Stranger Things Renewed For Season 3 On Netflix

Netflix announced today via Twitter that Stranger Things will return to Netflix for a third season. The streaming service didn’t announce how many episodes will be included. The series stars Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Chief Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Dacre Montgomery as Billy, and Sadie Sink as Max, among others....

April 6, 2022 · 3 min · 507 words · Nancy Leitner

Stretch Armstrong And The Muppets Details From Nick Stoller Exclusive

Get Him to the Greek arrives on DVD and Blu-ray September 28th, and to help launch the release, director Nick Stoller stopped by to chat about his latest comedy. He was also nice enough to take a few moments out of his time to talk about some of his other upcoming projects including The Muppets and the superhero flick Stretch Armstrong, which is based on the popular Hasbro doll from the late 70s and stars Taylor Lautner in the lead role....

April 6, 2022 · 6 min · 1090 words · Gerald Smith

Studio Briefing July 8 2008

MEDIA STOCKS PLUNGE Warning that “content may no longer be kind in the entertainment business,” Lehman Bros. cut the stock ratings of the top entertainment companies Monday while warning that the Internet and digital devices could fragmentize the media. In a research note, Lehman Bros. analyst Anthony DiClemente warned that “structural changes” in the way entertainment is delivered to the public were likely to “impact the core revenue and profits of the entertainment business....

April 6, 2022 · 4 min · 741 words · Clarence Mckeever

Studio Briefing March 28 2007

VIACOM SUIT: THE LAWYERS WIN Viacom’s $1-billion copyright lawsuit against Google and its YouTube subsidiary could generate a windfall for lawyers representing the companies, Forbesmagazine observed on its website today (Wednesday). The magazine observed that Viacom lawyer Donald Verilli Jr. charges up to $800 per hour and that before the case is resolved legal fees could amount to $350 million or more. Sam Solomon, chief executive of Doar Litigation Consulting, told Forbesthat there’ll be “probably 5,000 people touching this case one way or another....

April 6, 2022 · 4 min · 759 words · Joel Przybyla

Super 8 Inspired By Alien E T And Scanners

Director J.J. Abrams will release his new movie Super 8 in theaters on June 10, and one can easily tell that sci-fi movies from the l970s and 1980s served as inspiration for this genre tale. The director recently spoke about the movies which inspired Super 8, including Alien, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Jaws. Here’s what the director had to say about growing up in 1979, the year Super 8 is set in, and how that impacted him....

April 6, 2022 · 2 min · 277 words · Muriel Littlefield

Syfy S Battlestar Galactica Blood And Chrome First Look Trailer

Syfy has released the first trailer for the upcoming pilot Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, which was shot last month in Vancouver. We still have no official word as to when this spin-off series will air, but this video seems to take a page from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trailer. Visit TVWeb to check out this new trailer: CLICK HERE Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome takes place in the 10th year of the first Cylon war....

April 6, 2022 · 1 min · 166 words · Lillian Cook

Take Home Kill Switch On Dvd

Kill Switch hits the DVD shelves hard on October 7 and we just have to do something for Steven Seagal’s latest film. We have yet another contest running and we’re giving away copies of this new DVD to our readers. These hard-hitting discs will surely go fast, so enter this contest today. Winners Receive: Kill Switch DVD CLICK HERE to enter this action-packed contest today. Streetwise and gritty homicide detectives, Jacob King (Steven Seagal) and his partner, Storm Anderson (Chris Thomas King), are on the trail of two sadistic killers....

April 6, 2022 · 1 min · 177 words · Vickie Duvall

Terry Rossio And Ted Elliot Discuss Pirates 2 And 3 Exclusive

The scribes talk about writing commercial films, creating Davy Jones, and what to expect from the next film, At Worlds End When you’ve written some of the most successful films to ever grace the silver screen, you would think that that would be enough of an accomplishment. Well, screenwriters Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot recently added another feather to their cap when the movie they wrote, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, bested Spider-Man for the best opening weekend box office....

April 6, 2022 · 7 min · 1368 words · Patricia Dammen

The 10 Finest Performances In American Boxing Films

The general archetypes and plot conventions featured in a given sports drama tend to facilitate impressive performances from their actors. Basketball has the work of both Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers (1981), while an amazing performance from a football film came with Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (2009). Even baseball has its share of memorable roles from Kevin Costner in Bull Durham (1988), Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011), and Chadwick Boseman in 42 (2013)....

April 6, 2022 · 8 min · 1544 words · Albert Clark

The Avengers Casting Call Announced

WHEN: 10am- 4pm Come one come all! 10am-3pm Casting Call, (7am Volunteers report to location), (8am Mayor & Tribal Leaders Breakfast) WHERE: Corner of Paseo de Peralta & Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe WHO: New Mexico Film Industry Professionals, our State Legislators, YOU (anyone interested in how movies are made) WHAT: Everything you always wanted to know about the film industry in New Mexico; a chance to meet people working in the industry, and get your foot in the door....

April 6, 2022 · 2 min · 260 words · Paul Johnson

The Avengers Movie Gets Comic Book Tie In

Marvel Studios’ superhero ensemble The Avengers is still in production in Cleveland, and, although we’re several months from its release, Marvel Comics is planning a new title to raise awareness for the movie. The comic book company will release Road to The Avengers, which includes stories giving more background on these characters. The early cover art was released for this compilation, which you can take a look at below, along with the synopsis....

April 6, 2022 · 2 min · 272 words · Carlos Daniel

The Batman Had An Early Four Hour Cut Test Screened By Warner Bros

That’s a whole lot of Batman that wound up on the cutting room floor. Recently, it was reported that The Batman would be far from a short film with a runtime lasting nearly three full hours. This makes the film one of the longest superhero tentpoles ever released and the longest Batman movie. As it turns out, an earlier cut of the film had an entire extra hour. Per The Hollywood Reporter, some test screenings of The Batman screened by Warner Bros....

April 6, 2022 · 3 min · 505 words · Brittany Lee

The Best Tv Thanksgiving Episodes Of All Time Ranked

Holiday specials are some of the best episodes for television series, especially sitcoms. They are usually a mix of filler and a surprisingly good plot, making the focus directed at whatever holiday is in that season. It’s not uncommon for holiday episodes to be back-to-back, especially if they’re in the Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas order. Since Halloween has come and gone, it’s time to focus on the holiday that glorifies turkey and pilgrims; Thanksgiving....

April 6, 2022 · 5 min · 964 words · Christopher Cale

The Black Phone Director Scott Derrickson Reveals Change Made To Film S Ending

The Black Phone, a recently released horror film from Blumhouse, has received highly positive critical reviews. The project is an adaptation of a short story by Joe Hill. The writer is the son of the legendary Stephen King. The movie stars Ethan Hawke as a child abductor known as The Grabber, and Mason Thames as Finney Shaw, a kid who is taken by The Grabber, and who discovers a black phone that allows him to communicate with previous victims....

April 6, 2022 · 3 min · 533 words · Michael Soto

The Conquest Trailer

Music Box Films has released the first trailer for The Conquest, which opens in New York and Los Angeles on November 11. Click on the video player below for your first look at this drama centering on the 2007 French presidential elections. The day is May 6, 2007, France’s run-up to the presidential elections. As the French people are getting ready to go to the polls to elect their new president, presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has shut himself away in his home....

April 6, 2022 · 2 min · 344 words · Tera Messer

Sandman Netflix Series Update Arrives From Neil Gaiman At Dc Fandome

Neil Gaiman provided an update on The Sandman Netflix series during today’s DC FanDome event. The author revealed that the “universal pause button” has been used to their advantage to ensure that the series is able to satisfy long-time fans of the source material. Gaiman also noted that the adaptation will differ slightly from the comics, which was already expected. Gaiman has teased more than once before that things will have to be changed up a bit for the Netflix series....

April 5, 2022 · 3 min · 598 words · Eddie Williamson

Sasha Lane Christopher Abbott And Emma Laird To Join The Crowded Room Cast

Sasha Lane, Christopher Abbott, and Emma Laird are set to round out the cast of Apple’s The Crowded Room. They join previously announced Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, and Emmy Rossum. The Crowded Room is a seasonal anthology series from New Regency that will explore inspirational stories of those who have struggled with mental illness and learned to live successfully with it. Written and executive produced by Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman, the 10-episode first season is based on Goldsman’s own life and inspired by Daniel Keyes’ biography The Minds of Billy Milligan....

April 5, 2022 · 2 min · 422 words · Joseph Harrison

Sdcc 2010 Pre Order Dollhouse Season 2 At Comic Con

Fox Home Entertainment will have a big presence at the San Diego Comic-Con this year and they’re taking an approach similar to last year’s innovative plans for a DVD set. Fox Home Entertainment took to their Twitter page earlier today to announce that Eliza Dushku’s Dollhouse: Season 2 will be available for fans to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray at Comic-Con 2010. The sets won’t be released until October 12, but they’re giving fans an early chance to secure their order at the Con this year, and they also revealed on Twitter that everyone who places a pre-order will receive, “a very cool very limited lithograph....

April 5, 2022 · 1 min · 191 words · Kathryn Coleman

Season Two And Three Of Vox Machina

The official description of the new season is as follows: In Critical Role, the Chrome Conclave consisted of five members of different dragon races. Thordak, the Cinder King, a red dragon who served as the leader of the Conclave. Raishan the Diseased Deceiver, a green dragon. Umbrasyl the Hope Devourer, a black dragon. Vorugal the Frigid Doom, a white dragon. And Brimscythe the Iron Storm, a blue dragon. “After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, Vox Machina is faced with saving the world once again—this time, from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave....

April 5, 2022 · 2 min · 417 words · Pauline Hammonds

Seaworld Sets Turtle The Incredible Journey For Summer Release

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment today announced the launch of Turtle: The Incredible Journey, a family documentary directed by National Geographic Explorer’s Nick Stringer. The film will be distributed in partnership with Hannover House by SeaWorld’s newly formed SeaWorld Pictures division. Hannover House is the entertainment unit of Target Development Group (Pinksheets: TDGI). Turtle: The Incredible Journey is an award-winning film that follows the life and migration of a loggerhead turtle from hatching to maturity and a return to its original Florida nesting grounds....

April 5, 2022 · 3 min · 461 words · Charles Maclean