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John Cena? Whoop-doo! Walking into the darkened Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio seconds before WWE Monday Night RAW went live was a euphoric flash of screaming colors. The white-hot intensity pouring off the crowd infused my skin with goose bumps. It was unlike any sporting event I’d ever attended. The scene was gladiatorial in nature. A buzzing electricity bounced off this wall of painted skin with a lacerating vibe. Not even the rowdy hooligans packed into the Brazilian World Cup could muster this sort of enthusiasm....

Weekend Box Office The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $42.5 million The Blind Side - $40 million 2012 - $18 million Old Dogs - $16.8 million Disney’s a Christmas Carol - $16 million Ninja Assassin - $13 million Planet 51 - $10 million Precious - $7 million The Fantastic Mr. Fox - $7 million The Men Who Stare at Goats - $1.5 million Not much changed over the Thanksgiving Day holiday as last week’s number one and two films retained their positions, respectively, in the Box Office....

Netflix has just released the trailer for the crime mystery thriller Brazen starring Alyssa Milano. When her sister is killed and her sister’s double life as a webcam performer is revealed, Grace (Milano) ignores the warnings of a cool-headed detective and gets involved in the case. She’s setting her trap to take down the predator. The official synopsis reads: “After a demanding book tour, superstar mystery novelist Grace McCabe (Alyssa Milano) decides to visit her sister, Kathleen, who’s embroiled in a custody battle after a bitter divorce....

The Emmy Award-winning television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a true 90’s classic that has inspired countless fans and artists. From the Scooby Gang to the countless Big Bads on the series, fans couldn’t get enough of the quippy vampire-slaying blonde and her friends. But, of course, one element of the series that Buffy fans will never forget was the forbidden romance with Buffy’s first love, Angel (played by David Boreanaz)....

Cartoon Network and Adult Swim announces a number of panels, fan events and signings at 2009 Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, July 23 - Sunday, July 26, 2009. All times, dates and locations subject to change. CARTOON NETWORK AND ADULT SWIM PANELS THURSDAY, JULY 23 ADULT SWIM: Robot Chicken w/ Titan Maximum 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Location: 6A Moderator: Keith Crofford, vice president of production Adult Swim Seth Green (co-creator, Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum), Matthew Senreich (co-creator, Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum), Tom Root (head writer, Robot Chicken/co-creator, Titan Maximum) and Doug Goldstein (head writer, Robot Chicken) with Chris McKay, Breckin Meyer, Kevin Shinick, Mike Fasolo and Dan Milano discuss the popular Adult Swim series Robot Chicken....

Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Red Riding Hood) has signed on to direct a biopic of Swedish singer Anita Lindblom, with Noomi Rapace attached to star. Noomi Rapace’s husband, Ola Rapace, has also signed on to star as Swedish boxer Bosse Hogberg, whose marriage to Anita Lindblom made European headlines back in the 1960s. Noomi Rapace and Ola Rapace have been developing this untitled biopic for several years. Peter Birro wrote the screenplay, and Helena Danielsson is on board as a producer....

CBS and Showtime will once again partner to bring viewers Big Brother: After Dark, an exclusive, live televised look inside the Big Brother house after the network prime-time cameras have been turned off. Big Brother: After Dark will feature a live television feed from the “Big Brother” house for three hours (12:00-3:00 AM, ET/PT), seven days a week, on the cable network’s SHO2 multiplex channel beginning Tuesday, February 12th at 12:00 AM ET/PT....

It’s no secret that the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is our favorite horror property here at MovieWeb. What can we say? Freddy is the man of our dreams. Here we’ll take a look at 10 Killer Facts About A Nightmare on Elm Street. If you enjoy this video please like it and share it with your friends. And subscribe to MovieWeb to keep up with the conversation about all of the things we love....

Those who love true crime and being faced with a decent mystery to solve should check out Only Murders in the Building, the Hulu series that is making waves and deserves attention. Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, this 2021 production follows Charles-Haden Savage, Oliver Putnam, and Mabel Mora, three residents of The Arconia, a luxury building on the Upper West Side. They do not initially know each other, but share the same obsession: a true-crime podcast hosted by Cinda Canning....

SCI FI’s pulling out all the stops this October with wall-to-wall Halloween programming including the second annual Ghost Hunters Live – this year in prime time – and the Channel’s 13 Days of Halloween marathon! The 2007 Ghost Hunters Live investigation will take place on All Hallows Eve from 9pm-3am at the notoriously haunted Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky. New episodes of Ghost Hunters return to SCI FI on Wednesday, September 26 at 9pm ET/PT....

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are set to star in a contemporary motion picture adaptation of 21 Jump Street, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are executive producers on the project, which will be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller from a screenplay by Michael Bacall based on a treatment from Jonah Hill and Bacall. Neal H. Moritz will produce the film with Stephen J....

The Great White North has produced some fine actors, writers, and directors within the entertainment industry over the years, including comedy legends, prominent stage actors, action heroes, and the like. Here, we celebrate Canada’s most successful actresses. The below-mentioned actresses began their careers in their humble homeland of Canada and eventually carved out a name for themselves in Hollywood. While many of them started their careers with local television productions, they have gone on to star in some of the greatest movies and television series ever made....

Residents of television’s most mysterious address - 666 Park Avenue - were out in full force at New York Comic Con on Sunday, October 14, as the stars - including Terry O’Quinn (Lost) and Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives) - and executive producers of the seductive and spooky series checked in to the East Coast’s biggest pop culture convention. For those who couldn’t make it to NYCC, we have a special treat: the exclusive highlight reel prepared specifically for the convention....

A burlesque dancer flees with a boy and his dog targeted by her gangster ex-boyfriend. 9 Bullets is a bewildering jumble of murder, contrived relationship drama, and an agonizingly foolish road trip. The film’s illogical characters continuously bump into each other in a poorly played game of hide and seek. The script fails to establish realistic tension or a believable connection with the leads. There’s also a scattershot approach to the narrative....

Horror genre favorite Mark Patton is struggling with his health in a hospital, and he’s called upon A Nightmare on Elm Street fans for help. Patton, who played Jesse Walsh in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, more recently was featured as the subject of the acclaimed documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street. As someone who very much loves his fans, Patton has been a regular at fan conventions and has frequently interacted with fans online....

ABC Entertainment announces the return of television’s biggest hit shows, including Boston Legal, Brothers and Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Samantha Who? and Ugly Betty. Return dates and times are as follows: Samantha Who? returns Monday, April 7 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) with six original episodes. Boston Legal returns Tuesday, April 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) with six original episodes. Desperate Housewives returns Sunday, April 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) with five original episodes and a special two-hour finale (seven hours total)....

Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, and Frances Fisher star in the poignant period drama Any Day Now, written, produced and directed by filmmaker Travis Fine (The Space Between). The film recently completed principal photography in Los Angeles and is currently in post-production. Produced by Kristine Hostetter Fine (The Space Between) and Chip Hourihan (Frozen River), the film is executive produced by Anne O’Shea (The Kids Are All Right) and Maxine Makover (The Space Between)....

More tributes for Bob Saget are coming in after the comedian’s shocking death on Sunday. At just 65 years old, Saget died unexpectedly in Orlando after performing at a comedy show the night before. Hosted by current host Alfonso Ribeiro, AFV is now further honoring the original host of America’s Funniest Home Videos with a touching tribute video compiling some of his greatest moments from the series. For so many years, Saget had been a fixture in living rooms across the nation with the program, and this is partly why so many are in mourning....

If you missed this week’s episode of American Horror Story: Asylum, then don’t worry because we have you covered. FX has released a recap of “Unholy Night”, along with a promo for next week’s episode “The Coat Hanger”, airing Wednesday, December 12 at 10 PM ET that features Season 1 star Dylan McDermott. Actress Lily Rabe talks about working with Ian McShane, who guest starred last week as a murderous Santa Claus in the horror anthology’s Christmas episode....

It seems that Gabriel Byrne will be seeing a new psychiatrist on the third season of a hit HBO series. Deadline TV is reporting that actress Amy Ryan has signed on to co-star in HBO’s In Treatment. Ryan will play the new psychiatrist that fellow psychiatrist Dr. Paul Weston (Byrne) sees for treatment. Dianne Wiest played Weston’s therapist and mentor in the first two seasons but the site is reporting that she is leaving the series and Ryan’s character will be Weston’s new doctor....