Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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True Blood Renewed for Fourth Season
It may only be two episodes into season three but HBO has already picked up a fourth season for the intensely popular series True Blood. The recent season premiere drew 5.1 million viewers which was up 38% from the previous season premiere. As is the norm it will be another 12 episode season and will debut next summer. This news comes as little surprise but fans of the series are sure to be happy hearing it regardless!...
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Toy Story 3 Breaks June Opening Record
Both Toy Story 3 and Jonah Hex exceeded most expectations this weekend, but for completely different reasons. TS3 broke the record for biggest June opening ever while Jonah bombed even worse than anyone had figured it would. For Toy Story 3 most predictions fell in the $85-$100 million range but I felt that the nostalgia factor and appeal to the older crowd would push it over the top and predicted $110 million. Pixar had never opened a film over $70 million so there seemed to be this sense ...
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Imogen Poots Joins ‘Fright Night’ Cast
A few months ago it was announced that a remake of the classic 80's horror film Fright Night was in the works. Since then details have slowly trickled out about cast additions. Today, The Hollywood Reporter shared the news that actress Imogen Poots has signed on to play the lead female role. Poots joins Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, David Tennant and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in the film, which centers on a teen (Yelchin) convinced that his new neighbor (Farrell) is a vamp...
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Weekly Take 1: June 20, 2010
This week's news included new Transformers 3 news, possible director for 'Deadpool' movie, and a first look at The Smurfs. First Look: The Nations of The Last Airbender. The film's release has been moved up to July 1st. The Smurfs Trailer. The CGI-live action hybrid hits theaters next July. First Look at Real Steel. In 2010 human boxing has been outlawed and replaced with robots. Crank Directors in Talks for Ghost Rider Sequel. Nicholas Cage could return as Johnny Cag...
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First Look: The Nations of The Last Airbender
Paramount has released videos previewing the four different nations featured in The Last Airbender. The Water Tribe, The Earth Kingdom, The Air Temple, and The Fire Nation. In the film, based on the popular cartoon, The Fire Nation attempts to enslave the others while a young Avatar discovers he can manipulate all four elements and must restore balance to the world. The release date for The Last Airbender was recently pushed up a day and it will now open in theaters on Thursday July 1st. (...
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Toy Story 3 to Dominate Box Office Weekend
Two films on completely different paths arrive at the box office this weekend. Toy Story 3 is certain to be huge and the buzz is astoundingly high, while Jonah Hex is expected to bomb with buzz that couldn't be much worse. 15 years after the original and 11 years after the sequel Toy Story 3 is storming theaters with hopes of being a record breaker. It will have a chance to be the biggest June opening ever. The record is currently held by last year's Transformers 2 with $108 million and in ...
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‘The Smurfs’ Trailer
Yahoo! has posted the first trailer for The Smurfs. The film will be a mix of live-action and animation, and Neil Patrick Harris will play the lead 'human'. We don't see much in the trailer but we do a quick glimpse of what the 'Smurfs' will look like. The Smurfs is slated to release release date of July 29, 2011. (more…)...
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First Look at Real Steel
The first photo from the Dreamworks film Real Steel has arrived providing an opportunity to get at least a glimpse at how the futuristic film will look. 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 fight...
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