I am an enormous fan of Mel Brook's "The Producers" (1968) starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder and the remake is just as good. The only difference is that "The Producers" (2005) starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick is a MUSICAL based on the Tony Award Winning Broadway Smash Hit. The film follows two men as they decide to produce the world's WORST musical "Springtime for Hitler!" Because theoretically, under the right circumstances you could make more money with a flop than with a hit. This film is funny from start to finish, co-starring Will Ferrell as Franz Liepkin and Uma Thurman as Ulla.

The remake of "When a Stranger Calls" also comes to DVD today. This I am NOT so thrilled about. Frankly "When a Stranger Calls" just proves my point that Hollywood is running out of ideas. The plot follows a good-looking teenaged girl who is stuck in a house alone and gets weird phone calls from some guy with a deep voice. It's kind of like "Scream" only "Scream" was SOMEWHAT original.

The animated feature "Doogal" makes its way to DVD today, but don't rush out with your kids to rent it! Though this film is star studded with celebrities such as Jon Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Chevy Chase, and my personal favorite KEVIN SMITH (you may recognize him as Silent Bob) this film isn't even worth renting. Even as a sixteen-year-old guy I enjoy kids movies. "Curious George" was absolutely fantastic and "Hoodwinked" was hysterical. But, "Doogal" provides us with nothing more than an utterly boring and overly childish "Lord of the Rings" satire. The jokes are lame, the characters are one dimensional, and the animation looks as though its from a made for TV movie about the "Little People" toys. Skip it.

And while we are on the topic of Kevin Smith I would like to add that the release date for "Clerks II" has been moved to July 21. I for one am angry about this change because I'll be at summer camp and, though they do let us go to the movies on the weekends, they don't allow us to see R Rated films... and for those of you who have never seen a Kevin Smith movie (Dogma, Chasing Amy, Clerks, Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back), the language is NOT G rated.

I guess that weekend I'll be watching M. Night Shyamalan's "Lady in the Water."

Nothing against Shyamalan, I love the guy, but there's just something about a Jay and Silent Bob movie that leaves you feeling all tingly inside. Or maybe it's just all those delicious Egg-A-Mooby Muffins.

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