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PREDICTED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE Last week, after two weeks at number two, the Coen Brother’s True Grit finally unseated reigning champ Little Fockers to take the top spot on the charts. Unfortunately, its celebration will be cut short this week with two highly-anticipated new films vying for number one, including director Ron Howard’s new comedy, The Dilemma and the super-hero movie The Green Hornet starring Seth Rogen. We expect both of these new films to shoot right up to the top of the box office charts....

Actor Brad Pitt is in negotiations to star in the New Regency thriller The Gray Man for director James Gray. We reported back in January that James Gray signed on to direct, but we haven’t heard anything else on the project, until now. Adam Cozad adapted The Gray Man from the Mark Greaney novel, which centers on a former CIA agent who has become an assassin. He takes on a dangerous mission to rescue his former CIA handler in Europe....

Airlock Alpha recently talked with Breck Eisner (The Crazies) about his upcoming version of Flash Gordon. Initially, the comic strip followed the outer space adventures of Flash and his companions Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov. It was a daily comic strip for more than 60 years. It was turned into “three serial films” and Flash Gordon made its initial big screen bow in 1980. He then went on to talk about the potential of Flash Gordon and what the future may hold for the property....

With one of cable’s hottest shows ready to burn up the airwaves with its fourth season next month, it seems that they have landed a high-profile guest star. Ausiello Files is reporting that Burt Reynolds will guest star in a Season 4 episode of Burn Notice. Reynolds will play an ex-CIA operative who was forced out of the spy biz, a character similar to Jeffrey Donovan’s main character, Michael Westen, and is seen as a “cautionary tale” for Westen’s character....

It’s time to cook, as the complete series of Breaking Bad is selling on the PlayStation Store for just $9.99 for the time being. The sale is a part of Sony’s overall March sale, which includes several Sony Pictures movies and television shows for really low prices, but as this is a particularly great deal, some people are theorizing it to be a pricing error. As the five-season series has a list price of $119....

Captain America: The First Avenger production designer Rick Heinrichs recently spilled some juicy plot details about the highly-anticipated superhero adventure Captain America: The First Avenger, which arrives in theaters July 22. You can take a look at some of this new information below, but beware that there are SPOILERS within, so read on at your own risk: Captain America: The First Avenger takes place between the years 1939 and 1945, although the beginning and ending of the movie are both set in present day....

Casper The Friendly Ghost might be making a return to the silver screen for a new live-action project from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment. It would be the first theatrical endeavor featuring the amicable specter since Casper debuted in the summer of 1995. Classic Media owns the rights to the Harvey Comics character, and they will team up with Universal and Amblin for this new comedic adventure. The reboot will feature a mixture of live-action and CGI elements, much like the original feature length Casper starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci....

Having been a big fan of Mindy Kaling from her past gig on The Office and her own show The Mindy Project I always welcome any new work she has coming out. If you are not a fan of her or her writing on either of those shows then maybe Champions isn’t for you. Created by Kaling and fellow Mindy Project partner Charlie Grandy, Champions opens with introducing us to Vince (Anders Holm), a former high school baseball star whose dreams were cut short and he instead ended up running his parents gym the Brooklyn Champions Athletic Club....

Last night at 8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT, Wednesday, March 9th, on the CBS Television Network, in a two-hour premiere, the Emmy Award-winning Survivor returned for its 42nd season with 18 new castaways who will compete against each other for $1 million. Competing for the cash-money prize are Lydia Meredith, Rocksroy Bailey, Marya Sherron, Jonathan Young, Mike Turner, Drea Wheeler, Romeo Escobar, Lindsay Dolashewich, Hai Giang, Chanelle Howell, Zach Wurtenberger, Tori Meehan, Daniel Strunk, Maryanne Oketch, Jackson Fox, Jenny Kim, Omar Zaheer, and Swati Goel....

Some movies in cinema history represent milestones that will never be replaced, while others are so experimental and personal that they cannot be separated from their directors or writers. The characteristic that sets them apart from the rest, especially in these times of remakes and reboots, is precisely the impossibility of replicating them: the impossibility of recreating those magic moments that sometimes happen in the seventh art. These 10 movies proved to be unique, whether for the wizardry of the director or the complex themes exposed, and stood the test of time as complete on their own....

The Dark Knight Trilogy is a fan favorite adaptation of the Caped Crusader, with a grounded approach and a gritty, real feeling world. Despite the fact that the trilogy did a lot to make it unique and stick out from all the other pieces of Batman media that came before it, these movies have no shortages of references, hidden details, and Easter eggs packed throughout them. Whether they are paying homage to the actors that were there before them or hinting at things to come, there’s an Easter egg for every Batman fan to enjoy....

Some of these names put themselves on the map as actors long before they ventured into more behind-the-scenes roles of filmmaking like screenwriting and directing. Others entries herein are established directors (and sometimes tandem screenwriters) who have been putting out Hollywood hits for the past several years — and in some cases, even the past several decades. This list will be omitting popular franchise films like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Dune: Part II (2023), and Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (2023)....

Netflix’s Daredevil TV show is without a doubt one of the most groundbreaking shows to ever grace the small screen. With it’s layered characters, action scenes filled with gruesome violence, and intriguing story lines, there really isn’t anything like it on TV. With two seasons under its belt, it seems a no brainer that there will be a Season 3. Or, will there? As everybody knows, The Defenders, coming to us via Netflix and Marvel, is shooting at the end of 2016....

Numerous films over the years have been banned or protested against for their sexual or violent content. Many of these are considered cult classics now, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I Spit on Your Grave, and The Exorcist. However, one of the most well-known and controversial films to be so controversial is Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. Filmed in 1971, A Clockwork Orange is an adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ novel of the same name....

You can bring home a brand new Platinum Dunes horror remake in both DVD and Blu-ray formats this October. A Nightmare on Elm Street will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 5. The standard DVD will be priced at $28.98 SRP and the Blu-ray, which will include a Digital Copy, will be priced at $35.99 SRP. You can take a look at the cover art and special features below....

Just in time for Halloween, acclaimed stop-motion animator Henry Selick dropped off a note for us to share with his fans along with a tiny pumpkin wrapped in black and stamped with his upcoming film’s title: Coraline. We have included pictures of our gourd and the nifty Halloween card it came attached to. Henry Selick writes: Coraline will hit theaters on February 6th, 2009. Fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas know that I’m a big believer in the “quality scare....

Actors are used to bringing to life totally different roles in every movie. They portray heroes, villains, lead major productions and even participate in small roles in cameos that often end up granting them prestigious awards. Over time, and with experience, some world-renowned actors discovered a new passion: directing movies. Every once in a while we learn that an actor has decided to go one step further and sit in the director’s chair to carry out a personal project....

Warner Bros. has closed a deal with director Jaume Collet-Serra to take over their live-action adaptation of Akira. The long-gestating production has been in development for some time, and has hit a number of roadblocks along the way. Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes had previously been attached to direct, before parting ways with the project back in May. Akira has also had trouble securing cast members. Keanu Reeves passed on the role of Kaneda last month....

The master is back as Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two comes to DVD from Universal Home Video. Synopsis: “Good evening…” With dramatic flourish, Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock used these simple words to introduce all of his 39 timeless episodes of horror, mystery and intrigue in Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Two, now available in a 5-disc collection. Not only loved by millions of TV viewers around the world, this legendary season also received three Emmy awards as well as a Golden Globe for Television Achievement....

Columbia Pictures and MSN launched the new Path of Illumination contest and online game at AngelsAndDemons.MSN.com, as a tie-in to the highly-anticipated film, Angels & Demons, which will open in theaters nationwide on May 15. This contest, which was launched over the weekend, will allow users in seven countries (United States, Canada, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany and Spain) to solve several online puzzles, deciphering clues that relate to the four elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water that play an important part in the film....