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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is almost here and it is safe to say that the hype for the game is at an all-time high. The success of the beta has convinced fans that this game is all set to bring back the good old Call of Duty multiplayer days. At launch, players will be able to play various classic Call of Duty game modes on sixteen unique maps.

Players will witness the return of Classic Prestige in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Image via Activision)

The game has also caused excitement among Call of Duty veterans. Back in the day, the best way to assert dominance was to hit Prestige Master. In Black Ops 6, if players would like to unlock the Legacy Prestige icons from older games, they need to make sure they hit this one milestone.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Players Need To Reach Prestige Master To...

What happened to Striking Distance Studios’ The Callisto Protocol? The spiritual successor to Dead Space launched in an apparent unpolished state, with performance issues on PC and poor execution in several gameplay areas. The result had the game scoring mixed reviews, publisher Krafton immensely scaling back sales projections, and eventually had Striking Distance Studios CEO Glen Schofield leaving the developer. And in a recent interview with PCGamesN, Schofield confirmed those suspicions regarding the release of The Callisto Protocol in a bit of a post mortem, stating that Krafton had pushed the game out too soon.

In the interview, Schofield claimed that initially, Striking Distance was given a lot of leeway when it came to developing The Callisto Protocol. However, Krafton later insisted on a December 2022 release.

“I wanted about three and a half more months [of development time],” said Schofield, who says that he was led to believe that Krafton agreed to the request.

Stars: Emma Roberts, Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu, Gabrielle Union, Kuhoo Verma, Desi Lydic, Sebastián Yatra, Sam Robards, Dave Foley, Josephine Huang | Written and Directed by Liz W. Garcia

Space Cadet, which stars Emma Roberts as Florida party girl Rex, who finds herself unexpectedly becoming an astronaut candidate, comes from director by Liz W. Garcia, who brings a refreshing spin to the beloved “fish out of water” trope,

infused with a female-centric narrative that reminded me very much of classics such as the 80s Goldie Hawn-led duo of Protocol and Private Benjamin – which itself inspired a similar “fish out of water” military comedy in 2002s Cadet Kelly; along with the likes of Miss Congeniality (2000) and Legally Blonde, released a year later in 2001.

Garcia’s film very much echoes Legally Blonde and Miss Congeniality thematically, both of which featured strong, independent women – played by Reese Witherspoon and Sandra Bullock respectively – who...

There are shades of Legally Blonde and Private Benjamin in Amazon’s lesser, low-rent comedy about a Florida bartender with dreams of being an astronaut

There’s a well-tested, and mostly well-liked, formula being recycled in Amazon’s lightweight Fourth of July comedy Space Cadet. It’s the mildly rousing story of an underestimated blonde excelling in a more serious field, something Goldie Hawn aced in Private Benjamin and Protocol before Melanie Griffith took over with Working Girl and Born Yesterday, followed by Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde. It’s an easy, against-all-odds rise for us to get behind and a career-defining every-scene showcase for an actor who may have also found herself unfairly undervalued by the industry.

There’s something for both actor and character to prove, and when it’s done right, we should be able to taste the same hunger, cheering for an inevitable victory. But in...

Anthea Sylbert, an Oscar-nominated costume designer who worked on some of the signature films of the late 1960s and 1970s, including “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Carnal Knowledge,” “Chinatown,” “Shampoo,” “Julia” and “King Kong,” and a producer later in her career on a number of films starring Goldie Hawn, has died. She was 84.

Her death was confirmed by Robert Romanus, her stepson.

Sylbert, subject of a forthcoming documentary by Sakis Lalas titled “Anthea Sylbert: My Life in 3 Acts,” also served as an executive at United Artists and Warner Bros., at a time when there were few women in the C-suites of Hollywood. She also worked repeatedly with director Mike Nichols, both onscreen and onstage, and was Oscar-nominated for her costuming on period films “Chinatown” (1974) and “Julia” (1977).

Assessing Sylbert’s work on “Chinatown,” GlamAmor, a website dedicated to the history of fashion in film, said in 2012: “Sylbert crafted clothes for Faye Dunaway that...

In January, Vince McMahon stepped down as executive chairman of Tko Holdings after being accused of s-xually assaulting and s-x trafficking former WWE employee Janel Grant. While the lawsuit’s process has moved slowly, WWE was quick to distance itself from McMahon after the allegations came to light, and Paul Levesque, aka Triple H, ushered WWE in a new direction.

With WrestleMania 40 being the first major step in the company’s new era, which saw McMahon miss his first Wm since its inception, his trainer took to Ig to share his dismay over the matter.

Vince McMahon’s Personal Trainer Was Not Happy With His Absence in Wm 40 Vince McMahon | Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

For obvious reasons, Vince McMahon wasn’t involved in the Showcase of the Immortals, as WWE was quick to distance itself from its founder father following the weight of the lawsuit. However, his absence hasn’t sat...

Richard Romanus, who built his character acting career with a tough guy persona in film and television, has died at 80 at a hospital in Volos, Greece. No cause was given by his son, Robert.

Romanus had a string of memorable roles during his long career. He was Harry Canyon, the cab driver from Heavy Metal, and Richard Lapenna, the husband of Dr. Melfi, in “The Sopranos.” He was loanshark Michael Longo in Mean Streets.

His TV résumé includes Mission: Impossible, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-0, The Rockford Files, Kojak, Strike Force, and more across the ’70s.

In films, Romanus appeared in Sitting Ducks (1980), Protocol (1984), The Couch Trip (1988), Oscar (1991), Point of No Return (1993), Cops and Robbersons (1994), Nailed (2001) and The Young Black Stallion (2003).

In his later years, Romanus and his wife moved to the Greek town of Skiathos, and he wrote about the experience in Act III: A Small Island in the Aegean,...

Among the myriad reasons we could call the Criterion Channel the single greatest streaming service is its leveling of cinematic snobbery. Where a new World Cinema Project restoration plays, so too does Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. I think about this looking at November’s lineup and being happiest about two new additions: a nine-film Robert Bresson retro including L’argent and The Devil, Probably; and a one-film Hype Williams retro including Belly and only Belly, but bringing as a bonus the direct-to-video Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club. Until recently such curation seemed impossible.

November will also feature a 20-film noir series boasting the obvious and the not. Maybe the single tightest collection is “Women of the West,” with Johnny Guitar and The Beguiled and Rancho Notorious and The Furies only half of it. Lynch/Oz, Irradiated, and My Two Voices make streaming premieres; Drylongso gets a Criterion Edition; and joining...

Hotline TNT have shared their latest single, “Out of Town.” Take a listen below.

Characterized by noisy, lo-fi production and a clear, melodic vocal line, “Out of Town” displays the high energy and lyrical expression that Hotline TNT have been honing-in on. The single follows previous releases, “Protocol” and “I Thought You’d Change” — the former of which got an honorable mention from Consequence’s Song of the Week roundup — which all arrive ahead of the band’s sophomore album, Cartwheel, due on November 3rd via Third Man Records. Pre-orders are ongoing.

Speaking about “Out of Town,” frontman Will Anderson explained that he was inspired by Minnesota acts like The Replacements. “These days most people wouldn’t have the foolishness to start a song by singing the words ‘baby girl,’” Anderson said in a statement. “But I wanted to channel my Minnesotan roots and try it out, Paul Westerberg style.

The eighth episode of “How I Met Your Father” Season 2 was all about the gang facing their fears, which would lead to a mega reward. A pact was made by all of them to achieve the task of facing their biggest challenge and making sure nobody gave up. This leads to plenty of mishaps, but almost all of which find a way to complete their task. They sadly end up losing the bet, but it helps them master a skill they thought they would never think of mastering. The group is bonding better than they could ever imagine, and it will possibly lead to plenty of good news. Where do they go from here?

Spoilers Ahead

Perks Of Being Val’s Best Friend

Episode 9 of “How I Met Your Father” Season 2 begins with all of them trying to do the planks in Sid’s bar because why not? A group...

I recently reviewed the Black Widow and Hawkeye pack for Atomic Mass Games’ Crisis Protocol, and I remarked at the time that it was the first expansion I had encountered that featured a re-release of a character that existed in the core box. Where Black Widow was concerned, the updated model and character card featured the same alter-ego (Natasha Romanoff) and therefore only one Widow model can take to the field at once. That’s not the case for today’s review, for Spider-Man and Ghost Spider, because this Spider-Man is Miles Morales (compared to the Peter Parker of the core box) thanks to the multiverse storyline. Two Spider-Men (and a Spider-Woman)? Very interesting!

The original Peter Parker Spider-Man from the core box is a pretty tough customer, weighing in at a surprisingly high four threat. Miles Morales Spider-Man costs just three, and both variants have three physical, energy and mystical defence dice.

Léa Seydoux will not attend the Cannes Film Festival this year after testing positive for Covid-19.

“Sadly, I have to self-quarantine in Paris and won’t be able to attend the Cannes Film Festival this year. I wish I could celebrate the return of cinema to my favorite festival, but it is in everyone’s best interest to err on the side of caution and do my part to keep everyone safe and healthy,” the French actress wrote via statement. “I applaud all four of my directors and the cast ensembles for their remarkable achievements. From a distance and in thoughts, I am with you with all my heart.”

Seydoux’s projects included Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” which had its world premiere Monday night, Arnaud Desplechin’s “Deception,” Bruno Dumont’s “France,” and Ildikó Enyedi’s “The Story of My Wife.”

She tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday...

Karachi, May 25 (Ians) Pakistan Super League (Psl) side Quetta Gladiators fast bowler Anwar Ali has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be able to fly to Abu Dhabi for the T20 tournament, which will resume in June.

The Psl had been suspended on March 4 after seven Covid-19 cases had come to light. The Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) had immediately put the tournament, which commenced on February 20, on hold.

The remaining 20 matches of the tournament will be played in Abu Dhabi.

Anwar Ali will now isolate in a hotel room in Karachi for at least 10 days, reports espncricinfo.com.

The bowler had tested negative before he checked into the hotel in Karachi, but following a second test conducted on Monday, Ali returned a positive result on Tuesday.

As per the schedule prepared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb), the players and support staff of all six franchises will leave for Abu Dhabi on Wednesday,...

This year’s Oscars have set a new record for the largest number of entries ever in the Best Original Song category, but the 105 eligible songs do not include Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ “(If Only You Could) Save Me,” a 1930s-style big band song from “Mank” that was recently nominated for the second annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards.

The song is heard briefly coming from a radio in the background of one scene and plays for only about 40 seconds. Academy rules require “a clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody,” and the song was judged to not fulfill that requirement.

Other songs that didn’t make the list, although they were thought to be in the running, include “Uh Oh” from “Promising Young Woman” and “Boss Bitch” from “Birds of Prey.” Even without those, the list of eligible songs tops 100 for the first time...

With a projected $32 million loss in wages for canceled scoring dates because of Covid-19, the Los Angeles music community is gearing up for the return of film and TV recording — but cautiously, under strict guidelines.

Yet, musicians say, not everyone is prepared to go back to work in groups, given the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.

The mid-March lockdown led to “catastrophic job losses,” says American Federation of Musicians Local 47 president John Acosta, and while the remote-recording process – in which musicians record their parts at home for blending into a full score by composers and mixers – has solved some post-production dilemmas, it’s far from ideal.

The re-opening of scoring stages in Vienna, Berlin and London worries American union officials, who are hopeful that modified operation of recording facilities will encourage a return to film and TV scoring in L.A. and limit the number of jobs that go outside the U.

Buck Henry, screenwriter for The Graduate and co-creator of Get Smart, has died at the age of 89. Henry died of a heart attack at a hospital in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, the Washington Post reports.

Born Henry Zuckerman in 1930 in New York City, the noted screenwriter was also a regular host in the early days of Saturday Night Live during its first five seasons: He often appeared as the foil to John Belushi’s Samurai Futaba in that series of classic sketches — in one sketch, “Samurai Stockbroker,” Belushi’s...

The British monarchy had a banner year in 2017! Not only were there plenty of royal tours, appearances and charity events, but there were also some touching moments in the Windsor family’s personal lives. Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle, getting many excited for a 2018 royal wedding!

And Kensington Palace also confirmed that Kate Middleton and Prince William are expecting their third child next April.

From milestone anniversaries to a new royal pregnancy to the engagement news that shook the world, here’s what Kate, William, Harry and more were up to this year:

1. Jamaica Us Crazy!

Prince Harry and Markle attended the Jamaica wedding of one of Harry’s best friends together. The event was a big step forward for the couple, who had been dating less than a year at the time. They were even spotted getting cozy at the event.

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2. Milestone Paris Trip

In March, the Duke and Duchess...

Simon & Simon star Mary Carver has died, aged 89.

The actress was perhaps best known for playing the mother of the private detective brothers in the 1980s show.

She also had leading roles in such films as Protocol and Arachnophobia.

Carver died on October 18, following a short illness, according to the Los Angeles Times.

She starred as Cecilia Simon in 153 episodes of Simon & Simon from 1981 to 1989, opposite Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker.

Her acting career spanned over 60 years. She also played the mothers of Goldie Hawn in Protocol in 1984 and James Woods in Best Seller in 1987.

Her other film roles included From Here to Eternity, Pay or Die, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and Safe in 1995.

Carver's TV appearances included The Donna Reed Show, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, The Man From Uncle, Quincy, ER and Star Trek: Enterprise.

She is survived by her daughters Lia and Athena.

Mary Carver, a regular on the long-running 1980s TV series “Simon and Simon,” has died at the age of 89. Carver portrayed the mother of two brothers – played by Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker – in the CBS series, which ran from which ran for eight seasons. Carver also appeared in feature films and on Broadway in a career that spanned six decades. Also read: Marcia Wallace, of ‘Simpsons’ and ‘Newhart’ Fame, Dead at 70 (Updated) She appeared in the 1953 movie “From Here to Eternity” and in the 1977 film “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” as well as “Protocol” (1984), “Best...

Mary Carver, who played the mother of the two private-detective brothers on the long-running CBS series Simon & Simon, died Oct. 18 following a brief illness. She was 89. Carver starred as Cecilia Simon on 153 episodes of Simon & Simon, which ran for eight seasons from 1981-89. The series starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as mismatched brothers who run a detective agency in San Diego. In an acting career that spanned more than 60 years, Carver also played the mothers of Goldie Hawn in Protocol (1984) and James Woods in Best Seller (1987). In Arachnophobia

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One of the best things about the Saturn Awards, bestowed annually by The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films (SciFiMafia.com’s esteemed editor in chief is amongst the members), is that the winners are almost always familiar, and are almost always amongst our favorite movies, shows, and people in front of and behind the cameras.

The awards have expanded beyond recognizing and celebrating science fiction, fantasy, and horror, to include action, adventure, thrillers, dark drama, independent films, international film releases, and “all forms of edgy entertainment.”

Here is the list of 2012 recipients, awarded last week:

Film Awards

Best Science Fiction Film: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Fantasy Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Best Horror/Thriller Film: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Action/Adventure Film: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Best Actor: Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)

Best Actress: Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia...

The 38th Annual Saturn Awards took place last night and a number of horror titles were nominated, including The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Supernatural, and Insidious. Robert Kirkman was also the recipient of this year’s Innovator Award for his work on The Walking Dead TV and comic book series. Who else ended up taking home awards? We have the full list of winners:

Film Awards

Best Science Fiction Film: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Fantasy Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

Best Horror/Thriller Film: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Action/Adventure Film: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Best Actor: Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)

Best Actress: Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)

Best Supporting Actor: Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes)

Best Supporting Actress: Emily Blunt (The Adjustment Bureau)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Joel Courtney (Super 8)

Best Director: J.J. Abrams...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super 8, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 may have been skunked when it came time to hand out Academy Awards, but they cleaned up but good at the Saturn Awards, which honor the best in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. At a ceremony Thursday night in Burbank, Calif., Rise of the Planet of the Apes won Best Science Fiction Film, as well as Best Supporting Actor (for Andy Serkis’ motion capture performance as the sentient ape Caesar), and Best Visual Effects. Super 8′s director (J.J. Abrams), composer (Michael Giacchino...

The official list of winners is here from this year's Saturn Awards. You'll never believe what won for best Horror/Thriller Film. Read on to find out just who took home the gold, for better or for worse. Dig it.

From the Press Release

Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Super 8 each received three Saturn Awards tonight as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films presented the 38th annual Saturn Awards, the top honors for genre entertainment.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes was named Best Science Fiction Film, and Super 8 received awards for Best Director (J.J. Abrams), Best Music (Michael Giacchino) and Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Joel Courtney). The Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film was presented to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2; Best Horror Thriller Film was The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Best Action/Adventure Film was Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.

If Brave doesn't hit the target, a reborn Bourne just might. Here we look at this year's big-budget crowd-pleasers

Absorbed at a glance, the list of coming summer blockbusters always seems exciting. That's the point: these are not the year's subtlest or most profound films but they're the loudest, brashest, costliest pulse-quickeners on the annual programme. Trouble is, despite a level of anticipation carefully nurtured by the big studios during winter and spring (posters, billboards, teasers, trailers, tie-ins, tweets, featurettes, adverts, apps – everything but Will Smith himself coming round to scream taglines through the letterbox) the end result is so rarely a good summer's cinema.

There have been magical years. Oh, to go back to '96, with its headlining Independence Day and Mission: Impossible, backed by serviceable romps Twister and The Rock. Or to resummon 1982, when filmgoers must have wandered, happy and bewildered and increasingly hungry, in a never-ending circuit of screens showing E.T.,...

The 38th Annual Saturn Award Nominations were announced earlier this week and we now have the full list of nominees. The Saturn Awards recognizing outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror releases in the last 12 months. Included in the list of nominees is multiple nominations for American Horror Story and The Walking Dead.

“Hugo and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 each received 10 nominations as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today announced nominations for the 38th Annual Saturn Awards, which will be presented on Wednesday, June 20.

Other leading titles in the Academy’s film categories were Super 8 (eight nominations); Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger (seven); and The Adventures of Tintin and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (six each). Rise of the Planet of the Apes breathed new life into a classic sci-fi franchise with five nominations, including a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Andy Serkis.

The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the list of nominations for the 38th Saturn Awards, which will be presented on June 20th. These are presented without comment, other than to say to certain TV series, “Surprise! Welcome to Sci-Fi!”

Hugo and Harry Potter Cast Their Spells and Lead Film Nominations for 38th Saturn Awards

Breaking Bad and American Horror Story Scare Up Most TV Nominations in Banner Year for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror; Winners to be Announced June 20

Los Angeles – February 29, 2012 – Hugo and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 each received 10 nominations as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today announced nominations for the 38th Annual Saturn Awards, which will be presented on Wednesday, June 20.

Other leading titles in the Academy’s film categories were Super 8 (eight nominations); Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger (seven); and The Adventures of Tintin...

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films have announced the nominations for its 38th Annual Saturn Awards. In the film categories Martin Scorsese’s Hugo and David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 each scored 10 nominations; whilst in the TV categories AMC’s Breaking Bad scored 6 nominations, followed by American Horror Story with five. The awards ceremony will take place in June in Burbank, Calif.

The complete list of nominees is below:

Film

Best Science Fiction Film

The Adjustment Bureau (Universal)

Captain America: The First Avenger (Paramount/Marvel)

Limitless (Relativity Media)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Fox)

Super 8 (Paramount)

X-Men: First Class (20th Century Fox)

Best Fantasy Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros.)

Hugo (Paramount)

Immortals (Relativity Media)

Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics)

The Muppets (Walt Disney Studios)

Thor (Paramount/Marvel)

Best Horror/Thriller Film

Contagion (Warner Bros.

Awards season may have come and gone, but sci-fi fans still have something to look forward to with today's announcement of the Saturn Award nominees.

The awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, recognize excellence in these genres, which are often underrepresented at other awards shows.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, this year's big movie contenders are "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," "Hugo," tied with 10 nominations each.

A number of the movies scoring big have been commercial successes but have not received awards show love, including J.J. Abrams' $260-million grossing monster hit "Super 8," which nabbed eight nominations, and "Captain America: The First Avenger," which earned nearly $400 million worldwide, coming in with six.

One of the most surprising cross-genre hits is Woody Allen's romantic comedy "Midnight in Paris," which took home the award for Best Original Screenplay at Sunday's Oscars, in...

Goldie Hawn has 'never' been proud of her work. The 66-year-old actress - who has starred in numerous hit films including 'Private Benjamin' and 'Death Becomes Her' - has rarely had time to reflect on her career as she has been too busy 'doing it'. In an interview with Stylist magazine, she said: 'I've never looked at anything with pride. If I made something, it was because it had a heart and soul and a social relevance. ''Private Benjamin' - women in relationships that aren't working; 'Protocol' - manipulation and lies in Washington. I never thought I'm going to trailblaze or prove that women can be producers. 'At the end of the day I can look back now and...

Goldie Hawn has ''never'' been proud of her work. The 66-year-old actress - who has starred in numerous hit films including 'Private Benjamin' and 'Death Becomes Her' - has rarely had time to reflect on her career as she has been too busy ''doing it''. In an interview with Stylist magazine, she said: ''I've never looked at anything with pride. If I made something, it was because it had a heart and soul and a social relevance. '''Private Benjamin' - women in relationships that aren't working; 'Protocol' - manipulation and lies in Washington. I never thought I'm going to trailblaze or prove...

10th Annual Tsr Movie Awards

Here are the complete results for the 10th Annual Tsr Movie Awards. This year we had 448 people vote. For the first year, we also have the results for the 10th Tsr Movie Awards (Critics Only Edition).

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Best Blockbuster

7.97 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

7.41 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

7.34 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes

6.65 Thor

5.97 Fast Five

5.32 Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

5.07 Cars 2

4.72 The Hangover Part II

4.55 Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

4.13 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Funniest

7.45 Bridesmaids

7.27 The Muppets

7.2 Crazy, Stupid, Love.

7.11 50/50

6.86 Midnight In Paris

6.57 Horrible Bosses

5.64 Friends With Benefits

5.31 Our Idiot Brother

5.25 The Hangover Part II

5.18 Bad Teacher

4.65 The Change-up

Scariest

6.91 We Need To Talk About Kevin

6.7 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

6.57 Insidious

6.53 Martha Marcy May Marlene...

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is a film with major thrills, a lackluster villain and a far greater attempt at laughs than any of its three predecessors. Director Brad Bird (The Incredibles), making his live-action directorial debut, has charged himself with a serious task as he pushes aside his animation chops, picks up large-format, 70mm IMAX cameras and tackles a globe-trotting plot that wows with spectacle but slightly underachieves on intrigue.

Without initial explanation as to what has occurred since Mission: Impossible III came to a close, Ghost Protocol opens with Impossible Mission Force (Imf) Agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) holed up in a Moscow prison, but he won't be there long. Sloshing through the sewers below is Agent Jane Carter (Paula Patton) and above ground is Mission: Impossible III tech guru Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), no longer strapped to a desk at headquarters, but now a field agent.

Once free,...

The latest trailer for Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol has finally been released, giving the world just what it needs. A whole lot more footage of shit being blown up. In fact, Migp It has so many explosion that the filmmakers completely forgot to add any punctuation in a title desperately in need of colons.

Aside from a new name that sounds like a bad translation of a Japanese game show, the trailer reveals that this latest mission is pretty much the same as the previous missions. What a shock.

We have the same blend of sidekicks and spies who fly around as things blow up dangerously close to them. We have international locales that are just waiting to get messed up. And of course, we have Tom Cruise climbing on walls, vents, and Oprah’s couch in his never-ending quest to feel taller than everybody else.

"See, Katie? Now you...

Prom

Opens: April 29th 2011

Cast: Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, Danielle Campbell, Yin Chang

Director: Joe Nussbaum

Summary: Portrays the precarious passage from high school to independence as some relationships unravel and others ignite. For Nova Prescott, it’s a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Others face all the insecurity and anticipation that surrounds one of high school’s most seminal events.

Analysis: Disney's attempt at creating the next "High School Musical" franchise for itself, this teen romantic comedy is a batch of clique cliches - the beauty queen, the rebel with better hair than anyone else in the film, the handsome yet dumb foreign exchange student, the 'so above it' geek who really wants to belong, and at least one or two 'fugly' girls.

It's all very "The Breakfast Club" meets "10 Things I Hate About...

American actor known for his comic roles in the films of Mel Brooks

Kenneth Mars, who has died aged 75 from pancreatic cancer, was cherished by audiences for his unhinged comic performances in two of the writer-director Mel Brooks's finest and funniest movies, The Producers (1968) and Young Frankenstein (1974). Along with performers including Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman, he created some of the most sublimely silly moments in Us film comedy.

For all that, he longed for his acting range to be recognised. Asked in 2001 what he would change about the perception of himself, he replied: "That I am only a comedic actor – I would like to be considered for more dramatic roles." Small wonder, then, that he cited as his favourite among his own work the little-seen 1971 drama Desperate Characters, in which he appeared opposite Shirley MacLaine and gave what the critic Roger Ebert called "a deeply felt,...

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Hollywood has lost another wonderfully colorful supporting player: The always-enjoyable Kenneth Mars, veteran of dozens of films (most notably by Mel Brooks and Woody Allen), has passed away at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer. To a big section of my generation (to say nothing of my dad's), Mars was a face first and a "name" second -- but we loved him no less for that.

To a child watching 'Young Frankenstein,' for example, there's a lot of stuff that might fly right over his or her head. But the particularly silly contributions from Kenneth Mars and Marty Feldman stand out like huge neon flowers to an 8-year-old movie freak. His hilariously bizarre performance as Inspector Kemp was always one of my favorites, but once I got a little older and saw Mars' work in 'The Producers,' I knew...

Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical

Hollywood has lost another wonderfully colorful supporting player: The always-enjoyable Kenneth Mars, veteran of dozens of films (most notably by Mel Brooks and Woody Allen), has passed away at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer. To a big section of my generation (to say nothing of my dad's), Mars was a face first and a "name" second -- but we loved him no less for that.

To a child watching 'Young Frankenstein,' for example, there's a lot of stuff that might fly right over his or her head. But the particularly silly contributions from Kenneth Mars and Marty Feldman stand out like huge neon flowers to an 8-year-old movie freak. His hilariously bizarre performance as Inspector Kemp was always one of my favorites, but once I got a little older and saw Mars' work in 'The Producers,' I knew...

Eight years ago, Jeremy Renner was an obscure actor in his thirties earning arthouse attention for his portrayal of a repressed cannibal in Dahmer. And now, nearly 40, he’s a superhero who just picked up a blockbuster franchise. The Hurt Locker star confirmed to MTV News that he’s set to take over the Mission: Impossible series from Tom Cruise. “It’s a franchise to potentially take over,” he admits. “I can’t predict the future and what they want, but that’s certainly the idea.” The pair are currently at work on the fourth, M:i film, currently titled Ghost Protocol. That sounds like a movie about Goldie Hawn teaming up with a dead Bill Cosby to us, but we may have seen too many ’80s comedies.

Renner—who will play super-archer Hawkeye in the upcoming Avengers film—is naturally staying on Cruise’s good side. “The stunts have been insane,...

Eight years ago, Jeremy Renner was an obscure actor in his thirties earning arthouse attention for his portrayal of a repressed cannibal in Dahmer. And now, nearly 40, he’s a superhero who just picked up a blockbuster franchise. The Hurt Locker star confirmed to MTV News that he’s set to take over the Mission: Impossible series from Tom Cruise. “It’s a franchise to potentially take over,” he admits. “I can’t predict the future and what they want, but that’s certainly the idea.” The pair are currently at work on the fourth, M:i film, currently titled Ghost Protocol. That sounds like a movie about Goldie Hawn teaming up with a dead Bill Cosby to us, but we may have seen too many ’80s comedies. Renner—who will play super-archer Hawkeye in the upcoming Avengers film—is naturally staying on Cruise’s good side. “The stunts have been insane,...

Hollywoodnews.com: Kate Hudson, Oscar nominated supporting actress for “Almost Famous,” and enemy of Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston was never repulsed by her mom Goldie Hawn’s sex scenes with stepdad Kurt Russell.

Showbiz Spy heard Hudson explaining, “We always had a good perspective about sex. When you grow up with parents in showbiz who are loud and funny and the life of the party, you get pretty relaxed about that stuff.”

However Hudson thinks that her son Ryder, 5, with ex-hubby Chris Robinsin, might find her sex scenes “weird” in her forthcoming film “The Killer Inside Me.” (We should all hope he finds no joy in seeing his mom have sex. Those scenes are strictly reserved for single men who aren’t related to Hudson).

“I normally take him on the set with me, but not for that one,” she said. “‘Mummy is going to be naked on the bed,...

If you left It's Complicated thinking you'd like to own the house Meryl Streep's character lives in, you're not alone. It's a common reaction to any film directed and/or written by Nancy Meyers. Personally, I'm still hoping to end up in a Vermont home similar to Diane Keaton's in 1987's Baby Boom (and with a vet) and vacation annually at Keaton's Hamptons beach house in Something's Gotta Give and Kate Winslet's English cottage in The Holiday. In a recent must-read New York Times Magazine profile, Meyers, who believes a home and its furnishings can develop a character,...

John Ratzenberger, who became a household name with his portrayal of Cliff Clavin on the long-running hit show "Cheers," will be awarded the 2008 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Career Achievement Award at the opening of the prestigious film festival. Ratzenberger will receive the award on October 17 at the Miniaci Performing Arts Center.

Although most fans recognize Ratzenberger as the all-knowing Cliff, his career began in the '70s and includes directing, voiceover work and even a run on "Dancing with the Stars" as a celebrity dancer.

Born in 1947 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, his career began when he formed the improv theatre duo "Sal's Meat Market," which performed throughout Europe for 634 straight performances. During that period, Ratzenberger was also a producer/writer for the BBC, Paravision, Royal Court Theater, Hampstead Theater Club, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and Granada TV.

His movie career includes "The Ritz," "Gandhi," "The Empire Strikes Back," "Determination of Death,...