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With Kate Mulgrew at the helm, Star Trek: The Cruise IV sets sail in 2020 for an extended voyage on a new ship with new adventures in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: Voyager. The ultimate immersive experience for Star Trek fans adds an extra day to the 4th annual cruise, sailing from March 1-8, 2020, from Miami to Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), San Juan (Puerto Rico), St. Thomas and Grand Bahama Island aboard Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas....

Star Wars is filled with iconic villains, and one that draws immediate interest from viewers is Darth Maul. Maul is one of the greatest Star Wars villains, emerging from the shadows to tell the Galactic Republic that the Sith had returned. He was formerly a Sith apprentice of Darth Sidious, a.k.a. Emperor Palpatine, before becoming a feared crime lord. The character entered legendary status among fans based on his image in the trailers alone, where he looked like a villain that stepped out of nightmares....

At the time of its release in 1984, parents and critics alike were outraged at the pack of killer kids featured in Stephen King’s Children of the Corn. Naturally, the film has become a bona fide ’80s horror cult classic and spawned many sequels. On Friday, July 2nd, publishing/production house 1984 will release a deluxe gatefold vinyl edition of the Children of the Corn soundtrack, its first time on wax since the film’s original debut....

HBO has released The Outsider trailer and it looks intense. The limited series is all set to premiere on the network early next year. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel of the same name, the new drama series explores the investigation into the gruesome murder of a local boy and the mysterious force surrounding the case. King has given the show his seal of approval, declaring it to be “one of the best adaptations” of his work....

Steven Spielberg has been directing movies for fifty years, with standout works that have brought him numerous awards, including three Oscars. After directing TV episodes and films, he made his major directorial debut with The Sugarland Express in 1974. Just a year later, the 1975 movie Jaws made him a household name, launching a strong career that continues to this day. With such a long career, and timeless themes like friendship and love present in his works, he has had successful, beloved movies in many genres....

Stranger Things premiered on Netflix in 2016. Created by brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, it explores the supernatural happenings in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, after Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) disappears. His friends meet Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), a girl with superpowers who escaped from a lab, and from there, they take on various monsters and normal teenage things like relationships, with the most recent season focusing on Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), who kills victims to open a gate between worlds....

Relativity Media has partnered with global branded play company Hasbro, Inc. [NASDAQ-HAS] to develop and produce a live-action tent-pole film based on Stretch Armstrong, the iconic action hero figure launched in the 1970s, it was announced today by Relativity’s Co-President, Tucker Tooley and Hasbro’s President and CEO, Brian Goldner. Relativity will be the domestic distributor and will release the film internationally through its network of foreign output partners. The film is targeted for an April 11, 2014 release date....

TRANSFORMERS: HOW GIGANTIC WILL IT BECOME? After its $60.6 million debut on Wednesday, Paramount’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallenfell to $27 million on Thursday – not nearly so impressive as the Wednesday result but impressive for a Thursday nonetheless. With $67.2 million already accumulated, box-office analysts are predicting that it could wind up with one of the heftiest five-day grosses ever. The movie is packing them overseas as well. Daily Varietyreported on its website Thursday that the Michael Bay movie earned a whopping $59 million on Wednesday....

i>STAR TREK VIDEO TO MAKE THEATRICAL DEBUT The Nov. 20 high-definition release of Star Trek: The Original Series,featuring new, computer-generated special effects, will be preceded one week earlier by a special one-night theatrical screening of the one-hour episode The Menageriein some 300 digitally equipped theaters, Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS Home Entertainment announced Wednesday. The Nov. 13 screening will also include a half-hour documentary, narrated by Star Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry’s son Rod, about how the episodes were remastered from the original 1966 negatives....

SAG/AMPTP TALKS COLLAPSE Talks between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers collapsed again Wednesday – this time over an unexpected deal point : the length of the deal. As reported by Daily Variety, the union insisted that the deal had to expire on June 30, 2011 – just two years and three months from now. The AMPTP insisted on three years – the same length as their deals with the other Hollywood unions – a move that would block SAG from threatening a joint strike with the WGA and/or AFTRA when their contracts expire....

HEROES WEAK ON TV, SUPER ONLINE Although the season debut of NBC’s Heroeswas a disappointing bust Monday night with ratings plummeting 23 percent from last year’s season starter, the episode turned out to be an enormous hit among those who watch pirated copies of TV shows online. According to the website TorrentFreak, on Tuesday, the day following the broadcast, Heroeswas downloaded “well over a million times by BitTorrent users all over the world....

On March 6 prepare to bare it all when The Full Monty: The Fully Exposed Edition comes to DVD! In honor of this release we are giving away copies of it! Winners Receive: The Full Monty: The Fully Exposed Edition DVD CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting) and Tom Wilkinson (The Last Kiss) lead a hilarious cast in this “irresistible tale” (The New York Times) which is now bursting at the seams with gi-normous special features, making it the definitive Full Monty package!...

The Onion Movie is coming to DVD on June 3 and we surely want to celebrate this slice of satire on DVD. We’re running a new contest and giving away copies of this DVD to our readers. You know these hilarious discs will go fast, so enter this contest today. Winners Receive: The Onion Movie CLICK HERE to win big in this new giveaway today. This just in…The Onion invades DVD!...

Just months after a Titans casting breakdown revealed the show’s four lead characters, the first actor has been cast for this live-action Teen Titans series. Teagan Croft has landed one of the series regular roles as Raven, who was named “Casey” in the casting call from June. Here is the description of this Raven/Casey character from the casting call that surfaced this summer. Deadline broke the casting news, describing this character as, “the daughter of a demon, a powerful empath who must keep her emotions in check or risk unleashing her demonic side....

Robert Downey Jr. took a break from shooting The Avengers in New Mexico to take part in a Q & A session at the Hero Complex Film Festival in Hollywood last night. Here’s what the actor had to say about The Avengers, heaping praise on director Joss Whedon. He was joined on stage by director Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr.’s director in Iron Man and Iron Man 2. Iron Man 3 will be directed by Shane Black, and Jon Favreau talked about passing the torch to this new director....

When ‘good anime movies’ are discussed, what comes to mind most often is Studio Ghibli, and rightfully so. In the 36 years of its existence, this studio produced many visually gorgeous and intellectually riveting films which became some of the best anime of all time, as well as gaining critical acclaim and box office success worldwide. Ghibli has crafted its own distinct brand of magical realism and sentimental, intimate portrayals of everyday activities, like cleaning and cooking....

The Disney Channel has had hundreds of original movies premiere on their network, ranging from a house that comes to life (Smart House), to a boy who finds out he’s part leprechaun (Luck of the Irish). Aliens, witches, and twin sisters who never knew the other existed, children of villains - you name it, and Disney Channel has made a movie about it. And to make it better, most of the movies are under an hour and a half, so it’s perfect if you want to host a marathon of old Disney Channel movies!...

Mummies have consistently appeared as the forgotten legendary monster in horror film history. A Mummy is still a legendary Universal monster that has appeared in nearly a century’s worth of motion pictures. The Egyptian priest who turns into a zombie and casts a fatal curse after being dug up by archeologists made numerous appearances in major films at that time. The main plot of most versions is the same: after being executed by the gods and being buried alive, a person from ancient Egyptian Civilization is revived when archeologists scoop out their burials, despite numerous warnings....

Throughout history in the horror genre, there have been some all-time amazing acting performances. Portrayals like Kathy Bates’ take on Annie Wilkes in Misery, and Duane Jones’s performance as Ben in Night of the Living Dead rightfully take the top spots when discussing horror performances. However, there have been just as many impressive performances in the TV world of horror too, specifically in the horror miniseries sub-genre. Miniseries performances (and as a whole) are typically outshone by film releases, but having several episodes can often lead to better development and exploration of a character by an actor....

Subverting genres by inserting comedy into them is a classically successful and hilarious art form. None more so than the sci-fi comedy film. The outrageousness that typically accompanies science fiction stories is a perfect canvas for comedic elements. These comedies have delighted movie-going audiences for decades and have become some of the best films in history. Let’s take a look at some of the best sci-fi comedies. 10 Mars Attacks (1996) Warner Bros....