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VAMPIRES AND WEREWOLVES ARRIVE AT MIDNIGHT This will be the night when a pain in the neck trumps the destruction of the world. It’s the night – midnight, to be precise – when The Twilight Saga: New Moondebuts in theaters – all of which are likely to be sold out. Online ticket sellers have said that the Twilightsequel has set a record for presales. Box-office prognosticators have been predicting that the film should earn at least $85 million this weekend, with a few boldly prophesying that it will cross $100 million....

MOVIEGOERS LIKELY TO TAKE HOLIDAY FROM THEATERS As usual the Labor Day holiday, which marks the end of the studios’ summer-release schedule, offers little to draw big crowds to the multiplex. The top attraction, Lionsgate’s Gamer, a sci-fi thriller, wasn’t screened for critics. Another new entry, the comedy All About Steve, probably shouldn’t have been either, given the drubbing critics have handed it. A third, the Mike Judge comedy Extract,starring Ben Affleck and Jason Bateman, is butting heads against competitors in just 1,611 theaters....

MANY THEATERS NEAR EMPTY OVER LABOR DAY The Labor Day holiday appeared even more dismal than usual this weekend as the top ten films together earned just $95 million over the four-day period, according to studio estimates. Warner Bros.’ The Final Destination,with $15.45 million, edged out The Weinstein Co.’ Inglourious Basterdswith $15.03, million – a result so close that the rankings could very well be reversed when final results are determined later today (Tuesday)....

i>CRASHERS PUNK’D IN RATINGS CRASH The Ashton Kutcher-produced The Real Wedding Crashers crashed and burned Monday night, averaging only a 5.0 rating and an 8 share in the 10:00 p.m. hour on NBC, according to Nielsen overnights. That compared with a 12.1/10 for CBS’s CSI: Miami and a 6.1/10 for ABC’s The Bachelorin the same hour. Still, the figures for Crashers were a bit higher than those for The Black Donnellys, the former occupant of the time slot on NBC....

KEN BURNS LOSES PRINCIPAL BACKER: GM Having already cut its ties to Tiger Woods, General Motors will now stop funding Ken Burns, the PBS documentary maker, the Detroit Newsreported today (Monday). GM is facing the worst financial crunch in its history and is slashing marketing costs. It has put up 35 percent of the budget for each of Burns’s films and also funded PBS’s school programs tied to them, the newspaper said....

SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES NBC, which for years had dominated Thursday nights but was gradually overtaken by rivals CBS and ABC, roared back into the winner’s position this week thanks to its game show, Deal or No Deal and a two-hour season finale of Celebrity Apprentice.NBC’s ratings were more than double what they were during the comparable night a year ago, while CBS’s were nearly half what they were then. ABC was down by a third; Fox, by a fourth....

He’s Just Not That Into You will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 2, and you know we just have to celebrate this new romantic comedy. We have yet another contest running and we’re giving away copies of this new DVD to our readers. These new DVD’s will surely go fast, so be sure to enter this contest today. Winners Receive: He’s Just Not That Into You DVD CLICK HERE to enter this big giveaway today....

In celebration of this week’s release of the fantastical horror thriller, Night Watch, we’re giving away copies of the DVD and mini-posters to some lucky MovieWeb readers! CLICK HERE to enter the night and get your name in our drawing today! The final battle has begun! Delve into the terrifying supernatural world of light vs. dark when the fantasy masterpiece Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) goes on patrol June 20th on DVD from Fox Home Entertainment....

Genie Francis stars in this inspirational holiday film about destiny. Francis plays columnist Peyton MacGruder who stumbles upon something that has an enormous effect on several people, including herself. After a plane crash off the coast, she discovers a note inside a plastic bag that has washed up on shore. Peyton realizes this was the last communication from one of the passengers on that ill-fated flight. The note is addressed to “T” and signed “Dad” so she searches the list of male passengers and proceeds to find out which ones had a child whose name begins with “T....

FIFA 23 is bringing the characters of Ted Lasso into the hit video game. EA has officially announced that Jason Sudeikis and the other actors from the popular show will soon be added to FIFA 23 with AFC Richmond becoming playable characters. You can get a first look at their introduction in FIFA 23 by watching the Ted Lasso add-on trailer below. Confirmed characters to be brought in for FIFA 23 include Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt), and the “biggest stars of the AFC Richmond squad” such as Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster), Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernandez), Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh), Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), and Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni)....

One of Terry Gilliam’s earlier films is getting released in a new edition and new format. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen will be re-released on DVD and Blu-Ray on April 8. These new releases are to honor the film’s 20th anniversary. The standard disc will be priced at $19.94 and the Blu-Ray disc will cost $28.95. The film stars John Neville, Eric Idle and features early performances from Sarah Polley and Uma Thurman....

Critics are unanimous in their praise for The Banshees of Inisherin. Debuting in movie theaters this weekend, the movie, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, has debuted with a perfect 100% score at Rotten Tomatoes. This is based on more than 100 reviews from critics, each one having high praise for the feature film from writer-director Martin McDonagh. “The Banshees of Inisherin is a straight-up masterpiece, and one that offers a striking moral for the fake news era and beyond,” Eddie Harrison of Film-Authority....

We believe that The Beatles need no presentation, as they were the most famous music band in the world for a while. This British band made a new sound and meshed it with the unique and changing culture of the ’60s to create songs that are still listened to today. They also did some movies and inspired others to do them with their music. In this piece, we’re not talking about documentaries made after the band separated, but we recommend enormously The Beatles Anthology, Eight Days a Week (one of the best documentaries in Hulu), and Peter Jackson’s Get Back....

RedLever, a global studio at the nexus of advertising and entertainment, and multi-talented Director Kevin Tancharoen today announced they are partnering to launch the first-ever original online martial arts competition series The Chosen One, which Kevin Tancharoen will direct. Kevin Tancharoen has quickly made a name for himself in the film, martial arts and dance worlds having directed the 2009 musical revival of Fame and choreographed concert tours and videos for pop icons, including Britney Spears and *NSYNC....

We have an exclusive clip from The Cleveland Show: Season 2, which hits the shelves on DVD September 27. Click on the video player below to watch Cleveland Brown harshly deny his son Rallo on their driveway basketball court. The Cleveland Show Season 2 follows everyone’s favorite soft spoken neighbor, Cleveland Brown (Mike Henry), as he settles into married life with his high school sweetheart and their blended family in his hometown of Stoolbend, VA....

Official pictures of the Cloverfield monster action figure from Kenner have just been revealed on their website. You can check out the plastic beastie in all its glory in the below photographs: Cloverfield Monster Features: 70 points of articulation and incredible life-like detail Authentic sound 14" tall 10 parasites Two interchangeable heads Statue of Liberty head accessory Special Cloverfield collector’s edition packaging In conjunction with the launch of the highly anticipated “CLOVERFIELD” movie release, Hasbro, in a partnership with Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures, has produced a super-articulated and highly detailed limited collector’s edition Cloverfield Monster....

Tragedy has struck The Conners. It is being reported that a crew member died while on the set of the popular ABC sitcom. The unidentified male was a member of The Conners technical crew. The incident took place in Burbank, California were the sitcom is filmed. The crew member is said to have died from an unspecified medical event. ABC is not releasing the name nor the age of the technical crew member who passed away on The Conners set....

It seems we’ll be introduced to a brand new Hero this fall, one we thought was dead long ago. According to Entertainment Weekly, Robert Forster has signed on for a role in Heroes. Forster will play Arthur Petrelli, father of Peter (Milo Ventmiglia) and Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) Petrelli, who was said to be dead. It isn’t clear when Forster will appear on the show, but it could be within the second hour of the Season 3 premiere on September 22....

Contrary to earlier rumors, Rupert Evans (Hellboy) is not going to be donning the red and blue tights of the Man of Steel in the upcoming Warner Bros. film Justice League of America, according to a report from IESB.Net. Rumors about the British actor being cast as Superman spread through the internet like wildfire, only to be quickly met with incredulity from fans of the character. Evans, aside from being British, is a relatively short 5’ 10", and is not overly muscular and many thought he lacked the proper “look” to play Superman....

While promoting their upcoming comedy The Heartbreak Kid, Bobby and Peter Farrelly spoke about their long gestating The Three Stooges film, and their next project entitled Hall Pass. Here is what they had to say: Are you guys ever going to do a superhero movie? Peter Farrelly: The closest we’ll come is The Three Stooges. But, no, I don’t see a superhero film happening. We weren’t big comic book guys when we were growing up....