Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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Trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Disney has released the first trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Johnny Depp reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow only now as the lead and is joined by Penelope Cruz as Angelica and Ian McShane as Blackbeard in a search for the Fountain of Youth. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is slated to release on May 20th 2011. In this action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise, Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope ...
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Review: The Tourist
In an attempt to throw off investigators that are following her in search of her lover that has gone into hiding, Elise (Angelina Jolie) spots Frank (Johnny Depp) on a train ride and uses him as a diversion. See, her man Alexander stole a huge sum of money a few years ago from a mobster and is being sought for retribution by him as well. Frank is suitable as a pawn with the others believing he could be Alexander given the expectation that he has changed his appearance through surgery. Of co...
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First Official Thor Trailer
Following Comic-Con a trailer for Thor leaked out but was quickly pulled from just about every source it made it to. Now Marvel has officially released a full trailer in HD. The movie stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Anthony Hopkins and is directed by Kenneth Branagh. Thor is slated to release on May 6th 2011. Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At ...
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Teaser Trailer for Real Steel
Dreamworks has released the first teaser trailer for Real Steel. In Real Steel the year is 2020 with boxing between humans having been outlawed and replaced by combat between giant robots. Hugh Jackman stars as a former boxer turned trainer/promoter that rescues a robot named Atom from a junkyard and enters it in the World Robot Boxing League. Motion-capture animation is used for when the machines are fighting (and Sugar Ray Leonard advised on those sequences) but 19 actual animatronic r...
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Transformers 3 Teaser Trailer
Paramount has released the first teaser trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Though an official synopsis has yet to be released the movie will deal with NASA, the space race between the U.S. and Russia, and the motivation behind why the countries were so desperately trying to get to the moon. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley replaces Megan Fox as the love interest and Dark of the Moon is being filmed in 3D for a July 1st 2011 release date. ...
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Netflix Makes New Streaming Deal With ABC
Netflix has reached an agreement with Disney-ABC to provide content from ABC, ABC Family, and Disney Channel through the instant streaming service. New shows will appear 15 days after their original airings and many of the series will have their entire run available for streaming. Netflix already carried some content from the network but this will expand greatly what is offered and include recent episodes for the first time. Shows set to roll out for instant streaming include Desperate Hous...
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Trailer for I Am Number Four
Dreamworks has released a full theatrical trailer for the upcoming film I Am Number Four. Based on the sci-fi novel of the same name, the story focuses on a member of an alien race that escaped to Earth and is being hunted down. The movies stars Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, and Dianna Agron and is directed by D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye, Disturbia). I Am Number Four is slated to release on February 18th. Extraordinary teen John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) is a fugitive on the run from ruthless ene...
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The Walking Dead Finale Draws Series High Ratings
The season finale of The Walking Dead was able to pull in the highest ratings for the series through its six episode run. "TS-19" drew six million viewers, four million of which fell into the all-important 18-49 demo making for a stunning 3.0 rating. Re-airings immediately after would tack on two million more viewers to the total. The Walking Dead was already established as the most watched show in cable history, giving AMC a huge hit to go along with their well regarded but low rated stabl...
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