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Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds continues to dominate Netflix as his latest foray, The Adam Project, has become the fourth most-watched English-language movie on the streaming service. According to Deadline, Netflix has announced that The Adam Project has been viewed (and presumably enjoyed) by many subscribers, garnering 233,150,000 views in its first 28 days on the platform. These huge viewing numbers put The Adam Project in fourth place on Netflix’s rankings, with Ryan Reynolds also holding the title of being the first actor to hold three positions in the streaming platform’s top ten....

Yesterday Marvel Studios released the first full trailer for The Avengers, which is the first movie to be released by Walt Disney Studios under the deal between Marvel Studios, Disney, and Paramount Pictures. Curiously, Disney’s logo was nowhere to be seen on the trailer, and any of the other marketing materials for The Avengers so far, which is due to a unique clause Paramount put in the contract giving the studio prominent marketing placement....

Few characters have been re-imagined in movies as often as Count Dracula has. Since the author Bram Stoker wrote Dracula’s story in 1897, the blood-sucking creature has been adapted in over 40 ways — and that’s just based on Stoker’s story. That’s not counting the other Dracula media like Van Helsing or even the animated Hotel Transylvania. When it comes to movie monsters, Dracula is a major fan favorite. He’s one of the classic Universal Studios Monsters, among others including Frankenstein, the Mummy, and the Wolfman....

Some of television’s most famous moments were seen from the opposite side of a desk. The late night talk show format has been a staple of home entertainment for decades, and there is a reason why. One late night talk show host with their co-host (or talkative bandleader), a monologue, a segment, a guest or two, and a stand-up act or a musical guest. This format has not only introduced us to modern day household names, it is also just a perfect, tried-and-true formula....

1988 was an interesting time for many reasons. It was the first year table tennis was an Olympic sport, and Walmart opened its first Supercenter. If you are looking for a way to transport yourself back, try watching these movies for their 35th anniversary. Here is a list of the best movies from 1988. MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY 10 Shoot to Kill Buena Vista Pictures Shoot to Kill was a successful film that used the tried and true formula of the buddy cop action movie....

Punching and kicking its way into action movie history, The Raid: Redemption and its sequel, The Raid 2, quickly became two of the best action movies of the decade. These action-packed movies are a must-watch for every action fan. With their brutal choreography, intense physicality from the actors, and gorgeous cinematography, The Raid has cemented itself as being among the best action franchises. The Raid delivered some incredible martial arts and introduced Western audiences to the Indonesian martial art form of Pencak Silat....

CBS’ Cagney & Lacey reboot has finally found its title characters, with Sarah Drew coming aboard as Cagney and Michelle Hurd playing Lacey. This modern-day reboot of the original series will be set in Los Angeles, following these two LAPD detectives and friends as they try to keep the streets safe. The casting of Sarah Drew will certainly raise some eyebrows, since it comes less than a week after news broke that she will be exiting ABC’s hit series Grey’s Anatomy after nine seasons on the show....

Radio Free recently spoke with Sarah Michelle Gellar about her involvement in Alice, which is based on a popular video game reinvention of the Alice in Wonderland fairytale. The film was announced almost seven years ago, and Marcus Nispel was set to direct the project. The rumor was that Maggie Grace had since replaced Gellar on the film. Not true, says Gellar. When asked if she was still attached, the actress told Radio Free, “Hopefully....

In a few short days the new teaser trailer for Saw VI will debut at Comic-Con, San Diego. But that’s not all, according to Lionsgate: Stay tuned for the best Comic-Con San Diego coverage! This Thursday at Comic Con San Diego, Lionsgate will be distributing tickets at the Lionsgate booth (located at Booth 3729) - the first 100 people to hit the booth will be able to grab a ticket to a talent signing with Costas Mandylor (Detective Hoffman) and Betsy Russell (Jill Kramer) at 2pm....

Bring home some basketball funk on DVD this June. Semi-Pro will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 3. While you can check out the cover art below, we have no information on pricing or special features details at this time. All we know is this will be released in a single-disc edition, two-disc edition and the Blu-Ray edition. The film stars Will Ferrell, Andre Benjamin and Woody Harrelson....

Late last year, we were invited to visit Zack Snyder’s Vancouver based Watchmen set. And everyone that attended the sneak peak tour of this iconic comic book adaptation in the making had to agree: It was like taking a fieldtrip to some sort of fanboy Mecca. At every single turn, exhilarating gasps of awe would escape from the collective lips of our group. It was a massive geek-out, and we were seeing a true culmination of cool coming together to form what could only be called a graphic novel on steroids....

Weekend Grosses Spider-Man 3 $148 million Disturbia $5.7 million Fracture $3.4 million The Invisible $3.1 million Next $2.7 million Lucky You $2.5 million Meet the Robinsons $2.4 million Blades of Glory $2.3 million Hot Fuzz $2 million Are We Done Yet? $1.7 million It was a box office beat down unlike any other. Early Saturday morning, the streets around Santee Alley were lined with Spider-Man 3 bootlegs. You couldn’t take more than a couple of steps without having the disc literally thrust into your hands....

Fans will get a special look into Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the new documentary - “What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” - arrives in movie theaters across the country for one night only on May 13, 2019. The film presents a fascinating in-depth look at the past, present and future of a series whose dark, edgy take on Gene Roddenberry’s vision was often misunderstood when it premiered but has grown into a beloved mainstay in the Star Trek franchise....

Well, that was fast. CBS All Access today announced the second season renewal of its upcoming original series Star Trek: Picard. The announcement was made by Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President of Original Content for CBS All Access, during the service’s biannual Television Critics Association presentation. Season one of Star Trek: Picard premieres on CBS All Access in the U.S. on Thursday, Jan. 23. Following the premiere, new episodes of the 10-episode first season of Star Trek: Picard will be available weekly on Thursdays, exclusively for CBS All Access subscribers in the U....

Today at San Diego Comic-Con, “Star Trek” fans were the first to learn the latest news behind the highly anticipated third season of Star Trek: Discovery and the next installments of Star Trek: Short Treks during the “Star Trek” Universe Hall H panel with cast and executive producers. The panel kicked off with Star Trek: Discovery’s Sonequa Martin-Green revealing that season three of the CBS All Access original series just began principal photography in Iceland earlier this month....

On the heels of the highly-anticipated debut of Stranger Things 3 on Netflix, Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood have released new artwork for the all-new Stranger Things mazes coming to Halloween Horror Nights this fall. The artwork was designed exclusively by Kyle Lambert, who has previously illustrated art for Seasons 1-3 of the mega-hit Netflix Original series, and depicts the Stranger Things cast bravely facing a horrifying monster and ferocious Demodogs - a fate guests will soon experience themselves in the mazes at the nation’s premier Halloween events....

VIEWERS CELEBRATE 4TH WATCHING FIREWORKS ON TVIn what could be attributed to the huge rise in sales of big-screen HDTV sets over the past year, some 8.52 million Americans chose to watch fireworks from the comfort of their living rooms Tuesday night, as NBC’s coverage of the annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show at 9:00 p.m. ended up as the highest-rated show of the night with a 5.2 rating and an 11 share, beating last year’s numbers by 22 percent....

WHERE’S CHARLIE?TV news blogs were buzzing Thursday over the fact that Charles Gibson was missing from Good Morning America during the heavy coverage of the U.S. attack that killed insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The TVNewser blog observed that since Gibson is now also anchoring World News Tonight, “he’s only supposed to host the morning show Monday through Wednesday. But wouldn’t the new face of ABC want to help cover this big story as it breaks?...

MIKE WALLACE SIGNING OFFMike Wallace, who turns 88 on May 9, is stepping down as a regular 60 Minutescorrespondent to become Correspondent Emeritus. In an interview with today’s (Wednesday) Philadelphia Inquirer, Wallace remarked: “The time has come. … When it becomes a real pain in the back to travel a lot; when your hearing and your memory aren’t what they used to be, you’re not as well prepared or qualified to do the job....

EMMY FALLS BUT REMAINS ON TOP Sunday night’s Emmy Awards telecast may have tumbled sharply in the ratings from last year, but for a show airing in August – prior to this year, it had usually aired in September – it performed admirably and wound up as the most-watched show of the week and indeed, the most-watched show of the summer season, according to Nielsen Research. For the first time in recent memory it also faced stiff competition – namely, ABC’s telecast of the original Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which itself landed in the top ten (at No....