Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of November 8th
This week of DVD/Blu-ray releases is headlined by the final entry in the Harry Potter franchise with Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The film earned over $1.3 billion worldwide and delivered a fantastic critical response with 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.Ă‚Â With that one swallowing up all the attention other studios for the most part avoided releasing anything significant this week. The Change-Up is notable but mostly for having bombed in theaters. •Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Ă...
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Trailer for Safe House
The first trailer for the action-thriller Safe House has arrived. The film, which is set to release on February 10th, stars Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds and centers on a CIA-operated safe house that comes under attack. Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the action-thriller Safe House. Washington plays the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he’s remanded to is atta...
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Bond 23 Gets Official Title: Skyfall
At a press conference held this morning the announcement was made that the 23rd entry in the James Bond franchise will be titled Skyfall. Filming begins today with Sam Mendes directing. The project has gone through significant delays due to MGM's bankruptcy and potential sale but now has a locked in release date of November 9th 2012. Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter ho...
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New Trailer for Underworld: Awakening
A new theatrical trailer has arrived for the upcoming fourth entry in the Underworld franchise. Underworld: Awakening (releasing on January 20th) returns Kate Beckinsale to the lead role in which she starred in the first two entries. Having seen extended footage at Comic-Con it was visually impressive - and being shot in 3D rather than converted helps - but otherwise didn't do much to really inspire interest in the film. UNDERWORLD 4 brings a stunning new dimension to the epic battle bet...
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Trailer for American Reunion
The debut trailer for American Reunion has arrived. The film follows up on the first two American Pie films (not so much the straight-to-dvd sequels) by returning all the central characters that made the franchise hugely successful. American Reunion is slated to release on April 6th 2012. In the comedy American Reunion, all the American Pie characters we met a little more than a decade ago are returning to East Great Falls for their high-school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend,...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of November 1st
Though it was the least successful of any Pixar film Cars 2 went on to make nearly $200 million and leads the way in this week of releases. Crazy, Stupid, Love did well considering its budget - getting some great reviews along the way - and with Water for Elephants makes for two solid options for the more mature crowd. (more…)...
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New Trailer for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Paramount has released a new theatrical trailer for the upcoming fourth entry in the Mission: Impossible series. Acting as a transition from star Tom Cruise to Jeremy Renner, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol follows Ethan Hunt when he and his team have to go rogue in order to clear IMF's name. The film is being directed by Brad Bird in his first live action work and will release on December 21st (and five days earlier in IMAX). ...
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Scripts for Independence Day Sequels Nearing Completion – Will Smith Not Signed On Yet
A sequel to the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day, which grossed over $800 million worldwide, has been heavily rumored over the years - with the skyrocketing price of both star Will Smith and director Roland Emmerich being the main stumbling block to getting the project rolling. Along with writing partner Dean Devlin, Emmerich has continued to talk about ideas and the possibility of one or possibly even more sequels despite that. Now comes the news that the duo is finishing up the scripts fo...
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