

Live in a small town and not continually inundated with movie billboards everywhere like I am in Los Angeles?

Well, here's your chance to get a sneak peek of a billboard shot for the upcoming "Tron Legacy" which will open in theaters everywhere, even the smallest of towns, this winter, December 17.

In case you've been living under a rock (because everyone has a computer, and I'm pretty sure nearly everyone has a soft spot for both "Tron" and Jeff Bridges), read the plot synopsis (courtesy Disney) for the continuation of "Tron" (now in 3D...of course), after the jump. 

 

Wait. Am I hearing this correctly? The "Avatar" Special Edition released in theaters only did "modest" business? Modest? James Cameron? "Avatar"?

OK, well...one more cup of coffee.

Of the movies that opened, the entertaining and, by many accounts genuinely scary (in parts -- that seems to be all we can ask for in a horror movie these days) "The Last Exorcism" did better than expected -- it, according to IMDB,  "'The Last Exorcism's' opening ranked well above average for a supernatural horror movie, grossing more than 'Exorcist: The Beginning' and 'The Unborn' (2009)."

But the disappointing "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," did better back in 2005.

Well, glad an exorcism will still draw people to the theater. Not sure why, but it's just one of those chestnuts that we all want to scare us. So good for "The Last Exorcism" -- though I'm sure the box office means that this really won't be "The Last" of the title.

Here's the top five movies over the weekend after the jump: