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Paramount Pictures has moved the release date of The Coen Brothers’ Western Remake True Grit up from December 25th, Christmas Day, a Saturday, to the more economically viable date of December 22nd, a Wednesday. The switch gives the movie a three-day head start heading into the holiday weekend, which will now allow it to garner stronger word of mouth. It also puts the film in direct competition with the family friendly Gulliver’s Travels and the grown-up comedy Little Fockers....

Television shows are a staple in our daily lives, providing us with a source of entertainment and a way to escape reality. We become attached to the characters and their journeys, eagerly awaiting each new episode. However, behind the scenes, there is a lot of work that goes into creating a successful TV show, including the casting process. One of the first steps in creating a TV show is filming the pilot episode....

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Your hands can’t hit what you can’t see,” Muhammad Ali exclaimed before his World Heavyweight bout with Sonny Liston; unbeknownst to “The Greatest,” this impassioned rhetoric was to be permanently inscribed on the walls of boxing and cultural immortality. His words outside the ring and his fists inside the ropes inspired millions. Fast-forward 54-years, and under the lights at the Staples Center in Los Angeles a gargantuan, six-foot-10 figure lay sprawled out, unconscious across the canvas....

The first project from Sony Entertainment’s newly-established game-to-film/tv wing, Playstation Productions, Uncharted was a surprise hit of 2022. Based on the game series created and developed by Naughty Dog, the movie stars Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, a wannabe adventurer who teams up with “antiquities acquirer” Victor Sullivan, played by Mark Wahlberg, for a globe-spanning treasure hunt. The film opened in 2022 as one of the only theatrical-exclusive experiences, after other studios pledged their movies to streaming services or VOD....

A new V/H/S movie is officially in the works at Shudder. Ahead of the premiere of the fifth installment of the series, V/H/S/99, it has been announced by Shudder that the horror streaming platform will also develop a sixth movie called V/H/S/85. The movie is a continuation of Studio71’s hit found footage anthology franchise that began with the release of the original V/H/S in 2012. V/H/S/85 will premiere on Shudder in 2023, though fans can first catch V/H/S/99 on the streamer when it debuts on Oct....

AMC’s The Walking Dead has long been one of the top-rated shows in all of television, but after the controversial events of the Season 6 finale, which marked the introduction of Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and brought the deaths of Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz) and Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun), the ratings have started to slip considerably. Last month, The Walking Dead Season 8 mid-season finale suffered the second-lowest ratings for a fall finale in show history, behind the Season 2 fall finale, although, one producer doesn’t think it’s a reflection of the show losing popularity....

In a sign of how downloading is fast becoming a viable home video delivery option, one of the largest studios in the world embraces BitTorrent technology. In a story from Home Media Retailing, “Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has inked a deal with file-trading service BitTorrent Inc. for online delivery of motion picture and television content in the United States.” Warner Bros. is the first major studio “to provide legal video content through BitTorrent....

On May 4, actress Sarah Polley makes her Directing debut with the gripping film Away From Her. Based on an Alice Munro short story, this movie examines the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. We have an exclusive clip of this powerful and important film. Away From Her Exclusive Clip: I’ve Decided Synopsis: Away From Her is the lyrical screenplay adaptation of celebrated author Alice Munro’s short story, “The Bear Came Over The Mountain,” a beautiful yet unconventional story of a couple coming to grips with the onset of memory loss....

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never will hit theaters nationwide on February 11, with the big Hollywood premiere taking place tonight. You don’t have to be in Southern California to watch this Red Carpet event, though, as you can catch the footage streaming live right here. The pre-show for the red carpet premiere will start at 4 PM PST (7 PM EST) with the main show starting at 5 PM PST (8 PM EST)....

Derek and his friends are back starting May 30th, with all Derek Season 2 episodes available for streaming on Netflix starting May 30. In the second season, Derek’s (Ricky Gervais) kindness has truly extended to those around him as he forges new friendships. The retirement home’s residents and employees have built a familial community and Derek’s positive outlook and good natured spirit allows them to persevere through the difficult times that they sometimes face....

A new era for the DCU has begun. James Gunn said that fans would see his and Peter Safran’s plans for the DCU in January and he delivered on that promise, waiting till the last day to reveal what DC had planned. Gunn announced what he is calling Chapter 1 (as opposed to Marvel Studios Phases) and that it would be titled “Gods and Monsters.” Gunn announced ten projects, across film and television including Superman Legacy which is set for release on July 11, 2025, an adaptation of the comic Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, television series for Green Lantern titled Lanterns, and a Wonder Woman prequel set on Themysica titled Paradise Island and many more....

Fans of the Tron franchise were hit with a bag of mixed emotions recently, as it was announced that a third movie, titled Tron: Aries, was finally entering development. While that would have normally been cause for celebration, many were disappointed with the second piece of news that came with it: Jared Leto would be the star. Jared Leto certainly is a fascinating star, as he is known for his character work in smaller films while also not being afraid of taking on big blockbusters projects....

Biopics have always been a major draw at the movies. Whether it be the true story of a war hero or an inventor of a game-changing modern technology, people have always loved movies that tell the inspiring stories of real people that have had an impact on the world. In the last decade, there has been a particular love for biopics about famous musicians. There has been a slew of musician biopics in recent years, ranging from Bohemian Rhapsody, to Straight Outta Compton, Respect, Judy, and, most recently, Elvis and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody....

Where do the Simpsons really live? Well, we know they live in Springfield, but what state is Springfield in? Well, we all know the answer to this one, too. The Springfield we see on the TV show is in the state of Oregon. Matt Groening lives in Oregon. The Enchanted Forest has been on the show. So, why not just have the premier there? That’s where they did the first test screeing....

Comedian Louis C.K. went from being one of the best stand-up comedians in the world to having one of the most acclaimed shows on TV when he made Louie, which is based on his life in New York City as a comedian who is trying to raise his daughters. Louie Season 5 concluded in 2015, but FX is willing to pull the trigger on new episodes if Louis C.K. ever decides he wants to do it....

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises is a thundering finale to what is, undoubtedly, the greatest comic adaptation to film. His denouement is so epic, yet so personal and pertinent to our time, you truly forget you are watching a story of a masked vigilante. TDKR by itself is not the equal of The Dark Knight. That tale, the rising action, is the best singular film in the trilogy and stands firmly on the shoulders of Heath Ledger’s titanic performance as the Joker....

The Flash has been on rocky ground lately thanks to the personal life of star Ezra Miller. With the recent cancellation of Batgirl, and many rumors around the fate of the DCEU under Warner Bros. Discovery’s new strategy, some have begun to question whether The Flash could be in trouble. However, despite there being a lot of changes going on in the DCEU, the future for The Flash is apparently staying right on track, and Miller’s speedy superhero will be arriving in theaters in June 2023....

It’s official! The Howling is reborn. One of the most admired horror franchises in screen history is about to run wild again and this time, it aims is to grab an even wider audience. Anchor Bay Films is proud to announce that it has acquired all rights for English speaking territories to the eagerly anticipated The Howling: Reborn, an all-new, totally original chapter written and directed by Joe Nimziki. The deal was announced today by Anchor Bay President, Bill Clark....

Essential Entertainment has joined Lion Rock Productions in its remake of The Killer in 3D, currently in pre-production, which will be directed by John H. Lee (A Moment to Remember, Saying Good-bye, oneday) and written by Josh Campbell. Woo-sung Jung (Reign of Assassins, The Good, the Bad, the Weird) will star in this English language re-telling of John Woo’s iconic action masterpiece, with additional cast to be announced shortly. The film will be produced by Woo (Face/Off, Mission: Impossible 2) and Terence Chang under their Lion Rock Productions banner....

The Weinstein Company is being allowed to release a PG-13 rated version of their Oscar-nominated hit The King’s Speech. It was not announced when this new version would begin to replace the R rated original version that is now in theaters, which contains fifteen uses of the F-word. Those words will be muted out in this new PG-13 rated version. Here is the original press release regarding the matter. The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) has assigned a PG-13 rating to an alternate version of The King’s Speech submitted by The Weinstein Company....