Weekend Box Office Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End $43 million Knocked Up $29 million Shrek the Third $26 million Mr. Brooks $10 million Spider-Man 3 $7.5 million Waitress $2 million Gracie $1.3 million Bug $1.2 million 28 Weeks Later $1.2 million Disturbia $1.1 million Pregnant ladies and serial killers where no match for Captain Jack Sparrow. He took them down with one graceful swoop of his sword this weekend....
Warner Bros. announced the Todd Phillips-produced comedy Project X will hit theaters on March 2, 2012, and the Sylvester Stallone action drama Bullet to the Head is slated for an April 13, 2012 release. Project X was previously set for a November 23 release this year, although it isn’t known why the release date shift was made. The comedy, directed by Nima Nourizadeh, will go up against the Universal Pictures animated tale The Lorax and Paramount Pictures’ action-comedy Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters on March 2, 2012....
There is a certain indefinable kind of film that no one does like the Irish. And 2022’s The Banshees of Inisherin is a prime example. You’re having a lovely time admiring the breathtaking scenery and the witty banter and Colin Farrell and his donkey when all of a sudden Brendan Gleeson is threatening to chop off his fingers one by one. Irish movies can blend genres seamlessly, having you laughing one moment and crying the next, unsure if you’re watching a drama or a black comedy or a thriller or something you never thought could be a movie at all....
When a movie has a big Hollywood star in their cast, it’s safe to assume they’ll be the one to carry the film. And most times, that is the case. But every so often, a movie decides to randomly defy the status quo and kill off the big star early on, before the plot really thickens. Maybe they’re killed for shock value. Or maybe they’re killed just because the director felt like it....
The final breath of any movie can linger on in the mind of the viewer long after watching. A final shot can be heartbreaking, terrifying, or even inspiring. Every film is an experience and a journey that you take with the characters. Sometimes, when a film comes to an end, there are unanswered questions left up to the audience. Sometimes, it is a perfect resolution that leaves you completely satisfied....
Warner Bros. has provided us with the official IMAX version of the 300 movie poster, arriving in theatres on March 9. The film stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan and Rodrigo Santoro. Watching a movie in an IMAX theatre is the ultimate movie experience. With crystal clear images up to eight stories high, and wrap-around digital surround sound, IMAX lets you feel like you’re really there....
One of the more revered actors of the twenty-first century, Christian Bale is known just as well for his mainstream successes as he is for his more independent roles. His first major role came as the infamous Patrick Bateman in American Psycho (2000). It’s one he’s still widely known for, but since, he’s worked with a who’s-who of Hollywood filmmakers. No matter the role — large or small, dramatic or comedic — directors around the world would love to cast Christian Bale in their films....
It’s not every day you come across a film primed for failure before it’s even been released. Whether it’s due to shabby marketing tactics, production dilemmas, poor directing, or an untimely combination of all of the above, many films can be doomed beyond hope before critics or audiences can even get a word in. It’s not just tiny indie pictures, either - many of the biggest commercial failures over the past decade have come from Disney and Warner Bros....
ABC News today announced i-CAUGHT, an original newsmagazine program with a dedicated website element that will premiere in August. Anchored by Bill Weir, the innovative program will dissect the avalanche of video images now generated by cell phones, webcams, surveillance cams, downloads and uploads. The show will feature the real stories behind these images – the motivation, the context and the people – as well as what happens to the people involved after their video is seen publicly....
Okay Broncbusters and Bruce Campbell Fans hang on to your hats as the Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: The Complete Series rides up on DVD July 18th, 2006. Synopsis: The world’s favorite western/sci-fi/comedy/action cult hit rides again! Here on 8 discs is the complete series about Brisco (Bruce Campbell), a tough-as-rawhide cowpoke, debonair ladies’ man and Harvard-educated smarty-britches who roams from Frisco to Jalisco in pursuit of outlaws who killed his father…and in search of a mysterious orb possessing out-of-this world powers....
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Andrea Anders of NBC’s Joey has landed a new series gig. Anders and Jon Bernthal have joined the cast of CBS’ upcoming comedy series The Class, while Jay Harrington has joined Jane Krakowski in another CBS comedy project, the pilot Sex Power Love & Politics. At UPN, Wendy Raquel Robinson has been tapped to star in the potential spinoff of the network’s long-running comedy Girlfriends, tentatively titled The Game....
Last year the USA Network released yet another hit series in Royal Pains and now the series is back with a brand new second season, which kicks off on Thursday, June 3 at 10 PM ET on USA. Executive producers Andrew Lenchewski and Michael Rauch recently held a conference call to discuss this upcoming second season and here’s what they had to say. My first question is do you have any trouble finding enough medical maladies for the show?...
Apple TV+ has announced its newest dramatic series, Dear Edward. The series is based on The New York Times Best Sellers book of the same name by author Ann Napolitano. Written in 2020, the book follows a young boy struggling with guilt and survival. The series will be produced by Apple Studios with executive producers Jeni Mulein, Ann Napolitano, and Jason Katims, the original head writer for the series Friday Night Lights....
With a new year in front of us, some fans are wondering if 2017 is the year that another season of Arrested Development will finally happen. Ever since Netflix resurrected the cult classic comedy series in 2013, there has been no shortage of talk about the show’s return, including rumors of an Arrested Development movie and, most recently, series creator Mitch Hurwitz teased that he re-cut all of the Season 4 episodes to a more traditional 22-minutes apiece....
This is not groovy. Ash Vs. Evil Dead has officially been canceled by Starz. The series has been on the bubble for a bit now, with the cast, crew and fans awaiting word on whether or not the Evil Dead series would be given a season 4. Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen. The upcoming Ash vs. Evil Dead season 3 finale is now planned as the series finale. Bruce Campbell, who reprised his role as Ash on the series, took to Twitter to share this message after the news broke....
Life finds a way, and Avatar finds a way to rake in those box office dollars. According to Variety, Avatar: The Way of Water just broke $1.708 billion globally. This achievement means it has officially passed 2015’s Jurassic World and has taken its spot as the seventh-highest-grossing movie in film history. This comes shortly after the film overtook Furious 7 and broke into the top 10 list. Avatar: The Way of Water is the long-awaited sequel to James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster, Avatar....
Fans will be able to preview new Fox comedies Ben and Kate and The Mindy Project in advance of their fall primetime debuts on Facebook and other online sites for two weeks, Monday, Aug. 27 at 5:00 PM ET through Sunday, Sept. 9 at 5:00 PM ET. Beginning Aug. 27, Facebook fans can preview the season premiere episodes of both Ben and Kate and The Mindy Project on Facebook at Facebook....
Movies are magical. They make people laugh, cry, and feel everything in between. Many people go to the cinema to forget their troubles for a while and to live in a world where the impossible is possible. They love to pretend and make-believe, but, the most important thing for most people is to be entertained. People marvel at mysteries, cry at tragedies, and laugh at comedies, and generally audience members like to feel good after they leave the movie theater....
The 2015 comedy-drama film Dope gave actor, singer, and producer Kiersey Clemons their breakthrough role as Diggy. According to their Instagram bio, Clemons self-identifies as queer and utilizes they/them pronouns, which has led to lots of media coverage surrounding them. Clemons went on to co-star in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Flatliners, Sweetheart, Lady & the Tramp, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, and Hearts Beat Loud, among other films. Additionally, they showed up in the Disney Channel original movie Cloud 9....
Few series, animated or otherwise, have had as significant of an impact as Scooby-Doo. The series made its debut in 1969 with the original show, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! It followed a group of four mystery-solving friends — Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma — as they traveled around in their signature Mystery Machine van with Shaggy’s talking Great Dane, Scooby-Doo. Since its original debut, Scooby-Doo has seen massive success over the years, continuing to this day....
