New on DVD this week are a few horror movies, a dramedy, and a comedy. Take a look and see what appeals to you:
What Goes Up (NR). Steve Coogan plays a morally challenged New York reporter who learns a few life lessons from a group of dysfunctional students (Hilary Duff, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby), while covering the hometown hoopla surrounding the first teacher in space. Buy It
The Cell 2 (R ). This straight-to-DVD sequel to the 2000 Jennifer Lopez thriller follows a telepathic mind-melder (Tessie Santiago) who’s hired by the cops to get into the brain of a … [Read More]

I had the pleasure of interviewing the "Bitch Slap" girls last year, and they were a blast to talk to. Check out the movie’s trailer here.
America Olivo, who plays Camero in the movie, is currently gracing the June issue of Playboy magazine – as well as a 6-page nude pictorial inside the mag. The girl is definitely hot – in more ways than one! She’s got four movies out in 2009, including the "Friday the 13th" remake, "Bitch Slap," "Neighbor," and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
"Bitch Slap" features the longest girl-fight in cinema history. Olivo says she had to … [Read More]

“Friday the 13th” is still scaring the heck out of us in theaters, but there’s already another movie in the works.
Yes, Jason Voorhees, that serial killer who refuses to die is coming back in yet another installment of the franchise. New Line and Platinum Dunes are moving forward on a new movie, with Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, who wrote the current movie, already hard at work on the new one.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is “expected to be not a sequel so much as a follow-up … Jason Voorhees will be the villain, of … [Read More]

Jason Voorhees and his frightening "Friday the 13th" axed the box office this weekend, pulling in numbers far ahead of second place, "He’s Just Not That Into You." Here’s the rundown from IMDB.com:

Friday the 13th, $42.24M
He’s Just Not That Into You, $19.61M
Taken, $19.25M
Confessions of a Shopaholic, $15.40M
Coraline, $15.00M
Paul Blart: Mall Cop, $11.70M
The International, $10.00M
The Pink Panther 2, $9.00M
Slumdog Millionaire, $7.15M
Push, $6.93M

Image: Warner Bros. Pictures

Ready to be scared out of your boots? Apparently, "Friday the 13th" is the thing to see! Travis Oscarson from ReelzChannel caught up with a few fans after the midnight opening of the movie. And check out this video from the L.A. premiere of the movie.

The line for "Friday the 13th" was crazy in our local theater tonight! I guess people really want to be scared out of their minds on Friday the 13th. Anyway, Hollyscoop.com caught up with the stars at the Los Angeles Premiere. Check out what Michael Bay, Jared Padalecki, Marcus Nispel, Willa Ford, Damian Shannon, Mark Swift, and Ryan Hansen had to say about the fright-flick. I’m scared just thinking about it!

It’s Friday the 13th! And “Friday the 13th” is in theaters! Check out my preview and trailer here, and see what the cast and crew had to say about the evil Jason Voorhees in this ReelzChannel clip:

It’s Friday the 13th and, of course, the perfect day for “Friday the 13th” to be released in theaters. How many Jason movies have there been? 53? Ok, we’ll go with that. Check out what’s new in theaters today:
Friday the 13th. Jason Voorhees is back. And the rotting cabins of an abandoned summer camp around Crystal Lake are the perfect place to hang out. [Film Gecko Preview & Trailer] [Official Site]
Confessions of a Shopaholic. Awww, this movie is (way too) close to my heart! Yes, I confess. I’m a shopaholic, just like Isla Fisher’s character in this movie. [Film ... [Read More]

Here’s the international trailer for "Confessions of a Shopaholic," in theaters next Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. Hmmm, "Friday the 13th" or "Confessions"? Yeah, well, if you’ve been reading Film Gecko for a while, you know I’m not really into the horror movies. But I actually might have to see this one because my 14-year-old son wants to see it, and I want to see if it’s too scary for me, I mean him. Nothing scares him!
Anyway, I digress. Check out this trailer. I think it’s a bit longer than the one I previously posted. Oh, and if you want … [Read More]

"Friday the 13" isn’t far off – both the day AND the movie. Jason is baaaacccckkk … and it’s all my son’s been talking about for weeks. Apparently, teenagers are big into Jason these days.
Here’s the scoop: When a girl goes missing, her brother Clay heads up to the creepy woods around Crystal Lake, where he finds a bunch of rundown cabins and a guy with a machete named … Jason Voorhees.
Directed by Marcus Nispel, "Friday the 13th" hits theaters on Feb. 13, 2009, and stars Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, Aaron Yoo, and Derek Mears … [Read More]