The long-awaited fourth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise will be titled Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

The title was revealed at tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas by actor Shia LaBeouf, who stars in the upcoming film along with Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Karen Allen, and Jim Broadbent.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, directed by Steven Spielberg and executive produced by George Lucas, will be released in theaters May 22, 2008.

I believe there’s a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride, even though sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams. – Rosemary Harris, Spider-Man II

If you couldn’t tell, one of my favorite subgenres of the action genre is the superhero. The superhero has something that no other kind of subgenre has — these guys have to stay away from all the fame and glory. There is a lot more going on in a superhero movie than most action movies, and because of that, it becomes a much more difficult challenge. That is why I defend most superhero films. Batman Forever, Ghost Rider, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, The Hulk, and The Punisher just go to show you a few comic book movies that I love. A year ago came an extraordinary television show, one that doesn’t only show us the difficulties of being a superhero, but the difficulties of hiding that you are a superhero. I remember watching the pilot episode of Heroes back when it aired for the first time in September of 2006, and just at the end of the episode, I knew that this show would be the next favorite show of mine. Because since Lost got weirder, My Name is Earl got stupider, and a lot more people wouldn’t leave this third season of The Office alone, I took refuge at Heroes. It was one of the best choices I had ever made in my life.

Ah, it’s that time of year again. Every year, there is that one season where things start to look up. This time of year is all about the awards. Voters for the Academy, Golden Globes, and MTV will be looking at all of these films that are released this year, and they will keep the films released around this time in mind.

Will this year be better than last year? Last year, we had Scorsese, Nolan, Cuaron, del Toro, Frears, Condon, Eastwood, Inarritu, Almodovar, Gibson, Zwick, Soderbergh, Field, and De Palma. This year, our line-up includes Taymor, Cronenberg, Lee, PTA, the Coen brothers, Baumbach, Scott, Farrelly brothers, Haggis, Mangold, Jordan, Penn, Anderson, and Forster. You decide which year is better.

But I’m looking forward to a few particular films. Whether it has Jack Black in it, or an Ian Curtis lookalike, they are all going to be checked out in theaters if they are playing near me. If not, they will be on DVD. This is Part I of my two-part series [read Part II here] “The Rest of 2007 Movies — The Good, The Bad, and the Very F**king Ugly.” This half is for all of the films that I’m looking forward to. Also, just notice that this is MY opinion. If you don’t like it, all I have to say is “eat me.”

PRESS RELEASE – Universal City, California – Three of the big screen’s most infamous horror icons, Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger and Leatherface, join forces for the first time to invade Universal Studios Hollywood’s “Halloween Horror Nights” as The Entertainment Capital of L.A. brings to life New Line Cinema’s legendary horror film franchises, “Friday the 13th,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” in the Southland’s most intense interactive Halloween experience.

This year’s “Halloween Horror Nights” will feature four new mazes and a new edition of the “Terror Tram,” allowing guests to venture on foot through Universal’s legendary back lot. “Halloween Horror Nights” will be held on Friday and Saturday nights, beginning on October 5 and extending to Sunday, October 28, culminating on Halloween, October 31. The event dates are: October 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-28 and 31. The event will begin nightly at 7:00 p.m.; closing hours vary by night throughout the event.

Focus Features has released 14 new production photos from David Cronenberg‘s upcoming crime thriller Eastern Promises, starring Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts.

See the new images here after the jump, along with the nine previously published photos. View the first trailer; view second trailer in QuickTime High or Low Res or in Windows Media High or Low res; Watch five clips from the film; and read the updated synopsis .

Check out Eastern Promises in theaters starting September 14, 2007.