Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of July 17
•Lockout Starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace and set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent (Pearce), whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter (Grace) from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum-security prison. Lockout was directed by Stephen St. Leger and James Mather from their script co-written with Luc Besson, who is also a producer. Peter Stormare co-stars. •The ...
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Comic-Con: Marvel Announces Guardians of the Galaxy and Titles for Thor 2 and Captain America 2
Marvel made a number of announcements at their Comic-Con panel today. Guardians of the Galaxy, rumored to be unveiled at the event, materialized along with the concept art seen above. That film will release on August 1, 2014. The sequels to Thor and Captain America got their official titles. Thor: The Dark World will arrive in theaters on November 8, 2013. Captain America: The Winter Soldier follows on April 4, 2014. Those familiar with Captain America will know exactly what that title is...
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Comic-Con Trailer for Spartacus: War of the Damned
Starz revealed the first trailer for Spartacus: War of the Damned at the show's Comic-Con panel today. The series is entering its fourth (counting the prequel) and final season. The 10 episode run will premiere in January. “Spartacus: War of the Damned” takes place following the defeat of Roman commander Gaius Claudius Glaber. Spartacus and his men have amassed major victories against the Romans after the Battle of Vesuvius. These victories have not only forged the legend...
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Comic-Con Trailer: Oz The Great and Powerful
Today at Comic-Con the first trailer for Disney's fantasy film Oz The Great and Powerful debuted. Acting as a prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the film stars James Franco, Michelle Williams, and Rachel Weisz with the story focused on how The Wizard arrived in Oz and became the ruler. Oz The Great and Powerful is slated to release on March 8, 2013. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of O...
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Breaking Bad Season Five Premiere to Stream Free Online
AMC has announced that this Sunday's season five premiere of Breaking Bad will stream simultaneously online that same night.  Those who sign up in advance beginning on Friday at this website will get access - all that is required is free registration. This action comes in response to Dish Network dropping AMC from their programming lineup. Just this week DirecTV lost Viacom programming including MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and VH1 - so satellite providers are struggling to del...
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Blu-ray/DVD for Week of July 10
•American Reunion In the comedy American Reunion, all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn't and that time and distance can't break the bonds of friendship. It was summer 1999 when four small-town Michigan boys began a quest to lose their virginity. In the years that have passed, Jim and Michelle married while Kevin and Vick...
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New Trailer for Looper
A second theatrical trailer for the sci-fi action film Looper has arrived. Written and directed by Rian Johnson (Brick) it stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt with the story centered on a man who works as a killer for a futuristic mob and recognizes one of his targets as his future self. Looper is slated to release on September 28. In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available on the b...
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Iron Man 3 Concept Art Hints at Extremis
With Comic-Con only a week away Marvel is gearing up to showcase Iron Man 3 - and in the days leading up have begun to tease the event. The company released the above concept art for the film which has led to speculation that it is hinting directly at an storyline centered on Extremis. In the comics Extremis - which had a six episode arc and is regarded as arguably one of the best Iron Man stories - is a virus that can turn some humans into super soldiers. Extremis is a super-soldier soluti...
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