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I rented The Matador over the weekend, and I can’t say I didn’t have a good time. The ending was a little weak and there was plenty of opportunity for more intense action/sniper sequences that were cut away in favor of trippy non-sequiturs. There was some bizarre and unnecessary skin in the movie, but Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear cook up some pretty good laughs in this dark comedy.

Apple.com has conjured up the first trailer for The Prestige. I’m looking forward to this movie for three reasons: First, it’s about magicians, and magicians are so uncool they are actually cool. Second, it reteams director Christopher Nolan with my favorite Batman, Christian Bale. And third, David Bowie is in it. Bowie!

M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady In The Water opens Friday, and Night couldn’t be more pleased with himself this time around, even though he says Disney really held him back creatively. Check it out here. I knew something was up with this guy when he put his name in the opening credits four times, and the first thing you hear on trailers for his movies are “From the infinite creative genius who descended from on high to bring you the acclaimed Sixth Sense…” I’m glad Disney execs stood behind their convictions and told Night that Lady In The Water was a weak script. Good for them. It’s just a shame he has to be such a baby about it and write a supposed tell-all book on his side of the story. Oh, and The Village was garbage.

Good news, fellas. 7th Heaven goodie-two-shoes turned Esquire’s “Sexiest Woman Alive” Jessica Biel is back on the market. Literally. Next week she is auctioning off a dinner date to raise money for Molly Bloom, a Boulder, Colo. 18-year-old who lost her leg in a prom night limousine accident when she was run over and dragged about 38 feet by a Hummer stretch limousine. Hey Hummer, there’s a plug for you.

This is great. I think more young Hollywood stars should do this sort of thing. This unfortunate girl’s hospital bills get paid, and some greasy-haired fanboy will get to drool into his chicken alfredo and stare awkwardly at a gorgeous actress for an hour. Some stars should go a step further and auction off their break-ups. Who wouldn’t donate to charity to see Katie Holmes end her relationship/brainwashing with Tom Cruise? Scarlett Johansson could probably cure cancer, AIDS, and avian flu all in one go if she’d only ditch Josh Hartnett.

Finally, I hate to say I told you so, but You, Me and Dupree is holding steady at a 20% rating over at Rotten Tomatoes.