Paramount kicked off the four-day gathering of movie theater owners with appearances by Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Will Arnett and plenty of newly released footage of the studio’s upcoming films.
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You never know who you’ll run into at CinemaCon.
To go with “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games,” Lionsgate now has a trio of young-adult franchises with the box-office leading “Divergent.”
Good ol’ Charlie Brown and Snoopy are going 3-D.
It’s been more than 22 years since Anita Hill sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee in that famous bright blue suit — one she could never bring herself to wear again — to make the sexual harassment allegations against Clarence Thomas that transfixed a nation.
Apparently, every ounce of innocent, sweet-natured joy that made 2011’s “The Muppets” such a whimsical burst of nostalgia can be traced back to one person. Surprisingly, it’s the guy who showed the world his dangly bits in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.”
It’s fine and all — better than “Twilight,” worse than “The Hunger Games” — but “Divergent” feels like at least a dozen different CW dramas over the years. So why are teenage girls so excited about this and not the others?
Paul Walker’s mother has petitioned to become the legal guardian of the late actor’s teenage daughter in accordance with his final wishes.
Disney’s Pixar has confirmed a sequel to “The Incredibles,” a decade after the popular animated superhero flick first hit theaters.
Eight years after Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic rant during a drunk-driving arrest, Hollywood is debating the rehabilitation of an Oscar winner who was once one of the industry’s most bankable stars.
Chasing down the top spot at the box office after debuting at No. 2 last week, “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” took the lead in its second weekend.
I don’t know about you, but when I think Iranian-American romantic comedies, I think George Wallace.
The makers of “Need for Speed” were stuck with the title, but speed is the one thing the movie doesn’t lack. There’s a definite need for compelling characters. There’s most certainly a need for a coherent story. But speed? This thing has speed out the wazoo.
The duo will host a question-and-answer session at 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Suncoast following the 9:10 screening of their new documentary, “Tim’s Vermeer.”