Comic book movies are a fickle mistress. One moment you’re in, the next moment some hack has taken over the directing responsibilities on your third X-Men film. Matthew “Kick-Ass” Vaughn certainly knows that feeling, as he stepped away from X-Men: Days of Future Past last year. But while he may not be directing, he isn’t straying too far awat from …
February hasn’t exactly been the greatest of months when it comes to new releases. Big budget flicks are usually reserved for the April to July window, and the Oscars have been hogging all the glory with zingers about Chris Brown and Ben Affleck’s Argo eff yourself. So in short, it was a quiet weekend. Here’s a look at how everyone did at …
Gird your loins, because it looks like Lionsgate has just unveiled the first strike in what is certain to be an overwhelming promo campaign for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. That’s what happens when your first film makes $685 million worldwide and escalates your star’s status to the point where people now want to discuss her butt with her on late night …
Ah, the Razzies. Pretty much the only awards show that I’m genuinely interested in. Held every year a few nights before the Oscars, the Razzies celebrates the very worst that Hollywood has to offer. It’s been a yearly tradition for decades now, and the 2013 edition saw plenty of bad movies get a golden raspberry. Here’s a look at the …
Most times, throwing money at a project doesn’t guarantee success. But hot dang, just take a look at the third season of Game of Thrones! More action, more outdoor sets, more dragons and more Peter Dinklage. The show has been busy filming new episodes for the third season. It’s been a year since we seen more of the Starks and …
Stop reading right now if you’re planning on watching a delayed broadcast of this year’s Oscars on TV this evening. The 85th Academy Awards ceremony – this year presented by Seth “Family Guy” MacFarlane – has just wrapped in Los Angeles, capping off another season of black-tie awards events, envelope openings and overblown acceptance speeches. Last Updated: February 25, 2013
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There’s something about watching any footage for the upcoming bikini heavy Spring Breakers that makes me feel a little uncomfortable. Uncomfortable in the way that if anyone walks in on me watching that, I’m immediattely going to ALT-TAB my way to a Google homepage screen. Because Google is totally interesting, uh huh. Why, I could stare at this simple white …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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