I spent the weekend poring over the new edition of Robert Zemeckis' "Beowulf" on DVD and let me tell you, it's well worth your time. Quibble if you must with the film (I'm still a strong believer in it) but I'll be shocked if you aren't fascinated by the main documentary included. Sure we all know Zemeckis used his crazy motion capture technology to make Ray Winstone into a kick-ass hero but until you see Ray and Hopkins and company play dress up like this, you're denying yourself. Read more...

If you want to really impress a date this weekend, show off your complex cinematic tastes by not only taking her/him to the blockbuster "Beowulf" alongside the masses, but following it up with an art-house showing of the other Crispin Glover film opening this weekend.

"I'm going to open Part 2 of my trilogy, entitled 'It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine' on the same week 'Beowulf' opens," the oft-ostracized Hollywood actor reminded us recently. "I'm riding on the coattails of the publicity wave of 'Beowulf' to open the sequel."

This past January, the "Back to the Future" star spoke to us extensively about his passion projects, which began with 2004's "What Is It?" Now, he's once again touring with his Al Gore-like multimedia presentation, giving film fans an experience that, if nothing else, they'll certainly never forget. And you can't say that about "Fred Claus."

"I will be doing exactly what I did with the first film, which is this: I have eight different books, and I have a slide show, because all of my books are heavily illustrated," he explained. "I perform the slide show, which lasts an hour; it's a dramatic narration. It has slides behind me, to help to move the story along with the illustrations. Then I show the films, which are 72 minutes for 'What Is it?' and 74 minutes for 'Everything Is Fine,' on different nights. They don't show both the films on the same night. Then I have a question-and-answer session, and then I have a book signing." Read more...

We've already established that I love dragons, so naturally I'm pretty excited for "Beowulf," Robert Zemeckis' take on the classic tale starring Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Crispin Glover (!), and a million others. Below, check out an exciting early look at a wet-and-wild fight scene from the animated fantasy flick, which hits theaters on November 16.