Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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AMC to Hold Marvel Marathon Leading Up To First Avengers Showing
Theater chain AMC has announced they will be holding a six film 'Ultimate Marvel Marathon' on Thursday May 3. For $40 the lineup features Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America - followed by the midnight screening of The Avengers. The last three of the bunch will be shown in 3D. Check here for more information on tickets - when they'll go on sale and what theaters are participating....
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Amazon Streaming Adds Discovery
Amazon has announced they have reached a deal with Discovery Networks to add their programming to Prime Instant Video. The service, which is free for those who subscribe to Prime, now includes over 17,000 movies and programs. TV series from Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet and Science Channel will now be added to the content library in the coming weeks. Shows include Deadliest Catch, Mythbusters, Man vs. Wild, Dirty Jobs, Gold Rush: Alaska, Shark Week, Say Yes to the Dress, Cake Bos...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of March 13th
A solid variety of options come with this week's DVD/Blu-ray releases. Tintin and The Descendants are the most high-profile and well-reviewed of the bunch to choose from. •The Adventures of Tintin (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Present a 3D Motion Capture Film The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish. Starring Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid youn...
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Trailer for Ice Age: Continental Drift
A theatrical trailer has arrived for the fourth film in the Ice Age franchise. 10 years after the original the latest Ice Age finds the main characters on an adventure where they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates when an iceberg they're on is set adrift. Ice Age: Continental Drift is slated to release on July 13th. Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences – a continental cataclysm t...
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Theatrical Trailer for Men in Black 3
Sony has released the first full-length trailer for Men in Black 3. The film takes on a time travel plot that features Josh Brolin playing a young ‘K’ while Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith return to their roles. Men in Black 3 is slated to release on May 25th. In Men in Black 3, Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back… in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as m...
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Review: John Carter
The writings of Edgar Rice Burroughs have greatly influenced sci-fi over the last 100 years. With John Carter the long road of taking the series of novels to the big screen has finally been realized. The result is a decidedly mixed bag and one that won't exactly hold direct appeal to any particular age or demographic. Based on the first novel "A Princess of Mars" the story centers on John Carter who finds himself transported to Barsoom (Mars) where he becomes involved in a war between fac...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of March 6th
This week brings releases of the heralded HBO series Game of Thrones (and on sale for just $35 Blu-ray and $30 DVD) along with the period action film Immortals and the remake of Footloose - oh and the latest dreadful Adam Sandler film. •Game of Thrones: Season 1 (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues; to the vast an...
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Teaser Trailer for Despicable Me 2
A teaser trailer has arrived for next year's Despicable Me 2. The original in 2010 was a huge hit grossing over $250 million domestically and $543 million worldwide and made the "minions" a sensation. The main voice talent returns with Steve Carell, Jason Segel, and Miranda Cosgrove with Al Pacino joining the cast. Despicable Me 2 is slated to release on July 3rd 2013. Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s worldwide blockbuster, Despicable Me, delighted audiences around...
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