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2011, we barely knew you, and you’re gone already. It’s been another crazy year for me here at the site, which included a lot of traveling to movie sets, some of which I can’t tell you about yet, and, of course, news, interviews, and screenings, not to mention the annual lunacy that is San Diego Comic-Con. While I haven’t seen every movie out in 2011, some by choice (cough Green Lantern cough), and many others due to a sheer lack of time, I’m compiling a few year-end lists anyway....

Brigitte Berman delves into the secret hidden life of the iconic magazine entrepreneur Most people know Hugh Hefner as a robe-wearing eternal youth playboy who built his empire of beautiful women and luxurious lifestyle choices from the ground up. In her new film Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel, director Brigitte Berman exposes this iconic figurehead of the prominent men’s magazine as a Civil Rights Leader, a law changer, and a harbinger of ethical enlightenment....

It doesn’t seem too long ago that headlines were calling out the lack of strong female leads and role models in movies and on TV, but now British MP Nick Fletcher has set the internet alight after claiming that the high number of heroic male characters being replaced on screen by women is to blame for young men turning to lives of crime. This has included characters such as Doctor Who, James Bond and other iconic roles that have previously been seen as a male orientated but have been leaning to balance out gender equality, which Fletcher claims is having a negative impact on young males....

For Blu-ray the hits just keep coming! Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment (BVWHE) today announced their slate of Blu-ray Disc® releases for April 2007, all of which are presented on the newest high definition 50 GB disc. Titles will include King Arthur and G.I. Jane, which will be in stores on April 3, and Deja Vu and The Queen, available on April 24. Most Blu-ray(TM) titles from BVWHE will be available for $34....

The announcement of the fair-haired, blue-eyed Daniel Craig as the new James Bond resulted in a wave of criticism worldwide. Websites deluged Sony Pictures with online petitions. UK tabloids screamed heresy for changing the Bond archetype. The doubters and naysayers will be eating a mouthful of crow this weekend, because “Casino Royale” is unmistakably the best Bond film in thirty years. Not since the seventies “The Spy Who Loved Me” have we seen a Bond film that is truly excellent from start to finish....

The first two installments of Elvira’s new series featuring The Satanic Rites of Dracula and Night of the Living Dead arrive Tuesday, June 14th Elvira is not just the Mistress of the Dark. She is an institution unto herself, and one of the few remaining late night horror hosts spooking around the graveyard that is antenna television. A horror mainstay throughout the 80s and 90s, Cassandra Peterson, the indelible woman behind the Elvira persona, re-launched her brand with an all-new midnight showcase that airs on various local stations across the country....

The novels written by Nathan Fillion’s title character in ABC’s Castle are about to come to life, with ABC developing a Derrick Storm TV series. In Castle, before Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) started working with Beckett (Stana Katic), the character wrote a series of novels centering on CIA operative Derrick Storm. Due to the popularity of the Castle TV series, several of these Derrick Storm books and graphic novel adaptations were actually published in real life by Hyperion Books, under the pseudonym Richard Castle....

On a whole I really admire the work of director Neil Marshall. He first busted on to the scene in 2006 with the low-budget horror film “The Descent” and then followed that up with the 2008 action movie “Doomsday.” While his first movie scored with both audiences and critics alike, his second film was not as lucky and received some pretty harsh reviews. Recently that movie has achieved a bit of a cult status and I have to say that it was actually the ambitious filmmaking style of “Doomsday” that made me fall in love with Marshall as a director....

Austin, Texas police detective Jarrett Crippin was declared the big winner on last night’s season finale of Who Wants to Be a Superhero?. Star and judge Stan “The Man” Lee chose Crippen’s alter ego The Defuser to be America’s newest superhero over runners-up Hyper-Strike and Hygena in the dramatic conclusion of SCI FI’s original competition reality program. The Defuser will be immortalized in his very own comic to be written by Stan Lee and published by Dark Horse Comics, and Shocker Toys will create an action figure of the character....

In the filmmaking business, there’s an incredible high demand for new stories and narratives to entertain and amuse audiences all over the world. Some stories are so successful that their structure and plot is exported as a creative commodity capable of impacting people from different backgrounds, with minor language and cultural adjustments. At times, these stories reach greater heights than the original. Indeed, as is the case with international movies inspiring American remakes, TV series from all over the world have done the same....

Modern Family first came to our screens in 2009 and was for over a decade, finishing up in 2020 with its 11th season. One of the best modern sitcoms, the hit show earned critical and commercial praise, winning 22 Primetime Emmy Awards, six Writers Guild of America Awards, and even a Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy. Perhaps the most captivating thing about Modern Family is its ensemble cast....

The South Korean film industry received a major spotlight after Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite won big at the Academy Awards. Just a few years before that, the zombie horror film Train to Busan became an international phenomenon, earning fans around the globe. These were but a snapshot of the mastery of South Korean filmmakers. For years, Korean cinema has maintained an international following — especially for genre films like action, thriller, rom-coms, and horror....

Few directors are as easily recognized as Quentin Tarantino. Less than a minute into any of the iconic director’s works, and you know you’re amid one of his creations. The gritty feel mixed with a comic book aura is quintessentially Tarantino. A throwback to an old-school form of Hollywood storytelling with a hard edge typically shown by outsiders, there’s a very distinct charm to his work. It’s for this reason that top-level actors have long been angling for the Tarantino treatment....

Kate Bosworth is about to become a very busy woman - starring in two films and producing another. She’s already signed on the untitled blackjack drama, previously known as 21, for Columbia Pictures; the actress is also in negotiations to star in the indie supernatural thriller, After.Life for Constellation Entertainment. Bosworth is heading into the producing world by picking up the film rights to the Catherine Hanrahan novel, Lost Girls and Love Hotels....

If Heat ever ends up getting remade, Al Pacino knows exactly who he wants to play his character in the new version. In 1995, Pacino appeared in Heat as one of the lead characters, Lieutenant Vincent Hanna, co-starring with Robert De Niro, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer, and Ashley Judd. Written and directed by Michael Mann, the film is highly acclaimed and one of the most popular and influential movies of its era....

You can bring home director Tim Burton’s modern interpretation of a classic tale on both DVD and Blu-ray this June. Alice in Wonderland will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 1. This standard DVD will be priced at $29.99 SRP while a single-disc Blu-ray will cost $39.99 SRP and a three-disc Blu-ray, which also includes a Digital Copy disc and a standard DVD disc, will be priced at $44....

Alison Sweeney, one of daytime television’s most beloved actresses, joins NBC’s hit reality show The Biggest Loser as the new host of the weight-loss series, which will begin taping its fourth season this spring. “Alison is an incredible talent and will bring not only a great fresh face to the show but a huge, loyal fan base,” said Ben Silverman, executive producer and Reveille CEO. “We are thrilled and look forward to another strong season....

Recently we were on hand for a conference call when John Walsh and his wife Reve went to the White House on July 27, 2006. On this day President Bush signed into law The Adam Walsh Child Safety and Protection Act. The event was bittersweet for the Walsh family as it took place exactly 25 years to the day that their son Adam was abducted and murdered. The bill includes the following provisions:...

Starz’ hit series American Gods has finally found someone to take the reins of the show, with Jesse Alexander coming aboard to share showrunning duties with author Neil Gaiman. They both replace Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, who developed the series together with Fremantle Media and created the show for Starz. Fuller and Green parted ways with the series in late November. Here’s what author/showrunner Neil Gaiman had to say about the new showrunner....

FX has released the latest trailer for American Horror Story: Asylum, with the Season 2 Premiere airing Wednesday, October 17 at 10 PM ET on FX. As with the previous videos, today’s latest glimpse at the season offers a mysterious look into the East Coast mental hospital, with the simple act of a patient taking a pill. Take a look at the video, then read on for more details on this season, and the first photos of the main cast....