i>IDOL RETURNS – BIGGER THAN EVER Defying TV critics’ predictions that it would not be able to sustain its enormous popularity, American Idolreturned to the air on Fox Tuesday with ratings that exceeded those for its season debut a year ago. According to Nielsen Research 37.3 million viewers tuned in to the two-hour premiere versus 35.5 million last year. The 8:00 p.m. hour recorded a rating of 18.8 and an audience share of 28....
CHANGE OF MINDS FAILS TO HURT CBS CBS’s Criminal Mindsmade an easy transition from Mandy Patinkin to Joe Mantegna Wednesday night. Mantegna’s debut on the show drew a 9.4 rating and a 15 share, making it the highest-rated show of the night. It beat ABC’s Private Practice, which scored a 7.7/13. NBC had a tough time for the night as a two-hour edition of Phenomenonand one hour of Lifetogether averaged just a 3....
There may not be any official plans at this time at Warner Bros. to release the “Ayer Cut,” but one Suicide Squad star is hoping that it happens. Famously, or perhaps infamously, Leto was featured briefly as the Joker in the original Suicide Squad movie directed by David Ayer in 2016. The movie was widely criticized upon its release, and like Justice League, Ayer insists this is because his original cut was drastically altered at the request of the studio....
It’s been nearly 30 years since the world of Mario was adapted to the big screen. That is about to change later this year. A new animated Super Mario Bros. movie is set to hit theaters this December from Universal and Illumination, in partnership with Nintendo. Arriving almost three decades after 1993’s critically-maligned Super Mario Bros., the currently untitled film will offer a new take on the video game franchise beloved by audiences around the world for nearly forty years....
There are some perceived issues with the movie side of things in terms of DC Comics adaptations. Depending on who you ask, potentially a lot of issues. But by most accounts, the TV side has been crushing it. Last night’s episode of Supergirl teased a pretty potentially major thing that could lead them to crushing it even harder. Cara Danvers most definitely teased Batman. During The CW’s most recent episode of Supergirl, “The Darkest Place,” there was an awful lot going on....
One character won’t be looking quite the same when Superman & Lois returns for season 3. In seasons 1 and 2, Jordan Elsass played the role of Jonathan Kent, brother to Jordan Kent (Alexander Garfin) and son of Clark Kent/Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch). Per Variety, Elsass has suddenly left the series with Warner Bros. TV stating that the departure is due to “personal reasons.” No additional details were provided on why Elsass left the series, but it’s noted that this is not the result of a “workplace-related issue....
Sweet Home Alabama is a romantic comedy film about a New York fashion designer who returns to her hometown of Alabama to confront her past. The film was released on Sept. 27, 2002, by Buena Vista Pictures, receiving mixed reviews from critics, but achieving accolades and nominations for cast performances. The film was awarded the BMI Film and Television Award for BMI Film Music Award and Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Comedy and Liplock....
We have some exclusive images from the brand new issues of the comic book prequel to Push, which hits theaters nationwide on February 6. Click below to enlarge these images of the new front cover and selected pages from this brand new comic book, before this Issue #5 hits the stands this week. Below is a brief synopsis for this new comic book series from Wildstorm and DC Comics. Push, starring Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle and Djimon Hounsou, will arrive in theaters on February 6....
On October 23 Mr. Brooks reveals himself on DVD! With Halloween approaching we are giving away some copies of this release to our users! Winners Receive: Mr. Brooks DVD CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: Encounter a man who has everything, and you’ll find a man who has everything to hide in MGM Home Entertainment’s Mr. Brooks, arriving on DVD October 23. Hailed by film critics as “a spellbinding original,” (Gene Shalit, The Today Show), Mr....
October 10 is going to be a banner day horror fans as The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology comes to DVD! To celebrate we are giving away copies of it! CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: For the first time ever, every movie in the “Exorcist” story will be available in one six-disc, must-have DVD box set – The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology – available from Warner Home Video on October 10....
In celebration of the recent DVD release of the fourth season of The Shield, MovieWeb and Fox Home Entertainment are giving away copies of the DVD set! CLICK HERE to enter today! Television’s most heart-pounding and intensely suspenseful cop drama is back when Fox Home Entertainment releases The Shield Season Four DVD Collection on December 27, 2005. In the highest rated season yet of TV’s most innovative and controversial cop dramas, Emmy® Award-winner Michael Chiklis is back as Vic Mackey, “still the baddest cop in creation” (Detroit Free Press) and Emmy® Award-nominee for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama, Glenn Close “is terrific as [Monica] Rawling, in or out of uniform” (New York Magazine)....
Tyler Posey, Tyler Hoechlin, Crystal Reed and Dylan O’Brien have boarded MTV’s new TV version of Teen Wolf, the 1985 movie that starred Michael J. Fox as a high-school student who discovers he is a werewolf. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the dramatic thriller will have a buddy-comedy element at the center and a romantic plot line. The pilot presentation will be penned by Criminal Minds creator Jeff Davis. The story revolves around Scott McCall (Posey), a dorky high-school student who gets a rush of new powers, including the ability to attract girls, after a wolf attack....
Teresa Palmer has joined the cast of David Leitch’s The Fall Guy. Per Deadline, the A Discovery of Witches actress joins previously announced cast members Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephanie Hsu, and Hannah Waddingham. The upcoming film is based on the ABC series of the same name that ran from 1981 to 1986. The cult classic series starred Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas, as a trio of Hollywood stunt performers who also worked as bounty hunters....
Last week, Thor: Love and Thunder star Tessa Thompson was quoted in W magazine discussing the powers of her Marvel character Valkyrie, which seemed to suggest that the fan-favorite will be getting more comic-accurate abilities in the upcoming fourth solo movie featuring the God of Thunder. However, the Westworld star has now clarified her comments, admitting that she was not perhaps clear in what she said to the magazine and that she does not want this to be interpreted as any kind of spoiler for the movie....
Netflix has just revealed an all-new trailer and poster for its upcoming sci-fi drama, The Adam Project. After starring in 6 Underground and Red Notice at Netflix, Ryan Reynolds returns in an all-new time travel adventure film. The Adam Project also marks the second collaboration between Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy, since they developed last year’s Free Guy. You can check out the official trailer for The Adam Project below....
Shortly after the release of a new documentary from Peter Jackson about the Beatles, our first look at the Fab Four in the upcoming movie Midas Man has been revealed. The feature, which serves as a biopic for Beatles manager Brian Epstein, features Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (The Queen’s Gambit) in the lead role. It chronicles Epstein’s role in the “creative explosion” of the 1960s and his sizable influence on pop music....
Some of the most uplifting and memorable movies relate to the world of sports, telling audiences fascinating tales of triumph and determination. Whether they’re gripping accounts of real life achievements or exhilarating backstories on prominent athletes, the cinema can’t get enough of a feel-good and inspirational flick. Such pictures continue to attract the masses, demonstrating how the power of hard work and dedication truly resonates with moviegoers all across the world....
Throughout the last couple of decades, M. Night Shyamalan has become known as one of Hollywood’s foremost masters of suspense. Known for his story-like dialogue and shocking twists, Shyamalan has become an A-list name. Throughout his films, some of his actors have delivered truly memorable performances. Here is a list of the best of those performances, ranked. MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY 8 Deanna Dunagan and Peter McRobbie - The Visit (2015) Universal Pictures This 2015 horror-thriller film took audiences on a ride full of twists and turns....
Sarah Jessica Parker is a decorated actress and producer who has appeared in countless critically-lauded films and shows over her dazzling career. Having made her television debut in the short-lived CBS sitcom Square Pegs, Parker quickly began to nab significant roles in movies like Footloose, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and Honeymoon in Vegas, along with a hilarious supporting role in Steve Martin’s L.A. Story. She found further success in the ‘90s with the spooky Halloween classic Hocus Pocus and star-studded 1996 comedy The First Wives Club....
There are few animators from the golden age of animation quite as influential as Fred “Tex” Avery. The name may be lost on some modern audiences, but his work surely isn’t. Without Avery, Bugs Bunny wouldn’t be as famous as he is. The world wouldn’t have the dry humor of Droopy, and we wouldn’t have the image of a wolf with bulging eyes starring a pretty woman. Beginning his work at Warner Bros....
