Cars 2
Directed by John Lasseter
Starring (voices): Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, John Turturro, Eddie Izzard
Release Date: June 24, 2011

Any human aspect or human presence cannot be located in the original Cars or in Pixar’s latest film Cars 2. This is the films’ biggest set back. We who have become transfixed by the genius behind the films of Pixar (which is celebrating 25 years of studio existence this year) remember all too vividly the ruthless food critic, Anton Ego, of Ratatouille swallowing a bit of ratatouille and immediately becoming reacquainted with a childhood he had seemingly forgotten. And who can forget Andy’s feeling of anguish and the sad grimace that takes over his face in Toy Story 3 when he finally figures out that he needs to give away his toys. Almost all of the successful Pixar films have an unbreakable relationship with all things human. Cars 2 veers from that ostensibly perfect trajectory to embrace a world where no existence of human life has ever been documented. This all sounds a tad bleak, but that is the world we are thrust into with the Cars‘ films.

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is a Big Lebowski-inspired shirt called “The Jesus.”

The tee, by artist Tom Ledin, is on sale at RIPT only for today, Tuesday January 4, 2011 until tonight at midnight CST. Once the time is up, the shirt will no longer be available at the site.

The t-shirt is available in both men’s and women’s sizes in Purple for $10. Kids sizes are $15 (Boys, Girls & Toddlers in varying shades of Purple); Onesies are $18 (in Pink). You can also get the design on a Hoodie for $38 (in Men/Unisex sizes in Purple).

The design is inspired the character The Jesus played by John Turturro in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.

The first announcement teaser trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon has now arrived online. And though it’s dubbed an “announcement” teaser, it’s actually more like a traditional teaser and shows off some interesting things.

The movie comes once again from director Michael Bay, and is the third in the franchise following Transformers (2007) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009).

In the announcement teaser trailer, we’re whisked back to 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission that saw Neil Armstrong become the first human being to step foot on the moon. But right after their historic accomplishment, the astronauts on the mission discover something even more remarkable.

Be sure to head on over to the other side now to check out this first trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon!

Apart from the much-covered spat between director Michael Bay and starlet Megan Fox, which ultimately led to her replacement with Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the female lead, and star Shia LaBeouf promising things would be much better this time around, we haven’t heard too much about Transformers 3.

The Bay directed trilogy-capper now has itself an official title, and it will be interesting to see how fans react to it. The movie will now be called Transformers: The Dark of the Moon, which ties to a trio of upcoming Transformer novels with similar titles, Transformers: The Dark of the Moon – Secret of the Autobots, Transformers: The Dark of the Moon – Autobots Betrayed!, and Transformers: The Dark of the Moon: Invasion of the Decepticons.

A brand new poster and title banner for The Nutcracker in 3D has been released by Cinemarket Films. The movie will be released during the holiday season on November 24, 2010, and tells the story of a young girl who whose uncle gives her a nutcracker as a gift that comes to life one night and takes her on a fantastical adventure.

The movie is directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and stars Elle Fanning (Somewhere, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), John Turturro (Transformers, O Brother, Where Art Thou?) Nathan Lane (The Producers, The Birdcage), and Charlie Rowe (Never Let Me Go, The Golden Compass).

You can see the title banner above, and e sure to click on over to the other side to see the new poster for The Nutcracker in 3D!