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CBS Corporation’s Showtime Networks and Apple® today announced that premium cable programming from Showtime, including recent Golden Globe nominees Sleeper Cell and Weeds, is now available on the iTunes® Music Store (www.itunes.com). With the addition of SHOWTIME hit programming, iTunes now offers more than 50 popular TV shows available for just $1.99 per episode for viewing on a computer or iPod®. The iTunes Music Store is the world’s most popular video download store with more than 12 million videos purchased and downloaded....

Simon Pegg and director Greg Mottola recently held a press dinner to discuss the Blu-ray and DVD release of their fantastic comedy Paul, which will hit the shelves on August 9. Simon Pegg also shed some light on a few of his other high-profile projects, such as Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, where he reprises his role of Benji Dunn from Mission: Impossible III. While he had a fairly small role in Mission: Impossible III, his role seems to be expanded in Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol....

Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph discuss what its like to reinvent the classic princess archetype In Shrek the Third, Shrek and Fiona become the reluctantly rulers of Far, Far Away. Their wish is to find the rightful heir to the throne so that they can return to their home in the swamp. The film finds Shrek, Donkey, and Puss N’ Boots searching for the future King Arthur in a medieval high school....

Justin Roiland and fellow Rick and Morty writer Mike McMahan have a brand new show incoming, and it is all set to hit streaming service Hulu this coming May. More specifically, the entire 8-episode first season will land on the streaming service on May 8 this year. The show, entitled Solar Opposites, follows the animated, science fiction trend of the much loved adventures of alcoholic scientist Rick and his put-upon grandson, Morty....

While there was never anything official, the Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg movie Uncharted always seemed like it was fully expecting a sequel to be given the green light and that only a complete disaster at the box office would prevent it happening. While a sequel is yet to be confirmed in name, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman today put out a company-wide email on the back of Uncharted breaking through the $100 million mark in its opening weekend, and used it to point out that theatrical releases are still as important as ever despite the boom in streaming, as reported by Deadline....

The Guardian recently spoke with Spider-Man 2.0 star Andrew Garfield during the production’s Christmas break. Here’s what he had to say about the adventure so far: When asked his impressions about the Spider-Man suit, he remarked that he felt like a kid again: “We started shooting two weeks ago and then we have Christmas off. Then we’re back into it for, gosh, I’m sure a fair bit of time. With this, it feels like I’m going to have to hibernate into this character for at least four or five months....

Through his Twitter page today the iconic Stan Lee confirmed that he will in fact make a cameo in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor. Here are some selected offering’s from Lee himself: The production is about to start casting. Can’t tweet anymore. Due to Thor, I must start rehearsing my thee’s and thou’s. So, if thou objecteth not, I wish thee well! ‘Nuff saideth Of course, my previous tweet revealed the extent of my innate modesty....

Religion and spirituality have manifested across human history as a firm staple in different cultures. Religious customs and beliefs have varied throughout ages of society on a regional basis, further diversifying how the natural world is interpreted. The necessity of religious and spiritual organizations or shared ideology has taken countless forms through the sharing of customs from generations and the rigidity of how theology directly affects the morals, values, and ethics of everyday life....

Given how multiverses have theoretically made anything possible in comic book movies and TV shows, there’s no telling who we might see making a sudden appearance from the past in something new. As the star of the hit series Arrow, which spawned the “Arrowverse” consisting of many other tie-in shows, Stephen Amell could make a return to his Green Arrow role, perhaps in the DCU or elsewhere. But would the actor even be interested after already saying his goodbyes to Arrow?...

As a former host of Blue’s Clues, Steve Burns is known for playing one of television’s happiest characters. From 1996 until 2002, Burns played the role of boyish, innocent Steve, best friend to an animated blue dog named Blue. Every episode would see Steve searching for “Blue’s Clues” in order to figure out what her plans are for the day, all the while asking for help from the young viewers. Burns left the series in 2002, at which point Donovan Patton took over as Steve’s cousin Joe, the new host of the show....

Steve Martin is one of the most well-known and beloved actors ever to reach the pinnacle of Hollywood success. Martin starred in countless films, and TV shows across his five-decade career, including The Jerk, Pink Panther, Cheaper by the Dozen, and Father of the Bride. Most recently, he’s starred in Only Murders in the Building alongside frequent collaborator Martin Short and Selena Gomez. In addition, Martin received an honorary award in 2014 at the Academy Awards in recognition of his extraordinary talents and the unique inspiration he brought to cinema....

Cinemax’s hit action series Strike Back returns tonight, Friday, September 30th, with the all-new Episode 7. Section 20 negotiates the release of five European Union officials taken hostage by Kosovoan weapons, drugs and human trafficker Hasani (Mel Raido), intending to exchange the hostages for Hasani’s cousin Rama (Zsolt Nagy), who is in a Vienna prison for attacks on U.S. and British targets. One of the hostages is undercover MI-6 terror expert John Allen (Adrian Rawlins), identified by Crawford (Iain Glen) as Latif’s (Jimi Mistry) inside man....

IT’S OFFICIAL: VIEIRA TO REPLACE COURIC ON TODAYOne day after Katie Couric’s announcement that she will be leaving the Todayshow at the end of May to become anchor of the CBS Evening News, NBC confirmed this morning (Thursday) that she will be replaced on Todayby Meredith Vieira, currently co-host of ABC’s The View and host of the syndicated game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Jeff Zucker, CEO of NBC Universal Television Group, said in a statement, “Meredith’s vast experience as an award-winning journalist as well as talk show host make her the ideal candidate for this job....

MAX PAYNE WINS THE (BOX-OFFICE) GAME Despite a nearly universal critical drubbing, 20th Century Fox’s Max Payne,based on the video game, led the weekend box office with an estimated $18 million. Upsetting several forecasts, the low-budget The Secret Life of Beesfrom Fox Searchlight appeared headed for third place with an estimated $11.1 in its opening weekend, a tad behind the second week of Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which earned about $11....

MEDIATION – AND THEN WHAT? The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is expected to agree to federal mediation of its dispute with the Screen Actors Guild as early as today (Thursday), Daily Varietyreported today , citing no sources. At a board meeting on Sunday, SAG had requested intervention by a federal mediator. Whether a mediator would be able to break the current stalemate between the two sides remained in doubt, however....

VIEWERS FLEE “MUST SEE” NIGHT Although there was a time when Thursday night produced the biggest audiences of the week, each of the networks saw a significant audience erosion on “must-see” night this week, with three of the major networks finishing nearly neck-and-neck and the fourth, not far behind. Thanks to its hit game show, Deal or No Deal, NBC came out on top in total households, but with only an average 5....

Last night’s episode of the hit CW series Supernatural revealed that Sam and Dean Winchester, played by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, have died yet again, and according to a producer of the show, it seems that is something fans should get used to. Sci Fi Wire recently spoke with Supernatural executive producer Ben Edlund, who said that the Winchester’s will be dying many more times in the future. Here’s an excerpt from the site’s article, but be warned that spoilers do lie ahead....

Return to a simpler time on March 20 as Christy: The Complete Series comes to DVD! To celebrate this wonderful release we are giving away copies of it. Winners Receive: Christy: The Complete Series DVD set CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: Set against the sweepingly romantic and breathtakingly picturesque backdrop of the American frontier, Christy: The Complete Series is a compelling story based on the bestselling novel from Catherine Marshall....

June 13 is going to be a day to remember as two classic movies explode on to DVD shelves! By itself, Valley of the Dolls would have been enough to burn up the charts, but things are going to get even crazier because Beyond the Valley of the Dolls is being released as well! CLICK HERE to enter the Valley! Synopsis: Get twelve steps closer to superstardom as Fox Home Entertainment exposes Hollywood’s most shaming secrets when Valley of the Dolls and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls debut on DVD June 13, 2006....

The Good One of the best films I’ve ever seen. The Bad Zero special features is understandable but one can’t help but wish there was something. It’s still not enough for me to lower the score of this DVD. As a fan of the western genre I look forward to pretty much every western I hear is in the works since they come so few and far between nowadays. I am also a huge fan of Sergio Leone and Terrence Malick; two directors who use extremely long takes with exquisite deep focus photography....