7/2/2011
Kicking off the summertime months, 'Cars 2' leads the family flicks.
The #1 movie in America its first week out, Cars 2 proved that families are looking for some kid-friendly summer fun, especially for the 4th of July holiday weekend. Opening with $66 million domestically, Cars 2 held its premiere the week before with a full celebration complete with Disney stars...
6/26/2011
Favorite 'Toy Story' characters star in short preceding 'Cars 2'
This weekend, families had the chance to watch Cars 2 which hit theaters on June 24. As it has become a custom of the Disney Pixar family to begin its features with a short, Cars 2 is just the same, and its pre-show tidbit features well-known characters.
In "Toy Story Tunes: Hawaiian Vacation,"...
6/23/2011
Spectacular animation and the studio's 25th anniversary doesn't save the flick.
The argument that Cars is Disney Pixar's “worst” movie—still much beloved and critically acclaimed in its own right—will be turned on its head with the opening of the less-than-thrilling sequel. To be fair, Cars 2 has the disadvantage of being an average kids' flick in a lengthy string of highly...
5/29/2011
Riveting Documentary Seeking Funds to Follow Civil War Reenactors
Two University of Georgia alumni have embarked on the path to create a documentary about history lovers now that they are residing in Southern California. Megan Mitchell and Nick Scofield are in the first stages of filming The Reenactors, a documentary looking at those men who have found themselves...
5/26/2011
With more than $400 million globally already, Jack Sparrow proves his staying power
It seems that 2011 is the year of the anti-trilogy as many popular franchises continue to roll out the sequels after the third installment, including Scream 4, Fast Five and Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth in the swashbuckling series starring Johnny Depp.
4/14/2011
Buzz continues for the upcoming installment to the Disney franchise.
Fans still have to wait for May 20 before Jack Sparrow glides back into theaters, but Disney is not letting its fans down by releasing tidbits and blurbs from on-set.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is the fourth installment of the mega-successful franchise, this time following Jack (...
12/10/2010
Philo offers exclusive badges for Video Game Awards live show
Philo, the growing social media platform allowing users to check in to their favorite television shows, is joining Spike TV this weekend for a special promotion of the Video Game Awards. Together, Philo and Spike formed exclusive badges that viewers can win upon checking in to the show — these...
10/29/2010
Katy Perry tells fans “please don’t fail me” when dressing up as the “California Gurl” this Halloween. With the Twitter phenomenon still going strong, celebrities are using the site to communicate with fans about Halloween costumes in their likeness, some wanting photos, others creating contests....
10/27/2010
Newest headlines in the film casting world
It’s not a long stretch to believe Entourage’s larger-than-life and rather unstable agent Ari Gold as a kids’ movie villain; the dream is perhaps coming true with the news that Jeremy Piven is joining the cast of the newest Spy Kids installment, directed by franchise leader Robert Rodriguez.
10/25/2010
In an effort to win the TV Guide Choose the Cover Campaign for the Dec. 13 issue, NBC’s Chuck has teamed up with social media platform Philo to squander the competition, consisting of Bones, Castle, How I Met Your Mother, Smallville, and Supernatural.
