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HDNet Films Mark Cuban is looking to take movie watching to a whole new, small screen realm. In a story from Variety, it seems that Cuban plans to take “Brian De Palma’s forthcoming Iraq war movie Redacted” and make it “available to digital subscribers two or three weeks before the pic reaches the multiplexes.” This new strategy “is called Ultra HD Video on Demand.” Currently, “Cuban is offering it to DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, Charter, Verizon and other cable-network distributors as a snob-appeal add-on to Cuban-financed and -distributed films that show up, for free, on his 24/7 HDNet Movies on the same day the pics open in theaters....

Captain Marvel star Brie Larson will swap the super-powers for a souped-up muscle car in the upcoming action sequel Fast X. Larson has now shared an image of herself alongside head of the family Vin Diesel in a behind-the-scenes image from the movie, with the pair clearly having a good time as the two actors celebrate Diesel’s birthday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brie Larson (@brielarson)...

Amber Heard had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because of sexual violence and domestic abuse she endured while in a relationship with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, a psychologist testified on Tuesday morning. According to HuffPost, Dawn Hughes was hired by Heard’s legal team to present the actress’s PTSD diagnosis and dispute the diagnosis of the psychologist hired by Depp’s lawyers, Dr. Shannon Curry, who alleged that The Stand actress exaggerated her PTSD symptoms and suffered from a borderline personality disorder (BPD) and a histrionic personality disorder (HPD)....

The CW Network has provided us with two new videos for the upcoming Smallville episode, Warrior, which will air on Friday, February 12 at 8 PM ET only on the CW Network. Click below to watch a brand new clip from the episode and a new TV spot also. Clark meets Zatanna (guest star Serinda Swan) at a comic book convention, where she tells him her father charmed a copy of the comic book “Warrior Angel” and it holds magical powers....

The ‘Final Girl’ is a commonly used trope in many horror movies and typically refers to the last woman standing after all the murder and mayhem has ensued. She will typically be virtuosic, and have a strong moral grounding. However, these characteristics have swayed over the years to put a modern day spin on the classic trope. According to Carol J. Clover (via Horror Obsessive), author of Men, Women, and Chainsaws, the use of a Final Girl dates back to Lila Crane, the sister in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, Psycho....

Sometimes don’t you wish there were two of you, or three or four? With all the things there are to do, there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Well, Molly Shannon stars as Alice, a woman who is overworked and overstressed and soon splits into four. The three additional versions each take on separate parts of her life. One is a great housekeeper, baker, and mother. Another is the perfect executive, taking on the task of saving a tree in town which is an important cause to Alice....

Aaron Eckhart will play Adam Frankenstein in the Lakeshore Entertainment, Hopscotch Features and Lionsgate production of I, Frankenstein, commencing in Australia in January. The film was written and is to be directed by Stuart Beattie (director of Australia’s breakout hit Tomorrow, When the War Began, and writer of such films as Pirates of the Caribbean, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, 30 Days of Night and Collateral), and is based on a graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, co-creator of the Underworld franchise....

HBO confirmed today that True Blood creator Alan Ball will be stepping down as showrunner after Season 5 of the hit vampire series, although he will remain on board as an executive producer. Here is the statement released by HBO regarding Alan Ball’s departure as True Blood showrunner. Alan Ball himself also released a statement regarding the big news, which you can check out below. “When we extended our overall deal with Alan Ball in July 2011, we always intended that if we proceeded to True Blood’s sixth season that Alan would take a supervisory role on the series and not be the day-to-day showrunner....

Ryan Murphy has introduced us to the cast of American Horror Story: 1984. Murphy posted some short teaser videos on social media, giving fans a taste of what’s to come and it looks deceivingly fun. DeRon Horton, Billie Lourd, Cody Fern, Leslie Grossman, Matthew Morrison, John Carroll Lynch, Zach Villa, Emma Roberts, Gus Kenworthy, and Angelica Ross are all featured in the fun videos, which are set to the hit 1984 single “I Can Dream About You” by Dan Hartman....

It’s been 13 long years since the first Avatar movie was released in 2009, and now, finally, after years of waiting, James Cameron’s sequel, Avatar 2, is scheduled to premiere on December 16, 2022. The sequel was initially set for a 2014 release but has been pushed back due to, according to fan assumptions, the high bars set by Cameron for the production of the movie. The director, who pledged himself to four sequels of the original film, decided that the first of these sequels would be primarily underwater....

IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that James Cameron’s Avatar will open in 178 IMAX theaters domestically on December 18, 2009, simultaneously with the motion picture’s premiere in conventional theaters. The IMAX 3D release will also open in 83 IMAX theaters internationally starting on December 16th, for a total of 261 theaters, making this the Company’s widest release to date. Avatar is directed and written by Academy Award Winner James Cameron and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver....

Actress and musician Bella Thorne opened up about an incident that almost resulted in her being fired from Disney Channel’s Shake it Up. She starred opposite Zendaya in the hit series from 2010 to 2013. Thorne, who is now 25, recounted the ordeal during Tuesday’s episode of Emily Ratajkowski‘s podcast High Low With EmRata. She shared: She added that Disney Channel executives became concerned over the “heat” they were receiving as a result of the pictures, so they advised that the 14-year-old “wear boy shorts and a loose t-shirt” the next time she was at the beach....

We all know by now that very few fans of the Snyderverse and Ben Affleck’s Batman like to pass up a good opportunity for another hashtag campaign to try and push Warner Bros. Discovery into doing what they want. One such occasion is Ben Affleck’s birthday, and as the Oscar winner celebrated his 50th birthday, many Batfleck fans used the moment to once again demand the actor be given a solo movie as originally planned before the DCEU began to crumble....

Sometimes you just need to curl up with a good show that feels like a warm hug. There are plenty of drama and action-packed shows available to stream that are great and worth the watch, but that may not always be the vibe you’re looking for. When you’re feeling down or just want to relax with a show that doesn’t require a ton of attention or brain power to follow, you probably turn to something funny, light and brief....

With the month of January nearly upon us, Peacock has released their exciting lineup of films making their way to the platform in the new year. Some of the cinema’s most celebrated and popular movies will be added to the streaming giant’s diverse catalog, from classic comedies to terrifying horror flicks and everything in between. Hollywood’s most sensational stars appear in these fan-favorite titles, with lauded performers like Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Tom Hanks and Michael B....

Salma Hayek is an A-List actress/producer and has been international superstar for over two and a half decades. She’s won many accolades for her roles in over 80 acting credits, including receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021. The Mexican-Lebanese actress has broken through numerous stereotypes in Hollywood and starred in many memorable movies along the way. She has never limited herself to a specific genre. Hayek has been in dramas, comedies, biographies, action films, science fiction, done voice acting, and more during her illustrious career....

Following his sexual assault conviction in April, Bill Cosby has been sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison. Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill handed down the sentence, despite the fact that Cosby’s attorney, Joseph Green, argued that prison would put his client at risk, given his age and that he’s legally blind. Green also cited the fact that Cosby had no prior criminal record. Judge O’Neill ignored the plea and ordered Cosby serve time in prison....

“Only the most broken people can be great leaders,” echo the first words of Namor the Submariner in the newly released trailer for the highly anticipated Marvel sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Released courtesy of Marvel Entertainment, this latest footage offers a much more detailed look at the follow-up — including glimpses at Namor and Ironheart — and perhaps even confirms several rumors along the way. You can check out the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever below....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s first trailer arrived on Saturday evening as Kevin Feige laid out plans for the MCU’s future. Within 24 hours, the trailer racked up over 172 million views, making it one of the biggest trailers of the entire franchise. There was a lot of buzz around Black Panther in 2018, but the new trailer pulled in almost double the views of the original film in the same period....

Blu-ray is making an impression. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today announced an increase in total Blu-ray Disc sales across six emerging markets including Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Eastern Europe, South Africa and the Middle East – illuminating the positive reception from retailers and consumers for the new high-definition format since its launch just four months ago in April 2007. Since April, Blu-ray Disc sales have accounted for 10% of SPHE’s business in the regions....