Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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Three New Openers Led by Hop Start Strong at Box Office
All three new films to open this weekend targeted a different audience and have seen successful returns especially considering their respective budgets. The animated-live action mix Hop came in first place as a family film, Source Code finished second with its sci-fi action, and Insidious brought the horror for third place. A successful streak for family targeted films (with one exception being the bomb Mars Needs Moms) continues as Hop opened to $38.1 million and slightly exceeding expec...
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Four Minutes of The Green Lantern
The buzz on The Green Lantern has been weak throughout development and probably hit a low following the teaser trailer's release back in November. Warner Brothers is now saying they had to piece that trailer together due to the FX shots for the majority of the film not being complete and admit that it was a poor representation. Even now work on the FX is taking place at a frantic pace in order to get the movie complete in time. In an effort to start building excitement as its June 17th re...
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HBO Announces Summer Premiere Schedule
As most network television goes into reruns for the summer HBO will be rolling out new seasons of several of their original series'. It all starts with the fourth season of True Blood which arrives on Sunday June 26th at 9pm for a 12 episode run. Curb Your Enthusiasm returns for season eight as the setting moves to New York for 10 episodes on July 10th at 10pm. The eighth and final season of Entourage starts on Sunday July 24th at 1030pm. It will be a short season too running only eigh...
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Theatrical Trailer for The Hangover Part II
Warner Brothers has released another trailer for The Hangover Part II, this time a full theatrical version following the teaser that arrived in February. The sequel to the 2009 smash hit finds the gang in Bangkok for Stu’s wedding and is slated to release on May 26th. While it looks to be quite funny the decision to go with almost the exact same premise for a sequel just in a different setting is a questionable one. In “The Hangover Part II,” Phil (Bradley Cooper), S...
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Trailer for Everything Must Go
The first trailer for the drama Everything Must Go has arrived. In the film, which is based on a short story, Will Ferrell stars as an alcoholic who relapses and loses his wife and job and holds a yard sale in an attempt to start over. Everything Must Go, which premiered last year at The Toronto International Film Festival,Ă‚Â does not yet have a release date but is expect to arrive in theaters sometime this year. Adapted and directed by Dan Rush, and based on a short story by Raymond Carve...
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Mad Men Season Five Coming in 2012
AMC has officially green-lighted the fifth season of the highly regarded series Mad Men which is largely credited with having first established the credibility the network holds today. The show will be back in March 2012 which means there will have been a gap of 17 months from the end of season four to the start of season five. In the meantime AMC has its new original series The Killing debuting next week, Breaking Bad season 4 for the summer, and The Walking Dead's second season for the fal...
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WB Planning Justice League Movie for 2013
Though it has been rumored for years, the logistics and continuity of a Justice League movie has prevented it from reaching the active development stage. It came close to happening in 2008 but also hit the writers strike and eventually was shelved. Now though WB president Jeff Robinov has gone on record that a script is in the works and the project is high priority for the studio. There are also plans to spin-off Flash and Wonder Woman into their own films following Justice League. Justic...
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Teaser Trailer for Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Fox has released the first trailer for the upcoming adaptation of the children's book Mr. Popper's Penguins. The film stars Jim Carrey and is directed by Mark Waters (Freaky Friday, Mean Girls). Mr. Popper's Penguins is slated to release on June 17th. The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel. ...
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