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John Hawkes Cast in Jackie Brown Sequel
John Hawkes, who recently starred in the Sundance acclaimed film, "The Surrogate", has signed in to star in "Switch". He will be costarring with Yasiin Bey. The film will be a prequel to "Jackie Brown", the Quentin Tarantino film starring P...

2/2/2012 11:53 AM EST  | Read More

Fans Crash Servers For Early Preview of Screenings of Titanic In 3D
HOLLYWOOD, CA (February 1, 2012) - Fans the world over rushed the web in the last 24-hours - crashing multiple servers in the process - to tickets for secure advance the now sold-out February 14th preview screenings of TITANIC in 3D, Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century...

2/1/2012 4:52 PM EST  | Read More

Schenk Signs on to RoboCop
Nick Schenk, who penned "Gran Torino", has signed on with MGM to work on the script for their upcoming "RoboCop" reboot. Directing the film will be Jose Padilha, who Schenk is currently working with on the film, "Tri-Border". Shooting...

2/1/2012 3:21 PM EST  | Read More

Stephen Amell to Become the Next Green Arrow
Stephen Amell, who has made appearances on The Vampire Diaries and 90210, has signed on to play the lead in CW's new series, "Arrow".  "Arrow" will be a new take on the DC Comics story of the character Green Arrow. The character is a vigilan...

1/31/2012 5:06 PM EST  | Read More

X-Men First Class Sees Return of Director and Entire Cast
Matthew Vaughn has signed on to direct the upcoming "X-Men: First Class" sequel. Bryan Singer will also be returning as producer for the film. The entire lead cast, which includes James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence,...

1/31/2012 10:37 AM EST  | Read More

Marvel's The Avengers Assemble on Twitter
BURBANK, CALIF. (January 27, 2012) - Marvel Studios announced today that they will be sponsoring a Global Twitter Chat on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 11 a.m. (PST) with cast members and the director of their highly anticipated action-adventure "Marvel's The Ave...

1/30/2012 1:21 PM EST  | Read More

Rooney Mara to Star in Side Effects
Rooney Mara, star of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", has just signed on to "Side Effects", a thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh.  This will be Mara's first lead role since her Ocsar nominated portrayal as Lisbeth Salander in "Dragon T...

1/30/2012 1:16 PM EST  | Read More

Albert Nobbs A fascinating Emotional Drama With Outstanding Pe...
Headlining the film Glenn Close gives a magnificent performance as the title character in Albert Nobbs.  The very emotional and tragic drama provides a platform for her amazing talent.  Including a noted cast, fine direction by Rodrigo Garcia and remarkable cinemat...

1/27/2012 7:20 PM EST  | Read More

Rio Sequel on the Horizon
There appears to be a "Rio" sequel in the works. According to Sergio Mendes, who wrote the Oscar nominated song "Real in Rio" for the film, has said as much. "Fox has been talking about (it) and it looks like it's going to happen. We're...

1/27/2012 4:30 PM EST  | Read More

Neal McDonough Dishes on Nick Fury, Captain America 2
Neal McDonough, who played "Dum Dum" Dugan in "Captain America", recently sat down for an interview with IMDB. He spoke about the  "Captain America" sequel film as well as the "Nick Fury" film McDonough said he will be repris...

1/26/2012 3:00 PM EST  | Read More

Evangeline Lilly Discusses The Hobbit
Evangeline Lilly, formerly of "Lost", will be starring in the upcoming "Hobbit" films. She will be playing the role of Tauriel, a Mirkwood elf. and will be appearing in both films, but will have the most screen time in the second film. Lilly said, &q...

1/26/2012 2:32 PM EST  | Read More

2012 Academy Award Nominees List
The 2012 Oscar Nominess were announced Tuesday morning in Holloywood. Here is the compete list .   Best Picture "The Artist" "The Descendants" "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" "Hugo" "Midnight...

1/25/2012 10:07 AM EST  | Read More

Twilight Fans Get a Special Breaking Dawn Release
On Saturday, February 11, the first part of the final story in the Twilight series will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray.  Much like the fanfare that accompanied the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on DVD, Target will be holding special events at 50...

1/19/2012 9:22 AM EST  | Read More

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Blu-ray and DVD Reviews 

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• The Whistleblower (Blu-ray)
• What's Your Number? (Blu-ray)
• Real Steel (Blu-ray)
• Shark Night 3D (Blu-ray)
• Dead Poets Society (Blu-ray)
• Good Morning, Vietnam (Blu-ray)