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UPDATE: Good news for fans of Smallville and specifically the character of Chloe. While the season finale will still leave Chloe’s future in doubt, according to TV Guide, Allison Mack’s representatives and producers of the show did manage to come to a deal - meaning that we will see Chloe in Season Eight of Smallville. It had already been revealed that talks between Allison Mack and the producers of Smallville weren’t going well, leaving the door open for the show to be without Lex, Lana or Chloe as it enters it’s eighth season....

Every fan of the older cartoon series wanted to know why their favorite Autobot or Decepticon didn’t make it into 2007’s Transformers. Now that Transformers 2 is going into production, cries to see their favorite character appear have happened again, none quite so loudly as calling for Shockwave (the Decepticon who transformed into a tape deck). And now Robert Orci has confirmed to IGN.com that the sound-based character will be in the film....

Warning: This episode discusses some crude, mature humor.As a mainstay for such a long time, South Park has constantly been rattling cages with its content (South Park’s very first episode is titled “Cartman Gets An Anal Probe,” after all). Having evolved past the early days of the one-note gimmick of kids swearing on TV and doing things they shouldn’t, South Park has become a cultural touchstone, Where the other adult-oriented cartoons that have been on air for almost as long as South Park (Family Guy) or even longer (The SImpsons) have fallen by the wayside in terms of quality, South Park has somehow remained fresh and just as jagged, if not getting better with time....

While comedian Dave Chappelle has come under fire recently for his Netflix comedy special, The Closer, South Park creator Matt Stone has said he believes that Netflix handling of the controversy has elevated their reputation in Hollywood. Stone and his South Park co-creator Trey Parker have often been the subject of numerous complaints over the years for the animated series which pokes fun at every subject that “you shouldn’t poke fun at” as part of the dark, profanity filled animated world of South Park, so the controversy surrounding Chappelle’s special, which has caused a wave of complaints from the Trans community is something that Stone knows a bit about....

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was a surprise to many when it debuted on the big screen. No one expected this incredible film that took everything we knew about superheroes and Spider-Man, and gave it a new vision, style, tone, and soul that made the movie special. It made us feel like we were kids again, fascinated by what animation can do, but also, made us laugh, empathize with the characters, and showed the many ways the new hero, Miles Morales, is as good as a character as Peter Parker....

COWELL LIKELY TO QUIT IDOL The likelihood that Simon Cowell is preparing to quit American Idol became more discernible Tuesday as Cowell expressed frustration over the sameness of his weekly job as talent judge. “The idea that for the next five years, I’d be doing exactly what I’ve been doing for the past five years … the thought is just too depressing,” Cowell said in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter....

NEWS SPECIAL GIVES NBC RARE WIN Aside from its Law & Orderfranchise, NBC’s scripted programming continues to be whipped by the competition. News is another matter, however, with NBC Nightly News With Brian Williamsregularly pulling audiences that are larger than anything the network offers in primetime, and the news magazine Datelineoften outranking rivals. On Tuesday night, NBC’s news special, “Inside the Obama White House” at 9:00 p.m. drew 9.2 million viewers, well ahead of all other programs in the time period....

OPRAH’S GIVEAWAY GIVES WAY Oprah’s Big Givedid not give ABC the big ratings it did a week ago when it debuted, but they were still strong enough to keep ABC ahead of its competitors Sunday night. The charity/game/reality show posted a 7.7 rating and a 12 share at 9:00 p.m., down 21 percent from the 9.8/15 that it registered last week. The audience grew only slightly from ABC’s 8:00 p.m. offering, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which scored a 7....

TBS has given the greenlight to the new comedy series Sullivan and Son, starring popular comedian Steve Byrne and executive-produced by Vince Vaughn (The Break-Up), Peter Billingsley (Iron Man) and showrunner Rob Long (Cheers). Byrne also serves as producer on the series, which comes to TBS from Vaughn’s Wild West Picture Show Productions, in association with Warner Horizon Television. The pilot was co-written by Byrne and Long, with Ted Wass (Rules of Engagement) directing....

It seems that we may finally get a sequel to Broken Lizard’s breakthrough comedy in the near future. Movie Cutlists recently spoke to the Broken Lizard troupe, who were promoting their latest film The Slammin’ Salmon, and they revealed that a sequel to their 2002 comedy hit Super Troopers is making progress. CLICK HERE to read more of the site’s piece. Broken Lizard’s new film The Slammin’ Salmon will hit theaters on December 11....

Thrillers can take on many terrifying subjects, from aliens to killer clowns – but nothing is as scary as thrillers about realistic, everyday fears. Storms, tornadoes, fires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters are genuine threats to many of us, making films that feature them all the more terrifying. Supercell is no exception. Supercell promises another action-packed and thrilling natural disaster film for fans of the classics like Twister, Earthquake, and The Day After Tomorrow....

Australian producers John Polson and Gary Hamilton today announced they will partner on a feature film entitled Sydney, I Love You, scheduled to go into production in early 2012. The film will be a love letter from Australia’s top film talent to one of the great cities of the world. Australia’s biggest and brightest names will write, direct and star in Sydney, I Love You. The finished film will be comprised of 12 shorts-approximately 8-10 minutes each-with each one set in Sydney during a different month of the year....

On February 6 Hollywoodland makes it’s way to DVD! To celebrate we are giving away copies of it to some lucky winners! Winners Receive: Hollywoodland DVD! CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: Scandal, corruption and a star’s mysterious death lie just beneath the gleaming surface of Hollywood’s Golden Era in Hollywoodland, the critically acclaimed account of the mysterious demise of actor George Reeves, known to a generation of Americans as television’s Superman....

Pinatas and Turtles and Monsters, oh my! In celebration of its 5th season on Fox, 4Kids TV(TM) - 4Kids Entertainment’s four-hour Saturday morning programming block - is unleashing its most action-packed slate of original programming to date on affiliates nationwide. For the first time ever, 4Kids TV will add not one but four new series to its already successful lineup of popular returning shows. From shell-shocked Turtles to total code chaos, this season’s most-buzzed-about debuts will include:...

The winners of the 29th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards were revealed this past Saturday, and it looks like The Love Guru and The Hottie & the Nottie have tied with three wins apiece. Here is the official press release, followed by a complete list of the winners: The 29th Annual RAZZIE® Awards. Dis-Honoring Worst Achievements in Film for 2008: At least someone loved The Love Guru. Voters for The 29th Annual RAZZIE Awards spread the dis-honors around this year, but gave several of their berry biggest trophies to one of 2008’s most notorious box office losers, Mike Myers’ misbegotten, far-from-mystical “comedy” The Love Guru....

It’s time to get amateur on DVD. The Amateurs is getting a DVD release date of February 12. The disc will be available in the standard format and the HD DVD and Blu-Ray formats as well. The standard disc will street at an SRP of $28.98, while the HD and Blu-Ray versions will be priced at $34.98 SRP. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Ted Danson, Lauren Graham, Joe Pantoliano and Jeanne Tripplehorn....

Anna Kendrick has been acting since she was a child. She got her start on Broadway and had her first big role in 1988’s High Society, for which she won a Theater World Award and was nominated for a Tony Award. Her big break in film came in 2008 when she was cast as Jessica Stanley, a friend of Bella Swan in the Twilight franchise. The series went on to be an enormous success at the box office and put Kendrick on the radar of Hollywood casting agents....

World-renowned film director and producer Johnnie To has produced a number of international box office successes. Most known for his crime and action movies, To often explores themes related to friendship, destiny, and the varying components tied to society in Hong Kong. To’s films have spanned decades, producing several franchises of Hong Kong action masterpieces like Election and Tactical Unit; his have all made appearances in key international film festivals, from France to the United States....

You can bring one of the most highly-anticipated sequels of last year home on DVD and Blu-ray this March. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 9. The standard DVD will be priced at $27.96 SRP while the BD will go for $34.95 SRP. You can take a look at the cover art and special features below. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly, Clifton Collins Jr....

You can take home one of the most thrilling car chase scenes in cinematic history home in high-def this February. Ronin will be released on Blu-ray on February 24th. The disc will be priced at $34.99 SRP, but it doesn’t appear that any special features will be included on this disc. We’ll keep you posted if any new features are added later. The film stars Robert De Niro, Jean Reno and Sean Bean....