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Marc Summers Returns To Host ‘Double Dare’ At Comic-Con, And You’ll Be Able To Watch By Ethan Anderton/July 6, 2016 11:30 am EST Children of the late ’80s and early ’90s are undoubtedly familiar with the Nickelodeon family game show Double Dare. Airing from 1986 to 1993, the show followed two-member teams of kids answering trivia questions and competing in messy physical challenges, culminating in the famous obstacle course at the very end....

Neill Blomkamp’s ‘District 9’ Gets 8-Bit Cinema Treatment By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2015 4:00 am EST Sadly, Blomkamp has yet to reach that level of greatness with his follow-up films Elysium and Chappie, both feeling rather derivative and hollow when compared to the substance of his debut film. But instead of lamenting this fact, let’s look at the 8-Bit Cinema District 9 creation that debuted earlier this month. Here’s the 8-Bit Cinema version of District 9 from CineFix:...

Netflix Shells Out $50 Million For ‘Okja’, From ‘Snowpiercer’ Director Bong Joon-Ho By Angie Han/Nov. 10, 2015 11:00 am EST Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer turned out to be one of the best films of 2014, but you may recall that its path to U.S. cinemas was a rocky one. The Weinstein Co. picked it up and then tried to chop it up against the director’s wishes. Bong finally emerged victorious — the cut that ultimately got released was the one he wanted — but only after lots of public disagreement and controversy....

Saturday Night Live Documentary ‘Live From New York’ Will Be Released This Summer By Germain Lussier/April 3, 2015 11:30 am EST You can’t overstate the cultural significance of Saturday Night Live. The live sketch comedy show has been airing for 40 years and developed some of our biggest stars, coined our favorite catch phrases, and created some of our favorite characters. It’s a massive, rich history that’s chronicled in the new documentary Live From New York!...

See New Photos From ‘Jason Bourne’, ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Star Trek Beyond’ & More By Ethan Anderton/April 16, 2016 1:00 pm EST The summer movie season is almost upon us. Captain America: Civil War will kick things off on May 6, and then there’s something big each and every weekend through July and even into August. We’ve already seen trailers for all the big releases this summer, but now some new photos from the 2016 summer movies have arrived....

See The Creation Of The Sound Of ‘Jurassic World’ By Ethan Anderton/June 18, 2015 5:00 am EST It’s only been a few days, and Jurassic World has already grossed more than 95% of the movies released in 2015, after breaking records for the highest opening weekend of all-time, both domestically and worldwide. With those kind of numbers, people will be talking about Jurassic World for quite awhile. And if you’re anxious to dive into the making of the film, The SoundWorks Collection is right on schedule with their look behind the scenes at The Sound of Jurassic World....

Spike Jonze Shot A Lovely Short Film To Open ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ By Ethan Anderton/March 2, 2016 7:30 am EST Here’s the Spike Jonze short film with Stephen Colbert from The Late Show: What I love about this short is that you don’t even need to know what’s going on in Colbert’s life to feel his sorrow. The sad version of the theme song from Jon Batiste works beautifully to drive the story, and the use of Grover from Sesame Street is so uplifting and lovely....

By Jack Giroux/Dec. 31, 2015 5:00 am EST Chi-Raq — which is about gang violence and clashes with the police — is inspired by the classical Greek comedy Lysistrata. Lee’s film, which drew some misguided outrage for its initial comedic trailer, stars Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight), Teyonah Parris (Dear White People), John Cusack (Love & Mercy), Wesley Snipes (Brooklyn’s Finest), Nick Cannon (America’s Got Talent), Angela Bassett (American Horror Story), and Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)....

Superhero Bits: Cable Casting, X-Men: Apocalypse Mutant Suits, Harley Quinn Wardrobe & More By Ethan Anderton/April 28, 2016 5:00 pm EST How can you get free comics when you buy your Captain America: Civil War ticket? Why does Tony Stark recruit Spider-Man for Team Iron Man? How did Anthony & Joe Russo react to the Honest Trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. What did David Ayer and Margot Robbie have to say about Harley Quinn’s revealing Suicide Squad wardrobe?...

Superhero Bits: Deadpool Romance Trailer, Jessica Jones Ratings, Batmobiles & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 15, 2016 5:00 pm EST Did Jessica Jones do well with viewer numbers? What’s different about the Batmobile in Batman v Superman? Will there really be 67 characters in Avengers: Infinity War? Would Michael B. Jordan still come back to play Johnny Storm in a Fantastic Four sequel? How bad do you want Rainbow Batman figures? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

VOTD: A Side-By-Side Comparison Of Movies And Their Remakes By Ethan Anderton/March 7, 2016 4:00 am EST Over the past 20 years, there have been more remakes than Hollywood has seen before. Sometimes they turn out fantastic like The Departed (a remake of Infernal Affairs) or True Grit (a remake of the John Wayne western of the same name). But it seems more often there have been duds such as Len Wiseman’s Total Recall, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, Spike Lee’s Oldboy, and Jose Padilha’s RoboCop....

VOTD: Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Gets Mashed Up With ‘The Force Awakens’ Trailer By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 27, 2015 6:00 am EST It’s been just one week since the final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted online, and I’ve lost count of how many times that I’ve watched it. I’ve even taken the time to repeatedly listen to the version that isolates just the music from the trailer, which isn’t actually new music from John Williams, but repurposed versions of his original themes....

‘American Sniper’ Is The Highest Grossing Domestic Movie Of 2014 By Germain Lussier/March 9, 2015 10:00 am EST From August 2014 until January 2015, Guardians of the Galaxy was the highest grossing domestic film of 2014. In November 2014, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 was released and by late January 2015, it overtook the Marvel film. Then, in December 2014, Warner Bros. opened American Sniper. The first few weekends were above average for limited release numbers but then it opened wide and grossed a staggering $93 million over three days....

‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Clip: Science Bros Fist Bump By Angie Han/April 13, 2015 12:00 pm EST Our Marvel heroes will have plenty of baddies to fight in Avengers: Age of Ultron, but one of the biggest showdowns teased in the promo is the one between two Avengers: Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). And what a showdown it is. Even in his specially made Hulkbuster armor, Iron Man struggles to hold his own against the unfriendly green giant....

‘Cell’ Trailer: John Cusack And Samuel L. Jackson Battle The Talking Dead By Jacob Hall/April 26, 2016 1:30 pm EST Everyone has been so focused on the currently filming adaptation of The Dark Tower, the upcoming adaptation of It, and the ever-in-development big screen version of The Stand that we completely forgot that another Stephen King adaptation was on the way. Show of hands: who remembered that they were actually making a film version of Cell until right this moment, when the first trailer arrived?...

‘Dunkirk’ Teaser: Christopher Nolan Returns With A World War II Epic By Angie Han/Aug. 4, 2016 3:31 pm EST Stand up and cheer, Christopher Nolan is back. While the director’s last few films have seen him grappling with space travel, dream manipulation, and high-tech superheroes, his new film Dunkirk is grounded in gritty history. The title refers to the French seaport of Dunkirk, where 330,000 Allied troops were evacuated in 1940 during World War II....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 8 Will Be The Last, But There’s Still A Chance For Spin-Offs By Fred Topel/July 30, 2016 10:25 am EST Casey Bloys, president of HBO Programming, spoke to the Television Critics Association on Saturday. As always, there were many questions about Game of Thrones. The show’s creators, D.B. Weiss and David Benioff have stated their intentions to end the series after eight seasons, and that the final two seasons would only comprise of 13 episodes....

‘Halt And Catch Fire’ Season 2 Premieres In May By Russ Fischer/March 26, 2015 3:00 pm EST The AMC series Halt and Catch Fire was renewed for a second season back in August of last year, and now the show’s returning premiere date is set. The Halt and Catch Fire S2 premiere is set to air on AMC on May 31, which is just two weeks after the network’s signature show Mad Men will finish up its run....

‘Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates’ Gets A Children’s Book About Brothers By Ethan Anderton/May 24, 2016 10:00 am EST This summer has already gotten a big dose of comedy with Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, a refreshing comedy sequel that mixes things up just enough to be on par with the hilarity of the first film. Plus, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping will deliver some huge laughs as the This Is Spinal Tap for the next generation....

‘The Duff’ Trailer: Mae Whitman Is As Ann As The Nose On Plain’s Face By Angie Han/Nov. 18, 2014 5:00 pm EST After perfecting her plain-girl act in Arrested Development, Mae Whitman (her?) is trying to shake it off in The Duff. She plays Bianca, a high school senior who’s dismayed to realize she’s considered the DUFF — Designated Ugly Fat Friend — to her prettier pals. In an effort to reinvent herself, she enlists the help of handsome popular jock Wesley (Robbie Amell)....