Movie News Wrap Up: April 7th, 2012

This week: Dominic Cooper is a Dead Man Down; Peoples join the Lone Wolf  and Cub; we get teased by Doctor Who and The Mummy franchise gets the reboot treatment from the writer of Prometheus. 1. Dominic Cooper is in negotiations to join Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace in Dead Man Down. According to Variety: “Dead Man Down finds Farrell infiltrating a crime syndicate responsible for the death of … [Read more...]

Universal Studios’ films now available on iCloud, Fox still grounded

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Back in early March, it became clear that content from Fox and Universal Studios would be held back from being available in the all-encompassing iCloud, presumably due to the HBO release window stranglehold impacting both libraries. Today, however, the tides of change are having an impact of their own. Mac Rumors is reporting that Universal titles no longer boast the unfortunate warning that they … [Read more...]

Interview: Director Morgan Spurlock Talks ‘Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope’

Documentarian Morgan Spurlock’s love-letter to geek and fandom, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, opened in limited release this weekend and is also available on VOD. Spurlock worked in a collaboration with several of geekery’s most influential players including Thomas Tull, Stan Lee, Joss Whedon and Harry Knowles (pictured above with the director) to create the film which … [Read more...]

Bad Ass

Movie Details Coming Soon Movie Trailers, Clips, and Interviews … [Read more...]

Justified Round Table: “Coalition”

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The local sheriff is dead. Limehouse isn't such a bad guy after all. And Robert Quarles is still on the loose. With just days to go until the season three finale of Justified, our Round Table team of Jim Garner, Dan Forcella and Tiffany Vogt of TVAddict.com are here to analyze "Coalition" and look ahead to what's next... What was your favorite moment from the episode?Dan: I loved seeing Boyd … [Read more...]

Community: “Pillows and Blankets” Review

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow... IGN TV … [Read more...]

HBO Adapting ‘This American Life’ Segment Into A Series

If you are a regular listener of public radio, then you’ve likely been regaled with the compelling tale of James Spring and his journey to free two kidnapped girls from Mexico, all in an effort to combat a midlife crisis. If you haven’t, well then, HBO and producer Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars, Party Down) think you might just enjoy the tentatively titled Thrillsville, a series based on … [Read more...]

‘Skyfall’ Extended Featurette; Trailer Attached to ‘Men in Black 3′

Columbia Pictures/MGM has so far favored an ingenious marketing approach for the twenty-third installment in the James Bond franchise, Skyfall. Several featurettes and video blogs for 007′s anticipated return to theaters have trickled out over the past couple of months, so as to keep the film continually on the public’s radar. Yet, the movie’s various secrets and plot twists … [Read more...]

Lenovo’s ICS, 42-inch K71 smart TV going on sale by month’s end in China

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Similar to that K91 TV we saw Lenovo tease back in January, its K71 brethren's also stuffed with Ice Cream Sandwich, and according to the outfit's online shop it's ready to hit Chinese shelves by the end of the month. Along with running a flavor of Android four-dot-oh, this 42-inch smart TV is also packing an undisclosed 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, WiFi and 3D capabilities, plus a gaming remote control … [Read more...]

‘American Reunion’: The Original Characters Then & Now

It’s been thirteen years since the vulgar teen comedy American Pie exploded onto movie screens at the end of the 90’s. Since then, two sequels– featuring many of the original characters– were released in theaters, and a few wannabe Pies were sent directly to DVD. Arriving in theaters today is the eagerly-anticipated sequel American Reunion (read our review), which reunites most of … [Read more...]