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Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Records join forces with Hot Topic, KIIS-FM, MySpace and musical artists from the upcoming album “Almost Alice” for a great big ultimate fan event celebrating this Spring’s most anticipated 3D motion picture Alice in Wonderland. The star-studded concert event kicks off at 5 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2010, at the Hollywood & Highland Center’s Central Courtyard. Featuring five musical acts, a visit from director Tim Burton to introduce select members of the Alice in Wonderland cast, plus opportunities to win prizes, including a sneak peek of actual film footage, the ultimate fan event will be streamed live on MySpace at MySpace....

Kids and adults alike can enjoy free movies and entertainment Wednesday mornings this summer thanks to AMC’s “Summer MovieCamp” program. An exciting and affordable option for summer fun, AMC Theatres will offer the community service program in 40 U.S. cities June 21, 2006, through August 9, 2006.(**) The AMC Summer MovieCamp program presents free G- and PG-rated Hollywood movies on the big screen every Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are available up to a week in advance at 125 participating AMC theatre locations, with doors opening at 9:30 a....

Dear Charlie Ergen and the DISH Network “Customer Service” Team: Greetings from TV-Land. When I call your customer service line, I’m informed by that automated attendant (in a strangely gratifying way) that I am “one of your most valued customers”, so I know that you take to heart the complaints I levy about your service (or lack thereof) that result in undue hardship in my consumption of mind-numbing television programming....

DreamWorks Animation announced today that Academy Award®-winning actress Angelina Jolie will join Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Dustin Hoffman and Ian McShane in the cast of the computer-animated comedy Kung Fu Panda. The film will reunite Jolie and Black after having voiced lead characters together in the hit 2004 animated comedy, Shark Tale. Jolie will play Tigress, a martial arts master who joins in training Black’s Po the Panda in the art of kung fu....

Stomp the Yard made it two weeks at number one at the box office for the second straight week. The dance movie made $13.3 million over the weekend for a two week total of $41.5 million for two weeks, says Box Office Mojo. Ben Stiller’s Night at the Museum stayed in second place with $13 million; the comedy also passed the $200 million mark at $205.8 million in five weeks. Ben stars as a night manager at a local museum; Owen Wilson and Robin Williams co-star in the family flick....

The Warner Bros. panel for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom at this year’s CinemaCon has revealed that the film will profoundly feature the origin story of Black Manta. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will reprise his role as David Kane/Black Manta from the previous movie. While the last film featured Manta as a secondary adversary, this time, the character will return more powerful and prepared to fight the new Atlantean king. In Aquaman, David Kane took on the mantle of Black Manta after allying with Orm Marius to help him wage war against the surface in exchange for a tech powerful enough to fight Aquaman....

Gravitas Ventures and The Last Motel have announced Autumn Road is now available to watch on VOD. The Halloween-flavored horror drama follows a young woman who returns to her hometown ten years after her sister vanished trick-or-treating and becomes wrapped up with two brothers who run a haunted house. You can check out the official trailer below. Riley Cusick, who previously directed a number of shorts and appeared as an actor in Chelsea Stardust’s Satanic Panic and Joe Begos’ VFW, makes his feature directorial debut in Autumn Road and headlines as twins Charlie and Vincent....

Damien Chazelle returned in 2022 with the release of his epic Hollywood story Babylon, which traces the rise and fall of multiple people working within the industry during the late-1920s. Despite performing poorly at the box office during its release, the movie has garnered awards buzz with multiple nominations at the Golden Globes and regional awards for critics and the industry. Hollywood truly loves movies about itself, and Babylon takes some of the inspirations Chazelle implements in his previous work, like La La Land, and cranks it to the max....

We have an exclusive clip from Baseball: The Tenth Inning, which will be released on DVD October 5. Click on the video player below to watch our scene from this two-disc set, which features a discussion on the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees’ rivalry: Baseball: The Tenth Inning Inning documents a hugely consequential period for the national pastime: Cal Ripken becomes the game’s new Iron Man; players and owners wage a cataclysmic battle over money and power; dazzlingly talented Latin and Asian players transform the sport; sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds do things that have never been done before; the Yankees build a dynasty, while their arch rivals, the Red Sox, stage the greatest comeback in history....

With Gotham coming to an end on Fox, the Batman legacy will continue into the future with Pennyworth, a new series that revolves around Bruce Wayne’s trusted butler. Today, the lead has been announced. Jack Bannon will star in the title role of Pennyworth for Epix and Warner Horizon scripted television. The crime-laced acton drama will be directly based on characters from the world of DC Comics. This new drama comes from Executive Producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon....

Every adult can appreciate the significance of growing up and learning things along the way. Getting older is inevitable, but it is important to take it all in so you can learn from your mistakes and grow as a person. Throughout the years, there have been several films spanning across genres that have focused on growing up and coming of age. In fact, the great director John Hughes built a career showcasing the struggles and antics of young adults....

All movie fans love films that make us feel something. Generally, we are looking to witness exciting, romantic, or dramatic stories, in order to experience certain things that are not so frequent in our daily lives. Perhaps that is why the crime thriller sub-genre has turned into one of the most popular ones of recent times: it invites the audience to take part in adrenaline-filled stories that explore the darkest human behaviors one could ever imagine....

The Oxford dictionary defines dystopian as “relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic” That said, dystopian and post-apocalyptic films often get lumped together in the same basket. This is not entirely unfair as there are certain overlapping themes in each genre; however, they are not always mutually exclusive. Post-apocalyptic fare is usually set following the breakdown of civilization, usually due to war, disease, or famine, and almost always addresses a rebuilding of society....

In an age of genre entertainment, Matthew Vaughn is one of the most fascinating filmmakers working in the field. Originally starting out as a producer for filmmaker Guy Ritchie, Vaughn quickly made a name for himself as an exciting voice in blockbuster movies, juxtaposing bright colors and 1960s aesthetics with violent, bloody R-rated action. He is a filmmaker that tends to work in adaptations, having adapted the works of writers like Neil Gaiman, Mark Millar, and Stan Lee....

Hulu’s February line-up is sure to excite true-crime fans with two new docuseries, and a dramatization debuting throughout the month. Starting off strong on the first of the month is the Hulu original, Taiwan Crime Stories, a dramatization anthology of four separate homicides in Taiwan’s recent past. Those who remember hearing about the sex cult scandal at Sarah Lawrence College in 2010 will want to tune in on February 9 for a new docuseries....

Weekend Box Office: Eagle Eye $29.2 million Nights in Rodanthe $13.5 million Lakeview Terrace $7 million Fireproof $6.5 million Burn After Reading $6.1 million Igor $5.5 million Righteous Kill $3.8 million My Best Friend’s Girl $3.8 million Miracle at St. Anna $3.5 million Tyler Perry’s the Family That Preys $3.1 million Some people may be suffering from Shai LaBeouf fatigue, as his latest thriller didn’t quite meet its expected quotient. While Eagle Eye soared into the number one spot with $10 million over its competitors, the film only racked in $29....

Brad Pitt can now be called a bastard with pride. According to Variety, Pitt has officially signed on to play the lead in Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Inglorious Bastards. Pitt will play a backwoods Tennessee soldier who forms a team of eight Jewish-American soldiers. Tarantino has already cast filmmaker Eli Roth for one of the roles, and it is said that casting will be complete in a matter of weeks....

AMC will premiere the highly anticipated fourth season of its Emmy Award-winning series Breaking Bad on Sunday, July 17 at 10pm ET/PT. From acclaimed writer/producer/director Vince Gilligan and produced by Sony Pictures Television, the series follows the story of a desperate man who turns to a life of crime to secure his family’s financial security. Season four consists of 13, one-hour episodes. Today’s announcement also reveals a brand new trailer for the series....

The second season of Bridgerton is upon us. This time, the focus will be on Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) trying to find a fiancée for himself while, as the trailer illustrates, navigating a love triangle of sorts. Set in the Regency Era, the hit Netflix series wouldn’t be the same without the events of Social Season, a time when different suitors court different ladies in whom they are interested. Last season, it was Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) who, of the many Bridgerton family members, took to the spotlight in search of courtship and marriage....

Anthony Mackie is currently busy working on the Twisted Metal TV series, but Captain America: New World Order is probably next on his list. The movie’s director has revealed that he and the team are already well into pre-production, meaning the movie will likely start filming early next year. Many details about Marvel Studio’s upcoming movie slate were revealed at Disney’s D23 Expo last weekend, and Mackie’s first run-out as Captain America was among the reveals....