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JAKKS Pacific debuts the much-anticipated toy line based on the original animated entertainment franchise Monsuno. The comprehensive toy line, featuring innovative, kid-controlled action figures, accessories, combat sets, collectibles, electronics and integrated role play, brings the larger-than-life adventures of the Monsuno animated series into kids’ hands. “The strong reception we have received thus far …

Hasbro announced will bring Star Trek back to toy store shelves with a variety of products based on the Star Trek  property beginning in 2013. The toy line will launch in support of the Star Trek  movie sequel from Paramount Pictures, which will open May 17, 2013. Leading the product offering from …

The box-office bounced back in a big way as the romantic drama “The Vow” opened to a blockbuster $41.7 million, followed closely by Denzel Washington–Ryan Reynolds action-thriller “Safe House” with $39.3 million. Both films vastly overperformed, driving the weekend up more than 30 percent from last year. The rerelease of “Phantom Menace” in 3D opened in …

LEGO Systems unveils its largest collection of build and play toys ever–more than 200 new products for children of all ages and interests–at the American International Toy Fair in New York City. Boys and girls will be inspired to build with open-ended LEGO building sets or with themes such as city, …

At the 2012 New York International Toy Fair, leading toymaker Mattel showcased its newest toys. “Families want toys that fulfill a fun play experience while also expanding children’s imaginations in clever and exciting ways,” says Chuck Scothon, SVP, Marketing, Mattel’s North America Division. “Our iconic brands not only transcend generations, …

Mattel and Universal Pictures announced the first ever feature-length DVDs from the hugely successful Monster High franchise. Monster High: Ghouls Rule! will be the first direct-to-DVD, CG-animated film to be released under this new partnership. Centered around the perfectly imperfect teenage children of the world’s most famous monsters, Monster High resonates with girls across the …

FEARnet.com, the web’s #1 genre site, will hand out “Tainted Love” this Valentine’s Day.  Starting today through February 15, 2012 at 5 p.m. PT, movie fans that hate the sight of colorful heart-shaped candy expressing romantic sentiments, and prefer dead roses to long stem red ones, will find FEARnet has the solution to what …

“Lilyhammer,” a gripping fish-out-of-water story set in Norway and starring “The Sopranos” mainstay and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, is a new Original Series premiering on Netflix to watch instantly beginning  February 6, 2012, in the USA, Canada and Latin America. “Lilyhammer,” follows New York mobster Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano as he enters the federal witness …

In front of a packed panel at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con,The Guild creator Felicia Day unveiled the series’ trailer for the exciting new web original she wrote and produced, DRAGON AGE: REDEMPTION. Following the premiere of the series in October 2011 on Machinima.com, all six episodes are now available on one …

20th Century Fox’s high school superpower movie “Chronicle” opened to a better than expected $22 million, followed closely by the horror-thriller The “Woman in Black,” which also beat expectations, bringing in $21 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, through February 5, 2012, is as follows: Rank …