Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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The Walking Dead Renewed for Second Season
AMC has announced they have officially renewed the zombie centric comic-adaptation The Walking Dead for a second season. After premiering to huge ratings it held extremely well in last night's second episode which drew 4.7 million viewers and a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 age range. The Walking Dead has become the biggest series in network cable history based on the ratings of that critical demo. In typical AMC fashion the series will receive 13 episodes in all seasons going forward. This first...
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Three Openers Make For Record First November Weekend
Megamind, Due Date, and For Colored Girls all performed well helping to combine for a record breaking total to the holiday season kick-off weekend. The three totaled over $100 million and contributed to the top 10 which finished with $142 million. The animated film Megamind, which released with the most 3D screens of any film to date, won the weekend with $47.6 million. That puts it in similar territory to How to Train Your Dragon, which went on to gross over $200 million domestically. Mega...
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Trailer for Hall Pass
Warner Brothers has released the first trailer for Hall Pass. Directed by the Farrelly brothers the comedy stars Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis as husbands who are granted a week of freedom by their wives to do whatever they want no questions asked. Hall Pass is slated to release on February 25th 2011. Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends who have a lot in common, including the fact that they have each been married for many years. But when the two men begin to show si...
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NBC Cancels Undercovers
NBC has announced that they have canceled JJ Abrams' Undercovers. The last scheduled episode will air on December 1st however three more episodes were produced and may be burned off somewhere down the line. The cancellation news does not come as a surprise. The show received mediocre reviews, did not debut strong in the ratings, and fell every week since. Its most recent episode drew just a 1.3 in the 18-49 demo which is a terrible number for a new episode of an original series on network T...
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Review: The Next Three Days
The Next Three Days is flying somewhat under the radar for upcoming the holiday movie season however it is a film that should not be overlooked. An expertly blended drama and thriller it centers on a man coping with his wife having been arrested and convicted for a murder she did not commit. When it becomes evident that she will not be getting out through the legal system he sets out on a plan to break her out and evade capture. (more…)...
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‘Thundercats’ Cartoon Reboot Details
It was previously announced that a reboot of the '80s classic cartoon Thundercats was in the works. Until now we really hadn't heard anything new. Producer Michael Jelenic discussed some new details with MTV about the cartoon. "One thing is that I tried to simplify the mythology a little bit," he said. "It's a pretty complicated backstory that borrows from a lot of other sci-fi stuff, like Superman and Star Wars. In developing this, I wanted it to be a little more simple. In the other vers...
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Theatrical Trailer for Sucker Punch
Earlier this week the complete synopsis for the upcoming Zack Snyder film Sucker Punch arrived and prior to that there had been the teaser trailer out of Comic-Con. Now the full theatrical trailer which will be making its debut this weekend has arrived. The film stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Jamie Chung, and Carla Gugino. Sucker Punch is slated to release on March 25th 2011. ...
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Movie Studios Looking to Screw Over Home Viewers Even Further
Several movie studios have reached agreements with outlets, primarily Redbox and Netflix, to delay the renting of movies for four weeks from their official release date on DVD and Blu-ray. That has been going on since the beginning of the year. Warner Bros was the first followed by Paramount, Universal, and Fox. There was some hope though when Paramount backed off and decided to drop that delay period and Sony has not taken up that idea at all given that studies have shown they do nothing to i...
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