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Spike TV and reality powerhouse-producer, Thom Beers, take viewers down into the depths of the Earth for an unprecedented look at one of the world’s most dangerous and compelling jobs, coal mining. Spike TV will premiere the 10 episode, one-hour series in April 2011. The series will be executive produced by Beers’ Original Productions, a FremantleMedia Company. Beers is the mastermind behind hit cable shows that explore high-risk occupations such as the Emmy Award-winning Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers and Ax Men....

We have an all new exclusive DVD special feature clip from the upcoming release Splice, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray October 5. Click below to watch this segment from the bonus features which shows director Vincenzo Natali rehearsing with Abigail Chu and Delphine Chanéac, who play both versions of Dren: Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids....

Before there was the lightsaber, the Forcesaber was the roadmap to the Jedi’s signature weapon in Star Wars. Early forms of lightsabers originated from the First Blade prior to the Force Wars of Tython, where Jedi reverted to using sword-like weapons before the proper Jedi use was deemed fit for combat. There was an inconsistency between stability and the use of the lightsaber prototype that hindered the engineering of the sabers that elegantly slice their way through the galaxy....

A new study has given the The Star Wars Holiday Special the unfortunate honor of being named as the most “boring” of all Christmas movies, TV shows, and specials. Conducted by Uswitch, the study analyzed IMDb reviews for negative phrases to reveal which titles people apparently liked the least. Perhaps it’s not much of a shock to franchise fans, but at the top of the list was the Star Wars Holiday Special....

Ke Huy Quan has finally been given some of the attention he deserves, thanks to his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. However, for Steven Spielberg, the casting of Quan as a child in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies was never about giving someone a break in the industry; it was always about what was best for the movie and the story. Speaking to Access Hollywood, Spielberg said:...

The Adam Project director Shawn Levy will add his talents to the upcoming fourth season of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, and has now teased the importance of Max Mayfield to the gang’s next adventure. In an interview with IGN, Levy revealed that Max, a character introduced in season 2 and played by Sadie Sink, will be crucial to the events of Stranger Things Season 4. Even describing one episode in particular as “a Sadie anthem....

STUDIOS HOPE TO MAKE DEAL WITH DIRECTORS Following its decision to break off discussions with the Writers Guild of America for the time being, the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers is now seeking early talks with the Directors Guild of America in hopes that a favorable settlement with the DGA would set the framework for a deal with the Screen Actors Guild and force the WGA into line as well, published reports observed....

PEACOCK PLOPS NBC’s ratings last week were its worst during a regular season since Nielsen’s “people meters” were introduced 20 years ago – and may have been the network’s worst ever. Not a single NBC show was listed in the top 20, and only two, the Monday edition of Deal or No Dealand the once unbeatable E.R.,made it into the top 30. (“You know things are bad at NBC when Howie Mandel is the main attraction,” TV columnist John Maynard wrote today in the Washington Post....

PENTAGON RESPONDS TO EMBED PROFILING CHARGES Following an outcry by various organizations of journalists and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), the Pentagon said Thursday that it will review the practice of rating the work of reporters who are embedded in Afghanistan, the military newspaper Stars and Stripesreported. The newspaper, which uncovered the practice, reportedly carried out by the Washington PR firm The Rendon Group under a $1....

FOX SCORES NEWS BEAT WITH OBAMA CHAT President Obama’s brief interview with Fox News Channel’s Major Garrett on Wednesday produced a fair amount of newsworthy copy. Suggesting that a behind-the-scenes truce between the news channel and the White House had been worked out, Garrett at no time brought up the subject of the squabble that became news itself when former White House Communications Director Anita Dunn called Fox “an arm of the Republican Party....

Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) returns in Terrifier 2, this time targeting Sienna (Lauren LaVera) and her little brother Eric (Griffin Santopietro) on Halloween night. The original film was released in 2016 and became a cult classic slasher, and Terrifier 2 serves as a strong follow-up, this time including a greater story, gore, stronger characters, and more. Terrifier 2 also stars Jenna Kanell, Chris Jericho, Georgia MacPhail, Catherine Corcoran, Samantha Scaffidi, Casey Hartnett, and more....

It’s that time of year again: Award season! And our favorite award nominations have finally been announced this morning. That’s right, it’s the 29th annual Razzie Awards. And this year, Disaster Movie, The Happening, and Paris Hilton Lead the pack. Here are the nominees: Worst Picture: The Happening Meet the Spartans The Hottie & the Nottie In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale The Love Guru Worst Actor:...

If you’ve seen a stranger defending Robert Pattinson online, there’s a chance that it’s The Batman star himself. This weekend, Pattinson’s new film debuted in theaters to a very strong opening, pulling in $128.5 million at the domestic box office. With reviews that were mostly positive, it would seem Pattinson’s Batman is a hit, despite some initial backlash over his casting. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Pattinson touched on the criticism he’s gotten from people on social media....

“What time is it? Summertime. It’s our vacation!” You probably don’t need High School Musical 2 to remind you that summertime is here, and that means it’s time to relax poolside, tan at the beach, go on spontaneous adventures, and host summer movie nights before school starts again. In this modern age of online streaming sites, thousands of movies are available at your fingertips, making the possibilities for movie nights endless....

Chris Diamantopoulos has joined Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon and Jay Baruchel in the upcoming Jonathan Sobol comedy, The Black Marks. The comedy follows Crunch Calhoun (Kurt Russell), a third rate motorcycle daredevil and semi-reformed art thief, who agrees to get back into the con game and pull off just one more lucrative art theft with his untrustworthy brother Nicky (Matt Dillon). Crunch reassembles the old team and comes up with a plan to steal a priceless historical book, but the successful heist leads to another, far riskier, plan devised by Nicky....

The Blair Witch Project hit cinemas in 1999 as something fresh and new and scary that grabbed moviegoers by the collar and gave them a good shake. The “found-footage” style of filmmaking may not have been brand new, but The Blair Witch Project was one of the first films to show exactly what could be done on a micro-budget. While the film spawned two sequels, both of which are best not mentioned, it is now apparent that Lionsgate are thinking about rebooting the franchise again....

Fans of Prime Video’s The Boys have been eagerly waiting for some fresh news following the finale of Season 3. Of course, we know the eventual fourth season is coming and are set to begin filming next month. Also, we’ve known a spinoff series set at a college exclusively for young adults has been in the works. Now, we finally received the official title for the series, Gen V. This is a play on Gen Z, the current generation in college, and Compound V, the serum used to create supe’s in The Boys universe....

Alex Aja taking the reigns from Wes Craven and Aaron Stanford reveals more about his character in the upcoming X-Men movie When it comes to horror, Wes Craven is one of the first names you should think of. The man just knows how to scare people. So, when the idea came up to remake his 1977 classic, The Hills Have Eyes, it was a no brainer to give it the green light....

“Good evening, and welcome to a private showing of three paintings, displayed here for the first time. Each is a collector’s item in its own way, not because of any special artistic quality, but because each captures on a canvas, suspended in time and space, a frozen moment of a nightmare.” I don’t know about you guys, but I consider myself a massive horror fan. And thus in the world of Mr....

The Good 8 films from one of the legends of cinema. The Bad Not enough special features! The Roger Corman Collection features 8 films from the man who has been involved with over 300 films. Making this set really special is that Corman didn’t just serve as a producer on these movies. He directed every single film in this collection. The films in this set are: Gas-s-s-s The Trip Bloody Mama...