What do Will Smith, Meryl Streep, Gillian Anderson, Steve Carrell, Cate Blanchett, and the young girl from Akele and the Bee have in common? They're all starring in movies we want to see this summer. (Archeology! Singing! Football! Not all in the same movie, fortunately.)

In this episode of SMMWT!, Lori and I discuss which movies coming out this summer we really want to see — and which ones we definitely don't. (One word: Baghead. Yes, that's right, it's a movie about a guy wearing a paper bag over his head. 'Nuff said.)

As you can tell by my voice and vague resemblance to road kill, I'm still recovering from the cold I got at Dinah, so please bear with me if I seem a little low-key. I'll be back up to full-speed soon, so enjoy my slower pace while it lasts (I know Lori is!).

What summer movies are you most looking forward to? Chime in in the comments!

In our first video blog of 2008, Lori and I review a handful of new movies, including the Denzel Washington-led drama The Great Debaters; the new Will Smith sci-fi flick I Am Legend; Helen Hunt's directorial debut Then She Found Me, which also stars Bette Middler and Colin Firth; and a little-known girls basketball movie Believe in Me, based on a true story of a team in Kansas in the 1950s (you know what a sucker I am for sports movies!).

We also share what we did during the holiday break, and why you'll never catch us doing improv. … continue reading