Monthly Archives: September 2010
Look out, world: Helen Mirren has a machine gun and she knows how to use it. In the action film Red, based on the comic book series by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, Mirren, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and John … Continue reading
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Craigslist is more than just a place to sell your used couch. Anybody who’s ever poked around on the site has probably seen some of the wild and crazy ads people post, and Craigslist TV is bringing them to life. … Continue reading
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Jon Stewart, the popular media critic, faux newsman and host of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for Comedy Central, is very much aware that his new book Earth (The Book) is similar in length to his previous best-seller, America … Continue reading
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We always like to give you first looks at some neat things coming down the pike, and this is definitely one of them. Debuting here exclusively is the new poster for the indie thriller Kalamity, distributed by Original 4 Releasing … Continue reading
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Anna Torv has plenty of nicknames for her alternate-universe character on the Fox sci-fi series Fringe, among them “Alt-Olivia,” “Altlivia” and even “Bolivia.” Whatever you want to call her, Torv is having a blast with the role. She’s mastered the … Continue reading
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Cue the classic rock and the “Previously on Supernatural” video montage: The popular CW show returns for its sixth season on Friday night. And that clip reel should be jam-packed with highlights, since in five seasons the show has gone … Continue reading
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Last October, the faux-documentary horror flick Paranormal Activity freaked folks out the grass-roots way: through word of mouth, one city at a time. It ended up amassing $108 million in box-office receipts — pretty good considering the budget of the … Continue reading
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Want to learn more about the new Spider-Man — namely, Andrew Garfield, the 27-year-old actor who was born in L.A. but raised in England? Susan Wloszczyna had a chance to sit down with the up-and-comer at the just-finished Toronto International … Continue reading
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The animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold returns tonight on the Cartoon Network, with the Caped Crusader and friends teaming up to battle the starfishy, mind-controlling villain Starro the Conqueror. And if you’re not a longtime comic book … Continue reading
Everyone’s got heroes. The jocks have LeBron James and Peyton Manning. The brainiacs have Steve Jobs and Stephen Hawking. Us geeks? We’ve got Nathan Fillion. The Canadian actor’s a proud card-carrying member of the geek community at large who’s been … Continue reading
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The Fox sci-fi series Fringe returns for a third mind-bending season a week from today, and in the past two seasons, it’s become one of the best shows on TV with strong writing, great characters and impressive success at pulling … Continue reading
There have been many Spider-Man video games through the years, but as technology and consoles have improved, so has Spidey. Activision’s new Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions game (out now on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS) actually offers … Continue reading
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From Saturday Night Live to Caddyshack to the Vacation flicks, Chevy Chase is one of the true legends of comedy, but he admits that working on the NBC sitcom Community — which begins its second season next Thursday — has … Continue reading
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If your Blu-ray player is your “precious,” then we’ve got something for you. The three hit films from the Lord of the Rings movie franchise — The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King … Continue reading
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Wentworth Miller was a main character for four seasons of TV’s Prison Break, but he knows his role as the new man in the Resident Evil film franchise, starring Milla Jovovich and based on the popular zombie-shooting video games. “Milla’s … Continue reading
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Those many years spent in Captain Kirk’s chair and setting his phaser on “stun” have given William Shatner plenty of funny stories if he ever wants to have a standup comedy career. And they’re a lot funnier than just a … Continue reading
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Even though the original Star Wars trilogy of films ended 27 years ago, and the prequels completed their run in 2005, George Lucas’ epic franchise continues on in comics, novels, video games, toys and television. And maybe no more so … Continue reading
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If the extent of your on-screen cheerleading knowledge is limited to Bring It On and what the camera catches on the sidelines of televised football games, prepare to have your mind do somersaults. Premiering tomorrow night on The CW, Hellcats … Continue reading
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I’ve always thought Ben Affleck was a good dude, and he’s made some pretty good flicks over the years. Armageddon was apocalyptically cool, Paycheck was neat, and he was a welcome appearance in many a Kevin Smith movie. His career … Continue reading
