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Christian Bale is Moses in First Trailer For Exodus

Biblical hero gets the Gladiator treatment from director Ridley Scott The first trailer has landed for Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings, a ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 9, 2014

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Transformers Writer to Script Disney’s Live-Action Dumbo

I be done seen about everything… For the last few years screenwriter Ehren Kruger has mainly been associated with scripting Transformers sequels for ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 8, 2014

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Superman to Play The Atom on Arrow

Superman Returns star returns to DC Universe for CW series He may have been replaced as the live-action Superman by Henry Cavill, but ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 7, 2014

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The Not-So-Deadly Sins of Syndication

80s syndication was often bad, but sometimes memorably so. My parents used to tell me, in tones that indicated I was supposed to ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 7, 2014

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Radio DJ/Red Dead Voice Actor Cumia Fired For Racist Twitter Rant

Now-former satellite radio shock jock voiced gunsmith Jeb Murphy in 2010 Rockstar hit Following a long day of public and media outrage, satellite ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 6, 2014

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JULY 4th BOX-OFFICE: Transformers and Tammy Rule Sluggish Multiplexes

Big robots and blue-collar slapstick are the winners in holiday slump Hollywood typically counts on the long July 4th weekend to drive big ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 5, 2014

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4 Marvel Universe Continuity Gags We Actually Want to See

The Marvel Universe has some pretty silly moments in its history, but we’d like to see these make the leap to the big ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 4, 2014

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First Promo Image of Superman From Dawn of Justice

SPOILER WARNING: He looks like Superman USA Today has posted the first promotional image of Henry Cavill in his Superman costume for Batman ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 3, 2014

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Warner Bros. Announces DVD Release Date For Classic Batman Series

In addition, Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar will promote the release at a major SDCC panel Warner Bros. has set a ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 3, 2014

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David Banner Returns in The Incredible Hulk Movie Trilogy

Though the TV series was over, it wasn’t the end of The Incredible Hulk. When The Incredible Hulk went off the air in ...

By Bob ChipmanJuly 2, 2014

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BREAKING: Community Will Return For Sixth Season

Now, light our Darkest Timeline… For years, the cult-hit sitcom Community and it’s creators have had as their tongue-in-cheek mantra “Six Seasons & ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 30, 2014

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The Ugly Americans: The Addams Family and The Munsters

Subverting sitcom tropes by bringing monsters to modern America. A common misconception about popular entertainment of the recent past is that genres and ...

By Bob ChipmanJune 30, 2014

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