The lesson that “love hurts” is well learned by the characters who inhabit the eerie suburb of “Durham County,” when the second season of ION Television’s critically acclaimed series launches with a two-hour premiere on Sunday, January 3 from 9:00 – 11:00 PM, ET. “Durham County,” which debuted this past …
Read More »Twilight Gets Blindsided
The Sandra Bullock-toplined football drama “The Blind Side” topped the weekend boxoffice with an estimated $20.4 million third frame and $129.3 million in cumulative boxoffice. Summit Entertainment’s vampires-and-werewolves drama “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” was second with $15.7 million.
Read More »Syfy Finds Haven
Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of the supernatural drama series Haven, based on the novella “The Colorado Kid,” from renowned author Stephen King. “Haven is the quintessential Stephen King town, full of complex, yet identifiable, characters and compelling supernatural situations. Sam and Jim wrote a great pilot, and we can’t …
Read More »Comcast and GE Merge Entertainment Assets
Comcast and General Electric announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture that will be 51 percent owned by Comcast, 49 percent owned by GE and managed by Comcast. The joint venture, which will consist of the NBC Universal (NBCU) businesses and Comcast’s cable networks, …
Read More »Twilight Takes Another Bite From The Box Office
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” took the top spot at the box office for a second week, with its $42.5 million weekend tally producing a remarkable $230.7 million in cumulative boxoffice through just its first 10 days in theaters. “New Moon” rung up $66 million over the Thanksgiving holiday despite …
Read More »Zack Whedon Breathes New Life Into Terminator
In 2029, Kyle Reese will be sent to 1984 to stop a T-800 from killing the mother of the resistance, Sarah Conner. But before his future son will send him back in time, Kyle Reese was simply another survivor in a desolate future. In a brand-new series, Zack Whedon (Dr. …
Read More »“Twilight: New Moon” Sucks The Life Out Of The Box Office
Overcoming universally bad reviews, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” opened even bigger than projected with an estimated $140.7 million in domestic grosses. That represented the third-best bow ever, after 2008’s “The Dark Knight” ($158.4 million) and 2007’s “Spider-Man 3” ($151.1 million). The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the …
Read More »Restored Metropolis To Headline TCM Film Festival
When Turner Classic Movies (TCM) launches the first-ever TCM Classic Film Festival in April 2010 in Hollywood, the spectacular events will include the world premiere of a newly restored edition of George Cukor’s music-filled 1954 drama A Star is Born; the North American premiere of a restored version of Fritz …
Read More »Paramount Releases Never-Before-Seen ‘Star Trek’ Movie Content With iTunes Extras
Paramount Digital Entertainment has announced a special package of exclusive “Star Trek” movie content with iTunes Extras, available in HD on the iTunes Store. This comprehensive “Star Trek” offering, developed in conjunction with Bad Robot, spotlights both the richness and depth of one of the strongest entertainment franchises ever. iTunes …
Read More »‘2012’ Explodes At Box Office
Moviegoers lined up for the end-of-the-world epic “2012,” which topped the weekend boxoffice with a heaping $65 million in opening domestic coin. Directed by Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day”), the effects-filled actioner cost $200 million to produce. But with a $225 million worldwide haul from simultaneous openings in 105 foreign territories, …
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