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SAG BESTOWS DOUBLE LAURELS ON MIRREN, DICAPRIO In their annual self-congratulations, the Screen Actors Guild selected Leonardo DiCaprio and Helen Mirren as nominees in two different categories of the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. DiCaprio received a best-actor nomination for his role in Blood Diamondand a best-supporting-actor nomination for The Departed.Mirren received the best-actress nod for her title-role performance in The Queen and another best-actress nod in the “TV Movie or Miniseries” category for playing an earlier queen in Elizabeth I....

THE WATCHMEN WATCH Watchmenarrives in theaters today (Friday) riding a wave of publicity that few movies have ever enjoyed, especially in early March. Noting that ticket sales have been selling at a record clip since the beginning of the year and that the film is being rolled out to 3,611 screens – unheard of for an R-rated film – several box-office analysts are predicting that the movie is likely to exceed the $70....

BRITAIN WARNS MEDIA OVER AL-JAZEERA REPORT Britain’s attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, has threatened to prosecute any member of the news media under Section 5 of the Official Secrets Act if it reveals further contents of a document allegedly sent from the No. 10 Downing St. office/residence of Prime Minister Tony Blair and leaked to the London Daily MirrorThe document purportedly discussed plans by President Bush to bomb the headquarters of the Arab news channel al-Jazeera in Doha, the capital of Qatar last year....

NO OLYMPICS, BUT NBC STAYS ON TOP The ratings weren’t quite Olympian, but NBC managed to dominate all three hours of primetime Wednesday night, first with a two-hour edition of America’s Got Talent, which averaged 10.13 million viewers, peaking in the final half hour with 10.65 million, then going on to attract 5.63 million for its coverage of the Democratic National Convention at 10:00 p.m.. Somewhat surprisingly given its usual last-place finish, CBS News’s convention coverage came in second with 3....

Supernatural star Jared Padalecki was arrested over the weekend for an alleged assault and drunk in public. Padalecki is getting ready to finish up his work on the longest running CW series in history and is gearing up to star in the upcoming Walker Texas Ranger reboot series, which will also be done under The CW umbrella. It’s unclear if these new legal actions will have any effect on the upcoming reboot deal....

Opening in theaters on March 4th is the new ’80s comedy Take Me Home Tonight. The film stars Topher Grace (Predators), and Anna Faris (Lost In Translation), as well as Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury), Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four), Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation), and Michael Biehn (The Terminator). We recently had a chance to sit down and speak with Topher Grace, Teresa Palmer, Dan Fogler, and Chris Pratt about the new film, its long road to the big screen and the wonderful ’80s....

The Dark Knight races around in his muscle-car Batmobile in the name of justice in this latest clip from the upcoming comic book adaptation The Batman. Released courtesy of The Batman Film News Twitter account, the footage shows the DC hero chasing down Oswald Cobblepot, AKA The Penguin, in the footage, which teases the hugely explosive action to come when The Batman hits theaters in March. This version of the Batmobile is a much more understated version of the iconic vehicle than audiences have seen before....

Esteemed actor, producer and comedian Alec Baldwin has crafted an extensive and impressive Hollywood repertoire on both the big and small screen. The eldest son of the Baldwin family, a prominent group of performers, Alec has made a name for himself with starring roles in popular films like Glengarry Glen Ross, as Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October, and in the animated hit The Boss Baby. The actor has worked with some of the most revered directors in the entertainment industry, such as the great Martin Scorsese in The Departed, Woody Allen in Blue Jasmine and of course Tim Burton in the aforementioned beloved classic Beetlejuice....

A cinephile will experience any film while immersed in the theatrical experience, complete with popcorn, obviously. Some cinephiles have their niche, like film noir or independent historical fiction films, while others enjoy any movie with compelling, dramatic stories. Regardless of their niche or not, all cinephiles believe a movie has to be experienced in a movie theater, first and foremost. Most movie-goers want a movie they can follow, where the plot is explicit from the start....

We have a brand new exclusive DVD clip from The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Third Season, which just hit the shelves on DVD and Blu-ray today, September 14. Click on the video player below to watch this hilarious scene between Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki where they discuss Googling sex tips and making pacts: Worlds collide in Season 3! A love affair with Penny has opened a big, wide, wonderful world of romance for Leonard....

The Black Phone was a hit horror feature film made by Blumhouse in 2022. Directed by Scott Derrickson and co-produced and written by Robert Cargill, this terrifying coming-of-age story is on many horror fanatics’ lists of favorite scary movies of the year. The Black Phone grabs the emotional side of the audience and tortures it while building immense creepiness. This comes mostly from the director’s involvement in the film, because many of his childhood traumatic experiences are present in the movie....

The tweet reads, “Yea, we’re wrappin GEN V production. No, we ain’t tellin ya when it’s coming out yet.” This follows a recent tease from the show’s Vought International account showcasing the setting of Gen V. As previously reported, the series is primarily set in a school that teaches young superheroes how to hone their superpowers before heading to the streets as professional crimefighters. A pair of images were released showing how the building looks on the inside....

The upcoming Rocko’s Modern Life and Invader Zim revival movies have found their home on Netflix, and will soon be made available for streaming on the service. Viacom President and CEO Bob Bakish announced the news during Viacom’s Q2 2019 Viacom Inc Earnings Conference Call, stating Nickelodeon had sold the rights to both movies. Because both shows are known for their runs as classic Nicktoons, it was expected the made-for-TV movies would be airing on the channel....

Ron Perlman is of the opinion that Hellboy II: The Golden Army was not the last time that we will see the actor in the makeup of Big Red himself. “This ride we’re on, opening number one at the box office, that’s just icing on what was already the most delicious cake I’d ever bitten into,” Perlman told Moviehole. In light of the nearly $100 million box office take of the film, Perlman seems to think that there will be a third entry in the Hellboy saga....

While primarily known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise, Rupert Grint has been branching out into many different genres of film and television since. The comedy-drama series Snatch, the psychological thriller Servant, and the war film Into the White are just a few of the projects he’s acting in since the last Harry Potter film released in 2011. Grint recently talked with Bustle magazine and revealed that while he looks back on his decade-long stint in the Harry Potter franchise fondly, he’s not necessarily sad that it’s over:...

We reported back in September that Warner Bros. was moving forward on a remake of the 1976 film A Star Is Born and it seems they have zeroed in on a leading man. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Russell Crowe has become the studio’s top candidate to star in the remake. Our initial report cited that Beyonce was circling the project and this new story from the Times indicates that, while Beyonce hasn’t officially signed on, her interest in the project has grown and still could star....

The Financial Times reports that Sacha Baron Cohen has signed up to do a sequel to his popular Bruno movie based on the controversial Kazach journalist, according to Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corp, whose film division last year released the first Borat film. Cohen is planning to work on a film to follow Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, but it will be based on another one of his characters from Da Ali G Show, Bruno, a gay Austrian fashion show presenter....

Psychological horror is one of those genres that toys with the human brain, picking it apart and unveiling the deeper fears. Fears that were long forgotten or a new sensation of dread undiscovered before. Psychological horror brings that terror in the mind to life in the most fascinating ways possible. Movies, video games, and books have diverse methods of bringing out that sense of fear. Most horror movies today tend to stick to the shock factor of jump scares and loud music....

Turner’s TNT has given a series greenlight to Snowpiercer, a futuristic thriller based on the acclaimed movie of the same name. The series stars Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), Tony Award and Grammy Award winner Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Black-ish), Mickey Sumner (American Made), Susan Park (Ghostbusters), Benjamin Haigh (The Conjuring 2), Sasha Frolova (The Interestings), Katie McGuinness (Dirty Filthy Love), Alison Wright (The Accountant), Annalise Basso (Bedtime Stories), Sam Otto (Jellyfish), Roberto Urbina (Netflix’s Narcos), Sheila Vand (Argo) and Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee Lena Hall (All My Children)....

Emotions ran high last night on summer’s hottest show, So You Think You Can Dance, when the judges announced the 20 finalists who survived the intense Las Vegas call-back auditions. Next Wednesday, the Top 20 will be partnered into 10 couples who will perform dances from a wide variety of genres, including Hip-Hop, Broadway, Disco, Krump, Cha Cha and more. After the Wednesday performance shows, the phone lines will open and viewers will vote for their favorite couples, beginning Wednesday, June 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX....