Inking a sweetheart deal that will earn her $15 million for offering little more than words of encouragement to wannabe recording artists, former Princess of Pop Britney Spears will join Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid in judging Season 2 of FOX’s “The X Factor.” Spears replaces Paula Abdul, whose presence on Season 1 of the […]
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It’s good to know that the FBI, ICE, and MPAA are working diligently to prevent the movie industry from losing billions of dollars of revenue to piracy through entirely practical, pragmatic means, isn’t it? I’ll tell you, I have long wanted to bootleg a movie, but every time I come close to hitting the record button on
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This week’s new home viewing options aren’t worth watching and are even less worth writing about, but because I am your humble servant, I will begrudgingly chime in with a few quick thoughts… Underworld: Awakening is the fourth installment in the series that cares more about monochromatic shades of blue than distinct characters or narrative
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In news that should make the fanboys of Earth squeal with glee, Deadline‘s Mike Fleming is reporting that Kick-Ass 2 is very close to happening at Universal Pictures, supporting source author Mark Millar’s recent claim that the project could become a reality as soon as this summer. The current plan at Universal, which is taking
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Just watch it. You’ll thank me.
Walt Disney’s “Taxi Driver,” by Bryan Boyce Read More »
It’s a trailery kind of day. Earlier, we brought you the preview for Hollywood royalty Ben Affleck’s latest, Argo, and now we bring you that for indie royalty Todd Solondz’s latest, Dark Horse. The film stars Jordan Gelber as a thirty-something toy collector who still lives with his parents — a topical theme, although with
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He’ll be back, all right. Despite speculation that his marriage-imperiling love-child with a nanny might put the kibosh on his post-Governorship return to Hollywood, 64-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger has lined up quite a list of upcoming projects. In addition to four others already in the works, it was announced today that Schwarzenegger would star in Ten, an action-thriller
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Bringing new meaning to the term “Hulk smash!”, The Avengers was once again able to surpass expectations at the box office, not only posting the highest weekend gross of all-time, but doing so with a berth of over $30 million from the former-record holder (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part Two). The movie held up
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More and more these days, major movie stars are compelled to appear in low-budget independent projects because they want to flex their acting muscles — something that higher paying Hollywood productions often don’t allow them to do. As a viewer, I await these occasions because they show you what an actor is really capable of,
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As everyone expected, yesterday was an Avengers blowout at the box office. But what few predicted (I didn’t) was that the Marvel Comics adaptation could achieve the biggest opening weekend of all-time. That’s almost certainly going to happen now. With a Friday gross of $80.5 million and a likely first weekend of $180 million–over $10 million
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