Dan Patrick joining Football Night in America + Inside the NFL Panel Announced July 9, 2008 6:16 pm
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Former ESPN colleagues Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann are reuniting. NBC has announced that Patrick, who was a former ESPN anchor and radio personality, is joining Football Night in America this fall to co-host the program. “I’m delighted to be reunited with my tag team partner,” Olbermann said, and in an homage to a favorite SportsCenter catchphrase, “I can’t stop Dan Patrick from working with me again, I can only hope to contain him.”
In other NFL-related TV news, James Brown, Phil Simms and Cris Collinsworth were named as cohosts of Inside the NFL, which is moving to showtime after a long run on HBO.
Source: TV Guide
New Concept Art from Tyrannosaurus Rex July 9, 2008 6:07 pm
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Rob Zombie, director of the of the upcoming film Tyrannosaurus Rex, has posted a new piece of art on his blog about the still secretive film. Click the image to the right to get a closer look. Little is known about the project, though a teaser poster was released a few weeks ago (check that out here). The film is scheduled for release on August 29, 2009.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, July 7, 2008 July 8, 2008 4:50 pm
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Warner Bros. Unveils Comic-Con Lineup July 7, 2008 6:55 pm
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Warner Bros. has unveiled their line-up for this year’s Comic-Con. The first panel is the Dark Castle Presentation which covers the films RocknRolla, Ninja Assassin and The Hills Run Red. A panel on the Friday the 13th remake takes place on the events final day. Click here for the complete rundown of the event’s presentations.
“WarGames” Returning to the Big Screen July 7, 2008 6:31 pm
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Too young to have seen WarGames in the theater when it was originally released? Well here’s some good news, the original 1983 film starring Mathew Broderick and Ally Sheedy is returning to over 300 theaters across the nation this July 24th. The move is in celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary, and you’ll only have once chance to watch it as it’ll screen simultaneously across the country at 7:30pm (local) on July 24th. Click here to find the nearest theater to you that is participating in the event (or you can click here to browse a complete list of participating theaters). I’ve included the press release, which you can read after the jump.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Photos [Update] July 7, 2008 6:22 pm
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Update: Added a few newly released photos from Warner Brothers.
A new batch of photos from this November’s next installment in the Harry Potter series, The Half-Blood Prince, have been released courtesy USA Today. Check out the photos after the jump.
Synopsis
Adolescent wizard-in-training Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for another year of schooling and learns more about the dark past of the boy who grew up to become Lord Voldemort in this, the sixth installment of the film series that originated from the writings of author J.K. Rowling.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters on November 11, 2008.
“The Dark Knight” Wizard World Chicago Trailer July 7, 2008 6:21 pm
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At last year’s Wizard World event in Chicago, a trailer for The Dark Knight was shown to fans in attendance. That trailer has now been released online. Check it out below.
The Dark Knight hits IMAX and conventional theaters on July 18, 2008.
“LOST” Premieres on SCI FI in September, “Sanctuary” in October July 7, 2008 6:20 pm
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SCI FI has revealed their fall plans. New episodes of Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth will return on Wednesday, September 3rd, taking over for Ghost Hunters International and Scare Tactics when they wrap on August 20th. The off-network run of LOST will kick off on Monday, September 15th and the show will air in blocks of four episodes starting at 7pm ET every Monday. The mid-season finale of Eureka will take place on September 23rd at 9pm. The next week on September 30th, the network will slide ECW into the time slot, followed by the premiere of Scare Tactics at 10pm.
Rounding out the schedule, Stargate Atlantis will wrap the first half of season five on Friday, September 26th, and the new drama from former Stargate SG-1/Stargate Atlantis star Amanda Tapping (pictured right in character) will debut the following week on October 3rd with a two-hour premiere.
Sources: The Futon Critic and Gateworld.net
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, July 6, 2008 July 7, 2008 4:50 pm
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A complete breakdown of the night’s ratings follows after the jump.
DVD Giveaway: Win “Popeye The Sailor: 1938-1943 Volume Two” on DVD! July 7, 2008 4:25 pm
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Popeye The Sailor: 1938-1943 Volume Two (official site) is now available to own on DVD [Release Date: 6/17/2008] and Your Entertainment Now has a free copy of the DVD up for grabs! Details on how to enter the contest follow after the jump.
“Batman: Gotham Knight”: DVD Review July 7, 2008 1:47 pm
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Batman: Gotham Knight is a fresh and exciting new entry into the Batman mythos, spinning out of a 40-year history in animation including the Emmy®-winning Batman: The Animated Series, widely considered a pivotal moment in American animation. A cross section of distinguished creators, award winning producers, and acclaimed writers weave six interlocking stories that reveal Bruce Wayne’s journey to Dark Knight, each with stylish art from some of the world’s most revered animation visionaries.
Read my review of the two-disc DVD after the jump.
New Promo Photo from X-Men Origins: Wolverine July 6, 2008 5:22 pm
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A new promo photo from next May’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine was featured in the most recent issue of Empire Magazine. Click the photo on the right for a larger look.
Synopsis
The gruff, steel-clawed Marvel superhero Wolverine strikes out on his own in this X-Men spin-off starring series regular Hugh Jackman. The film is set up as an origin tale for the character, and will find him sharing the screen with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), Gambit (Taylor Kitsch), John Wraith (will.i.am), Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and Col. William Stryker (Danny Huston). Academy Award-winning director Gavin Hood (Tsotsi) films a screenplay penned by Troy scribe David Benioff (Troy). Daniel Henney and Lost’s Dominic Monaghan round out the supporting cast.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters on May 1, 2009.
Source: Empire (via ComingSoon.net)
New Magazine Scans from “Dragonball” July 6, 2008 5:16 pm
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Eventually we’ll get an official batch of Dragonball pictures, but in the meantime we’re going to have to settle for some more magazine scans. These are courtesy once again DBTheMovie.com who snagged a new set of scans (teased at the right) from an international magazine. Check them out after the jump.
Synopsis
James Wong adapts the rich mythos of the Dragonball series that grew from a manga into various popular animated series with this 20th Century Fox production starring Justin Chatwin. The plot revolves around Goku (Chatwin), Earth’s greatest champion, who must defend the planet against an invading race of alien warriors hell-bent on dominating the universe. Wong directs from his own script, with Kung Fu Hustle’s Stephen Chow producing. Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s James Marsters co-stars as the film’s villain, Piccolo, with Jamie Chung playing Chi Chi and Emmy Rossum portraying Bulma. Hong Kong legend Chow Yun-Fat rounds out the cast as Master Roshi, Goku’s mentor in the film.
Dragonball hits theaters on April 10, 2009.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, July 5, 2008 July 6, 2008 4:50 pm
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Rest of Semi-Finalist Lists (mostly complete) for Primetime Emmy’s Released July 6, 2008 2:25 am
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The Gold Derby got their hands on the rest of the semi-finalist lists (for the most part, some names have still not been released) for the acting categories at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Check them out after the jump. And click here and here for my prior coverage of the acting/drama/comedy finalists.
Photos from the set of “Terminator Salvation” July 6, 2008 1:59 am
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A fresh batch of photos from the set of McG’s Terminator: Salvation: The Future Begins have shown up on the Internet, plus there’s a new feature at the New York Times, which you can read here. Check out the photos after the jump.
Synopsis
The fourth installment of the Terminator series follows an adult John Connor (played by Christian Bale) as he attempts to organize a human resistance force which could prove to be humankind’s last true hope for survival in the war against their intelligent robot overlords. Aussie Sam Worthington portrays Marcus, an early version of the Terminator robot, with Anton Yelchin filling Michael Biehn’s shoes as a young Kyle Reese in what is planned to be a new trilogy from director McG (Charlie’s Angels).
New Movie Trailer: “Knowing” July 6, 2008 1:49 am
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IGN has the first trailer for Knowing from director Alex Proyas (Dark City, I, Robot). The film stars Nicolas Cage. Check out the trailer after the jump.
Synopsis
Nicolas Cage stars in Summit Entertainment’s apocalyptic thriller Knowing, a tale concerning a father that finds a time capsule at his son’s school that predicts the end of the world and their direct connection to it. Dark City’s Alex Proyas directs the film from a script he worked on with a group of screenwriters, including book author Ryne Pearson.
Knowing hits theaters on March 20, 2009.
Bale Says No to Robin in Future Batman Films, Comic Writer Jeph Loeb Counters July 6, 2008 1:24 am
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Christian Bale, star of the upcoming Batman Begins follow-up The Dark Knight does not want to see Robin showing up in any future Batman films he’s a part of. He was quite emphatic in that stance, reportedly telling Starpulse “If Robin crops up in one of the new Batman films, I’ll be chaining myself up somewhere and refusing to go to work.” Meanwhile, comic writer Jeph Loeb countered Bale, telling MTV that if time was taken to “tell the story properly”, it work work well:
“I wouldn’t let him become Robin until the third act, if that. I think that’s the other problem when you tell that story is that there’s this rush to put him in a costume by the end of the first 20 minutes and in that case I think it’s a disaster,” Loeb said. “So if you look at ‘Dark Victory’ Tim and I went nine out of twelve chapters before you even started to talk about putting him in a costume and he doesn’t put the costume on until the last chapter of that book.”
More after the jump.
Jerry Ferarra and Kevin Connolly Talk Season Five of Entourage July 6, 2008 1:11 am
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Jerry Ferarra and Kevin Connolly, who play Turtle and E, respectively, on the HBO half-hour drama/comedy Entourage, recently were coaxed by OK! Magazine into spilling some previously unknown details about the upcoming season of the show (September 7th). Check out the highlights after the jump.
Robert Picardo and Stargate Atlantis Producer Joseph Mallozzi Discuss Atlantis: Season Five July 6, 2008 1:00 am
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New series regular Robert Picardo and producer Joseph Mallozzi recently held a press conference to discuss the upcoming fifth season of the SCI FI series Stargate Atlantis (July 11th at 10pm). The topics included how the new season kicks off, whether Tori Higginson will be returning to reprise her role as Dr. Elizabeth Weir and more. Check out the highlights after the jump.
Spaced-Invasion Tour Announced July 6, 2008 12:46 am
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Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright will be doing a one-week, four-city Spaced Invasion mini-tour across America to promote the upcoming Region 1 DVD release of the classic British TV series, which hits store shelves on July 22nd. The tour kicks off in New York on July 21-22 where there will be a special Free screening of three episodes from the show, followed by a Q&A. The tour then moves to Los Angeles on the 23rd, San Diego on the 25th at Comic-Con and concludes on the 27th in Austin, Texas. For the complete details, check out the press release after the jump.
“Star Trek: The Experience” Closing in September July 6, 2008 12:34 am
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After a 10-year run at the Las Vegas Hilton, the interactive ride “Star Trek: The Experience” will be ending on September 1, 2008. The ride included several actors from the various Star Trek TV series, and was designed in two parts: the Klingon Encounter and Borg Invasion 4-D (which was added in 2004).
Chad Boutte, Operations Manager and Director of Marketing, said the following in a press release: “Hailing frequencies open. We’d like to thank all the fans and friends of Star Trek, whose constant and amazing support we’ve enjoyed throughout our tenure at the Las Vegas Hilton. As we boldly go into the futures that await, know that we take your love of Star Trek: The Experience with us. We share the memories of time spent in the most unique place in the Galaxy, and we carry those memories into our futures with us. Live long, and prosper. Hailing frequencies closed.”
CBS also confirmed the news, though a spokesperson for CBS Consumer Products told TrekMovie.com they are still holding out hope for the future of the product:
We’re extremely proud of the 10-year run Star Trek The Experience had in Las Vegas. We’re currently exploring several options to continue The Experience for the public to enjoy for years to come.
Source: TrekMovie.com
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, July 4, 2008 July 5, 2008 4:50 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, July 3, 2008 July 4, 2008 4:50 pm
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The Day The Earth Stood Still Teaser Trailer July 3, 2008 11:57 pm
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20th Century Fox has officially released the teaser trailer for The Day The Earth Stood Still, which was recently attached to Hancock, online. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
Keanu Reeves tops this adaptation of the seminal 1951 sci-fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still with this 20th Century Fox production. Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) helms the story of an alien traveler, Klaatu (Reeves), who heads to Earth along with his bodyguard robot, Gort, to deliver a warning of planetary destruction if the people of the world fail to bring peace to their civilizations. Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates co-star in the Ryne Douglas Pearson-penned film.
The Day The Earth Stood Still hits theaters on December 12, 2008.
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