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EAGLE HAS LANDED WITH $2.2 MILLION Paramount/DreamWorks’ Eagle Eyetook off at the box office over the weekend, flying far higher than most analysts had predicted. According to studio estimates, the movie took in $29.2 million and rescued the box office from two months of ennui. According to Media by Numbers, the film became the fourth-highest money maker among September releases. In an interview with today’s (Monday) Los Angeles Times Media by Numbers President Paul Dergarabedian commented that the film’s performance “proves that even though there is a summer season, there are opportunities all over the calendar....

BOYLE’S TALENT SHINES THROUGH AGAIN Susan Boyle, the Scottish spinster who became an overnight international sensation following her initial appearance on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, presented another stunning performance on the show Sunday night, receiving a standing ovation from both the studio audience and the three-judge panel. Her rendition of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Memory” from Cats was immediately posted on the Internet, where it had been viewed nearly 25 million times by midday today (Monday)....

On June 19, Picket Fences: Season 1 makes its way to DVD! Because we know how much you love this show, we are giving away some copies to our users. Winners Receive: Picket Fences: Season 1 DVD Set CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: The daily goings-on in the small town of Rome, Wisconsin are definite proof that real life is often stranger than fiction. From the murder of the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz to a student who brings in a severed hand for show-and-tell and a menopausal woman who runs over her husband with a steamroller, Sheriff Jimmy Brock has seen it all....

Return to those groovy days with That ’70s Show: Season 4! Come to the basement with Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez and return to your not so distant past. CLICK HERE to get your groovy on! Synopsis: For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out in Eric’s basement, life in the ’70s isn’t always so groovy....

From Jenji Kohan (Weeds) and based on the best-selling memoir of the same name, Orange Is the New Black is an entertaining, thought-provoking, funny and powerful series that shows how one woman’s world is turned upside down when she serves time in prison. Debuting at 12:01 am tonight, July 11, exclusively on Netflix, we caught up with series star Taylor Schilling and the author of the novel upon which its based, Piper Kerman, for an exclusive chat about this hilarious and exciting new comedy....

Despite having one of the biggest twists in the history of the series, The Walking Dead mid-season finale took a pretty big hit in the ratings department, when compared to last year’s mid-season finale. The episode was only up 2 percent overall in the ratings, when compared to last week’s episode. The Walking Dead Season 8 fall finale is actually the second-lowest in the history of the hit AMC series, trailing only season 2’s Pretty Much Dead Already....

Western media has spread all over the world, and this globalization of culture spread its comic books and superheroes internationally. While franchises like Marvel and DC are universally recognized, they are hardly the only ones creating such content. Many studios throughout Europe and Asia have brought their own characters to life by now, with superheroes just as vibrant and newsworthy as their Western counterparts. With compelling storylines, flashy costumes, and intriguing story arcs, they wow their audiences wherever they are viewed....

We talk to the creator of the audio drama based on the winner of the first season of Who Wants to Be a Superhero? The winner of both seasons of Who Wants to Be a Superhero? was originally promised a comic book created by Stan Lee, and an appearance in a Sci-Fi Channel original picture - but they probably never expected to see an audio drama about their characters sweep across the internet....

What is it about gambling that is so brutally and honestly addictive? Chance, the unknown, and the adrenaline that is rushed through us at the possibility of winning, or even losing? Or the opportunities that lie in front of you, a new life that is right under your nose? Even the luster of gangster films is partly attributed to all the casinos, bookies, money collection, Vegas scenery, and betting in them....

Comedians seem to be getting more and more limited with the kinds of jokes they can tell on stage without backlash these days, and one person who sees this as unfortunate would be Rowan Atkinson. As someone who had spent many years in comedy with shows like Mr. Bean, Blackadder, and Johnny English, Atkinson is pretty well known in the world of comedy. Fans can check out more of his brand of slapstick humor in the new Netflix series Man vs....

As MCU fans wait for the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Ryan Reynolds prepares for his first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Deadpool 3, the long-awaited sequel to his adventures as the Merc with a Mouth that will also feature the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. After two successful first parts that took superhero cinema to a new level with R-rated movies, now including blockbuster titles like Logan and Joker, Reynolds will take Wade Wilson on an entirely different adventure after Fox’s purchase by Disney, representing one of the biggest challenges by the House of Mouse, targeting a more adult audience and moving away from children’s stories....

Jack McCoy isn’t going anywhere. After actor Sam Waterston reprised the role from the original Law & Order series for a recent revival, which marked the 21st season of the series, it has been announced that he will also be back for season 22. There had been concerns that Waterston wouldn’t be back for the next season following reports of Anthony Anderson’s exit, but Jack McCoy’s return has been confirmed by Deadline....

Many consumers have yet to even truly adopt 4K Ultra HD, but Samsung is getting ready to unleash the first widely-available 8K TV in the U.S. this fall, and it’s absolutely massive. The Samsung Q900FN will be 85-inches of ridiculously high-definition screen for tech junkies and fidelity lovers, which will be hitting shelves in October. This next-generation TV won’t come cheap and even if one has the money to spend on something such as this, the cost begs the question, is it worth it at this point?...

Saturday Night Live enters its 39th season on September 28 with the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Tina Fey returning for her fourth appearance as host. Arcade Fire will also return for their fourth appearance as musical guest. The Grammy winners’ upcoming album is due out October 29. On October 5, Miley Cyrus returns to SNL to pull double duty as host and musical guest. Cyrus’ newest album, “Bangerz” will be released October 8, featuring double-platinum lead single, “We Can’t Stop” as well as her brand new single “Wrecking Ball....

Kicking off the hit franchise in 2004 with Saw, which was surprisingly tame in comparison to how gruesome the series eventually gets. Nonetheless, there are still some terrifying traps in its first movie, with the razor wire maze, the flammable jelly trap, and of course, the infamous reverse bear trap. These traps, however, pale in comparison to the grisly traps we are introduced to later on in the franchise, such as The Brazen Bull, The Shotgun Carousel, and The Rack, which have led to many gruesome and violent deaths....

Shameless is a dramedy about the poor, dysfunctional Gallagher family. Made up of an ensemble cast, the Gallaghers include: neglectful single father Frank (William H. Macy), eldest sister Fiona (Emmy Rossum) who acts as the matriarch of the family, and the rest of the siblings including Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl and Liam. Shameless is different than any other TV show focusing on working-class families, like My Name is Earl or Roseanne, in that it emphasizes the effects of Frank’s drug and alcohol addiction on his family....

Three years after the theatrical sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For hit theaters, it seems the Sin City franchise is moving to the small screen. TWC-Dimension has brought on former Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazarra to write the pilot script and Len Wiseman to direct the first episode. They will both executive produce alongside Stephen L’Heureux (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), original comic book creator Frank Miller, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein....

Emmy®-nominated actress Lucy Liu has been cast as a special guest-star on the upcoming fourth season of TNT’s critically acclaimed police drama Southland. The series - starring Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King and Ben McKenzie - is slated to launch its new season in January 2012 on TNT. Lucy Liu will appear throughout the season as a member of the LAPD. A critical and commercial sensation in film, television and on stage, Lucy Liu recently reprised her role as Viper in the animated hit Kung Fu Panda 2, as well as completed shooting The Man with the Iron Fist, with Russell Crowe and RZA, slated for release later this year....

Spider-Man: No Way Home had no problem keeping its number one spot at the box office this weekend. The latest installment from Marvel Studios and Sony featuring Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, along with some help in unexpected places, earned $52.7 million in its third weekend in theaters. Spider-Man: No Way Home cruised past the $1 billion global mark last week, making it the indisputable king of the 2021 pandemic box office....

Squid Game is the popular South Korean Netflix series revolving around individuals who choose to participate in a series of deadly games for a great deal of prize money in order to pay off their debt and then some. The series was subject to universal acclaim for its criticism of class inequality and capitalism in South Korea. To date, according to Forbes, Squid Game is the most-watched series on Netflix in 94 countries....