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The actress reunites with co-star Keanu Reeves 12 years after Speed Sandra Bullock has every right to claim herself as a mega-superstar; she can also say she’s had the opportunity to work opposite fellow mega-superstars. But, back in 1994, Sandra was just on the brink of getting that ‘superstar’ tag when she signed on to star in the action thriller, Speed, with Keanu Reeves. That movie changed both their careers and now 12 years later, the two are finally working together again in the romantic drama The Lake House....

We have good news and bad news for fans of Sherlock who are attending Comic-Con 2013 later this month. The good news is that Sherlock is making its SDCC debut, but the bad news is that stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes) and Martin Freeman (Dr. John Watson) are not attending the festivities. Co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss will be joined at the panel by producer Sue Vertue, and there will be “surprises” in store for those in attendance....

Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired from Hasbro, Inc. the motion picture rights to produce Risk, the classic board game brand of world conquest, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. The film will be produced and developed by Hasbro’s Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir and Overbrook Entertainment’s James Lassiter. MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY Lassiter added “We are excited to be working with Hasbro and Columbia Pictures on bringing such a beloved and well-known game to life on the big screen....

South Park and video game fans alike have been eagerly awaiting the long in-production sequel The Fractured But Whole from Ubisoft. Today, the company has sent out a new press release that details season pass plans along with new DLC information. It has now been revealed that the Season Pass will add Stick of Truth costumes and perks, Towelie game tips, new combat challenges, two new story missions, including new combat buddies, new superhero costumes and a lot more perks....

Steve Carell, Adrian Grenier, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Eva Longoria and Sienna Miller have been set as presenters at The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards to be telecast live on NBC Monday, January 15 (8 - 11:00 p.m. EST) at The Beverly Hilton. They join previously announced presenters Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Dane Cook, Geena Davis, Cameron Diaz, Hugh Grant, Jake Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek, Terrence Howard, Felicity Huffman, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Spade, John Stamos, Ben Stiller, Hilary Swank, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Weisz, Reese Witherspoon and James Woods....

Steven Soderbergh burst onto the scene with 1989’s Sex, Lies, and Videotape, putting him at the forefront of the early 1990s indie film scene alongside directors like Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, and Richard Linklater. While many of the director’s best known works, including the Ocean’s 11 films, Erin Brokovich, and Magic Mike, wouldn’t come out until the 2000s, his ’90s output clearly demonstrates the remarkable range of his interests. They also show a growing interest in the rapidly advancing digital technology of the time and the DIY spirit that would often see him writing, directing, editing, and working as director of photography on his films....

You can watch a clip from the Family Guy 300th episode online right now ahead of the episode’s debut this Sunday. Family Guy has been a staple for Fox for nearly two decades now, despite having to overcome some major hurdles in its early days. Now, the series is about to cross a major milestone as the animated sitcom will be one of few in the history of television, animated or otherwise, to cross the 300 episode mark....

We have a brand new, creepy teaser for Stranger Things season 3. Netflix has really been making everyone wait for this one. They were quick to get season 2 out following the explosive debut of the show’s initial season, which turned out to be one of the biggest hits the streaming service has had to date. Things have taken significantly longer for the upcoming batch of new episodes, which are finally dropping this summer....

In 2017, Netflix released the second season of Stranger Things, the streamer’s most-watched series to date. The show’s sophomore season received highly positive reviews and was a success overall. However, the season produced one of the lowest-rated episodes of all time in which they introduced a key character from Eleven’s (Millie Bobby Brown) past. The character was that of her “sister,” who was also experimented on by Dr. Brenner (Matthew Modine) but who escaped long before Eleven....

THE DEPARTED CASHES IN ON OSCAR WIN Oscar gave The Departeda big boost at the video store last week. The winner of the Academy Award for best picture of 2006 and best director (Martin Scorsese) took the top spot on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart, bumping the previous week’s winner, Paramount/DreamWorks’ Flushed Away, to second place. The Departeddid not hold sway among video renters, however, as the Will Ferrell comedy Stranger Than Fiction nabbed the first-place spot on Home Media Retailmagazine’s rental chart with an estimated $6....

BOX-OFFICE COMEBACK? The box office, which produced its smallest gross in five years last weekend, is expected to revive this weekend with the star-studded comedy Burn After Reading and the thriller Righteous Kill.Ticket sales are also expected to be boosted by the new Tyler Perry comedy, The Family That Preys, which was not screened for critics, and the female-oriented The Women,which stars Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing and Jada Pinkett Smith....

NBC WARMS TO WEATHER CHANNEL NBC Universal, along with investment groups Bain Capital and Blackstone Group, have agreed to acquire The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications for a reported $3.5 billion. The Weather Channel is one of the most widely distributed basic cable networks, available in more than 97 percent of cable-TV homes. Since 2004, NBC and its affiliates have also operated their own weather network, NBC Weather Plus. In an interview with today’s (Monday) New York Times, NBC chief Jeff Zucker said that the fate of Weather Plus is currently “undetermined....

NETWORKS DOWNPLAY ONLINE VIDEO TO AD BUYERS Even though networks have invested extensively in online video, they are downplaying its significance during current upfront market sales to advertisers, according to Advertising Age.For example, it reported, Anne Sweeney, president of Disney/ABC Television Group, presented results from a test of TV ads by Disney’s Emerging Media Ad Lab, which concluded that “TV remains the best platform to reach consumers.” AdAge,which cited similar comments from other network chiefs, observed that their “focus was all on getting the dollars onto their most lucrative platform: network TV....

TV REPORTERS WEIGH IN ON WHAT HAPPENED? MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY MORE MEA CULPAS In perhaps the most unqualified mea culpa by a top network news anchor following former White House press secretary Scott McClelland’s claim that the media became “complicit enablers” of the administration’s war policy, Harry Smith, anchor of the CBS Early Show, told an audience in Rochester, NY Wednesday that he had made a trip to Iraq just before the war began in 2003....

KIMMEL STEAMED, TOO Jimmy Kimmel, who was barred from ESPN’s Monday Night Football after remarking on the air that fired MNF announcer Joe Theismann was probably “watching from his living room with steam coming from his ears,” has told Sports Illustratedthat he has no regrets about his remarks. Everyone in the broadcast booth, he said, “was laughing whether you can hear it or not. If people were not laughing, I would not have continued with it....

On March 27 Children of Men comes to DVD stores everywhere! To celebrate this release we are giving away copies of it! Winners Receive: Children of Men DVD CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: No children. No future. No hope. In the year 2027, eighteen years since the last baby was born, disillusioned Theo (Clive Owen) becomes an unlikely champion of the human race when he is asked by his former lover (Julianne Moore) to escort a young pregnant woman out of the country as quickly as possible....

On September 18 you’ll only be asking yourself one question…where were you the day Superman died? See Superman in Battle. Superman in Love. And, see Superman defeated when Warner Bros. Home Video releases Superman: Doomsday! Since we know that even mentioning the demise of the Man of Steel is akin to blasphemy, we are giving away copies of this DVD to our users. Winners Receive: Superman: Doomsday DVD CLICK HERE to enter our contest!...

The Good This show mixed genres and was never afraid to try new methods of horror. The Bad They should’ve let the Crypt Keeper do commentary tracks on all the episodes. Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Fourth Season continues the comic carnage with our faithful friend the Crypt Keeper leading us through 14 spine tingling episodes. With actors like the late Christopher Reeve, Brad Pitt, Treat Williams and others taking part in this TV show, I think that the prestige factor of Tales from the Crypt is not something that can be denied....

We haven’t heard much on Relativity Media’s Goliath since Scott Derrickson came aboard to direct the project back in January. It seems casting is getting under way, with Dwayne Johnson in talks to portray the title character, and Taylor Lautner circling the David role. Goliath will be a family adventure based on the classic David and Goliath biblical tale with modern themes. The story centers on David, a young shepard who tries to save the lives of his fellow villagers when the massive Goliath attacks, seeking the legendary king of the Israelites....

Since one-hundred juvenile delinquents first landed on the ground, Bellamy Blake had been an integral part of the story. Introduced as an angry and desperate young man wishing to protect his sister Octavia and leave the Ark behind, Bellamy’s true colors eventually come to light. He is protective and caring, growing a strong bond with his co-leader Clarke and many members of the hundred. But, the show’s final season gave Bellamy a significant backseat to the plot and managed to hurt the character in the process....